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Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Manufacturer	Jeep
Parent company	Kaiser-Jeep (1960s) American Motors Corporation (1970s-1987) Chrysler Corporation (1987-1993)
Production	1963–1993
Successor	Jeep Grand Cherokee
Class	Full-size SUV (1963-1991) Compact SUV (1993)
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive

SJ
Also called	Jeep Grand Wagoneer (1984-1991)
Production	1963-1991
Assembly	Toledo, Ohio
Body style(s)	2-door truck 2-door SUV 4-door SUV
Platform	Jeep SJ platform
Engine(s)	230 in³ Tornado I6 258 in³ AMC I6 327 in³ Vigilante V8 350 in³ Buick Dauntless V8 360 in³ AMC V8 401 in³ AMC V8
Transmission(s)	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed GM THM400 automatic 3-speed Chrysler A727 automatic
Wheelbase	108.7 in (2761 mm)
Length	186.4 in (4735 mm)
Width	74.8 in (1900 mm)
Height	66.4 in (1687 mm)
Curb weight	4514 lb (2048 kg)
Related	Jeep Gladiator Jeep Honcho Jeep Cherokee
Designer	Brooks Stevens

ZJ Grand Wagoneer
Production	1993
Assembly	Detroit, Michigan
Body style(s)	4-door SUV
Platform	Chrysler ZJ platform
Engine(s)	5.2L 220 hp V8
Transmission(s)	4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	105.9 in (2690 mm)
Length	176.7 in (4488 mm)
Width	69.2 in (1758 mm)
Height	64.9 in (1650 mm)
Fuel capacity	23 US gal.
Related	Jeep Grand Cherokee

This is the article about the full-size Wagoneer. For the compact 1984-1990 Wagoneer, see Jeep Cherokee XJ.

The Jeep Wagoneer was an early SUV, produced under varying marques from 1963 to 1991. It was noteworthy for being in production for more than 28 years with only minor mechanical changes. An overhead cam engine, along with independent front suspension (both later discontinued), supplemented with features unheard of in any other 4WD vehicle (including power steering and automatic transmission), made it revolutionary at the time. A solid front axle was available as well. Compared with offerings from International Harvester and Land Rover - which were producing utilitarian work-oriented vehicles that were quite spartan and truck-like on the inside - the Wagoneer was the first true luxury 4x4^[1]. The Wagoneer is based on the Jeep SJ platform. It debuted seven years (24 years in the United States) before the Land Rover Range Rover.

The Wagoneer was also a more luxurious version of the Jeep Cherokee, introduced in 1984, based on the Jeep XJ platform, after which the original Wagoneer remained in production as the Grand Wagoneer.

Contents 1 Beginnings 1.1 The Super Wagoneer 2 The AMC years 3 The Grand Wagoneer 4 1993 Grand Wagoneer 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

Conceived in the early 1960s while Jeep was owned by Kaiser Industries (better known as Kaiser-Jeep), the vehicle remained in production through subsequent ownership by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) and the Chrysler Corporation (until recently part of DaimlerChrysler),then Chrysler again. The vehicle was designed by industrial designer Brooks Stevens. The cost of development was around US$20 million^[2]. The name of the vehicle is sometimes confused with that of the Studebaker Wagonaire, which was a retractable-roof station wagon also designed by Stevens and introduced in the 1963 model year.

The original Wagoneer was a full-size, body-on-frame vehicle which shared its architecture with the Jeep Gladiator pickup truck. It was originally available in two and four-door body styles, with the two-door also available as a panel truck with windowless sides behind the doors and double "barn doors" in the rear instead of the usual tailgate and roll-down rear window. The two-door models were discontinued in 1968.

Early Wagoneers were powered by Willys' new "Tornado" SOHC 230 in³ six-cylinder engine. This engine was replaced in 1966 by American Motors' 232 in³ OHV six-cylinder engine. In years 1964-1966 a 327 cu in V-8 from American Motors was also available.

A special Super Wagoneer appeared from 1966 to 1969 with a special 270hp AMC 327 in³ (5.4 liter) or, later, a Buick 350 in³ (5.7 liter) V8 engine. The Super Wagoneer is considered the grandfather of today's luxury SUVs, equipped as it was with many power and convenience features not found on other vehicles of its type at the time - some examples being: push-button radio, seven-position tilt steering wheel, ceiling courtesy lights, air conditioning, power tailgate, power brakes, power steering, and console-shifted TH400 automatic transmission.

When AMC purchased Kaiser-Jeep in 1970, the decision was made to refine and upgrade the Jeep lineup, and from 1971 on, only AMC engines would be offered in the Wagoneer. The 2-door version was reintroduced in 1974 as the Cherokee. These models employed AMC engines with General Motors and later, Chrysler transmissions.

