What's Wrong With This Picture: Crossing The Rubicon Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: May 20th, 2010

#2011 #GrandCherokee #Jeep

Edward Niedermeyer

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Lorenzo on May 21, 2010

Folks, this vehicle redesign was started in the last days of Daimler ownership, and was the only "new" design Cerberus didn't kill. It's supposed to be a luxury CUV that trades on the Jeep reputation and generates a bigger margin for the parent company. It looks like it'll do that, if the build quality is decent. Even Sergio questioned the logic of putting that effort into a niche vehicle over upgrading the bread-and-butter compact/midsize models, but the decision had already been made/continued by the two entities that destroyed the successful Chrysler Corp. of the '90s. there's nothing that can be done except put it on the market and hope potential Traverse/Enclave shoppers will give it a look.

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Jacksonbart on May 21, 2010

I am not in the market for an SUV, not unless I turn into Jake Gyllenhaal from the 'Day After Tommorrow'. I would rather have a 4wd wagon/sedan. Thankfully I can avoid both since the wife has one already. Its a doctored photo, its new, its more generic looking, but I sure hope they find some buyers and soon as I am about tapped out in terms of the Govt spending my future earnings before I earn it.

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