The US retail pricing for the four-wheel drive 2005 Jeep Liberty (Cherokee for export) common rail diesel (CRD) model line, the first diesel mid-size sport-utility vehicle to be sold in the US, will start at $25,125, including $610 destination charge.
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The base MSRP for the plusher CRD Limited version is $27,355, including $610 destination. The diesel models reach US dealers later this year.
“Response to the new Jeep Liberty CRD has been huge,” a Jeep spokesman said. “Nearly 40,000 consumers have expressed interest in the diesel-powered Jeep Liberty, well ahead of the manufacturing launch in November.”
Jeep has offered diesel Cherokees in Europe for over a decade, beginning with the previous generation model in the early 1990s. Current export market buyers get a choice of 2.5- or 2.8-litre VM-made turbodiesels in their Ohio-built models – most of the export market Grand Cherokees are, in contrast, built by Magna Steyr in Austria. But the US is getting the Liberty diesel only with the 2.8.
The US-specification engine produces 160 horsepower and gets an estimated fuel economy of 22 miles city and 27 miles highway. Jeep claims the 2.8-litre diesel gives the Liberty best-in-class results in three categories: 295 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm; driving range of approximately 500 miles, and a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs.
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By GlobalDataProduction for the US market begins at the Toledo North assembly plant later and each vehicle will be fuelled with B5 diesel, comprising 5% biodiesel made from locally grown soybeans.
