everybody's talking about the jeep wagoneer and the jeep grand cherokee so what am i doing with
a compass well for 2022 the interior is brand new and that means a lot more technology most of what
you'll find in the bigger jeeps the whole jeep lineup is moving up market so that means that the
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you want more jeep reviews and we got more coming the wrangler 392 with the xtreme recon package the
grand wagoneer it's all here this compass points in a direction that very few compact suvs bother
to go anymore off-road it's the trailhawk and it's the only compass worthy enough to wear the jeep
trail rated badge plus it's the coolest looking compass which earns it my badge of approval
this compass came out for 2017 and it looks just as good then as it does now the trailhawk it might
seem like an appearance package because you do get this gloss black roof you get the hood decals the
red tow hooks but it really is the real deal it's raised one inch so you get 8.6 inches total of
ground clearance and it rides on these falcon wild peak all-terrain tires the front and rear faces
have also been redesigned for better approach and departure angles that's crucial when you're going
off-road and if you do hit anything it's got more steel skid plates to protect the underbelly the
compass looks pretty good from the back as well it looks like it's a little jeep it's a jeep lit
my favorite feature though is this this may be the best reason to buy a trailhawk even if you don't
go on a trail it's called driving in the city and if someone parks next to you well they're going to
get their bumper destroyed and your expensive jeep bumper should be pretty fine but you can actually
use it for real purposes too not saying that's the only reason has a tow hitch as well two thousand
pounds max trailer that's another option and the cargo space is actually better than the cherokee
this is nine inches shorter than the cherokee and yet the cargo space is a little bit more
27 behind the seats and 60 when they're folded so more room than you'd expect in this car you won't
recognize the compass in here now a few switches and stocks remain but everything else deep
throughout the window thank goodness they did all the materials are better and the whole dash is
just slimmer and it's layered you got this nice textured mid section here it's really good the
panel fit is tighter and allows room for this accent trim curving underneath the air vents
blend into the top panel the whole console is new it's wider and finished in shiny black plastic
there's a toggle switch for the drive modes usb c ports new climate controls and the electric
parking brake moves to the right of the shifter the steering wheel is new including this airbag
housing which is smaller it just feels more rectilinear like the whole rest of the theme of
this dash now what i also like is that it doesn't remind me of a rental car everything just looks
and feels more upscale this is a roomy back seat for a small crossover i am not crouched at all and
i've got a nice big panoramic moon roof we got an alpine stereo i also have rear air vents rear usb
115 volt power outlet and optionally rear heated seats now as nice as this interior is and it is
good for 41 315 bucks total with destination i think it could be a little bit better but the
uconnect 5 screen up front that helps justify the price an 8.4 inch screen is standard on the sport
and latitude this is the 10 inch which comes on the latitude lux and three other trims including
the trailhawk it's clear fast and simple as before only the graphics are a lot sharper
there's wireless apple carplay and wireless android auto but the rest
of the interface is pretty good where you don't really need this
it's really easy to adjust a lot of different settings including all the safety and driving
assistance functions that are standard now for 2022 including blind spot forward braking with
pedestrian detection and lane keep assist now later the compass will offer a highway assist
like on the grand cherokee but this one is too new it is coming later for the 2022 model year the 360
cameras are really good lots of different views pretty high res nice to see so many different
views going on here the digital instrument panel has some multiple views you can even press this
button to see everything at a carousel so you can see multiple information at a glance you
can also change that again analog gauges digital gauges with this tachometer that kind of looks
like a compass and it will show you various different information like your driving modes
nice little animations now it's not as full featured as the same digital instrument panel
you'll find in the new grand cherokee but a lot of it is there this is a 2.4 liter 4 with 180
horsepower and 175 foot-pounds of torque sounds okay until you have to actually go somewhere
with it it's just loud it's rude and crude it is there's no getting around it this is an old fiat
engine not too far ago jeep and chrysler and fiat were all one and this is some of the products that
were left over it wasn't really good at the start when the compass was new for 2017 and now for the
2022 model year it's not any better the good thing is that there's a 9-speed automatic transmission
there's still a 6-speed automatic on the sport and latitude but the 9-speed is standard everywhere
else the only problem is is that there's still a lot of gaps in shifting so if i just want to
