Cherokee

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a popular brand of mid-size SUV from the Jeep division of DaimlerChrysler. Cherokees that are sold in Europe are manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria. Cherokee is also referred to as Jeep Cherokee, which is a full size SUV. The Jeep Cherokee was introduced in different series released such as the ZJ, the KJ, and the WK, which are mid-size SUV; SJ is a mid-size Cherokee, whereas the XJ series is a compact SUV. The full-size Cherokee was produced from 1974 to 1983. This series was designed by Brooks Steven. The Jeep was reintroduced as a two-door and the four-door was added to the series in 1977. A 6.6 L V8 engine was installed in each of the station wagon. Later, Jeep also gave an option of I6 engine. The XJ was launched in 1984 as a compact SUV and had a unibody. The XJ series had an engine that was upgraded again and again. Initially, it was launched with a 2.5 L AMC I4 engine that could produce 121 hp. Later, in 2000-2001 it was available with 4.0 L Power Tech I6 engine that produced 193 hp. The XJ series was replaced by the Grand Cherokee in 1993. The Grand Cherokee included the ZJ (1993-1998) and the WK (1999-2004) series. The ZJ series was installed with 4.0 L AMC I6 engine that was upgraded to 5.9 L Magnum V8 engine in 1998. The next series was the WJ series; however it shared only 127 parts with its predecessor. It had an 4.7L high Output V8engine. The engines were upgraded until 2005 when the mid-size SUV was introduced and sold under WK series. The Jeep Cherokee WK has 3.7 L Power Tech V6 engine; however the 2007 model has a Mercedes-Benz CRD V6 engine that can produce 215 hp.