12-20-2013, 05:48 PM | #1 |
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New Jeep Cherokee
Will get more pictures later. In a rush today and snapped these really quickly at the dealership. The interior is insanely nice. It murders my A3 and honestly rivals what other premium brands are doing. Jeep got this one right from a design perspective. I know the whole XJ vs KL naming and function is still up for grabs but the Trailhawk version has proven it can be a point and shoot off roader. Honestly, once you look at the front in person it looks much better than pictures. I got the Luxury Package (Bi-Xenon HIDs, Nappa Leather, Cooled Seats, Power lift gate), Panoramic Moon Roof which is awesome, Navigation/Unconnect which is a fairly nice system, V6, Active Drive II (adds a low range), and ADII adds the factory off road suspension from the Trailhawk. Gives it about an inch lift. Comes standard with Heated Seats and Steering Wheel, Backup Camera, power seat, mirrors, memory settings, etc etc etc. It's a Grand Cherokee Overland feature wise. It does not have the most massive rear cargo area but it is functional and the seats can be slid forward and folded flat which immediately expands the space.
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Congrats on the purchase but I have to say its not my cup of tea. I feel like Jeep had the best design with the 09 SRT8 body style and theyve just been getting further away from that as they go. I really dont like the grille and headlights.
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12-20-2013, 11:23 PM | #6 |
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It still looks a bit awkward but not as bad as I initially thought.
Good upgrade
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12-21-2013, 03:38 PM | #7 |
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Sorry but I cringe every time I see one of those on the road. Its just the headlights that I dont like. I'd rather be homo and drive an evoque...
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I don't like the looks of these at all. But to each their own.
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Drove a trailhawk a week or two ago and was impressed. Front end looks much better in person than in pictures. It definitiely is NOT photogenic. Congrats and good luck with it
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12-23-2013, 01:21 PM | #10 |
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My friend just picked up the exact car. I love it! I had a white XJ so im biased. She showed me all the electronic bells and whistles too, which all worked well. My mom is going to trade her CRV in for one, but shes biased too, since I got my XJ from her!
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12-23-2013, 04:27 PM | #12 | |
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They are N/A. There is a tigershark i4 with 184 HP. I opted for the Pentastar V6. It is the same as the 3.6 found in all the other Chrysler products but the bore on this is only 3.2. Good for 271HP and 239tq. So far reviews are the i4 is not worth the gas savings unless you're also getting a FWD model. They can be purchased in FWD or 4x4 that is FWD bias unless power is needed at the rear or certain wheel. There are 3 systems. Active Drive I is a one speed PTU. ADII adds a low range and hill descent. Active Drive Lock on the trailhawk adds a rear e-locker, hill climb mode, and a rock crawl mode. I got ADII for the low range as it also adds a 1inch lift factory off road suspension. I also wanted a low range for snow/mud. You can select a terrain setting as well. There is a sport mode that creates a 30/70 front to rear split for a more RWD bias feel. The other modes split the torque or manage braking as needed (such as snow starting in second gear and forcing a more 50/50 split). The design is polarizing. I was one of the biggest critics when they first launched photos. But it grows on you. The Trailhawk is the better looking of the two but you can't get the Xenon HIDs or Cooled Seats on the TH; two features I really wanted. I would have considered a GC Limited with the same features but to spec out a Limited to match the KL Limited the price premium is almost $10,000 unless you buy used. There's always going to be people who dislike how a car looks or love it. Especially something so dramatic like this especially with a nameplate of the XJ where the design is so classic and well known. You can't hear the word Cherokee and not think a boxy green Jeep plowing through whatever mother nature put in its way. When the weather clears up I'll take more photos.
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I kinda dig the front end, black vinyl around the chrome would make it look mean as ****.
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12-26-2013, 05:37 PM | #15 |
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More Iphone pics of the Jeep. Eventually I will get out the real camera. It's super dirty because Jeep and with the weather/putting it to use for all the holiday travel haven't had time to clean it. The center screen for the cluster has a configurable screen. Can show all kinds of info. The moon roof's glass only opens in the front and not the full length. They did this because the Trailhawk will have a skyview soft top like the Liberty and Wrangler next year. The leather is the upgraded, premium Nappa perforated. To be honest, it's really soft and really nice but 90% of people will love the regular leather in the Trailhawk or the leather trimmed cloth in the lower models. There is no straight cloth option yet. Next year the Trailhawk gets one.
Rear hatch area. The rear seats slide forward another 6 inches (and still can be 60/40 split so only one side can slide if needed). The left side has a bar to mount all kinds of Mopar accessories. I plan to get the cooler. There's a tray underneath the rear cover with more storage and then beneath that is the spare. Tried to get the full roof but it's tough. No good angles. I love the roof. It makes the car sooooooo much brighter. Interior. I waited to get black. There's brown, black/silver, and a blue/brown. There's a dial next to the shifter to control the 4wd. Car is normally in FWD and literally disconnects the entire rear so there is no parasitic loss. It'll shift power to the rear when it slips. You then have Snow, Sport, and Sand/Mud mode. Low gear and Hill descent as well. As I said has a factory 1inch lift with off road suspension. Jeep hasn't really clarified what that means except we know most of the hardware is a little more heavy duty and assume the shocks may be different. Luxury packages adds Bi-Xenon HIDs. The fog lights need matching bulbs. The top light housing is the turn signals and the LED DRLs.
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02-04-2014, 10:20 PM | #18 |
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It's Jeep's second biggest seller right now. They moved 10,500 units in January. The Wrangler had its best January month ever and the Cherokee still beat it. Only the Grand Cherokee did better. In Dec they sold over 15,000 units again beating the Wrangler and only being beat by the GC.
As much as the design is polarizing and every Jeep forum out there thinks it is not a real Jeep/worst thing ever/Devil's spawn/cannot off road it is sure selling like crazy. Couple of people have taken the Trailhawk model off road. As we all guessed the biggest problem is ground clearance. It's just too low even with the factory lift. 2-3inches of lift and some bigger tires will do wonders.
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02-06-2014, 01:43 AM | #19 |
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Def. Not for me. I could think of 1,000 other things to buy for between 30-60k lol. You sure did pick the right time for it with all the weather weve had lately. Enjoy it.
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not as bad as I thought still not crazy about the front end but its got some nice state of the art stuff in it enjoy the new car
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