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26th February 2021, 10:12 | #1 |
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| My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) The Research |
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| re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Last edited by navaneeth : 8th March 2021 at 10:09. |
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| re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) ExteriorSince there isn't a lot of changes on the outside, let the photos do the talking On the day of delivery, at night. The ritual of waking up the next day and checking up on the car. Neatly hidden fog lamps. |
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| re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) InteriorDashboard at night. There is no ambient lighting but there are lights on dor pockets, not really useful but looks good. The screen might look like it will be a distraction at night but it's not, and even if it does, there is a dedicated button to turn the display off, the display comes back to life when we touch the screen. The Uconnect screen is a fingerprint magnet. AC vents are small and aren't very noticeable. AC is powerful enough to cool down the cabin quickly. The new steering wheel is small and is nice to hold. The controls on the left side are for the digital instrument cluster and the controls on the right are for cruise control. The first button is to turn off the engine start-stop function. The second button is to toggle traction control. The fourth button is to turn off park sense. The wireless charger is below the control buttons. Charging won't start if any of the doors are open. The wireless charger can only help to keep the current battery levels while wireless Carplay is in use. On my 4-5 hour drive to Cochin, the wireless charger managed to charge my phone only up to 17% from the initial 5% Also, notice the odd positioning of EPB. The button on the left is for adjusting the brightness of the instrument cluster and the middle one is for adjusting the headlights. Sun-roof makes the cabin feel very spacious and airy but it's hard to convince people that it's not safe to put their head or body outside the car ( thanks to the movies ). The operation of the sun-roof is not noisy ( yet ). Last edited by navaneeth : 8th March 2021 at 12:10. |
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| re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Interior - ICE & Digital Instrument ClusterDigital Instrument Cluster The display is crisp and responsive. The controls are on the buttons located on the left-hand side of the steering. The only downer is that the cluster cannot display maps via apple car play/android auto. The brightness of the display can be adjusted using the switch near the headlight controls. ICE The display is very crisp even under the sun. The sound quality of the Alpine speakers is very good. The ventilated seats and 360-camera can be accessed/controlled only through the display. The clarity of the cameras is pretty good. Wireless Carplay works seamlessly, the connection process is also pretty straight-forward and quick. Last edited by navaneeth : 8th March 2021 at 12:09. |
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| re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Driving & performanceThe majority of the reviews mention that the diesel AT gearbox is slow and confused. I totally agree with this but you will get used to it after driving for a couple of hours and then the gearshifts become very predictable ( but still slow ). It is true that the gearbox sometimes takes a couple of seconds to find the right gear, this delay is enough to miss some overtake opportunities while driving on 2 lane highways. If we push the car harder, there is too much noise coming from the engine and it ruins the overall ambience. I drove from Calicut to Cochin ( around 200km ). The car cruises very well on the highway, the engine feels relaxed most of the time. We had to visit some places in Cochin in heavy traffic, it's easy to manoeuvre the car in the city due to it's smaller dimensions and a not-so-eager gearbox. Before getting the car, I thought of the 360-degree camera as a fancy feature but now I realise that it's very useful in the narrow lanes. Engine performance is satisfactory on both highways and city roads but it sure doesn't have the punch of the manual gearbox of Compass. The acceleration is very linear and the 80kmph speed warning ( a single beep ) comes in very quickly. I wouldn't say it's a gearbox for enthusiasts, it cannot be compared with the DSG box on Tiguan or the torque converter on Tucson. There is a manual mode but the speed of shifts are nowhere close to that of the VW/Skoda DSG. Another issue that I noticed is that the car holds on to gear for a few seconds even after the throttle input is reduced, this is irritating as we are burning fuel for absolutely no reason. The turbo lag is masked very well, it's barely noticeable. From outside the car, the engine has a very unpleasant sound while idling. The engine doesn't sound very refined ( comparing with my previous car - Hyundai Elantra diesel ) and becomes very vocal at higher RPMs. The NVH levels of the car are very good, I haven't noticed any wind/road noises. The vibration from the engine can be felt inside the car ( I have been using petrol AT for a few weeks and the vibration was almost inexistent ). Whenever I drive a car, I compare it with the handling and dynamic of my Polo GT TDI. Compass stays composed at even high speeds, the steering is firm and is very responsive. In the city, the steering sometimes feels heavy. There is some body-roll but it's not very noticeable, the car