This is your first look at the far more modern 2017 Jeep Compass/cnet

This is your first look at the far more modern 2017 Jeep Compass

Enlarge Image JeepBoth of Jeep's midsize offerings, the Compass and Patriot, are getting hella old.They don't look like new Jeeps, and their features lack many modern creature comforts.Instead of flooding the market with two new offerings, Jeep is rolling out just one, and it's using the Compass name.

2017 Jeep Compass makes global debut in Brazil

The 2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk premiered in Brazil on Monday night.The new Compass will replace the current Compass and the Patriot.(Photo: Fiat Chrysler)Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will rely on the name Compass to guide Jeep's all-new compact sport utility vehicle in the right direction.

Holy Crap, the 2017 Jeep Compass Actually Looks Great

2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk | Jeep 2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk | JeepJeep is enjoying its greatest sales success in its 75-year history.And with models like the Wrangler, Renegade, Cherokee, and Grand Cherokee, it's easy to see why.But there are two other models in its lineup, and they just don't seem to fit in the picture anymore.

2017 Jeep Compass Unveiled: On sale next spring

While details are limited at this point, we do know the 2017 Compass is based on a stretched version of the same Small Wide platform architecture that currently underpins the Fiat 500X and Jeep Renegade, and will be available in front- and all-wheel drive configurations.According to Jeep, the new Compass will offer no fewer than 17 different fuel-efficient powertrains, although it won't say which we'll see here until the Los Angeles intro.Best guesses at the moment include the coming Hurricane 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder and/or the existing 2.4-liter naturally aspirated Tigershark engine paired with FCA's 9-speed automatic.

This is your first look at the far more modern 2017 Jeep Compass/cnet