[Floyd de Souza]

This would be applicable to turbo petrols also. But I feel manufacturers would have factored this in as this is applicable even in stop-go traffic.

[manson]

Originally Posted by GTO

• Absolutely love the facelift's new interiors and the cabin does feel good. It looks amazing, very premium. The steering is thick and lovely to hold. The gear lever is like a rock-solid, chunky piece that could just as well have been the lever of a bank vault!

You could say that again! Those black interiors coupled with the panoramic roof and cooled seats impressed me to a point that I was able to make peace with the inferior but acceptable automatic gearbox. And then there was the added default package of 4x4 for peace of mind / backup in tricky situations. I had started to think of the Compass S as the mini sized Discover Sport. The Compass went from being nowhere on my consideration list to being a very close contender but I could not commit to one for its extremely firm ride quality.

Originally Posted by GTO

• Considering the price point of this car, Jeep needs to make the NVH package more premium. Above 2,000 rpm, you feel mild vibrations on the accelerator pedal. These vibes only increase with the revs. At high revs, they are very noticeable. This is not cool in a car as expensive as the Compass.

This was another downer for me. For almost 8 - 10 lacs over the automatic Harrier I expected the NVH on the Compass to be atleast a notch better if not two, but that was a bit underwhelming. How would you rate the NVH on the Compass compared to the Diesel XUV7OO?

Originally Posted by GTO

• This idling start/stop system is going to kill turbos. I needed to take a break, so after hard driving on the ghat (with the engine & turbo steaming hot), I came to a halt and instantly, the engine just switched off!!! I felt so terribly bad for the turbo.

Any idea if there was a way to uncheck this option. Star/stop system was extremely irritating for me on the A4 and in the early days I almost always powered it off from the physical button (would probably have skipped if it was hidden somewhere in the MMI Menu) but have gotten used to it over the last few months. Another thing I noticed was that upon the start/stop being engaged the rpm needle drops to a level marked 'ready' rather than 'zero' which may have some sort of guarded protection for engine and turbo internals.

[Cresterk]

Originally Posted by Floyd de Souza

This would be applicable to turbo petrols also. But I feel manufacturers would have factored this in as this is applicable even in stop-go traffic.

Manufacturers don't care what happens to your car as soon as it's out of warranty. There have been multiple lawsuits even against premium manufacturers like Audi for purposefully engineering components to fail after a certain amount of time/kms, essentially right out of warranty. So being able to slowly kill your turbo and at the same time getting to call it a fuel saving feature lets them kill two birds with one stone. The salesmen get to show off a cool feature to the customer and the service center gets plenty of cars coming in after a certain period of time. And if anyone official starts looking into it, you can excuse it away as being a pollution reducing/fuel saving measure so they are unlikely to be sued for it.

[Maky]

Originally Posted by manson

This was another downer for me. For almost 8 - 10 lacs over the automatic Harrier I expected the NVH on the Compass to be atleast a notch better if not two, but that was a bit underwhelming.

Regarding the NVH I was surprised to hear complaint on this by yourself and GTO. During my Compass test drive the cabin felt incredibly silent and no vibrations to speak of, perhaps this might be an issue with only the Diesel Compass models.

[scooby05]

I am using a Compass 2.0L limited plus since November 2020. Very happy with the car. Just that I find power missing on the expressway. Rightly said my GTO, needed a sport mode and paddle shifter. Yes the shifting does go for a hunt or gets confused with abrupt throttle actions.
Can we do a remap, and how would that help with the missing 25/30bhp? Who is good or recommended for a remap, its a Fiat engine.

[sunikkat]

Originally Posted by scooby05

I am using a Compass 2.0L limited plus since November 2020. Very happy with the car. Just that I find power missing on the expressway. Rightly said my GTO, needed a sport mode and paddle shifter. Yes the shifting does go for a hunt or gets confused with abrupt throttle actions.
Can we do a remap, and how would that help with the missing 25/30bhp? Who is good or recommended for a remap, its a Fiat engine.

Thats the only grouse with Compass for me, it feels slow - based on my experience with Compass manual diesel on multiple highway drives. It can maintain a steady pace though. Still if I am looking for a SUV / crossover < 50 lakhs this would be one of my choice along with Tiguan/Kodiaq.
My friend had a stage 1 remapped Compass with 200 bhp and 420 torque (claimed figures). It had definitely improved the driveability and the car was more eager, but dont expect a huge transformation - say like 2 TDI Tiguan stage 1.

[Sachin V.W.]

Originally Posted by GTO

• Having no paddle shifters at this price point is a bummer & unpardonable.
• More than the gearbox's behaviour though, the real deal-breaker of the Compass is its stiff pricing. The Compass Diesel AT range is Rs 33 - 37 lakhs OTR, Mumbai.

