Jeep Compass With A Manual Shifter Is Now Diesel-only

• The discontinued petrol variant came with a six-speed manual transmission.

• The 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine is still available, but only with an automatic transmission.

• There are no changes to the other variants.

• Its prices still range from Rs 21.09 lakh to Rs 31.29 lakh (ex-showroom).

Jeep has removed the petrol-manual variant of the base-spec Compass Sport from its India lineup. The 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine is now only available with a seven-speed DCT, raising the petrol option’s entry price.

The discontinued variant used the carmaker’s 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine, churning out 163PS and 250Nm, paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Now, the only manual transmission option for the Compass is with the 2.0-litre diesel unit, which makes 172PS and 350Nm.

The base-spec Compass Sport comes with an 8.4-inch touchscreen infotainment display, four speakers, second-row AC vents, cruise control (automatic only), dual-front airbags, ABS with EBS, electronic stability control (ECS) and a reverse parking camera.

Jeep had recently hiked the starting prices of the Compass to Rs 21.09 lakh (ex-showroom) for both petrol and diesel-manual options, so the SUV’s entry price remains unchanged. It continues to rival other SUVs like the Hyundai Tucson, Tata Harrier, Citroen C5 Aircross and Volkswagen Tiguan.

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