Modern-day Jeeps are experiencing a full-blown identity crisis. Back when four-door Wranglers were considered a novelty—or when yours truly was flashing the Jeep wave around town—the average luddite could still find comfort in a pared-down Wrangler, and would only wince a little at the comparatively high standards of a Grand Cherokee. That’s mostly changed, for good or ill. Part of it has to do with how these cars are being used now. The next time you’re driving down the Taconic, count how many Jeeps are covered in splotches of dry dirt. The off-road ethos that suffuses the company’s range of…
