Jeep Cherokee (XJ)

Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
	1984 – 1996 Jeep Cherokee 2-door
Overview
Manufacturer	American Motors (1983-1987); Chrysler Corporation (1987-1998); DaimlerChrysler (1998-2001);
Also called	Jeep Wagoneer Limited (1984-1990); Renault Jeep Cherokee; Renault Cherokee; In China:; Jeep 2500/2700; Beijing BJ2021/BJ7250; BAW Qishi; Shuanghuan SHJZH213;
Production	U.S.: 1983–June 2001; China:; 1984–2005 (Beijing Jeep); 1994–1997 (Shuanghuan); 2005–2014 (BAW); South America; Venezuela: 1987–2001; Argentina: 1996–2000; Egypt: 1992–2001; Southeast Asia: 1992–2000 ;
Model years	U.S.: 1984–2001
Assembly	United States: Toledo, Ohio (Toledo Complex); China: Beijing (Beijing Jeep and BAW), Shijiazhuang (Shuanghuan Auto); Venezuela: Valencia; Argentina: Ferreyra, Córdoba; Indonesia: Pademangan, North Jakarta (PT. ISMAC); Egypt: Cairo (Arab American Vehicles);
Designer	Dick Teague
Body and chassis
Class	Compact SUV (Cherokee); Compact luxury SUV (Wagoneer Limited);
Body style	2-door SUV; 4-door SUV;
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Related	Jeep Comanche; Jeep Grand Cherokee; Jeep Wrangler; Jeep 2500; BAW Qishi;
Powertrain
Engine	gasoline:; 2.5 L (150 cu in) AMC I4; 2.8 L (173 cu in) GM LR2 V6; 4.0 L (242 cu in) AMC/PowerTech I6; diesel:; 2.1 L (126 cu in) Renault J8S TD I4; 2.5 L (153 cu in) VM Motori 425 OHV TD I4; China (gasoline); 2.0 L Geely 4G20 I4 (BAW Qishi); 2.4 L 4G64 I4 (Beijing Jeep 2500); 2.4 L Geely 4G22 I4 (BAW Qishi); 2.5 L C498QA I4 (Beijing BJ2021/BJ7250/2500); 2.7 L C498QA3 I4 (Beijing Jeep 2700);
Transmission	4-speed Aisin AX-4 manual; 5-speed Aisin AX-5 manual; 5-speed Peugeot BA-10/5 manual; 5-speed Aisin AX-15 manual; 5-speed NVG NV3550 manual; 3-speed Chrysler A904 automatic; 3-speed 30RH automatic; 4-speed Aisin AW-4 automatic;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	101.4 in (2,576 mm); 98.4 in (2,499 mm) (Beijing BJ2021/7250);
Length	1987-1990: 165.3 in (4,199 mm); 1991-93: 168.8 in (4,288 mm); 1994-96: 166.9 in (4,239 mm); 1997-2001: 167.5 in (4,254 mm); Jeep BJ2021/7250: 168.9 in (4,290 mm); Jeep 2500/2700/BAW Qishi: 169.2 in (4,298 mm);
Width	1987-1993, BAW Qishi: 70.5 in (1,791 mm); 1994-96: 67.7 in (1,720 mm); 1997-99: 67.9 in (1,725 mm); 2000-01: 69.4 in (1,763 mm); Jeep BJ2021/7250: 70.9 in (1,801 mm); Jeep 2500/2700: 70.6 in (1,793 mm);
Height	1987-88 2WD: 63.4 in (1,610 mm); 1987–1993: 63.3 in (1,608 mm); 1994–99 2WD: 63.9 in (1,623 mm); 1994-2001 4WD: 64.0 in (1,626 mm); 2000–01 2WD: 63.8 in (1,621 mm); Jeep BJ2021/7250: 63.8 in (1,621 mm); Jeep 2500/2700 and BAW Qishi: 66.9 in (1,699 mm);
Curb weight	3,357 lb (1,523 kg) (approx.); 1,375–1,662 kg (3,031–3,664 lb) (Jeep 2500/2700); 1,610 kg (3,549 lb) (BAW Qishi);
Chronology
Predecessor	Jeep Cherokee (SJ) (Cherokee); Jeep Wagoneer (SJ) (Wagoneer);
Successor	Jeep Liberty (KJ) (Cherokee); Jeep Grand Wagoneer Limited (ZJ) (Wagoneer Limited);

The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) is a sport utility vehicle manufactured and marketed across a single generation by Jeep in the United States from 1983 through 2001 — and globally through 2014. It was available in two- or four-door, five-passenger, front-engine, rear- or four-wheel drive configurations.

Sharing the name of the original, full-size Cherokee SJ model, the 1984 XJ Cherokee was Jeep's first all-new design since the 1963 SJ Wagoneer, as well as the first American off-road vehicle built with fully integrated body-and-frame (unibody) design, and formed the mechanical basis for the Jeep Comanche (MJ) pickup truck (1985–1992).

Jeep marketed XJs as Sportwagons, precursor to the modern sport utility vehicle (SUV), before that term was used. The XJ is credited for spawning competitors, as other automakers noticed the design cannibalizing sales from regular cars, supplanting the role of the station wagon and transforming the vehicle type "from truck to limousine in the eyes of countless suburban owners," though GM had also launched road-biased, RWD and 4WD compact SUVs, the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy, one year earlier, initially available in two-door form only.

The 2007 book Jeep Off-Road called the XJ a "significant link in the evolution of the 4x4." In 2011 Kiplinger magazine selected the XJ as one of the "cars that refuse to die." Automotive journalist Robert Cumberford, writing for Automobile, called the Jeep XJ one of the 20 greatest cars of all time — for its design, and "possibly the best SUV shape of all time, it is the paradigmatic model to which other designers have since aspired."

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