The Jeep Compass will enter 2023 with more than the “mid-cycle facelift” it got for the 2022 model year. The best news is an entirely new set of hardware beneath the Compass? utilitarian yet modern body style. Stellantis ditched the noisy and lethargic 2.4-liter four-banger of the outgoing Compass and gave it some turbocharged muscle instead, injecting some much-needed adrenaline into the 2023 Compass lineup. Accompanying the new powerplant is an eight-speed automatic that turns all four wheels via a standard 4×4 drivetrain.

With its new engine, transmission, and driveline, the Jeep Compass is better equipped to handle the compact SUV onslaught led by the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-30, and Chevy Trailblazer, to mention a few. Let?s take an in-depth tour of what makes the 2023 Compass the most exciting small SUV to emerge from the Jeep factory.
Turbocharged & Direct-Injected Gas Engine

Under the hood of the 2023 Jeep Compass is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with double overhead camshafts (DOHC), direct fuel injection, dual independent camshaft timing, and a unique cooled exhaust gas recirculation system or C-EGR. The engine has a cast-aluminum alloy cylinder head, a sand-cast aluminum block, hollow camshafts, and cast aluminum pistons to deliver a 10:1 compression ratio. It gulps fuel using a 2,900-psi high-pressure common-rail direct-injection system that atomizes the gasoline more efficiently for better combustion, more power, and lo...