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MK CompassMar 2007

MK Compass

JEEP finally took the plunge into compact SUVs with the Compass, after watching non-4x4 specialist rivals make plenty of hay.Targeting the Toyota RAV4 and co., the Compass is a car-based part-time five-seater 4WD wagon that – along with its virtually identical underneath Patriot sibling – thrusted Jeep deep into an unfamiliar urban war zone.Initially two models were offered – the Compass Sport and Compass Limited. All versions boast ESP stability control as standard.The mainstay powerplant is a 2.4-litre twin-cam four-cylinder petrol engine featuring dual variable valve timing to help produce 125kW of power at 6000rpm and 220Nm of torque 4500rpm, and is paired to either a five-speed manual gearbox or a CVT Continuously Variable Transmission that the Americans call “AutoStick®”.Astoundingly, the Compass was the first car-based compact SUV to offer a diesel option in Australia.Using a variation of rival Volkswagen’s ubiquitous 2.0-litre twin-cam 16-valve four-cylinder TDI turbo-diesel powerplant, the CRD pumps out 103kW at 4000rpm and 310Nm from 1750 to 2000rpm. A six-speed manual is the only gearbox offered with this engine.It beats the petrol engine for combined-cycle economy and carbon dioxide pollution, and even pips the 2.4 CVT to the 100km/h sprint post.Underneath, the Compass uses a development of the Mitsubishi GS/Chrysler JS transverse-engine platform also underpinning the Dodge Caliber hatchback and Mitsubishi ZG Outlander SUV.So the monocoque Compass eschews the 4x4 ladder-frame chassis construction – another first for Jeep – meaning it has very limited off-road capabilities despite boasting a Cherokee-like proboscis and a compact SUV class-respectable approach angle of 21 degrees, a departure angle of 32 degrees and a breakover angle of 20 degrees.For most of the time the front wheels are doing the vast majority of the driving, until Jeep’s new ‘Freedom Drive’ 4WD system switches to four-wheel drive when extra traction situations arise. It is capable of sending up to 60 per cent of torque rearwards.A dash-switchable 4WD lock mode exists via a centre coupling when permanent 50:50 front/rear 4WD is needed. There is no 2WD lock.The Compass’ independent suspension system is standard compact SUV faire – MacPherson struts up front, and a multi-link rear arrangement – while a hydraulically powered rack and pinion steering set-up delivers a turning circle of 10.8 metres.Wheels and tyres are 215/60R17 on the Sport, complete with a full-sized spare, while a space saver serves the 215/55R18-shod Limited.

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