• By Mike Spinelli
    Nov 19, 2005 4:42 PM 674
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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Jeep Commander, Part 3

    Why you should buy this car: It s a Jeep. It s a well-built Jeep. It s a well-built Jeep that looks like a Cherokee Limited from the late-80 s. If you re a nostalgic outdoorsy-type who doesn t mind torturing that spare set of sprogs, you re good to snow.

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: It s ugly, cramped, thirsty (we saw 7.9 mpg) and slow.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: No
    · Fashion Victims: Yes
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: Yes
    · Tuner Crowd: No
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: No
    · Working Stiffs: Yes
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: No
    · Soccer Moms: Yes
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: No

    Vitals:
    · Manufacturer: Jeep
    · Model tested: Commander
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $37,510
    · Engine type: 4.7-liter SOHC V8
    · Horsepower: 235hp @ 4500 rpm
    · Torque: 305 ft.-lbs. @3600 rpm
    · Redline: 6000 rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: Goodyear Fortera HP P245/65R17 OWL A/T
    · Drive type: AWD
    · 0 - 60: 10.2 secs
    · 1/4 mile: NA
    · Top speed: not a lot
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 15/19
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: to be rated

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Jeep Commander, Part 1, Part 2 [internal]


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