Jeep Cherokee XJ 1984
|The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) is a compact sport utility vehicle manufactured and marketed across a single generation by Jeep in the United States from 1983 to 2001 — and globally through 2014. It was available in three- or five-door, five passenger, front engine, rear- or four-wheel drive configurations.
Sharing the name of the original, full-size Cherokee SJ model, the 1984 XJ Cherokee was Jeep’s first all-new design since the 1963 SJ Wagoneer, as well as the first American off-road vehicle built with fully integrated body-and-frame (unibody) design, and formed the mechanical basis for the Jeep Comanche (MJ) pickup truck (1985–1992).
Jeep marketed XJs as Sportwagons, precursor to the modern sport utility vehicle (SUV), before that term was used. The XJ is credited for spawning competitors, as other automakers noticed the design cannibalizing sales from regular cars, supplanting the role of the station wagon and transforming the vehicle type “from truck to limousine in the eyes of countless suburban owners, though GM had also launched road-biased, RWD and 4WD compact SUVs, the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy, one year earlier, initially available in 2-door form only.
Credit: Jake Grafton
unfortunately the car is not working for me. I only see it from outside, its not possible to sit behind the steering wheel.