Western Mail

Jeep points to Compass prices

- Stewart Smith newsdesk@walesonlin­e.co.uk

JEEP has revealed pricing and specificat­ion for the all-new Compass SUV which will go on sale in the UK in February.

The starting price of the entry level for the 1.6 MultiJet 120 MTX FWD will be £22,995 with the top of the range Trailhawk 2.0 MultiJet II 4x4 Auto9 coming in at £35,595.

The new vehicle represents a key addition to the Jeep line-up, allowing the brand to tackle the important and growing compact SUV segment that is expected to grow by almost 20 per cent to 7.5 million in 2020.

In Europe alone, this segment amounts to more than 1.6 million and is expected to achieve more than two million units by 2020.

In the UK, the Compass range will be powered by two petrol and three diesel engines.

The petrol engine offering includes a 1.4-litre MultiAir ll Turbo engine with stop/start delivering 140bhp in combinatio­n with the sixspeed manual gearbox and 4x2 configurat­ion, and the 1.4-litre MultiAir ll Turbo engine producing 170bhp paired to a nine-speed automatic transmissi­on and 4x4 configurat­ion.

The diesel engine range comprises the 1.6-litre MultiJet ll with stop&start delivering 120bhp with a six-speed manual gearbox and 4x2 configurat­ion, and the 2.0-litre MultiJet ll delivering 140bhp plus six-speed manual transmissi­on.

Four equipment levels of Jeep Compass are offered in the UK: Sport, Longitude, Limited and Trailhawk.

Jeep says the Compass is the first Jeep SUV to offer the new Uconnect system, delivering communicat­ion, entertainm­ent and navigation features.

The Compass offers more than 70 available active and passive safety and security features including forward collision warning, lane sense departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, park view rear backup camera, park assist, adaptive cruise control and electronic stability control.

 ??  ?? The starting price of the entry level for the 1.6 MultiJet 120 MTX FWD will be £22,995
The starting price of the entry level for the 1.6 MultiJet 120 MTX FWD will be £22,995

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