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Rolling Changes; Few compromises, off-road or on, in Jeep Liberty.

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| December 09, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Just ONE YEAR after we rolled a Jeep Liberty while putting it through our standard AutoFile tests, we were back at California Speedway to try again. We're happy to report we kept its wheels and tires solidly on the pavement. Since the rollover (AW, Nov. 26, 2001), Jeep made a running change to Liberty, lowering the suspension by nearly an inch on all vehicles built after April. This new, lowered Liberty felt wonderfully comfortable by comparison. In the same slalom, run on the same section of asphalt as last year, it oversteered gently and benignly while at the limit.

Apart from that one incident of rollover, we find this to be an interesting Jeep. It is far more ...

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