Jeep Compass wins safety pick

The Jeep Compass has earned a 2017 Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). The compact SUV achieves the highest possible IIHS rating in its category.  “The all-new Jeep Compass benefits from high-strength steel content that exceeds 65 percent,” says Mike Manley, Head of Jeep Brand – FCA Global. “This not only contributes to crashworthiness, it speaks to a level of engineering sophistication that makes this vehicle the most capable small-SUV ever". The 2017 Jeep Compass scored “good” ratings in tests that simulate: · A side impact with a large SUV or pickup truck; · A moderate-offset frontal impact; · A small-offset frontal impact; · Roof-deformation consistent with a rollover; and · A rear collision capable of inducing whiplash Advanced AEB technology is a hallmark of the safety strategy embraced by FCA US LLC. Accordingly, the all-new Jeep Compass benefits from sensor-fusion technology in its available driver-assist feature, Full-speed Forward Collision Warning-Plus.   The Jeep Compass arrives in New Zealand early in 2018, when full local specifications and pricing will be announced.