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2008 Jeep Liberty

By Marc Noordeloos
2008 Jeep Liberty Birds Eye View

During the launch of the new Liberty, we couldn't stop wondering how many times Jeep executives were going to mention the Liberty's new sky-slider full-length sunroof. Yes, it's cool, and yes, it's a unique selling feature, but after driving the new Liberty, it's going to take more than a trick sunroof to sell us on this vehicle. From its archaic four-speed automatic and coarse V-6 to its dead steering and down-market interior plastics, it is clear that the Liberty is far off the pace in its segment. For 2008, the Liberty does burnish its already impressive off-road abilities, and it can still tow up to 5000 pounds. It also gets a new, boxier design in an attempt to win back Cherokee devotees who were so distraught when their angular icon was dropped in 2001. The Liberty also is now available with a navigation system, a media hard drive, rear parking sensors, and the aforementioned canvas sunroof. Still, we can't see living with the Liberty's poor on-road dynamics, heavy thirst for fuel, and low-rent interior--unless you really need a small SUV that can both crawl over rocks and haul a trailer.

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