The new Jeep Compass will be priced between £22,995 and £35,595 when it goes on sale in the UK in February 2018.

Jeep’s rival to the Renault Kadjar, Skoda Karoq and Vauxhall Grandland X will come with a choice of two petrol engines and three diesels.

The diesel options include a 120hp 1.6-litre MultiJet II 4x2 paired to a six-speed manual gearbox or a 140hp 2.0-litre MultiJet II mated to a a six-speed manual in a 4x4 configuration. CO2 emissions are 117g/km and 138g/km respectivley.

There is also a top of the range 170hp 2.0-litre MultiJet II mated with a nine-speed automatic transmission and 4x4 configuration. It has CO2 emissions of 148g/km.

The petrol range includes 140hp and 170hp 1.4-litre MultiAir II Turbos, with the lower power output mated to a manual six-speed and a 4x2 set-up, while the higher output version comes with a nine-speed auto and a 4x4 configuration. CO2 emissions are 143g/km and 160g/km respectivley.

There will be four equipment levels including Sport, Longitude, Limited and Trailhawk. The range topping Trailhawk will arrive in the summer next year.

The Sport version’s standard equipment includes 16-inch alloy wheels, LED tail lights, leather steering wheel with audio controls, air conditioning, cruise control, forward collision warning and 60/40 rear seat split.

Longitude specification adds 17-inch alloy wheels, front fog lamps, Parkview reverse camera, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality, 8.4-inch audio and navigation, electric lumbar support, dual zone climate control and keyless entry and go.

Limited equipment includes 18-inch alloy wheels, halogen projector headlamps, silver roof rails, privacy glass, leather power and heated seats, windscreen wiper de-icer, heated steering wheel, rain sensitive wipers, Parkview reverse camera, Parksense front and rear park assist system, blind spot and cross path detection, and parallel and perpendicular park assist.

Trailhawk equipment includes halogen projector headlamps, hood decal, red rear tow hook, privacy glass, front and rear off-road bumpers, raised off-road suspension, front and rear skid plates, 8.4-inch audio and navigation, leather power and heated seats, 60/40 folding rear seat with boot pass-through, heated steering wheel, all-season floor mats, Parkview reverse camera, Parksense front and rear park assist system, blind spot and cross path detection, hill descent and Rock transmission mode.

The Compass will be the first Jeep SUV to be available with the Uconnect system with hands free calling, navigation and text-to-talk features with natural language voice recognition technology.

The five star Europ NCAP Compass features Forward Collision Warning-Plus, LaneSense Departure Warning-Plus, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection, ParkView rear backup camera with dynamic gridlines, Automated Parallel and Perpendicular Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, electronic stability control (ESC) with electronic roll mitigation and six standard airbags.

Jeep Compass 2018 pricing:

Sport 1.6 MultiJet II 120hp 4x2 £22,995

Longitude 1.4 MultiAir II 140hp 4x2 £24,995

Longitude 1.6 MultiJet II 120hp 4x2 £25,995

Longitude 2.0 MultiJet II 140hp 4x4 £28,495

Limited 1.4 MultiAir II 140hp 4x2 £27,995

Limited 1.4 MultiAir II 170hp 4x4 Auto9 £32,595

Limited 1.6 MultiJet II 120hp 4x2 £28,995

Limited 2.0 MultiJet II 140hp 4x4 £31,495

Limited 2.0 MultiJet II 170hp 4x4 Auto9 £34,295

Trailhawk 2.0 MultiJet II 170hp 4x4 Auto9 LOW    £35,595

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