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The Jeep Liberty (KJ), or Jeep Cherokee (KJ) outside North America, is a compact SUV that was produced by Jeep from 2002 to 2007. Introduced in May 2001 as a replacement for the Cherokee (XJ) , the unibody Liberty was priced between the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee.
Inspired by styling from the Dakar [3] and Jeepster [4] concept vehicles, the Liberty replaced the discontinued Jeep Cherokee.. The Liberty was the first Jeep vehicle to use rack and pinion steering, [5] and was the first Jeep to use the two then-new PowerTech engines; the 150 horsepower (110 kW) 2.4 L straight-4, which was discontinued in 2006, and the 210 horsepower (160 kW) 3.7 L V6, as ...
Towing capacity was 5,000 lb (2,268 kg). Jeep discontinued the Liberty CRD for the American market because it would not meet tougher 2007 emissions standards for diesel engines. Between 2008 and 2010 the Jeep Liberty KK was sold in the European market with a 2.8 L diesel engine producing 175 hp and 302–339 lb ft of torque.
The production version of the Jeep Commander (XK and the diesel-powered XH export version) debuted at the 2005 New York Auto Show as a five- or seven-passenger counterpart of the Jeep Liberty. It was developed to target consumers who wanted a three-row SUV, but designed to be only two inches longer than the Jeep Grand Cherokee with its two-rows ...
The new V8 engine produced less torque than the old pushrods, but was lighter, offered better fuel economy, and provided similar on-road performance figures (the 23-US-gallon (87 L; 19 imp gal) fuel tank was replaced with one of a 20.5-US-gallon (78 L; 17.1 imp gal) capacity).
An international police hunt is under way for James Meehan, 55, who failed to return to Magilligan prison last week to complete his life sentence for the murder of Jim McFadden in Derry in 2007.
The average fuel tank capacity for cars is 50–60 L (12–16 US gal). [3] The most common materials for fuel tanks are metal or plastic. Metal (steel or aluminium) fuel tanks are usually built by welding stamped sheetmetal parts together. Plastic fuel tanks usually built using blow molding, which allows more complex shapes to be used.
Fuel tanks of a capacity greater than 25 US gallons must adhere to specifications for spillage, leakage, mounting, impact survivability, weld requirements, venting and a host of other stipulations. The regulations require side-mounted fuel tanks to survive a 30-foot drop test, while non-side-mounted fuel tanks must survive a 10-foot drop test.