吉普准备用一款车型替代2016款指南者和爱国者，而新车仍采用指南者这一名称。最佳这款车曝光，虽然未能在驾驶员一侧车门上看到“Compass”（指南者）这几个字母。但照片拍摄者被告知，这款新的紧凑型SUV名称就是“指南者”。这款接近量产版原型车是Limited版本，该车将于本月底在巴西正式发布。从外观设计看，该车就是一辆缩小版的大切诺基，虽然不是坏事，但或许有消费者希望该车的功能能更多一些。这款C级SUV（Project 551）将采用黑色车顶和车身镀铬装饰条。这些车身装饰将提供给高端的Limited版本。目前该车技术数据还很少，预计该车将与自由侠和菲亚特500X共享Small Wide平台，因此它的引擎，变速箱和其他硬件也将与这些车共享。该车标配前轮驱动，但高端版本可提供四驱系统。吉普将在11月的洛杉矶车展向公众展示全新指南者，随后将于明年一月上市。

 

2017 Jeep Compass breaks cover

Jeep is almost ready to bid farewell to the 2016MY Compass and Patriot SUVs and is going to replace them with an all-new model that’s going to carry over the name of the former. Although we can’t clearly see the “Compass” lettering on the driver’s door, the author of these images, Ricardo Meier from Autoo.com.br, has informed us the new compact SUV from Jeep will indeed be called “Compass.”

 

Captured in broad daylight in Sao Paulo, the near-production prototype in the Limited trim was posing for the camera ahead of its official reveal before the end of the month in Brazil.

As far as the design is concerned, honestly we are not surprised that it’s a baby Grand Cherokee, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but perhaps some would have wanted a bit more diversity. The C-SUV (Project 551) as it is known internally will be offered with a contrasting black roof and is going to have a chrome strip running along the sides of the car and also at the back below the glass. This feature might be reserved for the higher-spec Limited trim seen here.

 

Technical details are scarce at the moment, although the Compass is expected to ride on the same Small Wide Platform as the Renegade and Fiat 500X from where it will likely get the engines, gearboxes, and other hardware. A front-wheel drive layout is going to be standard, but the more expensive versions will be available with a grippy 4x4 setup as you would expect from a Jeep.

 

Jeep will have the new Compass on display in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show ahead of a market launch scheduled for the beginning of 2017.