I had to get a recall done yesterday at the dealer, so while I was waiting I asked to road test a new Cherokee. It did handle and ride nicely, probably due to the IFS/IRS which I consider a plus in a vehicle like this. It had the 3.2 Pentastar and felt quick, but not overpowering. I don't know about it's offroad capabilities and don't really care. It's a great little SUV well suited for mall crawling and soccer moms. I suspect there are many other vehicles of it's type just as capable I could get a bit cheaper though. But the front end styling turned me off; it's hideous. While trying to make it look Jeep-ish by retaining the too-small slotted grille, then adding slitted eye headlights and a shark-looking mouth below, they succeeded in creating what looks like some prehistoric deep water bottom feeder. Kind of like a whale shark with big eyes. From the side and rear it looks common, like every other small mall Japanese or Korean SUV. Even the wife thought it was ugly, and we never agree..............