What I love and hate about the 2017 Jeep Cherokee Limited

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The Jeep Cherokee is a line of vehicles sold by Jeep under various vehicle classes. Originally sold as a variant of the popular Jeep Wagoneer, the Cherokee has evolved from a full-size SUV to one of the first compact SUVs and eventually into its current incarnation as a crossover SUV. The nameplate has been in continuous use in some form since 1974 and also spawned Jeep's most successful vehicle, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was originally slated to be part of the Cherokee's lineup. The vehicle is named after the Cherokee tribe of Native Americans.

Overview
Manufacturer Jeep (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
Production June 2013 – present
Model years 2014 – present
Assembly United States: Toledo, Ohio (Toledo Complex)
Belvidere, Illinois (Belvidere Assembly Plant)
Changsha, China (GAC Fiat)
Designer Greg Howell
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size crossover SUV
Body style 4-door SUV
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive / four-wheel drive layout
Platform FCA Compact Wide[14]
Related Dodge Dart (2013)
Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)[14]
Chrysler 200 (2015)
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 "940 A 8000" Multijet I4 (diesel - Europe only)[15]
2.2 Multijet I4 (diesel - Europe only)
2.0 L Tigershark I4 (gasoline) (China)
2.4 L Tigershark I4 (gasoline)[16]
3.2 L Pentastar V6 (gasoline)[16]
Transmission 6-speed manual
9-speed 948TE automatic[16]
Dimensions
Wheelbase 106 in (2,692 mm)
Length 182 in (4,623 mm)
Width 73.2 in (1,859 mm) (Sport, Latitude, and Limited models) or 74.9 in (1,902 mm) (Trailhawk model only)
Height 66.2–67.8 in (1,681–1,722 mm)
For the fifth generation, the Cherokee nameplate returned to North America as the vehicle was converted to a crossover and grew to midsize in order to make room for the Jeep Renegade below the Cherokee and Compass. It was introduced for the 2014 model year at the 2013 New York International Auto Show and the sales started in November 2013.[14][17][17] The Cherokee is the first Jeep vehicle to be built on the Fiat Compact/Compact U.S. Wide platform, co-developed by Chrysler and Fiat.[16] The Jeep Cherokee is built at Toledo North Assembly Plant in Toledo, Ohio.[18]

The Cherokee has a highway fuel economy rating of 31 miles per U.S. gallon (7.6 L/100 km; 37 mpg‑imp);[16] and a 45% better fuel economy rating than the Liberty/Cherokee it replaced.[17][18]

Despite its controversial front end styling[17][18] , the fifth-generation Cherokee would become such a sales success that FCA discontinued the slow-selling Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 (both mechanically similar to the Cherokee) in order to increase production capacity for the Cherokee to meet demand. For 2018 the front end is to be updated to a more conservative style.