08 Jeep Liberty Pics

[Sleeping Dog]

Bigger, longer wheelbase, boxier body like the old Cherokee or the Commander

http://www.allpar.com/trucks/jeep/liberty-2008.html

[Dave]

We saw a pair of these going down the highway in CO on Tuesday. They had the covers on them, but they looked pretty sharp from what we could see.

[BCJC]

they look great! now if they reintroduced the cherokee with that styling and solid axles etc...

[calamaridog]

The Liberty is the Cherokee. In AU, they call it the Cherokee. In NA, they sold them side by side for a year so they needed another name.

This model would be the perfect time to switch back to Cherokee in my opinion.

I do like the look of the new model and the idea of a few extra inches of cargo room sounds appealing too.

Hopefully the front end has been beefed up too.

[LUISJG]

solid axles please.................!!!!!!!!!!

[OverlandZJ]

[QUOTE=calamaridog]

This model would be the perfect time to switch back to Cherokee in my opinion.

QUOTE]

I had read somewhere of a threat of legal action from a Nat'l Group of Native Americans where they objected to the name Cherokee being used by Chrysler.

Never heard more on the subject. But with DC planning to eliminate the model i believe it would be a cheap alternative to paying legal fees by promising not to reuse the name in North America.

How much of the above that is factual is....just a guess on my behalf.

[mountainpete]

Thanks for the link!

I haven't been a fan of Liberty... probably due to the lack of rear seat and cargo space. But this version may actually have potential.

[calamaridog]

Pete,

The current rear seat room isn't too bad. The rear cargo capacity sucks though.

The new model will only gain a few inches cargo space I believe. Better than nothing

[Sleeping Dog]

solid axles please.................!!!!!!!!!!

Alas, if you want 4 doors and solid axles on a Jeep it will need to be the Unlimited.

Jim

[mountainpete]

Pete,

The current rear seat room isn't too bad. The rear cargo capacity sucks though.

The new model will only gain a few inches cargo space I believe. Better than nothing

I probably should have been more specific by saying rear seat access rather then room. The rear wheel wells really make a big bump that people have to "get over" in order to access the rear seats. Not bad for kids, not good for the mother-in-law. This was one of the big reasons that my wife has a CR-V instead of the Liberty. As far as rear comfort, the CR-V beats the current Liberty hands down, but then again, it isn't in the same class for overland travel.

Pete