Jeep Compass details confirmed | New Release - Car News Nov 2017

15:31 Tuesday 21 Nov 2017

The all-new Jeep Compass will be priced from £22,995 on-the-road when it goes on UK sale early next year, it has been announced.

Jeep’s new SUV arrives in the UK in February 2018, with the entry-level model being the 1.6-litre MultiJet diesel-powered 120bhp MTX FWD.

There will be four equipment levels - Sport, Longitude, Limited and Trailhawk – with the Sport including 16-inch alloy wheels, LED tail lights, leather steering wheel with audio controls, air conditioning, cruise control, forward collision warning and 60/40 rear seat split as standard. Longitude specification adds 17-inch alloy wheels, front fog lamps, Parkview reverse camera, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality, 8.4-inch audio and navigation, electric lumbar support, dual zone climate control and keyless entry and go. Limited equipment includes 18-inch alloy wheels, halogen projector headlamps, silver roof rails, privacy glass, leather power and heated seats, windscreen wiper de-icer, heated steering wheel, rain sensitive wipers, Parkview reverse camera, Parksense front and rear park assist system, blind spot and cross path detection, and parallel and perpendicular park assist. Meanwhile, top-of-the-range Trailhawk models include halogen projector headlamps, hood decal, red rear tow hook, privacy glass, front and rear off-road bumpers, raised off-road suspension, front and rear skid plates, 8.4-inch audio and navigation, leather power and heated seats, 60/40 folding rear seat with boot pass-through, heated steering wheel, all-season floor mats, Parkview reverse camera, Parksense front and rear park assist system, blind spot and cross path detection, hill descent and Rock transmission mode.

Despite an all-new design, the Compass retains the Jeep look with characteristic seven-slot grille and the trapezoidal wheel arches. The designers have given the trademark seven-slot grille a fresh look by setting each of the individual chrome slots in a Gloss Black field.

The Compass is the first Jeep SUV to include the latest Uconnect infotainment system, functions of which include hands free calling, navigation and text-to-talk features with natural language voice recognition technology.

The Jeep Compass already boasts a 5-star Euro NCAP score, with over 70 available active and passive safety and security features including Forward Collision Warning-Plus, LaneSense Departure Warning-Plus, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection, ParkView rear backup camera with dynamic grid lines, Automated Parallel and Perpendicular Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, electronic stability control (ESC) with electronic roll mitigation and six standard air bags.