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New Vehicles for 2014 And the winner is… Jeep Cherokee


By ART STEVENS It’s no wonder that the 2014 Jeep


Cherokee is Canadian Utility Vehicle of the year, when you consider the radical change in overall design and technology that has taken place. Even the base model 2.4 litre 4


cylinder, that shares Fiat’s modular CUS wide platform, is totally different from the Liberty model it replaces. Many comments have been made


that the Cherokee’s ride is closer to a car with more precise steering and less sway than truck-style SUVs. Even with a weight of 3,600-


plus pounds, the 2014 Cherokee is more agile than previous Cherokee or Liberty models. The Cherokee


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weighs more than the Toyota RAV-4, Ford Escape and the Honda CR-V. This excess tonnage, even with


the 184 h.p. 4 cylinder, moves along nicely thanks to the Jeep’s all new 9 (yes, NINE) speed automatic transmission (standard equipment), which provides the optimal gear output ratio, based on vehicle speed, throttle input and load. The tranny actually bypasses unneeded ratios! Some reviewers have found


the Cherokee front wheel drive 4 cylinder to have sufficient “go” from a dead start as well as being able to deliver quick bursts of acceleration within the first four gears. The four-wheel-drive 4 cylinders www.bounder.ca


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