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Jeep Compass 2,4 4x4 Trailhawk

I’m sold on the looks but the competition is simply too good to ignore Terence Steenkamp

Good looks don’t cover up a multitude of sins Jarryd Neves

Off-road ability aside, the Compass is feeling decidedly old Ian McLaren

Price: R599 950 0-100 km/h: 11,36 seconds Top speed: 185 km/h Power: 129 kW Torque: 229 N.m CAR fuel index: 11,40 L/100 km CO2 : 230 g/km

Should the allure of the Jeep badge prove too hard to resist, you’ll not be buying a bad car.” Our conclusion to the road test of the previous-generation Compass in November 2011 is a textbook example of how to damn a vehicle with faint praise. While the midsize SUV had its positive attributes – we complimented the overall refinement

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