The new Jeep

[MarkC]

A smaller version of this would have been soooo much better than the Liberty. This one's big, but at least it's not so.... curvy.

www.americancarfans.com/news.cfm/NewsID/2050323.004/jeep/1.html

 

[Gary Allan]

They can keep it. No diesel. Why in the heck would I want a jeep that's even more of a gas hog? What are they thinking? I like the look over the current Liberty.

 

[MarkC]

I'd bet they'll end up with a diesel option, assuming the cost of diesel comes down. I'd like a small version of this instead of the Liberty... preferably with a new inline-six engine. This is the direction that should have taken.

 

[Bret Chase]

****... another IFS jeep.. what's the world coming to? I'd get one if it came with a diesel.

-Bret

 

[drive it forever]

I got a bunch of pop up's when I clicked on that link. I should probably do a scan for spyware after linking to that site.

 

[Al]

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Originally posted by Gary Allan:
They can keep it. No diesel. Why in the heck would I want a jeep that's even more of a gas hog? What are they thinking? I like the look over the current Liberty.

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They figured if gas hogs worked for GM it'll work for them

 

[drive it forever]

Yep, did a scan before and after, and the link on the above post has a bunch of spyware.

 

[cortazzo]

hah, love my mac and it's lack of spyware :-D

 

[Gary Allan]

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I'd bet they'll end up with a diesel option

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Well, yes ..but only after it somehow is rendered useless in saving fuel. Somehow they will spoil it ..or make it only on higher end trim packages ..or something ..laden it down with more this and that.


Anything that would normally be sensible and highly desirable will surely be sabotaged.

 

[jsharp]

That looks like an enlarged and updated older Cherokee. Not exactly groundbreaking although I liked the older Cherokee just fine.

I liked the Liberty too and was considering getting one before I bought my 4Runner. Until I saw how little cargo space it had and realized the rear seats don't fold flat.

 

[medic]

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Originally posted by jsharp:
That looks like an enlarged and updated older Cherokee. Not exactly groundbreaking although I liked the older Cherokee just fine.

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It looks like they took a body from a mid 90's Isuzu Trooper and put a new front end in it

 

[JeepZJ4.0]

It looks better than the Liberty. For more info, without the spyware:
www.XKJeeps.com

Diesel is still undecided. This site has the most up to date info about the Commander and its sister sites, WJJeeps.com (99-04 Grand) WKJeeps.com (05-?? Grand) have lots of info as well.

 

[Gary Allan]

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It looks like they took a body from a mid 90's Isuzu Trooper and put a new front end in it

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That's what I was hoping the Liberty would end up like from the concept Dakar. Instead it sorta looks like a Disneyland version of a Discovery with a Chevron Gasoline commercial claymation face applied to it.

Aside from making an available high mpg powerplant, the only thing they didn't screw up was the Wrangler. This too will occur in due time. It's solid front axle design days are surely numbered.

 

[Bret Chase]

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Originally posted by cortazzo:
hah, love my mac and it's lack of spyware :-D

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that's why I use Firefox

 

[GSV]

Aw man thats nasty.

I'd take any old Jeep Wagoneer or a Commando over that thing.