The Jeep Cherokee: A Class-Defining Icon
The Jeep Cherokee first came to life in the 1970s, with the advent of the "SJ"--sharing its model code with the iconic Jeep Wagoneer. The Cherokee version, a two-door model marketed as a sport-oriented version of the full-sized Wagoneer, was the first to use the term "Sport Utility Vehicle" in its 1974 sales brochure--thus inventing one of the most popular vehicles segments in the world today.

