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And there really wasn't anything quite like it until the Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota 4mnner came along. Even then, they didn't quite match Cherokee for panache or price. But the Ford Explorer has been a serious blow. Lee lacocca. a man who knows he who hesitates is lost, issued marching order more than three years ago. lt was time to But that's what the Cherokee is all about. It has history going back to the first pre-war American Bantam Jeep; yet it has supple leather and go almost anywhere shift-on-the-fly four-wheel drive. And in it's entry- level Laredo Sport guise. it could be had (fabulous Quadra-Trac transfer case and all) for well under twenty- five grand. Jeep Cherokee is a 'Grand ' success story hnicians use the latest, com- 0 improve your vehicle's ride and the tread life of your tires. . You've got to give credit to any car company which can take torsion bars at the front and cart springs at the rear and turn that sow's under- pinnings into a silk purse. clay on an American Motors buck u decade ago when he was a tyro auto journalist. The Grand Cherokee is one of the grand stories of the Chrysler Corporation (nee AMC) because it solidly held the fort for several years as the the ne plus ultra in the sport utility vehicle category. _ Cr' he unveiling ofthe l1)thl Jeep ‘ Grand Cherokee Laredo Fr didn't really come as a great surprise to anyone. One guy on the public relations end with another car company remembers seeing the basic shape in By JIM ROBINSON Specail to the Beaver hims and adjuster extra if r uired We Equipped with: twitter, 6 cyl., auto. ABS, auto. air cond.. pwr. Mikaela, Guise, tilt, pm. seats, pm. heated mirrors, "Quadra- Trae", mu We wistualizer, pm antenna, alum. wheels, privacy glass, fog fights, keybss entry. low, ltttn kms., bat. at factory 7 yearms,00tt km. warrant». pins much more. Loaded luxury 4X4'tt! 'fttuMi*jNllW,,t** 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE " M Most cars 993 Visually a lot has changed but there is no question of it being evo- lutionary in scope. The grille has the same wide, vertical bars and inside there is no question what you're driving, Beyond that, however. is the new shape which attracts - being somehow stunning and bigger than life all at the same time. It now comes with semi-flush fitted glass and wrapover doors even aero remote windows. I remember having a Tonka Toy as a kid that wasn't unlike the new Grand Cherokee in form and perhaps thats where the inspiration comes form. Afterall. Tonka Toys are (were) tough, certainly male in appearance and appeal to target mar- ket, and you knew that if you had a Tonka, it would last. Ergo, it's no bad thin: dust off that old AM( and get it on the road. mrmmrmn "m Illl jlllllllrfi'llllfgl? 't")1jfiit"ih lll!tlllltlllIllt LIMITED replacement 1993 Grand Cherokee Limited The bargain of the year has to be just $450 for the Quadra-Trac trans- fer case. That thing has got to be worth four times that if you tried to purchase it separately. Other charges includes $160 for a full-size spare; a stingy $189 for huge P225/75R15 Owl/Wrangler tires; S400 for the guzzler tax plus S25 tire tax and $100 air conditioner tax. Interesting And for all those thousands who had the same feeling, the Grand Cherokee is bound to attract. But also bound to attract interest is price, and regular readers know what a hawk I am about price. The Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo four-door, with four-wheel drive has a delivered price of $25,190. That includes clearcoat paint, 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine (or optional V8). and a truly better inte- rior compared to the previous offer- ing under the same name. EBB PONTIAC GRAND AM '90 MAZDA 323 HBACK SM AMT“ r9sAPtha .miln '87 BUICK PARK AVE '89 TOYOTA TERCEL '89 MAZDA 323 LX 9O MIATA OONV. '88 MAZDA 626 LX '89 FORD PROBE '92 MAZDA MX6 a, in - Sum [ - - ly saw: 'tht i sag-MSW- 23,330 mi/MI £2.93?ng IM MAZDA RX7 1291 SPEERS RD JV7-9242, - (r' s5,499 4 _, 42,999 i 'UM f s6,499 ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! ONLY! Automotive The tested Cherokee Limited ver- sion shown here came with the six and all the other goodies with a sug- gested retail price of $33,355. That included monochromatic paint job with lots of pin-stripping even heat- ed outside remote mirrors. The list of luxury items on the inside starts with leather from stem to stem and concludes with a list simply too long There are actually three versions of this Cherokee, the word "Grand" denoting the new shape. There is the base Grand Cherokee, the Grand Cherokee Laredo, and the Grand Cherokee Limited. All come with the 190 hp six standard and choice of five-speed manual or four-speed electronic overdrive automatic trans- mission. The optional 5.2-litre V8 (220 hp) lets you tow up to 6,500 WOW lbs how these taxes are starting to creep into car reviews isn't it? so CHEVROLET CAVAuEh SI NISSAN PATHFINDER XE BO ELSSAN PULSAR MX BO TOYOTA CAMRY LE __ __. "r'", ""' ir..".' 5100 ad no: war. worn: want m an timc msn mug; s17,495 “mew... lt 91 MERCURY TRACER " BUCK CENTl automatic, it! cone, IS Jul-D, aid an, :1qu trl cea.n car 'il m ttruftrt 11mm) cm an no $53430 , :moah'm ',/000trrt Sttxtg 88 NISSAN SENTRA 84 PONTIAC HERO 87 GMC JIMMY 4X4 158 NISSAN 200ZX 1450 SPEERS RD 827-1177 87 GMC GYPSY C _ '. It. 1-. J _ $15 585 Kl] FF', ',-" , “an” . 199517.; s10,595 s4,995 ll) Stl CADILLAC ELDORADO BIARRUZ 92 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM 4-OR 410 SOUTH SERVICE RD. W, 845-1681 Our test car Had the full spare (imagine one of those half-spare donuts on a sport truck if you can) in the rear cargo area and it eats up a fair amount of space. The other grumble was stopping power, or the lack of it. Once you get up to highway speeds, you must give yourself ample stopping room as the brakes have their work cut out for them hauling down the consider- able weight of the Grand Cherokee. Yet there is a distinct sense of safety, which has a lot to do with the cration Cherokee at speed and felt mildly unnerved with the back-and- forth pitch the vehicle can generate, then the new version will come as a revelation. Gone too Is the harshness of the front suspension when asked to do any kind of performance turn- ins. The 220 torgues in the upgraded six makes itself felt as well. Brakes are now standard anti-lock on all Grand Cherokees. Acceleration is noticeably improved and outward vision remains one of this cars virtues. With the exception of the $60- $65,000 Range Rover, nothing in the class feels this classy. The new steroidal profile certainly attracts looks. And from the front, it's actu- ally quite imposing if it seen in the rearview mirror bearing down on you. The instrument package is less cluttered than the previous car but some things can still be a reach including the radio which three of us simply could not make lock in a sta- lion. to detail here F,,,t,iiijii:,c,ii',',ti"srt11i')1 11,211 92 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4-OR. USED CARS 92 BUICK CENTURY LTD 4-DR SO CHEV CORSICA LT 4-DR If you've ‘920LDS 88 ROYALE 4-DR BO BONNEVILLE LE 4.OR ‘88 FORD RANGER 4 CYL III SUNBIRD GT 2-DR ‘92 GMC SAFARI SLX . ( r-,',,."';""', s15,642 _ ever driven a first-gen- rokee at speed and felt rved with the back-and.. 51M Sally UPPER DAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE opp pper Middle Road t Eight Line " ervice Mon-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-9:00 pm ours Sat. 7:30 a.m.-6:00 pm. Sun. 11 :00 a.m.-5:00 0m. "i,' s14,740 . s20,480 ', 'U18 'lull '13,87t 70,328 view, but also the marvelously robust character of the par'ts which go to make up this truck. I had it up on a hoist to look underneath and was amazed at the thickness of everything including suspension bits. 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