Chicago: Jeep 65th Anniversary Edition Lineup

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Special Edition Models of the 2006 Jeep® Commander, Grand Cherokee, Liberty and Wrangler Mark 65 Years of Jeep Heritage and Capability

Freedom, Adventure, Mastery and Authenticity are the hallmarks of the Jeep brand

65th Anniversary Edition Jeep vehicles include popular and unique options

A new color — Jeep Green — is offered for the first time

Limited production vehicles can be ordered now

Auburn Hills, Mich., Feb 9, 2006 -

The Jeep® brand is celebrating 65 years of go anywhere/do anything capability with special edition models of the 2006 Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty and Jeep Wrangler, all equipped with popular and unique features. These limited production vehicles will be on display during press and public days at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show, February 8-19 at McCormick Place.

"Since they were first mass produced in 1941, Jeep vehicles have gone on to become the authentic benchmark for off-road capability," said John Plecha, Director, Jeep Marketing and Product Planning, the Chrysler Group. "Jeep vehicles have mastered more terrain, lead more adventures and provided drivers more freedom than any other vehicle before or since. These 65th Anniversary Editions pay homage to the legend that is Jeep."

The Jeep 65th Anniversary Edition vehicles will be offered in Light Khaki, Dark Khaki, Bright Silver, Black and a new color, Jeep Green.

The MSRP of the Jeep Commander 65th Anniversary Edition is $28,880 for the 4x2 version and $30,880 for the 4x4 version.

The 3.7-liter V-6 engine is standard; the 4.7-liter V-8 is optional.

Features include:

Power sunroof including CommandViewTM Skylights

Monochromatic exterior appearance with body color door handles and rear license plate brow

Bright chrome bodyside moldings and tow hooks

Fog lamps

Cargo net

Unique 17-inch Wrench aluminum wheels with gray accents

Unique cloth seats with embroidered Jeep 65 logo

Unique floormats with Jeep 65 logo

Unique center console accents

AM/FM 6-CD/MP3 radio

Unique Jeep 65th Anniversary badge

The Grand Cherokee 65th Anniversary Edition is based on the Laredo E package. MSRP for the 4x2 vehicle is $28,755 and $30,725 for the 4x4 edition.

Features (including the two engine options) are the same as those for the Commander 65th Anniversary Edition, except for the following:

Power sunroof (CommandView Skylights are exclusive to Commander)

Unique 17-inch Ronin aluminum wheels with gray accents

Unique interior bezels

The Jeep Liberty 65th Anniversary Edition is based on the Sport C package. MSRP for the 4x2 special edition is $24,095 and $25,605 for the 4x4 edition.

Features include:

Power sunroof

Monochromatic exterior appearance with body color fascias and fender flares

Bright chrome bodyside moldings

Unique 16-inch Mechanica aluminum wheels painted sparkle silver

Unique cloth sets with embroidered "Jeep 65" logo

Unique floormats with Jeep 65 logo

Unique console trim

Spare tire cover

Unique Jeep 65th anniversary logo

The Jeep Wrangler 65th Anniversary Special Edition is based on the X package. MSRP is $23,535.

Features include:

SunRider soft top

15-inch Alcoa aluminum wheels

30" x 9.5" Goodyear Wrangler OWL tires

Heavy duty Dana 44 rear axle

High pressure gas charged shocks

Sirius satellite radio with 1-year free service

7-speaker system including subwoofer

Body colored fender flares

Full metal doors

Fog lamps

Unique center stack bezel

Unique two-tone seat with embroidered Jeep 65 logo

Unique floormats with "Jeep 65" logo

Unique 65th anniversary decal

Source: Autoblog

[RJB]

Uhhhh I'm not feeling these, especially if there is a substanstial price increase.

[Satty]

That Wrangler is f@#king hot! The rest are ok, but the Wrangler looks awesome in that color.

[daves87rs]

That Wrangler is f@#king hot!  The rest are ok, but the Wrangler looks awesome in that color.

The Wrangler really does look good in that color...

[MGZ06]

That's a nice lineup. . . Good to see them keeping up with the anniversary theme.

Sirius satellite radio with 1-year free service

Hmmm. . . wonder if this will happen more often with other brand like Dodge.