Jeep had its only all-new product debut since the Sixties when it introduced the compact XJ Cherokee in 1984. Designed with packaging and fuel efficiency in mind, the unibody Cherokee was a departure from the way SUVs were traditionally designed. Also launched with the new Cherokee range was an all-new Wagoneer.
The SJ Wagoneer, though beloved by a certain customer base, was also ancient and living on borrowed time. On the same platform since its 1963 introduction, competing models from other makes had been redesigned several times by the Eighties. With those factors firmly in mind, Jeep introduced the new XJ Wagoneer in 1984 and planned to kill the SJ Wagoneer shortly thereafter …
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Author: Corey Lewis
