Jeep Compass and Patriot Will Merge Into One Model

Makes sense. Saw a red Renegade on the road today; not a bad looking vehicle.

Figured they were just going to get rid of both.....

Hope they go towards the brick look of the Patriot as the Compass was just ugly.

I have 2 Patriots and love them. If Jeep doesn't have something very similar when I'm in the market for a new vehicle, I'll have to look at other brands. I don't want a luxury vehicle as the Cherokee has become and I love the size of the Patriot. I've driven Jeeps for 25 years. I hope that can continue.

Yeah, I hope this new one is more like its little brother than its big brother.

Even with the Cherokee selling like gangbusters, the Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot combined sold 154,726 units in 2014....and that was an increase of 15% and 23%.  I'm not saying that either of them are great cars, but there is clearly a market for a jeep in that size class which neither the Renegade nor Cherokee (which sold 178k) fit into. 

It does make sense to combine them into a single vehicle... but they can't drop this market entirely. 

Jeep's ability to create amazing crossovers makes me anxious to see what this splice will bring. One thing's for sure, fuel consumption has to be reduced due to the projected prices and that may be one of the upgrades. The look will probably be more or less the reminiscent of both.