The Next Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer Will Likely Be Grand Cherokee Trim Levels
07-05-2016, 12:51 PM
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JK Enthusiast
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The Next Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer Will Likely Be Grand Cherokee Trim Levels
UPDATE: The Next Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer Will NOT Be Grand Cherokee Trim Levels
The next Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be their own models.
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The next Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be their own models.
Read the rest on the JK-Forum.com homepage. >>
Last edited by DerekShiekhi; 07-06-2016 at 11:23 AM.
07-05-2016, 01:03 PM
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JK Super Freak
That seems an odd move.
The Wagoneer was to be a full size Jeep. With the Grand Cherokee now effectively a quasi-mid sized SUV, the Wagoneer doesn't really offer buyers much as a trim package. The Grand already had some nice luxurious trim packages.
This would still leave a void in the Jeep lineup for a proper full size SUV.
Something built on the Dodge 2500 truck chassis would have been an optimum configuration to really capture a market segment that has been abandoned.
With the Ford Excursion long gone and the Grand Cherokee getting smaller, the GM Suburban/Yukon were the only real "full size" SUVs left from the American brands, and the GM chassis offers anemic offroad performance at best.
The Wagoneer was to be a full size Jeep. With the Grand Cherokee now effectively a quasi-mid sized SUV, the Wagoneer doesn't really offer buyers much as a trim package. The Grand already had some nice luxurious trim packages.
This would still leave a void in the Jeep lineup for a proper full size SUV.
Something built on the Dodge 2500 truck chassis would have been an optimum configuration to really capture a market segment that has been abandoned.
With the Ford Excursion long gone and the Grand Cherokee getting smaller, the GM Suburban/Yukon were the only real "full size" SUVs left from the American brands, and the GM chassis offers anemic offroad performance at best.
07-06-2016, 11:27 AM
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JK Enthusiast
Thread Starter
You raise some good points, arjeeper. The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be their own models. We've updated the original post based on new information.