Having tasted success in the Indian market with the Compass SUV, Jeep is now preparing to introduce the Compass Trailhawk in a bid to drive fresh appeal in the market. Sitting above the Limited variant, the Compass Trail hawk is a specially designed SUV that draws strongly from Jeep’s rich history with SUVs that are capable of taking on the beaten path. We not only sampled the Compass Trailhawk, but also got to learn more about the extensive work carried out by various teams at Jeep. Read on to learn just how much has changed on the upcoming Compass Trailhawk.
Jeep has awarded the Compass Trailhawk with its highly coveted ‘Trail Rated 4x4’ badge, making it an immensely capable off-roader. With strict specification targets to get the Trail Rated badge, the Compass had to be re-engineered on many fronts. Jeep will also be introducing its BS VI-ready diesel engine mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission on the new Compass Trailhawk.
DRIVELINE INNOVATION
With the 2.0 l, turbo-diesel mill belting out 350 Nm of torque, Jeep’s engineers had to choose the best transmission that would optimise the Compass Trailhawk for on-road as well as off-road performance. Back in 2014, the Jeep co-developed the 9-speed transmission with ZF and has since then licensed its production at two facilities in the US. Coupled with the engine, the 9-speed transmission offers the driver a 20:1 crawl ratio, which enables it to cross most hurdles effortlessly. The torque curve, especially while driving off-road at low rpms, provides drivers enough power to crawl over just about any terrain.
With the 9-speed automatic transmission, Jeep was able to select different final drives. The primary gears were set on the basis of the architecture in the gear arrangements of the transmission. With the Compass Trailhawk, engineers started out with a 28:1 reduction gear and a 4.33 final drive. Off-road, however, the Compass Trailhawk runs a low gear of 4.7 with the 20:1 crawl ratio that gives it the capability to roll over most obstacles and surfaces.
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