Jeep Commander

When the Jeep Commander first came out I was not sure how I felt about it.  To me it looked like the Jeep Cherokee was brought back to life, but given a major face lift.  I almost had to ask myself if the Jeep Cherokee was taken off the market in 2001 for this reason?  I used to have a ECU performance chip on mine.

The Jeep Commander brings back the classic "boxy" jeep look I always liked.  The Jeep Commander looks like it was inspired from the classic Willy's wagons from the 1940's-1960's.  I was not particularly thrilled when the Liberty came out a few years back.  To me it looked like they cut off the front of the Jeep Wrangler and attached it to the back of a Jeep Cherokee.  Finally, Jeep has introduced a great looking vehicle.  Check out some Jeep Commander pictures.

Jeep Commander key features

• Newly designed seats
• Three rows of stadium seating, each row slightly higher than the one in front of it. Jeep Commander is only two inches longer than the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Jeep Commander is as maneuverable and off-road capable as the Grand Cherokee.
• Plenty of head room.
• Available front-mounted sun roof is Command-View�, new and innovative skylights (complete with shades) over the second row of seats.
• Class-leading off-road capability and on-road refinement were mandatory for the Jeep Commander.
• Same 4x4 systems, suspension and powertrain as the award-winning 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Independent front suspension and rack and pinion steering.

Available on Commander are:

• Three full-time four-wheel drive systems, Quadra-Trac I�, Quadra-Trac II� and Quadra-Drive II�
• Two transfer cases offering Brake Traction Control System (BTCS), and Electronic Limited Slip Differentials (ELSD) for best-in-class tractive performance
• Three available engines: the 5.7-liter HEMI� V-8 with the Multi-Displacement System, the 4.7-liter SOHC Power Tech V-8, and the 3.7-liter SOHC Power Tech V-6 engine.
   

The Jeep Commander offers even more than I am listing here.  I just wanted to list some of the features I grabbed off Jeep's web site for the 2006 jeep commander.
 

Daimler-Chrysler reported that sales of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the newly available 2006 Jeep Commander were surprisingly strong during October 2005. Reported sales of the Grand Cherokee were 14,298 Grand Cherokees sold, a 6% increase from October 2004, and it was reported that there were 3,241 units for the Commander sold in October 2005. This sales figure was achieved in spite of the fact that the Commander was still being distributed to dealers during the month.