2007 Jeep Patriot review
As a car-based yet offroad-capable model, the Patriot, Jeep's newest SUV, is exactly what the brand and its buyers need, for three reasons. One: It's long overdue, because the heavy-duty Liberty and Wrangler weren't built to challenge light, unibody compacts, which got their start 10 years ago. Two: Its gas mileage estimates are impressively high, and that's an important characteristic for a company that only builds SUVs. Three: It's attractive enough to buyers — in more ways than one — to cast a long if somewhat boxy shadow over the Jeep Compass, a newer model that has found no fans among our staff, and few among people we've shown it to.
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Traction Control System (TCS)
This system monitors the amount of wheel spin of each of
the driven wheels. If wheel spin is detected, brake
pressure is applied to the slipping wheel(s) and engine
power is reduced to provide e ...
Cargo
Just looking at the rear cargo area of the Liberty, it sure doesn't look big.
The Dodge Nitro seems more cavernous even though the two are nearly identical
when you compare the numbers. The Libert ...
Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM)
This system anticipates the potential for wheel lift by monitoring the driver’s
steering wheel input and the speed of the vehicle. When ERM determines that the
rate of change of the steering whe ...