I read it and Jeep has followed Dodge in trying to reuse a name of a proven platform like lipstick on a pig. I'm not saying the new Cherokee is a pig I'm just saying its a not an XJ, it reminds me of a Murano or Infinity JX or FX.

The only thing that will replace an XJ .... is another XJ.

IMHO pound for pound and dollar for dollar the best 4x4 rig on the planet.

I would think it would have been less complicated and (gasp) cheaper to just expand the drivetrain options in the other " Jeeps " in the line up.

Now all we have left for a true 4x4 rig is the Wrangler and they are far from cheap.