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Future Vehicles Jeep Patriot: Styling Impressions
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Replying to: sturm_ruger (Apr 09, 2006 12:28 pm) I'll take a Limited with a 5sp, air, power, remote entry and cruise and I hope it comes in under 19k. That's right, I want a comfortable, economical vehicle that looks like a Jeep. 
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Looking at the dask and the engine and Transmission and features, this looks very much like a beefed up Compass. Afterall it is being built at the same plant and same line. This might well be as much as a Liberty Sport well decked out. I think this will sell better than the Compass, as the Patriot is trail rated Farout
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Replying to: farout (Apr 10, 2006 4:56 pm) I think Jeep messed up the Compass. The concept vehicle was a really cool 2door with great styling. However, the production Patriot looks even better than the concept (mostly by moving the fog lights into the bumper instead of the cheap looking add-ons of the concept.) The Patriot might even have been OK with Jeep purists but now it will catch negative fallout from the Compass. How well the Patriot's offroad package performs will determine its credibility. The other question is how many people who like the SUV look but only want it for normal driving will flock to the Patriot? I think its the best example of that category so far. It has the right look, it has a big 4cyl for a good compromise on economy and performance and from what I'm reading, it will be priced in the teens. |
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Replying to: twain (Apr 09, 2006 8:48 pm) |
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These names are just ridiculous... I know we used the Patriot in the first Iraq war, and Freedom Drive sounds suspiciously like Freedom Fries. Am I alone in thinking that the Jeep division of DaimlerChrysler is tyring to play on jingoism until their buyers wake up and realize they were bought by a German company in 1998? And, yes, it doesn't make sense to me for Jeep to have both the Patriot and Compass in their lineup. They're really diluting their brand by having too many models. Commander - a cheaper, larger, uglier, GC; the answer to the question no one was asking GC - midsize truck-based SUV Liberty - small truck-based SUV Wrangler Unlimited - small truck-based SUV Wrangler - very small truck-based SUV Compass - small car-based SUV Patriot - small car-based SUV The Commander should have been an extended GC. The Wrangler Unlimited should be offered with a full hardtop and replace the Liberty. Either the Compass or Patriot could have been added, but not both! |
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While looking at a Patriot pic from a 3/4 rear view, I thought "It's an HHR!" The Patriot is very similar to the Chevy HHR, only it's a squared off Jeep design while the HHR is curvy retro. They're about the same size, they have about the same engine (the 2.4) and they're both car based (Caliber and Cobalt.) Very similar vehicles. Except the Patriot will have an offroad option so the Jeep purists don't blow a gasket.
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whats up with the diesel not being avalible in the usa ? I wanted to get a liberty diesel but I hate the way it looks .
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Replying to: gljvd (Apr 15, 2006 12:40 am) ----------------------------------- If the Patriot was offered with a diesel, say 150hp and 250lbs torque and got 35mpg hiway; it might be my perfect vehicle. |
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Well after reading Edmund's review, I can't help but wonder if they even drove it. It doesn't sound like it.  Judgement from the autoshow floor?  So, they pick on Jeep's for being trucky and now that they make a road going friendly smaller one, they pick on it for NOT being a truck?  Maybe we can get more info on what the vehicles ARE vs. someone telling us what pre-conceived notions they are NOT. Hey, it'd be a step in the right direction! 
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Replying to: twain (Apr 15, 2006 9:27 pm) |
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