The good folks over at Chrysler sure have some gumption. Unfortunately, for them, a good number of them may not have jobs fairly soon if the initial reactions to the completely new 2014 Jeep Cherokee are any indication of how the world at large will view the modern take on a classic favorite.
Gone is the no-frills, get-exactly-what’s-expected vehicle that has not been in production since 2001. In its place is a noticeably smooth-lined, dual-headlighted, crossover that would have looked fine, perhaps even attractive, as part of Nissan’s or Hyundai’s lineup, just not as a Jeep and definitely not as a Cherokee.
Tags: Crossovers, Jeep, SUV
About the author: Andrew Greene
Now playing the role of grumpy old man in the foothills of Northern California’s Gold Country, Andrew has had a life-long love affair with vehicles of all sorts, from the bicycle he pedaled across the continent in 1991 to the armored personnel carriers he drove in the Army to the bamboo rafts, elephants, motorcycle taxis, ferries and buses he traveled by during the 13 years he lived and worked in South East Asia. Always eager to learn more about how the people of the world get from here to there in their day-today lives, he, a professional journalist, has been covering the vehicle industry for years.
