Re: Jeep Commander...did I miss something?

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Rhett Butler <amc.inline.six@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" DCX has acknowledged the XJ influence in this new model. But it's an
" entirely different animal than the XJ. It's larger than a Grand Cherokee
" and seats seven.

they say larger, but it's built on the gw platform wheelbase and all.

" I'm not wild about the 3.7 V6 being the base engine, or that DCX is phasing
" out the 4.0 I6. But we'll see if the new Commander is a good product in its
" own right.

it's bigger and heavier than the cherokee, even if they left all the
gingerbread out - hell, it's heavier than the gc.  but it is squarely
on the usual path of evolution for the average car model - bigger and
heavier.  i suspect the six is now approaching where the four was with
the xj.

the 3.7 has to be a business decision - it shares parts with the 4.7
v8.  the 4.0 doesn't share parts with anything any more.  by all
accounts even dc knows the 3.7 is inferior though.  kinda like
replacing the jeep 2.5 with the neon 2.4 in dakotas and wranglers.
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