Jeep Wrangler Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2015 | With some products, people insist on the "real thing." The Jeep Wrangler is such a product. For decades Jeep has continuously evolved its core model with an unwavering focus on off-road performance. They have improved other aspects of the vehicle along the way, but these have always been secondary. Such tightly focused products and brands have an appeal that others can never have. The Toyota 4Runner remains much more focused on traditional SUV stuff than the car-based crossovers (such as the Toyota Highlander) that have largely succeeded them. For 2015 there's even a new TRD Pro version. And the 4Runner does have a loyal following of its own. But this following doesn't begin to compare to the Jeep's in size or enthusiasm. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
Jeep Wrangler Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Jeep...that pretty much says it all. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2009 | 2dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
rugged, handles snow, resale value see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2008 | 2dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Show a spirit of adventure. Can go anywhere, much fun with no top or doors on. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2008 | 2dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
The Jeep is an iconic bit of American automotive history. It helped win WWII and was a post war mainstay on farms all across the country. They’ve been made in many countries and have turned up in all over the world. Most recognizable vehicle on earth. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2008 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Jeep wrangler is known as a great off-road vehicle that is capapble of going anywhere. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2008 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
This vehicle is one of the best offroad vehicles which is one of the reasons I purchased it see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2008 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
The Jeep Wrangler is the standard for off-road enthusiasts, and the Rubicon is ready for action straight from the factory. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2007 | 2dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
It is a legend. I am on my fourth Wrangler and love them all. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2007 | 2dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
The Jeep Wrangler is and always has been one of the most capable off the lot off-road vehicle. There is nothing better than hitting some backwoods trails with the doors and top off. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2007 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Still made to be a true off road vehicle. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | The smaller the Mercedes, the more heavily it tends to trade on the three-pointed star. So the #1 reason to consider a GLK250 carries over from the GLK350 review (text from the previous review in italics): I don't personally put much stock in brands, with cars or anything else. But each time I have a Mercedes-Benz for a week the continuing power of the marque has been unavoidable. Audi and BMW now command similar prices, but haven't yet acquired the same mystique. They probably never will for people born before 1980. Until the final years of the twentieth century, Audis were largely ignored as troublesome, modestly upgraded VWs and BMW was mostly known for the compact, still semi-affordable 3-Series. Neither could hold a candle to the company that invented the mass-produced automobile and that has been strongly associated with large, top-shelf automobiles ever since. Gayla (the site's programmer, my wife) is not a car person. Her take on the GLK: "Of course it's a good car, it's a Mercedes." Some of my friends who are more into cars--and who own competing makes--similarly employ a different tone when asking about "the Mercedes." They could afford one, so why don't they own one? Partly because the brand's mystique cuts both ways. They're not interested in making such a strong status statement. Can even a compact crossover make a strong status statement? Mercedes-Benz has done its best to make this so--check out the size of the three-pointed star on the GLK's grille. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Trickle-down reputation from the more expensive M-Bs. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |