• The 1996 Jeep Cherokee is available in multiple versions, including the Country. The Cherokee Country comes in both two- and four-wheel-drive versions. Jeep originally priced the Country between $20,000 and $22,000. As of late 2010, it is valued between $2,700 and $3,000. The Cherokee was later discontinued in 2001 and is now active as the Grand Cherokee.
  
  

Measurements

• The 1996 Cherokee Country is 166.9 inches long and 67.7 inches wide. The two-wheel-drive version is 63.9 inches tall, and the four-wheel-drive version is 64 inches tall. Both the front and rear tracks are 58 inches, and the wheelbase on both is 101.4 inches. The two-wheel-drive version weighs 2,955 pounds, and the four-wheel-drive model weighs 3,115 pounds.
  
  

Space

• Both the two- and four-wheel-drive versions seat a maximum of five passengers. They offer 38.3 inches of headroom in the front seat and 38.5 inches in the back seat. The legroom available is 41.4 inches in the front seat and 34.9 inches in the back seat. Shoulder room is 55.2 inches in the front seat and 55.3 inches in the back seat. The hip room offered is 55.2 inches in the front seat and 44.5 inches in the back seat.
  
  

Power

• Both of the Cherokee Country versions have a 4.0-liter, inline-six engine that produces 190 horsepower and come standard with a four-speed automatic overdrive transmission. The engine produces 235 pounds-feet of torque at 3,200 rpm, or revolutions per minute. The engine also has a compression ratio of 8.8 to one and a bore and stroke of 3.88 and 3.41, respectively.
  
  

Fuel

• Both versions have a 20.2-gallon tank and use unleaded fuel. The two-wheel-drive version gets 15 mpg, or miles per gallon, in the city and 21 mpg on the highway. The four-wheel-drive model gets 15 mpg in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.
  
  

Safety

• Both the two- and four-wheel-drive Cherokee Country versions feature driver airbags.