The Cherokee XJ definitely belongs in the American SUV hall of fame, together with the Ford Bronco and Chevy Blazer. To regular people, it's a cheap-looking boxy 4x4. However, enthusiasts spend a lot ...

The 1984 Jeep Cherokee was such a dramatic redesign, it somehow made its predecessor from one model year prior, the SJ Cherokee, look like it belonged in another century. I know this, because I just ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Jeep's modern model lineup is often criticized for its lack of desirability and dismal reliability reputation, even ranking dead last in Consumer Reports' brand rankings last year, worse than other ...

Given the popularity of longstanding SUV nameplates like the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee, Jeep has had little cause to venture into the pickup segment. Even still, over the years, the brand has ...

Although the first Toyota RAV4 that came out in 1994 is widely regarded as the first SUV, there’s a chance that the revolution has its roots a bit earlier, as designs for the Jeep Cherokee XJ date ...

A good street/trail 4x4 needs a suspension designed to keep all four tires on terra firma in moderate off-road situations, while also providing a good highway ride. The stock suspension under the ...

There's an old saying about wanting what you can't have, and this certainly seems to be holding true for XJ Cherokee enthusiasts. Since Daimler Chrysler ceased production of the classic four-wheeler ...

There's some song, it's an old song -- “you don't know what you got till it's gone, da da-da da, da-da-da da-da …” Well, that's how I feel about the 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic you see here. I had ...