2017 Jeep Compass Could Be the Jeep C-SUV We've Been Expecting - Photo Gallery - autoevolution
In May 2014, Jeep held a press conference during the FCA Investor Day. Mike Manley told the media that the Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass are to be discontinued next year, which incidentally marks the brand's 75th anniversary. According to AutoExpress , we should look forward to an all-new model that will bear the Compass nameplate. Geneva Motor Show 2016, which means that the new Jeep Compass should arrive in the U. S. of A. as a 2017 model. The British publication claims that "bosses have confirmed" the mid-size crossover SUV from Jeep, and we have a sneaking suspicion that may be the truth. To be slotted above the Renegade but under the Cherokee, the 2017 Compass will use the Small US Wide 4x4 or the Compact US Wide platform. In Europe, the all-new Jeep model should be offered with a 2. 2-liter MultiJet turbo diesel engine that develops up to 200 horsepower and 440 Nm (324 lb-ft) of torque. Our spy photographers captured the 2017 Jeep Compass in prototype form, hiding as a stretched Renegade. Only time will tell, but we have this certain feeling in our guts that the all-new Jeep Compass will sell like hot cakes. Source: www.autoevolution.com
