Jeep Compass Trailhawk Conquers The Great Indian Desert - 1200+ Km In 72 Hours | V3Cars

14 March 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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With the recent launch of the Compass Trailhawk, Jeep India have also conquered the Great Indian Desert — covering over 1,280 kilometres in 72 hours. This makes the Compass Trailhawk the first SUV in India to cross the Great Indian Desert without using any roads.

The journey included rocky terrains, the sand dunes of Jaisalmer and the large expanse of salt flat in the Rann of Kutch. Abhimanyu Alsisar, Prince of Alsisar, undertook the challenge with the new Compass Trailhawk and decided not to follow any concrete roads. The journey started from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and ended at the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. During the 3 days of driving, the temperature went as high as 40 degrees whereas it fell to freezing cold in the night.

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Compass trailhawk

The Compass Trailhawk gets some nifty additions over the regular Compass 4WD. The rock mode is exclusive to the Compass Trailhawk, which works flawlessly alongside hill descent control. To take on the treacherous terrain, the Trailhawk also gets a 1-inch suspension lift and 17-inch all-terrain tyres. The regular Compass, on the other hand, gets 18-inch road tyres. What would have also helped during the challenge is the added underbody protection and better approach, departure and break-over angles of the Compass Trailhawk.

The Compass Trailhawk shares its powertrain with the regular Compass. Its 2.0L turbo diesel engine produces 172PS of power at 3700rpm-3800rpm and 350Nm of torque at 1750rpm-2500rpm. The engine comes mated to a 9-speed torque converter automatic transmission and 4-wheel-drive. The Compass 4WD gets an integrated low ratio inside the automatic transmission casing. Thus, it doesn’t require a transfer case and this clever technology is said to decrease transferring losses.

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Compass trailhawk

Jeep Compass Trailhawk comes in a single, fully-loaded variant which is priced at Rs. 30.72 lakh ex-showroom. It rivals other SUVs like the Volkswagen Tiguan and the Hyundai Tucson 4WD. Jeep India will soon launch the Meridian 7-seater SUV to take on the likes of the Toyota Fortuner, MG Gloster, Skoda Kodiaq, and upcoming Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.