The rear cargo area is also a good size and the rear seatbacks are set up in a 60/40 split-folding style to allow for even more cargo volume when needed. Sitting in the rear seat with the driver’s seat set to my position (I’m 6’1) and I still had about 2 inches of knee room and about an inch and a half of headroom. Front-seat room is good, and I found it quite easy to get comfortable in the driver’s seat, one gripe I do have is that I wish the tilt and telescoping steering wheel would tilt a little further down. All the controls are straightforward and easy to use, but I did find the climate controls to be mounted a little low on the dash for my liking. Down below the screen are the volume and tune knobs, and controls for the automatic dual-zone climate control system.
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The excellent 8.4-inch Uconnect 4C system is mounted up high on the dash and features apple carplay and android auto functionality. The gauge cluster is easy to read with large tachometer and speedometer flanking a 7-inch customizable display. High quality, soft-touch materials abound on the dash and door panels, the switchgear has a chunky solid feeling as well which ties in well with Jeeps image.
The interior of the Compass is attractive, emulating the larger Cherokee and Grand Cherokee design and of a much higher quality than you would expect of a vehicle in this class or price point. There is a rotary dial in the center console that allows you to choose different terrain modes, in the center of the dial are controls for four-wheel-drive low, hill descent control, and a four-wheel-drive lock button. This system is a full-time four-wheel-drive system with a four-wheel-drive low mode that has a 20-1 crawl ratio. The Trailhawk comes standard with Jeeps active drive low four-wheel-drive system, making it the most off-road capable vehicle in its class. Luckily there is a button to disable the stop-start system in the center console. All automatic versions of the Compass feature Engine Start Stop (ESS) technology which is relatively smooth compared to other stop-start systems but a little slow to get the engine back up and running after you let your foot off the brake.
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Three transmissions are available, a 6-speed manual on front-wheel-drive models only, 6-speed automatic which again is only available in front-wheel-drive models, and the ZF-sourced 9-speed automatic which is standard on 4×4 models. The standard and only engine on all Compass models is the 2.4-liter Tigershark multi-air four-cylinder which puts out 180 horsepower and 175 lb.-ft of torque. The Trailhawk specific bumpers and short wheelbase offer up impressive 30-degree approach, 24-degree break over and 34-degree departure angles. Trailhawk models also get unique 17-inch wheels wrapped in 215/65/17 Falken WildPeak all-terrain tires, Trailhawk specific front, and rear fascias, and red tow hooks front and rear. Our Trailhawk tester is finished in Spitfire Orange Clear Coat (which is only available on Sport and Trailhawk models) with a matte black hood decal, gloss black roof and metallic gray badges, mirror caps and window trim which gives off a nice contrast. The exterior of the Compass is quite attractive and upscale looking for the compact SUV (Jeep calls it an SUV, even though it is based on a front-wheel-drive platform, which is truly a crossover or CUV) segment. Jeep® was nice enough to send us over a 2019 Jeep Compass Trailhawk for a week and lets just say there is a lot to like about this compact SUV. The Jeep® brand launched an all-new Compass in 2017, replacing the frumpy old Compass with this all-new global model, which is available in over 100 countries worldwide.