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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited - 1999 Of The 4x4 Year

From the February, 2000 issue of 4Wheel & Off-Road
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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Off Roading Photo

Previous 4x4 of the Year Winners
1983 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer
1984 Jeep Cherokee (2.8L engine)
1985 Isuzu Trooper II
1986 Ford Ranger
1987 Nissan Pathfinder (two-door)
1988 Jeep Cherokee (4.0L engine)
1989 Toyota pickup
1990 Nissan Pathfinder (four-door)
1991 Dodge Dakota
1992 Chevrolet Blazer (fullsize)
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
1994 Dodge Ram 1500
(V-8 shortbed regular cab)
1995 Dodge Ram 2500
(V-10 longbed Club Cab)
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
(with center diff lock)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
(5.9L V-8)
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

Test Structure
Category Ranked
  Highest
RIDE & DRIVE—30% of total points
•Urban Dakota & Tundra
•Highway Suburban
•Dirt or gravel fire roads Tahoe
•Sand Tundra
•Rockcrawling Ram
•Hillclimbing Tundra
•Braking quality Tundra
Overall Suburban

EMPIRICAL—25% of total points
•Torque/weight ratio Tundra
•1¼4-mile acceleration Dakota
•60-0 braking VehiCROSS
•Load-carrying capacity Suburban
•Miles per gallon Montero
•Price as tested Xterra
Overall Xterra

MECHANICAL—15% of total points
•Engine’s available power Dakota
•Transmission Frontier & Xterra
•4WD/low-range engagement Dakota
•Steering Dakota
•Fit and finish VehiCROSS
•Drivetrain performance Dakota
Overall Dakota

INTERIOR—15% of total points
•Ergonomics Suburban
•Appearance, fit and finish Suburban
•Appointments Suburban
•Perceived noise level Suburban & Tahoe
Overall Suburban

EXTERIOR—15% of total points
*Body styling Ram
*Cargo Excursion
*Four-wheeling attributes Ram
*Fit and finish Tundra
Overall Ram

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