Jeep Compass Petrol Automatic now in production - Report

22/09/2017 - 13:56 Jeep Compass, Jeep Aravind Jayachandran

Replying to a Team-BHP member's e-mail, FCA India President and Managing Director Kevin Flynn has confirmed that the Jeep Compass Petrol Automatic is now in production at the Ranjangaon plant.

Jeep Compass front three quarter review — The petrol automatic variant is priced from INR 18.96 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Although it was launched for sale, Jeep India only produced variants of the Compass that were anticipated to garner high demand initially; specifically the diesel manual variants. The Jeep Compass petrol automatic is available in two grades - Limited and Limited Option. They're priced at INR 18.96 lakh and INR 19.67 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), respectively.

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The petrol variant is powered by a 1.4L 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine which outputs 162 PS and 250 Nm of peak torque. The base Sport variant has a 6-speed manual gearbox, while the automatic Limited and Limited Option is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox and Jeep's Active Drive 4x4 System. Also available is a diesel variant that packs a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, Multijet II unit developing 173hp and 350 Nm of peak torque. It's only available with a 6-speed manual gearbox. The Compass diesel certified fuel efficiency is 17.1 km/L (4x2 variant).

2017 Jeep Compass petrol engine specs — The petrol variant is powered by a 1.4L four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine which outputs 162 PS and 250 Nm of peak torque.

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Jeep also confirmed that a diesel automatic variant is in the works. However, interested folks will have to wait till January 2018 to place an order for one. It will come equipped with a 9-speed automatic gearbox. Another option under consideration is a sunroof, although there's no official word on when it will be available.

[Source: Team-BHP]