I found the next XJ....

88manche

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Portland, Oregon
I found the next vehicle to make it big just as the XJ did. What i mean by that. is that it went from grocery getter to 4x4 machine after some mods. Its a vrey common SUV too. Brand new in '04 they started out at a little over 30K for the highest luxury package, and 4wd. they ranged in price from 17k up to about 35k.

-Body-on-frame construction

-3,497 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 93 mm bore, 85.8 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder
-Unleaded fuel 87
-Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 20 and EPA city (mpg): 15
-Multi-point injection fuel system
-21.1 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
-Power: 143 kW , 192 HP SAE @ 5,500 rpm; 217 ft lb , 294 Nm @ 3,000 rpm

-4.666:1 axle ratio
-Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs
-Limited slip differential
-Fullsize alloy rim under body spare wheel
-Solid rear axle (toyota 8''), Coil spring w/ 4 link.


The only bad -
-Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs


Anyone wanna take a guess as to what it is?
 
Heres some more.

-External dimensions: overall length (inches): 179.8, overall width (inches): 74.2, overall height (inches): 71.3, ground clearance (inches): 8.2, wheelbase (inches): 106.7, front track (inches): 62.2, rear track (inches): 62.2 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 36.4

-Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 5,644, curb weight (lbs) 4,317, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 3,500 and max payload (lbs) 1,327


-Approach/Departure angle: 28.4 degrees / 25.8 degrees
 
kia sorrento?

had an 02 sprtage in the shop the other day, I almost fell over when saw a frame under there!
 
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