• The Seltos Diesel AT – now that’s a brilliantly tuned engine + gearbox combo.

Thank you GTO for your crisp review. We have been discussing this in https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/india...ml#post5270502 (Jeep Compass Trailhawk facelift launch expected in February 2022)

I strongly feel if Jeep could bring Compass with MT 4x2 in top S trim with few lacs less, their monthly numbers would definitely go up significantly. When People are spending 20-25 lacs happily on Koreans, there could be many who will not hesitate to spend few more for this kind of solid build and Jeep brand.

[caffeineAM]

Originally Posted by GTO

[center]
• Quite a small boot for the price, I must say! We were a big group, so we're carrying lots of food supplies etc. The luggage had to be spilt over onto the back seat. There was no way the boot could take it all.

Maybe removing the shelf and adding a cargo net between the boot and second row would help. Jeep ought to provide some attachment points on the floor and pillars.

[Axe77]

Originally Posted by caffeineAM

Maybe removing the shelf and adding a cargo net between the boot and second row would help. Jeep ought to provide some attachment points on the floor and pillars.

That would impede rear view visibility while driving. What it needs is just more boot space, plain and simple, commensurate to that price and target segment.

[Harsha89]

Originally Posted by Traveler

Do let us know if you heard or felt any noise or vibration from the transmission during your trip.

I drive the 4x4 AT and I was apprehensive since day 1 of hearing this noise from the underbody. I asked my service advisor regarding the same and he assured me that it’s perfectly normal and not to worry about it. He told me the same - gearbox is making the sound when it’s transferring the load between the front and rear, and it happens around 50-70 km/hr speeds.
Adding to the NVH that GTO pointed out, it becomes noticeably smooth after the first oil change, I hardly feel any vibrations now and the engine also accelerates much smoother. At highway cruising speeds, with a low level of music playing, the engine is not at all audible. Again, it’s not as smooth as say, a C5 Aircross, but given how noisy the Fiat Multijet is, Compass indeed has great noise insulation.

[manson]

Originally Posted by Maky

Regarding the NVH I was surprised to hear complaint on this by yourself and GTO. During my Compass test drive the cabin felt incredibly silent and no vibrations to speak of, perhaps this might be an issue with only the Diesel Compass models.

Yup, I was referring the the diesel motor, haven't driven one with petrol engine as yet. Coming from the super silent Hyundai CRDI engine the diesel motor of the Compass was quite loud and unrefined, extremely at mid to high RPM range!

[arun_josie]

My friend took Trailhawk delivery today @PPS Motors.

When compared to my 2018 model Compass Limited Option variant(which was the top variant then), this Trailhawk (like the Compass S Model) is loaded with features.

Eventhough the exteriors looks similar to the pre-facelift model, the interior looks totally different. Checked out the 360 degree camera for the first time. The camera quality is really good. And nice black leather seats with red accent stitching. Fuel load, battery voltage, trip details, coolant temperature et al can be monitored from the mobile app. Also, the doors/boot can be unlocked using the mobile app. Overall, it is feature-rich compared to the older models.

Here are some Trailhawk pics along with my Compass,

[fhdowntheline]

Originally Posted by caffeineAM

Maybe removing the shelf and adding a cargo net between the boot and second row would help. Jeep ought to provide some attachment points on the floor and pillars.

When I was looking around at a potential Compass Petrol a couple years ago, and commented on the small boot space, the dealer pointed out that one could keep the spare wheel in a vertical position stacked to one side, thereby liberating almost all of the additional depth of the boot. That sounded like a neat idea to me. Not sure if its valid for the current-gen Compass.

[Maky]

Originally Posted by fhdowntheline

When I was looking around at a potential Compass Petrol a couple years ago, and commented on the small boot space, the dealer pointed out that one could keep the spare wheel in a vertical position stacked to one side, thereby liberating almost all of the additional depth of the boot. That sounded like a neat idea to me. Not sure if its valid for the current-gen Compass.

In the new Compass If you remove the spare wheel entirely there are notches on the floor borders/corners provided where you can lower the floor by many inches, after seeing how deep they've provided provision for I felt the dickie would no longer feel small but very adequate with the new depth.
However, I am not sure if I would ever travel without a spare wheel even if in the city where most of my commute would be, nor did i find any provision for tieng the wheel vertically has you mentioned, atleast in the new model compass.

[dsr001]

Originally Posted by fhdowntheline

When I was looking around at a potential Compass Petrol a couple years ago, and commented on the small boot space, the dealer pointed out that one could keep the spare wheel in a vertical position stacked to one side, thereby liberating almost all of the additional depth of the boot. That sounded like a neat idea to me. Not sure if its valid for the current-gen Compass.

Looks like a good idea but just for a few times. The spare wheel sitting with one's luggage may not be a permanent solution.

Also one would need to secure it using some mechanism, else it would move about in the boot.