2004 Jeep Liberty Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Jeep Liberty:

...designed it to survive its nefarious Rubicon torture tests with nary a scratched fender.

-- Car and Driver

The swing gate opens from the curb-side of the vehicle for safe, convenient loading.

-- Edmunds.com

...Jeep's strongest, stiffest chassis structure...

-- The Car Connection

The rear glass pops open with the press of a button on the optional remote locking key fob.

-- AutoWeek

...it's not 'truck-like' on pavement. It doesn't sacrifice ride comfort and driveability for off-road prowess.

-- Canadian Driver

Whether in four-wheel high or low, the solid-rear-axle Liberty is the real thing off-road, a true Jeep, and it demonstrated a reassuring eagerness and responsiveness as we made our way through the ponderosa pine forests.

-- Automobile

What reviewers liked least about the Jeep Liberty:

You'll feel the mass at the gas pump, too, with an EPA estimate of 16 mpg in the city, 20 highway.

-- AutoWeek

You really feel the weight (4,115 pounds with V6 engine) under braking...

-- AutoWeek

The Liberty is also a true Jeep on the road, which means that it's far from carlike, even with its new and quite effective independent control-arm front suspension.

-- Automobile

Jeep Liberty Comparisons:

...V-6, with 210 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque, can still clobber most of the competition in straight-line performance.

-- Car and Driver

...Jeep's Selec Trac 4WD system... allows greater versatility over a greater variety of roads compared to other compact SUVs.

-- Canadian Driver

Although it has better minimum ground clearance than the Freelander, the Liberty's underside proved more vulnerable. We managed to engage a rock and bend the exhaust pipe that curves down, unprotected, below the driveshaft.

-- Automobile

Best one-liner about the Jeep Liberty:

Liberty's interior is... an oasis of calm.

-- The Car Connection