feels more planted on the road than the Compass petrol AT. The suspension isn't too stiff or too soft, bigger speed breakers at moderate speeds can be felt inside but the car remains stable and planted. At slower speeds, the unevenness of the roads can be felt but at moderate/high speeds, nothing is felt inside. I would say the suspension is also very quiet in its operation. Overall the ride quality and handling is amazing. The braking performance is excellent, the car stops quickly without any drama. At the time of writing this thread, I had driven only 300km on my new Compass. Fuel economy on the highway is around 14kmpl and around 11kmpl within the city. The engine start/stop function is very irritating, for some reason, I am not uncomfortable using this feature as I feel like it's not good for the car to start and stop every minute or so in heavy traffic ( I might be probably wrong about this ). The engine gets stopped when the car is brakes to a complete halt and starts quickly when the brake is applied. There is a button on the dashboard to disable the engine start/stop feature but the features get enabled later when you manually stop and start the engine later. My overall review is that the Compass is an amazing car to drive. It's well planted and composed even on corners and is the ideal touring vehicle for me. I haven't tried the 4WD lock, 4WD low etc yet will update the thread when I do. Last edited by navaneeth : 8th March 2021 at 12:12. |
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9th March 2021, 06:29 | #7 |
Team-BHP Support | Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Reviews section. Thanks for sharing! Congratulations on the car & the gal . Your Compass is going to our homepage today. |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Nice write up! Something to chew on till my Galaxy Blue gets delivered! Do let us know about the connected car experience whenever you get it working! |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Congrats Navneeth! For Car & Marriage! I have been waiting for your ownership thread, very detailed and well written. I am at 'Frustration' Stage right now, waiting for my compass. Did you finally do a PDI before registration? did you find any issues? Insurance quote of 75K is good, in Delhi they are saying 'we will offer you discount on insurance" but by how much they are not telling. Can you please tell which Insurance company insured your car? |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Congratulations for both the milestones in life! Thanks for the review with pictures doing the talking. I feel Jeep should have a 4x2 diesel auto for people who do not need the 4x4. Or, Jeep should tune the ZF9 better so that it makes this a more complete and compelling package. |
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Senior - BHPian | Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Brilliantly written. Unlike many, I think there is room for a compact 4x4 car. Compass is the only one, even though the price is high. Appreciate your response 1. Do you see the noise insulation is a step up from previous generation? I found the BS4 Compass to be noisier than other diesels. 2. If you can compare the automatic box to another mainstream car, which one would that be? Congratulations and happy mile munching. A general question to all- Quite a bit of near new Jeep Compass vehicles come for resale. Just check olx or any other marketplace. What could be the reason? |
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Distinguished - BHPian | Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Many congratulations and I wish you a very happy married life!! And congratulations for the new Jeep. Glad to know that you could get the car of your choice, even if slightly delayed. That blue is real treat to the eyes Wish you many happy miles with the Compass. Please keep updating your ownership experience. |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Hearty Congratulations on the twin good news! I am looking at a similar list of cars you have mentioned. So far did a TD of Superb & Jeep. I really loved Superb, but I did feel it was indeed long for city driving. Honestly, I haven't had sedans before, so driving Superb was a big step up. It was also a long TD [~1 hour], so got a very good feel of the vehicle. On Jeep, my major issue was I felt there was little space for my left leg. I am 6'4 and my left leg was almost below the brake. I was driving a limited option variant. Also, the steering was also very close to my knee but this is something I face in many cars. |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Congratulations on the car and wedding Navaneeth. Very good and crisp review there. The car looks amazing. I have one question - why is the wireless charging so slow? Did you speak to Jeep about it yet? Can owners of the Venue or other cars please share your thoughts on the time it takes to charge your phones? |
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| Re: My Facelifted Jeep Compass S Diesel Automatic 4x4 (Galaxy Blue) Quote:
Nothing is wrong with the wireless charger on the car. It's the way the technology is right now. Also what makes it worse on cars is that wireless connections to Apple CarPlay / AA happen via Bluetooth and WiFi which anyway drains battery very rapidly vs a traditional cable Car Play connection. So two factors in play here 1. Faster battery drain because of wireless connections between the phone and the car's infotainment system. 2. The slow output of wireless charges in general Always better to use a wire to charge, given the state of the wireless charging technology. That's why I feel, features such as these are gimmicks. | |
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