it just kind of feels like the car is almost getting off the gas in between the shifts
like there's a lack of power i don't know what's going on but it's just the programming
is just i'm just trying to get up a hill i'm only doing 45 miles an hour sounds like i'm doing 100
but this is kind of an engine of old a lot of new cars these days have turbos and even
the naturally aspirated fours like the ones in the mazdas they're just better behaved
they're quieter they're smoother you don't get this type of feeling but in this jeep
gosh yeah it's it's not a good experience but when things quiet down and they do
when you're up to speed it feels a lot better once you're at a constant speed in the compass
behavior is actually pretty good because there's actually a lot of noise insulation in here
these all-terrain tires don't hum they're pretty smooth so honestly it feels pretty good in here
you can actually have a conversation not yell and actually enjoy the comfort because really
tuned for that this is more of an on-road jeep and despite the steering not really being as precise
it certainly is no wrangler so you get in this vehicle and you can definitely drive
for a long distance and be comfortable my only gripe with the steering is that it just
is pretty lifeless and there's not a lot of off-center feel so if you turn a little bit
the wheels don't really do anything and you're kind of moving the wheel like this and not much
is happening really that's not what you come to expect in any car based crossover these days this
is more like a traditional jeep and that's an area where traditional jeeps are not very good
so if you just point this jeep straight and don't worry about steering or accelerating too hard
it works pretty well and the brakes actually are really one of the finer touches of the compass
they feel really good really direct honestly i wish that the steering felt
just as linear and perfect as this but it doesn't fuel economy is okay
with this four-wheel drive it's 22 city 30 highway and 25 combined right up there with a lot of other
vehicles in this size and class so the engine itself doesn't penalize you for fuel it's using
but it certainly will penalize you in power and noise and refinement if you don't have any
but the thing you do get with this jeep especially the trailhawk is the all-wheel drive system i'm
calling it all wheel drive and not four wheel drive because truly this is operating like a
front wheel drive vehicle until it senses slip and it can send up to 100 of that torque to that rear
axle so it's not like the other true jeep four wheel drive systems that are always in four wheel
drive however this does have a low range with a 20 to 1 crawl ratio which is pretty impressive
and i can lock it here as a four wheel drive lock button so i can get that 50 50 split if i want to
so that is nice so it's kind of a hybrid between four wheel drive and a conventional all-wheel
drive system and that goes above and beyond what a lot of other crossovers do like say
from honda or toyota do a little bit more here i'll just go on a little light trail
i'm not off-roading because let's be honest if i was i'd rather be in the big wrangler
but this is a little baby jeep and it can still do jeep things remember the trailhawk is the only
one that's actually trail rated has that badge on it because the regular one just could not keep up
what's nice about it too is that well you have four different driving modes there's a rock mode
that's only on the trailhawk and that's pretty nice if you really want to bite off some big
rocks i suppose in your driveway or a little stick that i just ran over but for most people
these are just going to be things that you're going to say take to a state park or you're going
to go down a boat ramp something with a little bit more authority than say a regular crossover
it's really not much different than say running with trail you know trail running shoes that
you'd put on versus regular cross country shoes they are a little firmer they grip a little bit
more that's what you're getting with this jeep a little bit more capability but not that much more
the compass starts at 25 240 just a few thousand below a cherokee and a few hundred
above a renegade the compass trailhawk with all the options is 41-315 this trim competes with the
ford bronco sport toyota rav4 trd off-road and the subaru forester wilderness for off-road prowess
this jeep will hold its own no doubt many other competitors like the mitsubishi eclipse cross and
nissan rogue aren't as capable but say the new 2023 kia sportage x pro that looks like it would
be a better everyday alternative and it does come with all-terrain tires if you're not going on a
trail other suvs like the mazda cx-5 hyundai tucson and honda crv are much better to drive
the compass may not be the best value among compact suvs but the all new interior
and all the technology that comes with it they're deserving of the second look
i can tell jeep has done a good job here it looks like a polished product in and out except
it's not totally that engine really old should be thrown out the steering i think should be re-tuned
now based on those things alone i can't recommend the compass however if you're not that concerned
about performance and that doesn't bother you there's a lot of good traits about this vehicle
it's still a really good city commuter and it's very comfortable certainly capable off-road too
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