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Remember when Luke Skywalker killed the new Cherokee in Return of the Jedi?

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I wouldn't darken my driveway with it - I'll stick with stuff that WASN'T influenced by a Nissan Juke.
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Jeep Cherokee returns with a modern look, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/03/ ... p=features

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Barf!
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I do really like the interior. And it is cool to see that its available with a 6sp manual. I actually am not sure of any competitors that offer a manual.
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Concept pics of the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk

I dig the Trailhawk badge!!

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....and even more Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk pics brought to you by google image search

https://www.google.com/search?q=2014+Je ... 1024%3B640
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The orange one is a Grand Cherokee ;)
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Stuka wrote:The orange one is a Grand Cherokee ;)
That Thing Is Gorgeous. Wow.
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Looks like I'm keeping my XJ and fixing it up.

As for the new styling, "Jeep your drunk go home and clean yourself up."

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I would buy one and have no problem wheeling the Hell out of it.
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I love how in the commercial for the "Trailhawk" (really ballsy name for a wimpy car) it's on trails that I wouldnt mind taking my Chevy Cobalt (tiny compact car) on, Hell I do take my cobalt on even scarier trails just because some parts of my town dont have paved roads
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Shagoneer wrote:I love how in the commercial for the "Trailhawk" (really ballsy name for a wimpy car) it's on trails that I wouldnt mind taking my Chevy Cobalt (tiny compact car) on, Hell I do take my cobalt on even scarier trails just because some parts of my town dont have paved roads
You can call it a car if you like (Grand Cherokee is not a car IMO), but it does have the best 4wd system ever offered in a Jeep.


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I'd take one...if I can use the designers as the bits and pieces that get stacked up to help over obstacles.
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Maybe the Cherokee will look good with a front bra... :D
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Brizio wrote:Maybe the Cherokee will look good with a front bra... :D

I'm thinking more like a car cover, or maybe just the plain brown wrapper like the Enterprise rental commercial...
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It's not a JEEP, it's a Fiat.
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wayne wrote:It's not a JEEP, it's a Fiat.
The XJ was a Renault if you want to get technical :P

And of course have have been Fords, Willys, Kaisers, AMC's, Chryslers, and Daimlers.


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I'm not going to call it's capabilities into question...yet. Until I've driven one, I can't really comment. I was actually impressed with the KJ's abilities, in spite of the IFS.

That said, I see a boatload of fail in the looks department. AMC/Renault was smart enough to maintain more than a passing resemblance to the Brooks Stevens designed lines of the original SJ Cherokee when the XJ debuted. This thing looks A LOT like the perennial contender for "ugliest car of all time", the Pontiac Aztek. When you've got the design rights to an instantly recognized classic, USE THEM. How are people supposed to develop a cute little forum signature with that frontend? A few semicolons?

I put pictures of this thing up for the "estrogen test", and my tester/wife wrinkled her nose and said "WTF is that ugly car?". (Okay, maybe my tester might not have been that representative of the female buyer category, since her word to describe the J10 is "sexy".)
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Mine said basically the same thing, but not quite so politely, she's not typical either since she's commandeered every Waggie/GW I've ever bought.
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My wife likes most of it. She is not sure about the turn signal/headlight setup. But the interior is very nice, and would actually be the perfect Jeep for her. Daily driving with the ability to drive through snow.
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