Cars
- Jeep Unwraps New Limited-edition Wrangler Unlimited Altitude
After the Compass, Patriot and Grand Cherokee, Jeep is now expanding the availability of its Altitude styling package to the five-door Wrangler Unlimited. The Altitude model is based on the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara adding a raft of styling...
- Jeep Debuts Murdered Out "altitude" Editions Of Grand Cherokee, Compass And Patriot
The fans have spoken and they decided that the production version of the blacked-out, production-intent Jeep Grand Cherokee Concept we saw at the 2012 Houston Auto Show in late January, should be named "Altitude". Jeep says the “Name...
- 2011 Jeep Compass Receives "grand" Facelift: Official Details And Photo Gallery
The Chrysler Group has officially revealed the refreshed for the 2011 model year Jeep Compass crossover, which will go on sale in the U.S. within the next few weeks. In a similar fashion to its sister model, the 2011 Patriot, which looks like a smaller...
- Jeep Compass Overland To Debut In Paris
The Jeep brand’s second world premiere at the Paris International Moto Show is the Compass Overland. And just like the Patriot Back Country, the Compass Overland is baptized by Jeep as a prototype –don’t ask why. Following in the...
- The Good 12 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vii
JEEP WRANGLER The purchase of a new Jeep Wrangler makes you the envy of the neighbourhood. Oh, don't get me wrong - I know plenty of folks will sneer. They're under the impression that your new SUV (and a true SUV it is) is useless. You won't...
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THE BAD 8 SUPERSIZE - Part VII
JEEP PATRIOT FWD 2.0L CVT
Just a few years ago, Chrysler executives (or perhaps Mercedes-Benz brass) realized that the primary Jeep buyer was usually of the male variety. This was a problem for Jeep. More and more often, women were/are the major decision maker in a vehicle purchase; sometimes the decider. If women weren't latching on to Jeeps, Jeep had to do something about it right?
Wrong. The result, as you see here, is Jeep emasculated. Front-wheel drive? A continuously variable transmission? Foundationally a car?Â
This is the result of automakers branching out into territories unknown to them and unnecessary for them. Greed results in an overwhelming desire to become bigger, better, and more brazen. It gives you products like the future BMW X1 and the current BMW X6, the Pontiac Aztek and Ford Thunderbird. If business is running smoothly, there's no need to expand into product niches that are unacceptable to you and unwanted by your main customers.
Because, after all, when attempts are made to cater to a sector of the market that has, until now, rejected you, your company looks stupid. The Compass looks soft. Ironic, isn't it, because the Compass is soft. There are times when the Compass might make more sense, and that is why The Good Car Guy is specifying the FWD 2.0L CVT as a Bad 8 Supersize member, but even with all-wheel drive and some more power and a more aggressive body kit, the Compass bears too lofty a pricetag.
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Alternatives: Pink Barbie Corvette, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester, Honda Fit
Necessary Incentivizing To Switch To The Good 12 Supersize: Buy 1 Compass, receive 50% off a Wrangler
Anything Else? Similar to the Compass but with slightly tougher looks, the squared off design of the Jeep Patriot saves it from Bad 8 Supersize contention.
- Jeep Unwraps New Limited-edition Wrangler Unlimited Altitude
After the Compass, Patriot and Grand Cherokee, Jeep is now expanding the availability of its Altitude styling package to the five-door Wrangler Unlimited. The Altitude model is based on the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara adding a raft of styling...
- Jeep Debuts Murdered Out "altitude" Editions Of Grand Cherokee, Compass And Patriot
The fans have spoken and they decided that the production version of the blacked-out, production-intent Jeep Grand Cherokee Concept we saw at the 2012 Houston Auto Show in late January, should be named "Altitude". Jeep says the “Name...
- 2011 Jeep Compass Receives "grand" Facelift: Official Details And Photo Gallery
The Chrysler Group has officially revealed the refreshed for the 2011 model year Jeep Compass crossover, which will go on sale in the U.S. within the next few weeks. In a similar fashion to its sister model, the 2011 Patriot, which looks like a smaller...
- Jeep Compass Overland To Debut In Paris
The Jeep brand’s second world premiere at the Paris International Moto Show is the Compass Overland. And just like the Patriot Back Country, the Compass Overland is baptized by Jeep as a prototype –don’t ask why. Following in the...
- The Good 12 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vii
JEEP WRANGLER The purchase of a new Jeep Wrangler makes you the envy of the neighbourhood. Oh, don't get me wrong - I know plenty of folks will sneer. They're under the impression that your new SUV (and a true SUV it is) is useless. You won't...