Saw this great article about the Jeep Cherokee and thought some of you might enjoy it as well...
Jeep Cherokee: best of breed from 1975 to 2001
After ten years, a new and completely different Cherokee was brought out, which would revolutionize American SUVs. This new Jeep Cherokee had a shorter wheelbase than the original, and a shorter length - seven and 21 inches respectively - helping it to check in at a svelte 3,100 pounds, a thousand pounds less than the Wagoneer-based model, around the same weight as a Plymouth Valiant. The new Cherokee was more economical, and easier to drive both on and off road. Again, both two and four door models were available; a pickup version called the Comanche was built on the same assembly line...
Read the whole article here:
http://www.allpar.com/trucks/jeep/cherokee.html
