Review

2020 Jeep Compass BS6 Detailed Review

When it comes to buy a sporty compact SUV that has all kinds of features and the most important part is performance. The Jeep Compass is going to be in your list which offers all kinds of features that you need in a vehicle. The Jeep designer may be designed Compass with a lot of patience so that the vehicle looks attractive and aggressive from almost every viewing angle. The Jeep Compass does not sit too much above the ground which makes it easy to come in and out from the vehicle. The full front end looks aggressive which attracts the attention of young customers towards it and the power which is always ready to offer better performance in any type of terrain.

The HID projector headlights with LED DRLs, between the headlights piano black finish grill and chrome inserts in the square section of the grille helps to add charm to it. The Fog lights with turn light indicators, around the fog lights black grille housing and chrome insert finish gives a little enrichment at front. From the side view, muscular design on the vehicle and cladding around the vehicle gives the appearance of a rough and tough vehicle. The use of dual tone color finish with chrome insert line that starts on either side of the ORVM’s and meet with each other on the boot door looks great on the vehicle. At the rear end of the vehicle spoiler at the boot door, chrome inserts and LED taillights on the boot helps to enhance the sporty look. All variants of Compass comes with All wheel disc Brakes and 225 / 60 mm R16 tyre size, R16 steel and Alloy rims are available in sports variant and above. Sports and above variants comes with 17 inch Alloy wheels with Tyre size of 225 / 60 mm R17.

The Jeep Compass is powered by two different Bs6 engines which are 1.4 liter petrol and 2.0 liter diesel. The 1.4-liter turbocharged petrol engine produce peak power of 160 Bhp and 250 Nm of torque. The 1.4-liter petrol engine is mated to 6 speed manual gearbox and a 7-speed dual clutch Automatic transmission. In top end variant company is claiming mileage of 14.6 Kmpl in petrol. The 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine produce peak power of 171 Bhp and 350 Nm of torque. The 2.0-liter diesel engine is mated to a 6-speed manual and the top end variant comes with a 9-speed ZF automatic gearbox with the AWD. Company claims mileage of 17.1 Kmpl in diesel. The 9 speed ZF automatic gearbox is quite a bit slow in shifting gears but shift smoothly. The dimensions of vehicle are 4395 mm in Length, 1818 mm in Width, 1640 mm in Height, 2636 mm in Wheelbase, Kerb Weight is 1537 kg, 438 litres of Boot space and 60 litres of Fuel tank capacity.

When you get inside the vehicle, plenty of good quality soft touch material is used in cabin like on dashboard and on door panels, nicely built cabin with leather seats, piano black finish around the air vents with chrome insert and the leather seats which offer nice support to all passenger even for long journey. All these elements helps to make you feel like you are seating inside a luxury brand vehicle.

The Longitude trim comes with 4 airbags, Automatic Climate Control, dual-zone climate control, 7.0 inch touch screen infotainment display, key less entry, auto engine start / stop and cruise control. The Limited Plus variant comes with more added features like a panoramic sunroof, leather seats, Automatic Climate Control, Dual Zone climate control, auto headlights high low, driver seat with memory function, 6 airbags and 8.4 inch touch screen infotainment system. Both infotainment systems comes with features like USB, AUX, Android Auto, Apple Car Play, navigation, voice commands, radio and Bluetooth. The Panoramic Sunroof is the most attractive part of every expensive vehicle as it helps to increase luxury inside the vehicle and allows more viewing area for passengers while traveling and also more natural light to get inside the vehicle. All doors comes with infotainment speaker and bottle holder space.

Jeep compass comes with safety features like Front an Rear passenger Airbags , Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) , Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill Hold Control, Traction Control System (TC/TCS), Rear View Parking Camera And Parking Sensors. Jeep Compass earned 5 Star Safety Rating in Euro Ncap crash Test.

Jeep offer 3 years / 1 Lakh Kilometer warranty on Compass and it Delhi ex showroom price starts from 15.60 Lakhs INR.