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CARS.COM — Jeep is taking its compact SUV in a new direction for 2018; the Compass is going global. The automaker today unveiled the next-generation Compass at an event at its assembly plant in Goiana, Brazil, touting the new model’s 17 powertrain options and worldwide availability in more than 100 countries.
Related: 2015 Jeep Compass Review
Outside, the new Compass looks like a mini Grand Cherokee, borrowing styling elements from the larger SUV in both front and back. Details are slim, but Jeep promises the new model will offer best-in-class off-road capability, fuel-efficient powertrains, a host of advanced safety features as well as a dose of “open-air freedom.”
The new Compass will make its debut at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, and it will go on sale in early 2017.
Hellbent on finding a journalism job after earning an English degree from DePaul University, I stumbled into the automotive industry in 2003 — much to the delight of my Corvette-obsessed dad. After working as an editor at Consumer Guide Automotive for several years, I joined Cars.com in 2011 and am currently an expert reviewer, certified car-seat technician and mom of three. I wear a lot of hats — many of them while driving a minivan. My first car was a 1994 Mercury Tracer, and I currently drive a 2012 Mazda5.