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What happened? Well, we got things like the Liberty, Commander, Patriot, and Compass. None connected to Jeep with any really passion or strong tie to the Jeep history. In fact, you could argue the Compass and Patriot are really cars. Of course, they share the platform with the Dodge Caliber car. How, exactly, does that make them Jeeps? To be fair, Jeep has had some recent hits as well as these four strikes. Clearly, the highly successful four-door Wrangler Unlimited is stunningly well done. We'd also include the Jeep Gladiator concept pickup from two years ago, which still has people talking about it.

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