In 1978, the fully-loaded Wagoneer Limited debuted to critical acclaim and high demand. Not even the 1966 to 1969 Super Wagoneer had been so well equipped. The Limited, which debuted with a then eye-popping price of US$10,500 (then considered Cadillac territory), offered buyers air conditioning, power-adjustable seats, power door locks and windows, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, leather upholstery, plush carpeting and, most distinctively, exterior woodgrain trim. The Limited was instantly popular with those who desired "a little more", and sales were strong from the beginning.

The early 1980s saw Jeep demand (except for the Wagoneer Limited) dimmed by rising fuel prices, so AMC engineers made the company's 258 in³ six-cylinder engine as standard, although the well-heeled continued to buy the bigger, more powerful AMC 360 in³ V8 almost exclusively, despite its greater thirst for fuel.

The Wagoneer and Cherokee names were reapplied to the new, much-smaller unibody XJ platform in 1984. However, the SJ Wagoneer Limited was renamed Jeep Grand Wagoneer and marketed as a more luxurious SUV, though mechanically unchanged. Despite the vehicle's advancing age, the Grand Wagoneer remained popular. AMC executives, sensing the need to update the old ark, if only slightly, ordered up a redesign of the instrument panel, grille and taillamps in 1986, with the woodgrained sides coming in for a minor redo in 1987, the year that ownership of the company passed to Chrysler Corporation.

Chrysler, for its part, left the Grand Wagoneer mostly alone, and even continued to build the Grand Wagoneer with the AMC V8 instead of its own modern fuel-injected V8s. Chrysler only added a few new features (namely, an overhead console and rear-window wiper) in the last years of production.

The final 1,560 SJ Grand Wagoneers were produced in the 1991 model year, though it appears that four individual vehicles were produced as 1992 models to fulfill existing orders.^{[citation needed]} Each of these "Final Editions" were finished off with a "Final Edition" badge, proudly displayed on the dashboard. After 30 years of production, the reign of the Grand Wagoneer came to an end.

With the passing of the Grand Wagoneer, Chrysler executives pinned their hopes on the new 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was originally meant to replace both the smaller Cherokee and the larger Grand Wagoneer.

While preparing the Grand Cherokee, Chrysler executives learned that both the Cherokee and Grand Wagoneer were still quite popular; but the cost of updating the Grand Wagoneer was too great, while the Cherokee seemed to be viable with minor updates. The Cherokee would continue through 2001, but after killing the Grand Wagoneer, the company decided to add a surprising new model after the start of the 1993 model year.

In their effort to retain the true Grand Wagoneer faithful, Chrysler made what could be called, at best, a halfhearted attempt to introduce a Grand Wagoneer based on the new Grand Cherokee. With Chrysler's 5.2 L V8, special faux woodgrain trim, special plush leather seating, and extra sound deadening as standard, the "new" Grand Wagoneer unfortunately looked like what it was: an overdecorated Grand Cherokee. This Grand Wagoneer was smaller, had less interior space, and lacked the imposing road presence of the original. In addition, the woodgrain trim of these Grand Cherokee-based vehicles was notorious for flaking off, and unlike the older Wagoneers, it is rare to find '93 "Wagoneers" with the faux-wood intact. The faithful were not fooled and the 1993 Grand Wagoneer did not sell as Chrysler executives had hoped. Thus, the end came once more for the Grand Wagoneer.

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• The Wagoneer was occasionally used in rallying, mainly in the United States. Wagoneers placed first and second in the first ever running of the Sno*Drift rally in 1973.
• The Grand Wagoneer was one of the last few vehicles sold in the United States that still used a carburetor, well after most other vehicles had switched to fuel injection. Only Isuzu with its base-model pickup truck would hold out longer, selling its last carbureted vehicle in 1993.
• By the time production ended, the Grand Wagoneer contained parts from all of the Big Three automakers and those "adopted" by Chrysler from AMC:
  • Chrysler transmissions (the A727 automatic)
  • GM steering columns, light switches, and transmissions (Turbo-Hydramatic 400 during the 1970s)
  • Ford carburetors and electronic engine controls
  • AMC engine (the 360 in³ V8)

• Today's Grand Wagoneer aficionados are catered to by a number of companies that provide parts, service and accessories for their SUVs. In fact, one man, a retired Texas cattle rancher named Leon Miller, started a Grand Wagoneer dealership, Wagonmaster, (www.wagonmaster.com) to sell nearly pristine renewed low-mileage editions of the famed wagon. Miller's Grand Wagoneers range in price from the very high teens to, for exceptional examples, the mid-$30,000 range.

• In Finland Wagoneers (starting from late 70's) were usually sold with a Valmet 411 Diesel engine (4.4 Litres Max. power 82hp DIN/rpm 2200, Torque 306Nm DIN/rpm 1460). Typical mileage with this engine was around 29 MPG (8.2L/100Km) and if a turbo was installed by the owner, mileage improved even more (8L/100Km).

• WagoneerWorld
• International Full Size Jeep Association
• Vintage Jeeps
• wagoneers.com
• Wagonmaster

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