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| Jeep Patriot 2011 |
When the Chrysler Group announced a new
product offensive in 2011, he was not kidding. Approximately two-thirds of its
range has undergone a facelift and redesign or changes in equipment, and two
new models were introduced.
Changes in the Patriot are minor,
particularly when compared to recarrossage its twin, the Compass. Still, we do
not fix what is not broken, and for its aesthetics, the Patriot has been
blessed since its launch with classical lines of the Jeep brand, keeping it
attractive for many years to come.
The visual touches include front bumper and
rear bumpers; trim the bottom of doors and new alloy wheels. The fog lights
have been repositioned, and the four-wheel drive models, the ride height have
been increased.
We would like the braking system offers a
better feeling in the foot. The Patriot stops in reasonable distances or brakes
competition just seem more effective.
Under the hood, the 4-cylinder 2.4-liter
remains faithful to the station, generating 172 horsepower and 165 pound-feet.
A 5-speed manual transmission is standard, while a continuously variable
automatic (or CVT) is optional. Against by our test truck, includes
transmission with a low range electronic contained in all terrain Freedom Drive
II, the only way to earn a badge "Trail Rated" on the Patriot.
While the engine has no problem motivating
some 1,500 pounds of Jeep agriculturelle its sound at low revs gives us the
impression that it will not work. The revving soundtrack improves, however, and
the available power is nice, but the 2.4-liter is noisy when accelerating at
full throttle. 0-100 km / h take more or less 10 seconds and 100 km / h on the
highway, the engine jumps to 2600 rev / min, higher than what was expected.
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