Updated 2009 Jeep Patriot On Sale
Editor’s Note: Chrysler has stood by a September 1st embargo date for any information of its 2009 lineup. For the most part there are no significant changes to their models, outside of the 2009 Jeep Patriot and 2009 Jeep Compass which we talk about in the post below. We’ll honor the embargo and only focus on the images uploaded by Jeep dealers. However, we’re unsure why Chrysler wouldn’t want to inform shoppers of their 2009 models when they are currently on sale to the public, in wide numbers. Especially, with so much hoopla around the changes being made by the company’s top executives. We’ve also found new car inventory for other 2009s including the 2009 Dodge Caliber, 2009 Dodge Avenger, 2009 Chrysler Sebring and others. If you happen to wander into a Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep dealership and see one of these cars we’d like to hear your story. Now on to the news.
Chrysler has been trying to promote the fact that it’s upgrading interiors in its vehicles over the next few years. One of the biggest knocks against recent Chrysler products, including from yours truly, has been their poor execution on the interiors. Some writers have even complained of getting cuts from the plastic used on certain models.
The first two models to get new interiors are the Jeep Patriot, which is one of Chrysler’s best-sellers, and the Jeep Compass, which is not. However, Chrysler hasn’t released any official information about the two models — no images, no pricing, no info on when they’d go on sale.
Now it doesn’t seem like they need to, as dealers across the country are already selling these revised models. Autoblog astutely found a few examples of 2009 Jeep Patriots for sale on Cars.com’s very own list of new-car inventory. We did some digging and found 253 brand-new 2009 Jeep Patriots for sale nationally in our inventory, ranging in price from $17,370 to $27,425. They’re for sale in many states, including Nebraska, Ohio, Colorado and others.
Below we’ve posted a gallery of some of the photos dealers have uploaded of the 2009 interiors, along with a shot of the 2008’s interior. It looks like the entire dashboard has been replaced, including the gauges — which was one aspect I liked about the 2008s. The circular vents and a new black center stack of controls look to be the biggest improvements, along with a new center console between the front seats. That used to be a major sore point to knuckles everywhere. Check them out below.
