GTP Cool Wall: 1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ

[Jahgee]

1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ nominated by @ZDUPH

Bodies: 2/4-Door SUV
Engine: 4.0L I6
Power Output: 190 HP
Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic
Drivetrain: Front Engine, All Wheel Drive

 

[TheCracker]

I like its honesty. The 2.5 diesel is probably the better choice over here. Cool.

 

[Space Dynamics]

Turbo I6 Whaat? Where did you get that from?

 

[MoLiEG]

My best friend's mom had one of these. Ohh boy, the memories

Plus, it's a good looking Jeep.

Cool.

 

[Dagger311]

Not a good fan of SUVs, or Turbo. Turbo diesel, however...

I'll go with meh.

 

[Legro]

Solid uncool.

 

[Tornado]

Uncool because Jeep Tax.

 

[Mikeybc]

The 190 hp I6 was naturally aspirated.... anyway, meh, boring but capable.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Will probably do well off-road, but it would be better with a diesel engine rather than an asthmatic I6 petrol. A poor attempt to beat the Land Rover Discovery.

Uncool.

 

[Adamgp]

Cheap, simple, rugged. Pretty capable off-roader even when stock. 4.0 I6 is a great engine.

S-Z.

 

[GTP_Ingram]

Maybe I've had bad luck, but it seems all of the Jeep Cherokees I've encountered on the road are driven by arrogant chimps who view their car as an extension of their todger.

The only cool Jeep is a Willys. The rest are seriously uncool.

 

[JMoney]

Maybe I've had bad luck, but it seems all of the Jeep Cherokees I've encountered on the road are driven by arrogant chimps who view their car as an extension of their todger.

I've never encountered that, Jeep people seem very friendly around here.

Would have been meh, but the new version, which is crap, makes this one seem more cool. Jeeps are typically coolness-neutral anyway.

Cool.

 

[mustang fanatic]

Meh. I don't care much for SUVs other than the Blazer, classic Suburbans, and of course the coolest, the Bronco.

This one however, isn't as bad as newer ones.

 

[huskeR32]

Legitimate off-road capability? Check. Styling that announces exactly what it is, and not a word more? Check. Bulletproof engine that will get you through any adventure you want to take it on? Check.

The combination of the low-revving, torquey engine, a transmission geared for climbing/crawling, and a long-travel suspension made for a slow, poor-riding on-road vehicle.

It lived on for a very long time after almost all other remotely comparable vehicles had been replaced by heavier, softer, less-capable, more "luxurious" blobs.

Endearing, single-minded, uber-capable at the job it was built for. Very, very cool.

 

[Wiegert]

Never thought the boxy Jeeps were cool to begin with, though I don't mind the design. But (with the possible exception of the KJ) they're nowhere near as uncool as the indistinct Chrysler lumps that came after. Or as deformed as the current KL Cherokee.

 

[Tornado]

A poor attempt to beat the Land Rover Discovery.

You mean that vehicle that debuted 5 years after the Cherokee did?

 

[AudiMan2011]

You mean that vehicle that debuted 5 years after the Cherokee did?

The Series 2 Disco is what I meant.

 

[Tornado]

Oh, you meant the one that debuted 14 years after the Cherokee was originally released was the model Jeep was targeting with it. That clears it up.

 

[Wolfe]

The XJ is not old enough to be a classic yet (well, it is, but it doesn't seem like it is). It's a dirt-common beater vehicle, the SUV equivalent of a rusted Civic, and not especially notable for much other than launching the trend of unibody SUVs, whether you think that's good or bad.

I like the XJ -- I sorta almost had one for my first car -- but the only cool Cherokee is the SJ.

 

[Joey D]

I like the boxy Cherokee's but they aren't cool, mostly because many of the owners think they somehow god's gift to the off-roading community. Also, Jeep Brah's.

Uncool.

 

[Tornado]

I like the boxy Cherokee's but they aren't cool, mostly because many of the owners think they somehow god's gift to the off-roading community. Also, Jeep Brah's.

Uncool.

i dunno man. I bet it'd be fun to play Madden with him.

 

[Famine]

A-hahahahahahahaha no.


Seriously no.

 

[Jahgee]

A-hahahahahahahaha no.


Seriously no.

Depends, if he picks the Seahawks, then yeah, it wouldn't be fun, otherwise it would probably be a good game

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Cool. I love this things, and the 4.0 is a tank of an engine. There has been at least 1 at every off road that I've been to, and they sure are capable rigs.

 

[GTPorsche]

Uncool.

 

[Conza]

Yikes! 4 litre, turbocharged and only 190bhp? What's the torque? You'd hope it was immense and low down. *checks* hmm 225lbft at 3000rpm, I guess this is 17 years ago now.

Jeeps original CJs, especially the CJ-5, seem like the iconic Jeep passenger car, obviously the military vehicle is even cooler again.

This car seems so far removed from the lightweight car from the war... Don't get it at all - seriously uncool.

The 190 hp I6 was naturally aspirated.... anyway, meh, boring but capable.

Ah ok, that's slightly more forgivable then.

 

[DrivenGTR]

My boy has a 98 jeep that he street races. thing is crazy. His body is completely custom and is always a show stopper

 

[LivingWithGames]

Screw it, going with cool. Risking it.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

It's a meh/uncool for me I don't care for that body style.

 

[Slash]

It's not turbocharged...

Anyways the 4.0L is a hell of a motor. The 4.0L and the 4.9L Ford 300 I6 are probably the two best I6's ever built IMO.

Also, for whoever doesn't know, this engine was built by AMC.

Uncool though. The engine saves it from SU.