If you’re looking for a compact 4x4-capable SUV in the volume sector it’s go Jeep or go home, and while such models used to be utilitarian at best, the new Cherokee gives its owners real off-road…

2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4×4 Road Test Review

What's a Trailhawk? It's certainly no diurnal bird of prey, no accipitrinae seeking out snakes, lizards, mice, rabbits, squirrels, fish and defenseless birds from a lofty perch above. The Trailhawk can venture where most of the slithering and crawling land-bound creatures on the latter list abide, and do so quickly, although even if it were equipped with a shot of SRT growth hormones (which it unfortunately doesn't get) it couldn't reach the 322 km/h (200 mph) max velocity of a peregrine amid its hunting stoop, but then again it would likely feel quite comfortable at the red-tailed hawk's 193 km/h (120 mph) top d(r)iving speed. And while the Trailhawk's LED-enhanced bi-function halogen projectors shed a fair amount of forward light they're not quite as impressive as the ultra-sharp vision of any old hawk, the four-wheeled animalistically capable off-roader's complete lack of retinal photoreceptors no match for the buteo raptor's million per square millimeter, but at least Jeep's latest Read Full Story
Nothing is more American than the Jeep Wrangler, yet this iconic 4x4 based on a legendary war hero is actually more popular per capita here in Canada where it sold more than 23,000 units last year. Today…

2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4×4 Road Test Review

I've got a special place in the sweet spot of my soul for the Wrangler, and it wasn't because I enjoyed great times in one as a kid or anything so formative. My dad loved the Willys. He lived through wartime Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany as a child, and then joyously witnessed thousands of the little 4x4s help allied forces liberate the majority of peace-minded citizens from the Nazis. He told me many stories and I'd listen with piqued interest, sometimes at home and oftentimes while away camping or at our family cabin.

On one such vacation in BC's Caribou country we "tested" a Willys from an en route gas station owner who was attempting to sell it, and my dad piloted it up and over some rough ranching territory. The tiny tot of a 4x4 was anemic at best, but it made light work of heavy-duty trails. That was my first experience in a Willys jeep, and it left a lasting impression. He actually owned a Toyota FJ40 at the time, and as I remember had very little positive to say Read Full Story
Jeep is the most legendary name in off-roading and the Grand Cherokee is one of the granddaddies of the modern-day SUV genre, the latest version not only an impressive 4x4 but also ultimately fuel-friendly…

2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit EcoDiesel 4×4 Road Test Review

Jeep only just gave its flagship Grand Cherokee model an update last year, so there aren't many changes to the 2015 model. The intensely fun Grand Cherokee SRT that I tested last year gets a minor five horsepower and five lb-ft of torque bump in output for a staggering 475 ponies and 470 twisties respectively, while the same SRT model as well as the Grand Cherokee Summit I'm testing here get active noise cancellation plus additional noise abatement to the windshield and second-row windows to reduce NVH levels, the latter appreciated by the well-to-do crowd this model attracts.

It's no secret that the Grand Cherokee is as loved by the worlds wealthy as it is by global adventurers, its go-anywhere capability almost overshadowed by an interior that easily makes it a candidate for premium status. Jeep's legendary name and the all-round capability that comes with it taking care of the rest. That it looks so very good isn't just icing on the proverbial cake, however, it's absolutely Read Full Story
Did you know that a Jeep was quite possibly the first vehicle ever successfully driven in the Antarctic? Check out Trevor Hofmann’s interesting review of the four-door Jeep Cherokee Wrangler Unlimited…

2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Polar Edition Road Test Review

There are retro cars, like the last two generations of Volkswagen Beetle and current Fiat 500, which are inspired by classic out of production models from eons past, and then there are modern-day classics like the Porsche 911, Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Jeep Wrangler that have soldiered on decade after decade with only minor evolutionary changes. One is not necessarily better than the other, but the latter has a certain cachet with purists.

True Wrangler fans are purists for sure, because there's little else as fundamentally simple yet as singly capable on today's roads as this elementally purposeful off-roader. Sure it's a rolling icon that many image conscious, outdoorsy-looking guys and gals want to be seen in on a sunny day, top down, tunes blaring, cruising along a popular city street, some of which will never take their bushwhacking-capable mechanical companion on anything rougher than a gravel parking lot, but those experienced in charting their own paths where roads less Read Full Story
Today on CarCostCanada, auto journalist Trevor Hofmann reviews the new Jeep Cherokee in top-line Limited 4x4 trim. Looking and feeling more like a premium SUV than most mainstream contenders, Jeep has…

2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4×4 Road Test Review

Now this is a fresh looking design. From its windswept seven-slot grille to its unique LED-enhanced headlights that sit high atop the front fenders, there's really nothing else anything like the new Jeep Cherokee on road. Likewise from the rear, where its taillights are positioned high, just below the rear window, it stands out from the regular compact CUV crowd. The same goes for the Cherokee's interior, especially in Limited trim where it looks more akin to something from uppity Range Rover than down to earth Jeep.

I remember the days when you slid behind the wheel of a compact Jeep and things were much more rudimentary. I worked for an AMC (American Motors Corporation) Renault dealer way back in 1984, and the big sellers then weren't the French brand's cars, its then-new Alliance impressive compared to a Chevy Chevette, but lagging behind Japanese competitors, and certainly nothing branded with the AMC logo sold very well (although a V8-powered, manual-shifted "sub-compact" Read Full Story