Review: Sense of adventure sets Commander apart

Posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 AM EDT.

Automobile.com recently published a review of the 2008 Jeep® Commander. Here is an excerpt: “Europe has the Land Rover LR3 and Japan has its Toyota Land Cruiser. When it comes to international fame, these are the vehicles designed to take men and women to the farthest, most remote corners of the earth. Environmentalists may hate them, but these are the vehicles of choice for those who want to see the world in person rather than merely gawk at photos in a National Geographic. And while it hasn’t yet achieved the notoriety of its peers, Jeep’s Commander deserves to be ranked up there at the top, as America’s go-to seven-seat off-road expert. The Commander is anything but your typical large sport-utility vehicle, because of what it can do. Everything it possesses is for a functional purpose. Its live rear axle gives it the necessary articulation for traction off-road, while its burly HEMI® V-8 produces gobs and gobs of torque. When equipped with 4WD, it is mated to a proven transfer case and gearbox setup and has the means to back up its image. The Commander is Jeep Classic to the extreme. It’s squared off, rugged and purposeful. I think it’s cool in a functional sort of way. I especially like the metal cross bars spanning the roof rack and the chrome-plated grab handles that allow you to hoist yourself up to reach whatever is up there. The chromed allen-head screws that attach the fender flares to the body are proof of the vehicle’s rugged nature, suggesting that they can be replaced should they get scraped, dinged or torn off when out on the trail. A sense of adventure is really what separates the Commander from other large American SUVs, something which is instilled in it from its Jeep DNA. Grab your Tilley hat and go for an adventure. Big SUVs aren’t generally fun, but this one is.”

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