Jeep Compass Review: A Detailed Description Of Jeep's Most Affordable SUV In India
Jeep made a stellar debut in India in 2017 with the Compass as its first offering for the masses. It offered almost everything you expect from an SUV-tough-as-nails build quality levels, premium features, potent engines, and the prestigious image of a luxury vehicle.
Over the years, the Jeep Compass has evolved into a more premium and desirable SUV without compromising affordability. The Jeep Compass customer reviews verify the car's popularity. This latest facelifted iteration takes the legacy of Compass one notch higher with new features and inside-out tweaks.
You can get a Jeep Compass with one of the two powertrain options on offer a 1.4-litre turbo-petrol and a 2.0-litre diesel. The petrol variants come standard with front-wheel drive. On the other hand, the diesel versions offer front-wheel drive in manual variants and four-wheel drive in automatic variants.
As mentioned above, a 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and a 2.0-litre diesel engine are the two powertrain options offered in the Jeep Compass.
The 1.4-litre Multiair turbocharged petrol engine produces 163 bhp of power and 250 Nm of torque. The petrol engine has a front-wheel drive configuration and a 7-speed DCT gearbox, and it claims a fuel efficiency of 14.1 km/L.
The 2.0-litre Multijet diesel engine produces 170 PS of power and 350 Nm of torque. This engine is paired to a 6-speed manual gearbox in the front-wheel drive variants and a 9-speed automatic gearbox in the four-wheel drive variants. The maximum fuel efficiency claimed by the diesel engine is 17.1 km/L.
The Jeep Compass measures 4405mm long, 1818mm wide, and 1640mm tall, with a 2636mm wheelbase.
All the variants of the Compass come with a suspension combination of McPherson struts with a lower control arm at the front and a multi-link with strut assembly at the rear.
In this facelifted version, Jeep tweaked the front fascia of the Compass, which now gets the trademark seven-slat grille with black surrounds.
The higher-spec variants of the Compass come with LED headlamps (projectors in the S variant) with eyebrow-shaped daytime running LEDs and LED front cornering fog lamps.
While the higher-spec variants get 18-inch alloy wheels, the lower-spec variants ride on 17-inch alloys.
The Jeep Compass also has rear fog lamps, roof rails, LED tail lamps, a powered tailgate, rain-sensing wipers, and auto headlamps.
The cabin of the facelifted Compass looks entirely different from the previous version. It looks more sophisticated with better quality materials, more layers, and newer features.
The top-spec S variant comes with all-black leather upholstery, while the mid-spec variants have steel grey leather upholstery with brown vinyl inserts. Meanwhile, the base version has grey fabric upholstery.
A 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system is the prime highlight, which also features wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. While the S variant features a 9-speaker audio system with a subwoofer and amplifier, the others get a 6-speaker audio system.
For front seat occupants, the Jeep Compass has powered and ventilated front seats with a memory function for the driver's seat.
Other premium comfort and convenience features that you get in the Compass, include a 10.2-inch full-TFT instrument console, dual-zone auto AC, rear AC vents, a wireless charger, and a panoramic sunroof.
The Jeep Compass is well-equipped with safety features like six airbags, ABS with EBD, hill-hold assist, ESC, traction control, reverse parking sensors, and a 360-degree camera.
The four-wheel drive variants also get hill descent control, auto hold, Jeep active drive, and a select-terrain management system.
Compared to its rivals, the Jeep Compass is a pricier alternative. However, Jeep justifies the higher prices with higher premium build quality, fit, and finish levels. The higher-quality interior features further make the Compass more desirable.
The Jeep Compass is one of the few SUVs below the INR 50 lakh mark to come with a 360-degree parking camera, besides reverse parking sensors.
While these features make the Compass a very convenient SUV to park in congested areas, Park+ eases your car parking experience even more. It offers the facility of finding and booking a parking slot well in advance from the comfort of your smartphone, even before reaching the spot. Visit the website and download the Park+ App to know more.