I hadn't seen this information before, excuse if it's already been posted. http://www.allpar.com/trucks/jeep/liberty-2008.html
There is a long article about the KK itself, but has information about the 2009 model. To save everyone looking it up, here is the info on the '09s:
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The 2009 Jeep Liberty was retuned with rear axle and shafts, steering gear, springs, shocks, brakes, and anti-roll bars all getting tweaks. Floor mats and auto unlock became standard; the usual satellite radio option was added; and equipment packages were changed around. The Limited model was considerably enhanced to make the extra cost well worth it, with remote express-open front windows and, in Jeep’s words, “soft-touch door uppers, all monochrome/dark gray interior, soft door armrest, leather-wrapped shift knob, dual in-mold film for instrument panel and console and leather-wrapped parking brake, steering wheel and grab handles.”
For 2009, manual transmissions were dropped; but Sirius Radio and six speakers are standard on Sport, floor mats are standard across the board, and YES Essentials cloth seats are in the Popular Equipment Group for Sport. Two new colors, orange and deep-water blue, replace electric and modern blue. The overwhelming majority of Libertys sold were the Sport model; the tweaks to the Limited may have been an attempt to increase high-end sales by making it more worthwhile.
For 2009, manual transmissions were dropped; but Sirius Radio and six speakers are standard on Sport, floor mats are standard across the board, and YES Essentials cloth seats are in the Popular Equipment Group for Sport. Two new colors, orange and deep-water blue, replace electric and modern blue. The overwhelming majority of Libertys sold were the Sport model; the tweaks to the Limited may have been an attempt to increase high-end sales by making it more worthwhile.
All in all I'm pretty underwhelmed. I guess I'd have to see the new Limited interior to know if I should have waited a year, but personally I don't mind the hard plastic. In a way it's more Jeep-like. If I had wanted soft armrests, leather-wrapped everything I would have gone with another Buick. As it was I picked a Limited only because I wanted all of the gadgets.
.. now wouldn't that be fun 
