The Compass is an outdated small SUV, and as such, it falls short of its competition in just about every way. A recent freshening brought a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine that gives the little ...

One Big Question: Can the Jeep Compass Trailhawk live up to the brand’s high off-road expectations? I forgot about the rut. I’d done this hill at California’s Hungry Valley off-road park before, most ...

The Compass has always been one odd duck of a Jeep. A face lift for 2011 brought Grand Cherokee–esque styling and a “Trail Rated” version, but few choose to take the Compass or its Patriot sibling far ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

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Since its launch, the Compass has been called out for a host of shortcomings, starting with its cheap and noisy interior. While Chrysler revamped the instrument and door panels, along with adding some ...

The redesigned 2011 Jeep Compass is a copy cat. Not from another brand, mind you, but its larger sibling — the Cherokee. It’s no surprise that Jeep would do such a thing, as the new Cherokee has been ...