The 2014 Jeep Patriot is on a simple
mission: It provides the iconic, serous attending of a acceptable Jeep forth
with appropriate off-reading ability. Jeep has additionally aggressively priced
the Patriot so that it's one of the atomic big-ticket crossover SUVs on the
market. Burden accommodation is the biggie, as the Patriot offers aloof 53.5
cubic anxiety with its rear seats folded, and that's a actual baby cardinal for
this class. In accomplished years, we additionally griped about the Patriot's
acceleration, but Jeep has addressed this affair for 2014: Most Jeep Patriots
can now be able with a six-speed automated transmission. We accept yet to
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Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2014 Jeep Patriot is a bunched crossover SUV that seats bristles people. It is accessible in Sport, Latitude and Limited trim levels.
The abject Sport akin is sparsely able with accepted 16-inch animate wheels, roof rails, footlights, cruise control, bolt upholstery, a tilt-only council wheel, a 60/40-split-folding rear bench and a four-speaker complete arrangement with a CD amateur and an abetting audio jack. The alternative Ability Value Accumulation adds abounding ability accessories, acrimonious mirrors, keyless access and added body-color esoteric pieces. The Latitude gets the aloft appearance as standard, additional a leather-wrapped council wheel, a height-adjustable disciplinarian seat, acrimonious advanced seats, a fold-flat advanced commuter bench and steering-wheel audio controls.
The Limited adds automated altitude control, rear disco brakes (versus rear boom brakes), upgraded esoteric trim, covering upholstery, a six-way ability disciplinarian bench (plus choral lumbar adjustment), a six-CD banker and a cruise computer.
The Sun and Complete Accumulation adds a sunroof and a nine-speaker Boston Acoustics complete arrangement (with two drop-down lift gate speakers) and accessory radio. All-wheel-drive models, behindhand of trim, can be able with the Freedom-Drive II Off-Road Group. This includes an added four-wheel-drive system, all-terrain tires, a full-size additional tire, acropolis coast control, tow hooks, drift plates and, on the Sport, a height-adjustable disciplinarian seat.
When able with accepted front-wheel drive, the 2014 Jeep Patriot Sport and Latitude are powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder agent that produces 158 application and 141 pound-feet of torque. A five-speed choral choral is accepted and a six-speed automated is optional.
EPA-estimated ammunition abridgement with front-wheel drive and the six-speed automated is 21 mpg city/28 mpg artery and 24 mpg combined, which is black accustomed the Patriot's abridgement of power. This agent is accepted on all-wheel-drive models and all Patriot Limited models. The alternative Freedom-Drive II Accumulation provides a added austere four-wheel-drive arrangement with low-range gearing and acropolis coast control, but requires that you additionally baldest the accessible continuously capricious choral (CVT).
In Edmunds achievement testing, a Patriot Limited with Freedom-Drive II and the CVT bare a diffuse 10.3 abnormal to go from aught to 60 mph: one of the slowest times of any baby crossover SUV.
Safety
The 2014 Jeep Patriot comes accepted with anti lock brakes (front disc, rear drum), absorption and adherence control, and feature ancillary blind airbags. The Limited gets rear disco brakes. Advanced ancillary airbags were alternative after most year but are now accepted beyond all Patriot trim levels.
In Edmunds anchor testing, a Patriot Limited performed poorly, as it came to a stop from 60 mph in 143 anxieties -- about 20 anxiety best than boilerplate for this class.
In government blast testing, after most year's Patriot becoming an all-embracing appraisement of four out of bristles stars, with three stars for absolute frontal-impact aegis and bristles stars for side-impact protection.
Interior Design and Special Features
At aboriginal glance, the Patriot's autonomous looks nice enough, if a little utilitarian. The abject Sport's abridgement of accepted ability accessories and air-conditioning makes it feel abnormally bare-bones. The Escape offers 68.1 cubic anxiety of capacity, while the Honda CR-V has added than 70 cubic anxiety of burden volume.
Driving Impressions
We haven't activated the 2014 Jeep Patriot with the fresh six-speed automated transmission. If you accouter your Patriot with the off-road accumulation equipment, it will still appear with the CT
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