dodge nitro v jeep cherokee

[sawman]

I spotted a tidy looking dodge nitro at a dealer the other day, with the V6 petrol motor. I know that these are related to the last version of the cherokee, but how similar under the skin?

We ran an early nitro v6 for a while whilst living in canada, it was pretty nice to drive, we never had any issues with it, I recall that it had switchable 4x4, but no low ratio etc

We currently have a 2003 cherokee v6, I was wondering what gains or losses I might be seeing swapping it for a 2008 nitro

[351GT]

Hi. This is just my opionion,but nitro is a newer better looking car, more goodies on board, and not many of them around. 3.7 petrol is a good one to go for.
Kj have been around for a while, easely available parts, still a nice vehicle but a nitro turns more heads than a kj. Regards...

[sawman]

cheers chaps,

is the nitro closer related to the kj cherokee (2002-2007) or the later square cut one?

are dodge parts available these days? dodge don't have much of a presence in the uk these days

The nitros seem to be priced a bit lower than the apparently equivalent jeeps - any reason, other than the "jeep" factor?

[Roo]

My foggy memory is telling me that the biggest mechanical difference is that the auto Cherokee will have all wheel drive and four wheel drive whereas the Nitro only has four wheel drive.

Might be wrong. It's been a while since I sold a Nitro.

[Nickyboy]

Rented one in Vegas last year, horrific car.