Joey D
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Jukes sell pretty well here in America, and it's not hard to see why: they're fun, they look like nothing else, they're fairly practical, and get decent fuel mileage. There's loads of people who want something like that. This Jeep will, if itss predecessors are any indicator, be unrefined and not fun at all, and will probably get fairly poor fuel mileage. I'd gladly own a Juke, but never in a million years would I buy this thing.
Have you ever driven a Juke? It's one of the worse vehicles I've ever driven and fun never really crossed my mind without the word "not" before it. It was slow, it felt poorly made and it sounded like a dying camel. I mean I think most Nissan's are pretty meh to begin with, but thought the Juke was exceptionally terrible. I drove it back to back to back against the MINI Countryman and the VW Tiguan. The MINI was stupidly slow too, but it felt mostly solid, but the price on it was down right laughable. I don't remember the Tiguan, it was even less inspiring than the Juke was I guess.
As for the Cherokee being unrefined, take a look at a Grand Cherokee, it's really well made and arguably the best product Chrysler makes. I can't imagine the Cherokee being any worse.
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The new Cherokee should be really good off-road if all the rumors I'm hearing are true. I'm starting to come around to the design too, much like I came around to the Juke's design as well. I think I'm just glad to see automotive companies trying something new instead of going to the same formula time and time again.
The only way Jeep is going to do well with the Cherokee though is if it's priced well. If they put a stupid price tag on it, I can't see many people buying it. Also I'm guessing it will have a diesel option as well considering some of the test mules I saw had diesel engines in them.