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AUTOS: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Revealed
Chrysler releases the name and official photos of the Liberty replacement after leaked pictures appeared on the internet.
Jeep will revive a name from its storied past, Cherokee, for its all-new 2014 midsize crossover. (Photo: Jeep)
Chrysler Group has revealed photographs and the classic nameplate of the replacement for the Jeep Liberty after unofficial pictures of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee showed up on the internet Friday.
The automaker had hoped to keep the midsize crossover SUV – and its name – secret until a planned reveal at the New York auto show in late March. But photos of several 2014 Cherokees taken during pre-production at Chrysler's Toledo North Assembly plant appeared Friday.
Chrysler released few details in revealing the name and a few official photos of the new vehicle, although the automaker said the Jeeps would begin arriving in dealerships in the third quarter.
Automotive News has previously reported that the Cherokee would be powered by a 3.2-liter V6 engine based on Chrysler's 3.6-liter Pentastar engine, as well as an all-new nine-speed front-wheel-drive automatic transmission designed by ZF Friedrichshafen.
The Cherokee is scheduled to go into production in May.
Online reaction to the leaked photographs was less than stellar. Chrysler's head of design Ralph Gilles tweeted "have faith" to a Jeep enthusiast who had expressed disappointment with the design.
"We are shifting some paradigms around ... it is time," Gilles tweeted.
This story originally appeared at Autoweek.com.
The automaker had hoped to keep the midsize crossover SUV – and its name – secret until a planned reveal at the New York auto show in late March. But photos of several 2014 Cherokees taken during pre-production at Chrysler's Toledo North Assembly plant appeared Friday.
Chrysler released few details in revealing the name and a few official photos of the new vehicle, although the automaker said the Jeeps would begin arriving in dealerships in the third quarter.
Automotive News has previously reported that the Cherokee would be powered by a 3.2-liter V6 engine based on Chrysler's 3.6-liter Pentastar engine, as well as an all-new nine-speed front-wheel-drive automatic transmission designed by ZF Friedrichshafen.
The Cherokee is scheduled to go into production in May.
Online reaction to the leaked photographs was less than stellar. Chrysler's head of design Ralph Gilles tweeted "have faith" to a Jeep enthusiast who had expressed disappointment with the design.
"We are shifting some paradigms around ... it is time," Gilles tweeted.
This story originally appeared at Autoweek.com.
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