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[xjmania]

I was checking out the Times and noticed the Liberty was getting an update. The last sentence says that it reminds them of the Jeep cult classic: the Cherokee...the body lines seem similar, but im sure the drivetrain includes IFS which always disappoints me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/automobiles/autoshow/NUGGETJeepLiberty.html

[dcXJ]

nastiness....never liked the Liberty :(

[Mutant_Xj]

it looks like a mini comander

[VinceYJ]

Dodge Nitro?

[cjsxj87]

It looks like a little comander.

[ZacSquatch]

looks like a big turd

[xjmania]

Haha...bottom line, I wouldn't drive it.

[Chero-King]

More pictures:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=913855

[NighthawkXJ]

i kinda like the look of the new patriat, but i have not read anything about them yet to see what they are all about.

[XJ Eric]

All of them look like what the cherokee could have looked like if they hadn't decided to get rid of it. But in my opinion they never really got rid of it they just gave it IFS and gave it a new name.
What it all boils down to is that we want a Cherokee/Liberty/Compass that has SOLID AXLES!!!!!
Hell, they still sell cherokees overseas. We just call them libertys over here.

[ddeadserious]

Saw one on the road the other day. Thought it was a Nitro until he cut me off and I saw it said Jeep. Pulled up next to it, and it didn't say Liberty on the side, it said Cherokee. :O

[Rockhound89]

if you ask me this is the BEST LOOKING LIBERTY out there hands down:greensmok

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/jeep-buggy-rockcrawler-sandcar-trailrig-trail-rated_W0QQitemZ160102503364QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4391 6QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[almondjoy137]

good call...x2

[NighthawkXJ]

yeah, i love that liberty

[TrueBlueXJ]

Big improvement, but still a Jeep Liberace. Strictly for the ladies.

[nrd2052]

terrible


(Liberace comment = hilarious)

[liqwid]

With Chrysler up for sale I'm hoping the new owner doesn't continue to screw up Jeep the way that Daimler has.

[VinceYJ]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. If GM buys it and uses the H3 platform to make some jeep models...I wouldn't complain...its a much better platform than the stupid Liberty and the even stupider Compass.
Here is the "Vince" plan for Jeep to make more sales in the right markets:
1) Put a diesel in the new JK. Other than that, leave it the f**k alone!
2) Put the next-gen Grand cherokee onto the 4door JK chassis. Use above-mentioned diesel engine.
3) Keep the commander for the yuppies. Its not so bad and it will compete with the tahoe/yukon from GM. Just lift it up about 3" and put some bigger tires on it.
4)Build a "new" commanche onto the JK 4door platform. Again use the aformentioned diesel engine. Make it come with a "rubicon" package...33's and all the same gear as the JK rubicons. Very easy...its called platform sharing.
5) Throw the "compass" into the garbage can. "Copy" the subaru "forester" type crossover vehicle. Keep it with the 4cyl, but add a smaller version of a diesel motor as an option.
6) Use the dodge ram 2500 platform and engine to build a Jeep "heavy-duty" pickup...people will buy these to haul thier trail-jeeps because it says jeep on it.
7) Steal the Durango platform, lift it, and compete with the Hummer H2.

[dcXJ]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. If GM buys it and uses the H3 platform to make some jeep models...I wouldn't complain...its a much better platform than the stupid Liberty and the even stupider Compass.
Here is the "Vince" plan for Jeep to make more sales in the right markets:
1) Put a diesel in the new JK. Other than that, leave it the f**k alone!
2) Put the next-gen Grand cherokee onto the 4door JK chassis. Use above-mentioned diesel engine.
3) Keep the commander for the yuppies. Its not so bad and it will compete with the tahoe/yukon from GM. Just lift it up about 3" and put some bigger tires on it.
4)Build a "new" commanche onto the JK 4door platform. Again use the aformentioned diesel engine. Make it come with a "rubicon" package...33's and all the same gear as the JK rubicons. Very easy...its called platform sharing.
5) Throw the "compass" into the garbage can. "Copy" the subaru "forester" type crossover vehicle. Keep it with the 4cyl, but add a smaller version of a diesel motor as an option.
6) Use the dodge ram 2500 platform and engine to build a Jeep "heavy-duty" pickup...people will buy these to haul thier trail-jeeps because it says jeep on it.
7) Steal the Durango platform, lift it, and compete with the Hummer H2.

The Vince Plan actually makes some sense...generally I like it.:yelclap:

[TrueBlueXJ]

Yeah, I can go for most of that plan Vince, especially bringing back the Commanche and adding a HD pickup. The Gladiator comes to mind, but I don't know if that will ever become more than a concept.

[VinceYJ]

I forgot to add:
Throw the Liberty into the garbage. Design a new platform, solid body on frame design. Use some of the old cherokee, some of that one the sell in japan, and something new. Keep it simple...put it on 32's from the factory...call it a CHEROKEE!

[90exjay]

Dodge Nitro?

Same chassis, and suspension.

Sean

[TrueBlueXJ]

I forgot to add:
Throw the Liberty into the garbage. Design a new platform, solid body on frame design. Use some of the old cherokee, some of that one the sell in japan, and something new. Keep it simple...put it on 32's from the factory...call it a CHEROKEE!

I love that Japanese Cherokee. I lost the old link I had to pics of it. Anybody still got it?