Offering 4x4 fuel economy and off-road capability in the compact SUV segment, the Jeep Compass for 2011 unveiled today at Geneva Motor Show, features a new, sophisticated design with cues coming directly from the brand’s premium icon, the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Coupled with a host of interior refinements, improved ride and handling characteristics and new powertrain and drivetrain options for Europe, the newest Jeep Compass offers a unique blend of premium styling, capability, efficiency and value that is better than ever.
Jeep Compass offers customers confident 4x4 capability as well as a retuned suspension with higher spring and damping rates and an increased diameter of the rear sway bar.
It will be available in Europe in two drivetrain configurations. In addition to the Freedom Drive I four-wheel-drive system, Compass is now also available in a front-wheel-drive configuration. Front-wheel drive is the sole configuration for vehicles with the 2.0-liter petrol World Engine and is a new option for vehicles with the 2.2-liter turbo diesel engine.
Freedom Drive I is a full-time, active four-wheel-drive system with Lock mode, designed to give drivers year-round assurance with the ability to handle rough weather and low-traction conditions as well as slick roads that come with rain and light snow. It is the standard configuration for vehicles with the 2.4-liter petrol World Engine and is available for vehicles with the 2.2-liter turbo diesel engine.
The first of two petrol engines is the 2.4-liter World Engine that produces power of 125kW (170hp) and torque of 220Nm. It is available with either the standard five-speed manual transaxle or a Continuously Variable Transaxle (CVT). Paired with a five-speed manual transaxle delivers fuel economy of 8.1L/100 km (combined cycle) and a range of 631km on one tank of fuel. CVT transmission features Auto Stick, which allows for manual control with the simulation of six stepped gears.
Newly available for Jeep Compass in Europe is a 2.0-liter petrol World Engine with dual VVT, which provides power of 115kW (156hp) and torque of 190 Nm. This engine, which is coupled with a five-speed manual transmission and the front-wheel-drive configuration only, provides fuel economy of 7.6L/100 km.
Jeep Compass also features a 2.2-liter turbo diesel high-output engine, which is paired with a six-speed manual transmission, produces power of 120kW (163hp) and torque of 320 Nm. With this Euro V diesel engine, Compass delivers fuel consumption of 6.6L/100 km (combined cycle).
The 2.2-liter turbo diesel engine will also be offered in European markets as a low-output version, with 100kW (136hp) of power and 320Nm.
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