"Driving Sports TV" (drivingsports)
10/17/2018 at 00:08 • Filed to: Jeep
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"Driving Sports TV" (drivingsports)
10/17/2018 at 00:08 • Filed to: Jeep | 2
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We tested the off-road capabilities of the the second-smallest Jeep, the 2018 Compass Trailhawk. Was it up to the challenge?
Just Jeepin'
> Driving Sports TV
10/17/2018 at 01:19 |
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Probably too few times when this would be useful to expend the effort to create this, but when watching that descent, crawl, and ascent 13 minutes in, I would have been interested in having graphics to see when the gas and brake were applied.
I’d also have been interested to see how far you could have gone without either gas or brake through that.
Thanks for the review.
DaveT
> Driving Sports TV
11/17/2018 at 21:48 |
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I bought a 2017 Jeep Compass to replace my trusty old Jeep Liberty CRD. I would still be driving the CDR were it not for a lack of parts in the US to repair the Diesel engine. The Compass seemed to provide most of the performance I was getting with the Liberty at a reasonable price.
I reviewed the video and would like to add a couple of observations of my own. 1) the performance issue (accelleration, or lack thereof) is, in my opinion, the result of the nine-speed auto transmission and the need to provide the best fuel economy. Accelleration involves the transmission to lag while it downshifts to what it believes is the correct gear. I believe that it downshifts too far. A moderate foot on the accelerator can reduce the lag and give a bit better performance. However, if I know that I am going to need to move quickly, such as a lane change in heavy traffic, I use the manual shift feature. Works so much better.
2) You were getting an average of 18 mpg with your Compass. I have a lifetime average of 27.3 over 26,000 miles. The Compass can get fairly good mileage if one is delicate with the accelerator and coasting whenever possible.
3). I was not necessarily surprised that the Compass could not climb up the loose gravel slope. The Falken tires seem to be good all-around tires, but may not be a suitable substitute for real off-road knobby tires. I would like to see the same climb done with the Compass sporting off-road tires.
My only complaint with the Compass at the moment is the Stop-start feature. My Jeep randomly and infrequently starts hard after taking my foot off the brake. An error code is generated and, if I do not pull over to the side of the road and turn the engine off, the battery will not recharge. Eventually, the battery voltage will get low enough that the onboard computers fail. At that point, the car is dead-on-its-axles. Stopping the engine and restarting it solves the problem. Chrysler cannot figure out what is going on. I live with the issue, which keeps me from putting full trust in the car.
Other than these observations, thank you for your real-world test of the Jeep. I probably won’t do the severe off-reading you did in your review, but it is nice to know that the Compass will handle almost anything I can throw at it.