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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Reception Quality
Satellite reception may be interrupted due to one of the
following reasons:
• The vehicle is parked in an underground parking
structure or under a physical obstacle.
• Dense tree coverage ma ...
Inside & Out
Adventurous drivers will appreciate the Wrangler's purposeful interior, with
straightforward controls and an open, upright design. Cabin materials look ready
to withstand dirt and mud, and Jeep sa ...
Exterior & Styling
The Patriot's styling breaks no ground. Its triumph is that it looks like a
Jeep. That might seem minor, but even today this vehicle class carries a
cute-ute stigma, and one of the Compass' proble ...