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The 2014 Jeep Cherokee has not yet entered full scale production, and some sources are now saying it won't happen until September 2013. The company is still working out heat problems, what appears to be a supplier material switch, and some fit issues, and with quality as a top priority “for real,” production is not likely to begin until all known problems are solved.

With that said, it’s hard to see what conclusion to draw from these shots taken recently by Erik Latranyi, which show new and different front fascias. They might simply be a test of the same basic parts, made with a different material; or a new run of parts to check fit; or part of a test of a new design, though the Cherokee has already been unveiled and shown. Update: Susan Rand wrote, “It's different, but only slightly. Look where the bumper starts and comes..
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