Emily, you give Jeep (nee Chrysler) waaay to much credit for thoughtfulness in design on this one. The reason for most of these changes are Chrysler parts bin uniformity: the door lock & window location, the cargo area reversible surface, the dash components, and the overall body (gee, doesn’t that look like a Nitro?), etc. The only credit on the new design goes to the Chrysler accounting department unfortunately. And the one and only novel thing is the retractable top.

I’m glad to see the Libby get an overhaul, but I fear they missed the mark in merely warming over the already blah-worthy Nitro design by slapping a Commander grille on it. A pox on your accountants Chrysler!

you all seem to be forgetting one thing…remember the Jeep Commander? Why redesign a perfectly good vehicle to make it look (in the front anyway) like a vehicle that didn’t sell? and one other thing….IT’S UGLY!!!! the only good thing about it is the canvas roof, as was said before. I could buy a Nitro and get all the same stuff.

It actually reminds me of the Cherokee - which I personally liked. I am also not bothered by some economies-of-scale by Chrysler. I think their choices, of late, have been driven by the consumer. They just happen to be replicated in multiple vehicles - to keep those accountants happy. Thanks for the comments!

this is hott!

This car is awesome, the barbie drill is true, I had forgotten but immediately remembered when I read the above…and that is why I love this auto! Not to mention the lifetime warranty on the engine stuff…now, if there’s no Ken around to fix it, the company will:—)! Perfect match for babie and her shoes…thanks for writing this article!

I love this Jeep.  Yeah, it is like the Nitro, they’re twins.  Made from the same parent company so who cares if they are similar on the inside, they’re even made on the same assembly line, so if you like the nitro, but want open air look at liberty.

HDC; It is just the opposite. Nitro’s mechanical features and exterior look were based on a Jeep’s design. The fact that Nitro was released in 07’ and Liberty’s new model in 08’ doesn’t mean that Nitro is the base model. What you, HDC, are right about is that the administratives desided to share a design among the two sister companies. Both vehicles are great by the way. It is very difficult to decide on one of the two.

Update a year later.. I own a Commander and a Liberty. Both capable and both great with a family. On the Libby it is said that it has “cheap” plastic in the inside; actually it is very tough and utilitarian plastic. Easy to wash when me the boys get it dirty stumping in the woods. No , it s not a rubicon but really, no one takes a brand new Jeep banging in the woods and rocks. Most Jeeps see real action for which it was intended after the third owner when its value is depreciated. I go on river “roads” ( more like grassless dirt lanes) along the Mississippi to take wild life photos.
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