Autoblog.com has a couple of camoflauged pics of 2008 Liberty's....which should be showing at the NY auto show this Spring....

jeep has a thing for box cars now

Check out Allpar's page on the Liberty....lots of spy shots (including a mostly uncovered preproduction unit):

http://www.allpar.com/trucks/jeep/liberty-2008.html

jeep has a thing for box cars now

And I am glad for it. Jeeps are supposed to be boxy. The Liberty should of looked that way from the begining.

X3 :D

The Liberty should have been similar to the current Patriot, but built on a truck platform. DCX would have had a homerun on their hands. I would like to say it would have had two solid axles, but I'd be spitting into the wind.

I would like to say it would have had two solid axles, but I'd be spitting into the wind.

Or they could just offer Selec-Trac on the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited, and they'd make the whole world happy.

And I am glad for it. Jeeps are supposed to be boxy. The Liberty should of looked that way from the begining.

Be nice now... I drive a "cute ute" every day - it's been a very good vehicle

I'm looking forward to the 08 because they are improving in all of the areas that I have problems with (powertrain, suspension and cargo)

Diesel

And X2 on the SFA :D

I feel that: In the minds of the engineers at Jeep - the Wrangler now satisfies all SFA requirements beccause it can be ordered in almost any variety with the JK.

The Liberty should stay IFS to appeal to a much broader range of potential buyers that will undoubtedly compare the Libby with a RAV-4 or a CRV

jeep has a thing for box cars now

:confused: Haven't they always?

Is it just me or does it appear that the new Liberty is now just a variant of the Dodge Nitro. The size of the vehicles and the interiors look very very similar....Just a thought. Does anyone else see it too?

Originally Posted by kath View Post
jeep has a thing for box cars now
And I am glad for it. Jeeps are supposed to be boxy. The Liberty should of looked that way from the begining.

I will dance at the day the last bubble Jeep rolls off the line. I have never been a fan of a round off-road vehicle. Rounded sports cars are supposed to be rounded and look better that way.

This looks pretty promising. I can't wait to see some production versions!

I'm not sold on the roll-back roof, yet.

Is it just me or does it appear that the new Liberty is now just a variant of the Dodge Nitro. The size of the vehicles and the interiors look very very similar....Just a thought. Does anyone else see it too?
It is obvious that the new Liberty is simply a rebadged Nitro.

The current Liberty needed only a minor tweak to the design... if the body sides and side-glass were a little more upright rather than curving inward, it would've been perfect. IMO. If the Liberty looked like that, MPG-be-damned, I would've sprung the extra $$$ and bought a Liberty.

Refusing to tweak a basically solid original design and simply rebadging an existing one (from a different division) is one of those short-sighted, easy-money decisions that's going to bite Jeep in the end.