Jeep Cherokee (1975–2024)

Background

The SJ series Jeep Cherokee is a full-size SUV that was produced from 1974 through 1983 by Jeep. It was based on the Wagoneer that was originally designed by Brooks Stevens in 1963.

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Specification

Weight: 2,048 kg
Dimensions: 4,735 × 1,900 × 1,687 mm
Fuel: flex-fuel · gasoline
Displacement: 2–3.2 L · 4/6 cyl
Fuel economy: 22–26 mpg combined — EPA 2014–2022

Still on UK roads

11,182

licensed vehicles · 2025

2014 ▼ 60% since 2014 2025

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Production years

Sources

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA · EPA

1973

Buick Apollo

Compact car · United States

1971

Buick Centurion

Full-size car · United States

1970

Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Personal luxury car · United States

1975

Chevrolet Monza USA

Subcompact car · United States

1973

Chrysler 180

Executive car · United States

1978

Chrysler Horizon

United States

Matched on body class, era and origin from register data — never hand-picked.

Jeep Cherokee

Contemporaries

Other Jeep models