Yesterday our long-term Jeep Compass AWD Limited went to the test track and was put through our complete battery of instrumented testing. And here are the numbers.
Acceleration
0-30 mph: 3.9 sec.
0-45 mph: 6.9 sec...
0-60 mph: 10.6 sec.
0-75 mph: 16.3 sec.
Quarter mile: 18.1 sec. at 77.4 mph
Notes: Best run was made with the shifter left in Drive.
Braking
60 mph to 0:132 ft.
30 mph to 0: 32 ft.
Handling
200 ft. skidpad: .73 g
600 ft. slalom: 62.9 mph
Notes: Both were tests of the Jeep's electronic nanny rather than the cars limits.
Inside Line Executive Editor Scott Oldham, 2,042 miles
navigator89 says:
03:15 PM, 09/21/06
Ouch. Those performance numbers really pale in comparison with the rest of the competition. 0-60 on over 10 seconds? 1/4 mile at under 80mph? Thats slow. If I were in the market for a small SUV, I'd skip this and get an Escape or Tucson.
This thing needs power pronto.
eric_l says:
05:20 PM, 09/21/06
Its along the same as what the other mags got. Before you skin the Compass, keep in mind that an automatic CRV isn't much faster than 0-60 in ~10s.
rsholland says:
06:43 AM, 09/22/06
0 – 60 in 10.5 seconds is bad?
I can remember when the BMW 2002 debuted back 30 years or so. That's about the same time it did 0 – 60, and it was hailed as being very quick—and created a whole new class of sport sedan that has evolved into the current 3-Series!
My how times have changed...
roar02ram says:
08:20 AM, 09/22/06
Exactly, especially since we have 3-series coupes & sedans blasting to 60 in around half that time (or less!).
rsholland says:
08:50 AM, 09/22/06
I've stated before that I think the Compass is all wrong for Jeep from a marketing standpoint. Patriot, yes. Compass, no. I'll be dumbfounded if the Compass makes it into a second-generation model...
billt9 says:
04:47 PM, 09/22/06
10 seconds is bad for an SUV? Not really.
This is an SUV, even if it's a crossover, they don't come close to the times we see on cars.
Most SUVs get 9 second+ 0-60.