Atmos

at the rate that CA is going with emissions and trail closures, I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of onroad wheelers disappear 20 years from now. If the trails are still open, I'll build a buggy.
so I'm not worried about "what the next XJ will be"

the same old cherokee will never return. it's just not profitable. while there are a TON of us who still love the cherokees we have, how many of us would really get rid of our XJ in favor of a 2015 XJ? maybe 3%? theres just no money in it. that's why all the new stylings and commodoties are added to the new cherokees. someone much more educated than us has done some research and found out what sells.

bakas

Well, Commander and later Liberty models resemble XJ in so many ways. Commander is still my second favourite Jeep design. But the market is not hot for boxy designs anymore, so the demise of XK was inevitable and maybe it was the last time anything like an XJ is designed.

prcherokee

2015 Model,because of climate change.

95Cherokee

Caprice didn't have an aftermarket support anywhere near the XJ, you can basically rebuild an XJ part by part.

F1Addict

Does anybody know what kind of tire carrier that is?! Sweet! Judging by the derailleur and sprocket it's equipped with a 7-speed sequential transmission, too. Sadly, I think it's 1-wheel-drive.

thatXJguy

Sometimes, but not necessarily, as it's a unibody vehicle. Without that unibody, you're not going to have anything but a drivetrain. I don't know of any manufacturers that sell aftermarket XJ bodies to build up. Once they're gone, they're gone. They get crunched in junk yards all the time.

Not rare right now, but give it a number of years, and like any other vehicle (like that Caprice), XJs will be harder to find.

Cherokee_Laredo

Does anyone remember the El camino? I remeber seeing them back in the 80s and 90s. I dont think I ever saw one since 2000.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...03-24-2012.JPG


Just a list of my favorits:

Cherokee XJ / MJ
Wrangler 1980-2006 http://www.imcdb.org/i406161.jpg "Like the 4 door wranglers but not the single 2 door on the new ones, too wide looking"
Jeep Commander
Jeep Patriot "XJs closes twin"
Jeep Liberty 2nd Gen only
Chevy S10 All styles
http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...pic-65397.jpeg
Ford Ranger
Chevy Blazer All styles "non trail"
Chevy Taho, Suburban | GMC Yukon |Cadillac Escalade
Ford Broncos
Chevy silverados 70s-2006 "2007 to now dont look great"
GMC Seirra
All Ford F series including the new ones.
Like some Dodge RAMs and Dokatas, not into Dodge really.

Mack
International
Peterbilt: http://www.imcdb.org/i425974.jpg
Freightliner: http://truckphotos.e-freightliner.com/4/big/71484bg.jpg
kenworth: http://imganuncios.mitula.net/1999_k...8716200351.jpg

And the CabOvers witch is never seen anymore but remember back in the 80s alot: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__UIs6-gaeY...Kenworth_m.jpg
Use to see alot of these on the road and now they all disappeard.

Mine are just of trucks and SUVs, never got into cars really.

Squelchtone

Looks like a prop car from a 1980's Robocop movie where they try to make a car look "futuristic" but it just looks like plastic.. no thanks.. This is why I just bought an XJ after all my friends and family told me to be more sensible and buy a new car. Nothing new looks good these days.. it all looks like cheap plastic.

just my 2 cents
Squelchtone

Squelchtone

Imagine buying a couple clean rust free XJ's right now and sealing them in cosmoline for 20 years in a garage behind the house? current one dies/falls apart, get another one out, clean off the grease and put her on the road.

I can dream cant I? =)
Squelchtone

andrewmp6

They do remake a lot of older car bodies now like the early mustangs camaros tri5 cheys 32 fords.You can get a jeep cj body in fiberglass or aluminum if you got the money.All of it just depends the market and how big the demand is for stuff like that.

Morat

/me looks out at his DD jeep on 235s and stock height.
Hmm.
y'know... that's probably exactly what I really need, even if I actually WANT a stroked XJ on an OME lift with all the trimmings.

salad

As mentioned possible contenders for a newer Jeep that look like the XJ include the XK Commander



And the KK Liberty (North America), still known as the Cherokee in the other 193 countries on the planet. Here's one done up as an "Overland" model by Mopar, presented at the 2011 Moab Easter Safari:



As for current production, the MK Patriot has already been pictured. I think if the Patriot was given a front end from a late-model Compass (which now uses a grille and headlights similar to the WK2, not the goofy round lights that make it look like a VW Beetle that ran into a wall, or wannabe Wrangler), you'd have a pretty sellable vehicle.

Body styles change over time just like fashion does. ****, I look around and I'm seeing kids with pastel colors and longboards talking about vynil records. Maybe woody station wagons will come back some day and we'll be singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.

Of course pressure on manufacturers is high to get fuel economy up. If you look at automotive history over the past 100 years, practical fuel economy hasn't changed that much, which is reasonable to call out as silly. (20 MPG in a Ford Model A at 50 MPH... compare to your Jeep.) However I wouldn't rule out the reappearance of the basic shape - technically the notion of a 4-door box never died with the Jeep brand - also look at some recent models from Scion (xB). Technology gets better and tastes do change.

Other favorite vehicle... hmmmmm... in what category? lol

BigSquirrly89

Someone should marry a patriot upper body to a xj floor pan and frame make everyone happy happy lol

Barndoor

2.4 vvt + aw4 = win?