JEEP COMPASS

Due in SA: Early this year

Provisionally due in the first quarter of this year, the allnew Compass looks to be a vast improvement over its rough-aroundthe-edges predecessor.

It boasts a sleek new look and is built around Fiat Chrysler’s modern passenger car architecture, although like the Renegade the fourwheel-drive versions also promise class-leading off-road ability.

The local engine range and pricing will be confirmed closer to launch, but expect it to command a premium over the Renegade range, which currently starts just shy of the R300 000 mark. Jeep offers five different engines abroad, depending on the market, with three petrol options and two diesels on offer.