Front Wheel Drive Cherokee?

[nightfoam]

From Fox News

And the oldies keep on coming.
Jeep may bring back the Cherokee according to the Automotive News

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When the off-road automaker introduces its all-new replacement for its compact Liberty in January it could switch to the fabled Cherokee name, which was used on a number of popular Jeep vehicles from 1974 to 2001 that help spark the SUV craze.
The new one will be a crossover based on the same platform as the Dodge Dart, another heritage name recently resurrected by Chrysler that helped garner a lot of attention for the model launch.
The 2014 Cherokee is expected to be available in a trail rated all-wheel-drive model, but in base form will be front-wheel-drive and powered by a 3.2-liter V6 connected to a 9-speed automatic transmission according to Automotive News.
Along with the Cherokee, a three-row stretch version of the Grand Cherokee called the Grand Wagoneer will replace the Dodge Durango next year.
Can the Comanche be far behind?

 

[rockclimber]

interesting.....

 

[westvirginia24976]

lastara:twak::doh:

 

[tbburg]

The Cherokee has been floating around the rest of the world since 2002(spoiler, it's what we call the Liberty here,..) Changing to a "crossover" platform is pretty much inevitable, and not all that surprising. The Cherokee was the original crossover. It just crossed over the other way. Rather then "4WD SUV, meet economy car", it was "Unit body station wagon, meet 4WD SUV."

Can the Comanche be far behind?

Don't hold your breath. The Comanche is dead and gone.

 

[souske]

9spd auto= cool!
fwd/awd =not so much

They should just call it the Jeep Probe

 

[souske]

New commanche in the chevy avalanche / subaru baja style

 

[xcm]

Another reason why a 'trail rated' sticker on your jeep, is and should be, a badge of shame.

Jeep aint what it used to be, and good riddance!

 

[rockclimber]

it would be pretty awesome to get a new one, pull the drivetrain, drop a crate 4.0, aw4, np231, and D44s in it. have a brand new XJ.

 

[souske]

it would be pretty awesome to get a new one, pull the drivetrain, drop a crate 4.0, aw4, np231, and D44s in it. have a brand new XJ.

Group buy from China?

 

[rockclimber]

I'm in.... as long as they don't use lead based paint...

 

[tbburg]

I'm in.... as long as they don't use lead based paint...

Hell, dude, It's China. They probably use lead based sheet metal.

 

[heyhar]

Hell, dude, It's China. They probably use lead based sheet metal.

And ground up melamine in the primer...Oh, wait, that's in infant formula and dog food!

 

[souske]

Fwd xj is easy: install an sye, then break he rear ds and remove it.
instant fwd xj