But the Wrangler is not Jeep’s most influential vehicle. That honor goes to the more humble, XJ-generation Cherokee, which Jeep built from 1984 to 2001. How awesome was the XJ Cherokee formula?

Check out Harry Metcalfe's 1978 Jaguar XJ 5.3 V12 Coupe Jaguar only made about 10,000 XJ Coupes in the 1970s, and only a couple thousand of them had the V12 engine.

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