11/07/2008 03:56. The Jeep Liberty has gone from sport cute to sport brute.

With a redesign for 2008, this mid-size SUV entry has moved away from the middle-of-the-road curvy styling of the first generation to a more in-your-face, rugged, boxier design this time around.

It has, well, a more ‘Jeep look’ to it, almost a mini Commander-type stance that is sure to please die hard Jeep lovers who may have been put off with the styling of the previous model.

The Liberty has a rugged look and it can handle the tough going with ease, as my colleague Jim Robinson wrote in his preview of the model last fall.

Jim talked about his experience on an off-road course that was as demanding as any he had encountered in his long career as an automotive reviewer.

We came over the crest on the trail and... // Walkertown Herald Times