Jeep Cherokee Live Photos

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Arguably the most important debut of the show – certainly the most polarizing – the Jeep Cherokee has split the opinions of the B&B in a bitter feud not seen since Jack declared the Mazda MX-5 superior to the Scion FR-S. I’m not sure I’d describe the Cherokee as attractive, but I do think its reception in the marketplace will be much warmer than anyone anticipated. After all, the Nissan Juke was criticized endlessly, and it’s gone on to become a sales success throughout the world.




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  • AJ AJ on Mar 30, 2013

    The biggest regret I have in my new car buying history is that I passed on buying a 2000 Cherokee Classic back in the day... I will not say that someday about this ugly Jeep badged Fiat.

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    • Azmtbkr81 Azmtbkr81 on Mar 31, 2013

      Hang in there, I have a feeling that the next iteration of the Cherokee will more closely resemble the old XJ in appearance and capability. Once the CUV craze passes SUVs will return to being the rugged, purpose built vehicles they once were. The demand hasn't evaporated but has been overlooked and ignored by manufacturers in recent years. Some forward looking auto exec is bound to figure this out...hopefully sooner rather than later.

  • Superdessucke Superdessucke on Mar 31, 2013

    Can it go off road like the older ones could? Or is this basically a car with a high center of gravity?

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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