First Look: 2022 Jeep Compass
Pricing starts at $28,695, or $31,195 for 4X4—and, no, we will not be getting a hybrid
The 2022 Jeep Compass debuted internationally in Europe earlier this year, but it wasn’t until yesterday at the 2021 Chicago Auto Show (which, yes, is happening ) that the brand pulled the sheets off of the North American model bound for Canada.
Today we learned the reworked compact crossover will perform a number of new safety feats, including some semi-autonomous driving; benefit from some new interior stylings (bigger screens, forever and always); and feature a more expedient connected user interface, which now comes with an app.
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The new Compass will be available in five trims – Sport, North, Altitude, Limited, and the rugged Trail Rated Trailhawk – instead of the eight on the menu last year, which included the 80th Anniversary Edition.
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But don’t sweat the difference too much in the powertrain department, because all 2022 models will draw from a 2.4L in-line “Tigershark” four-cylinder engine making 177 horsepower and 172 lb-ft of torque. All models will also run on Jeep’s nine-speed automatic transmission, save for the entry-level Sport, the only non-4X4 on offer, which uses a six-speed automatic.
Fuel consumption for the 2022 Compass has been rated at 10.6/7.6/9.3 L/100 km (city/highway/combined) and towing capacity at 2,000 lb (907 kg) for the 4X4 models.
It being a Jeep, that 4X4 is important and increasingly complicated to understand. The 2022 Compass operates two 4X4 systems, each capable of sending all of the torque to any wheel in any of the available Selec-Terrain modes of auto, snow, sand/mud, and rock on the Trailhawk only. Jeep Active Drive also automatically monitors slippage and strategically sends power to the rear wheels, engaging an even slower 20:1 ratio with the Active Drive Low system available on the Trailhawk.
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Semi-autonomous driving will be possible in the Limited and Trailhawk models via the brand’s highway assist system, which uses radars and cameras to centre the car in the lane; and adaptive cruise control to control speed. Those models also get automated pedestrian braking as standard.
New traffic-sign recognition identifies and displays passing road signs, and the North, Altitude, Limited and Trailhawk models all feature parallel and perpendicular park assist.
Interior updates are most notable in the centre stack area where Jeep has beefed up the screens, but you’ll also notice slightly slimmer air vents, double the storage capacity, a “streamlined” cup holder, a redesigned shifter bezel, and heated seats in the second row.
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Beyond and beneath the interior style adjustments sits Uconnect 5, a more powerful connectivity system with five times the operating speed, so says the brand. That hopefully means faster loading and transition times for everything that appears on the now entry-level-best 8.4-inch screen (10.1-inch optional for some trims, standard for others) on the infotainment centre stack, as well as more fluid over-the-air updates.
Pricing for the 2022 Jeep Compass starts at $28,695 for the Sport ($31,195 for the 4X4 Sport); $34,095 for the North; $37595 for the Altitude; $38,195 for the Trailhawk; and $39,095 for the Limited.
The 2022 Compass is expected to arrive in Canadian dealerships this fall.