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Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer

XJ facelift1987–1989

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cherokee 2.5l 4-speed manual 4x2 ↗4-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 2.5 L · 105 hp105 hpRear-wheel drive
cherokee 2.5l 5-speed manual 4x4 ↗5-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 2.5 L · 105 hp105 hpFour-wheel drive
cherokee 4.0l 4-speed automatic 4x2 ↗4-speed automatic · 1987–1989Gasoline · 4.0 L · 177 hp177 hpRear-wheel drive
cherokee 4.0l 5-speed manual 4x2 ↗5-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 4.0 L · 177 hp177 hpRear-wheel drive
cherokee 4.0l 5-speed manual 4x4 ↗5-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 4.0 L · 177 hp177 hpFour-wheel drive
cherokee/wagoneer 4wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1987–1989Regular · 2.5 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
cherokee/wagoneer 4wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1987–1989Regular · 4.0 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
cherokee/wagoneer 4wd ↗Manual 5-spd · 1987–1989Regular · 4.0 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
wagoneer 2.5l 4-speed automatic 4x4 ↗4-speed automatic · 1987–1989Gasoline · 2.5 L · 105 hp105 hpFour-wheel drive
wagoneer 2.5l 5-speed manual 4x4 ↗5-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 2.5 L · 105 hp105 hpFour-wheel drive
wagoneer 4.0l 4-speed automatic 4x4 ↗4-speed automatic · 1987–1989Gasoline · 4.0 L · 177 hp177 hpFour-wheel drive
wagoneer 4.0l 5-speed manual 4x4 ↗5-speed manual · 1987–1989Gasoline · 4.0 L · 177 hp177 hpFour-wheel drive
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About this generation

For 1987, the XJ Cherokee/Wagoneer received a facelift that updated the front-end styling and continued the same basic body and mechanical layout. The revised version remained on sale in the United States through 1989. This phase kept the Cherokee and Wagoneer nameplates in the XJ lineup while carrying the model through the end of the decade.

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