2007 Jeep Patriot review
As a car-based yet offroad-capable model, the Patriot, Jeep's newest SUV, is exactly what the brand and its buyers need, for three reasons. One: It's long overdue, because the heavy-duty Liberty and Wrangler weren't built to challenge light, unibody compacts, which got their start 10 years ago. Two: Its gas mileage estimates are impressively high, and that's an important characteristic for a company that only builds SUVs. Three: It's attractive enough to buyers — in more ways than one — to cast a long if somewhat boxy shadow over the Jeep Compass, a newer model that has found no fans among our staff, and few among people we've shown it to.
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Driving Impressions
Chrysler's 2.4-liter four-cylinder provides just enough vim to keep the
scenery passing, but lead-footed drivers will probably be disappointed. The
five-speed manual transmission shifts smoothly. ...
Rear Hard Top Installation
NOTE: If the door frames are installed from soft top usage, they must be removed
prior to installation of the hard top.
1. Inspect the hard top seals for damage and replace if necessary.
2. Instal ...
Blower Control
For full automatic operation or for automatic blower operation, turn the knob
to the AUTO position. In manual mode, there are seven blower speeds that can be
individually selected. In off positi ...