Has anyone drove/ owned one of these with the 8 speed trans? The wife wants to get rid of her ecoboost f 150. She likes these just don't know about the 8 speed trans. Also what kind of mpg does it see on highway? Any other pros and cons?
I drove a v6 with 8 speed its very nice. I would suspect 25+ on highway at 70mph, as the 2012 we drove with v6 and 5 speed got 25 at 70 on the highway. We just bought a brand new 12 GC with the hemi cuz the rebates were really good. We wanted a 14 but it was going to cost $7k more then the 12.
Haven't driven an 8 speed, which is only available on the new 2014 model.
I just bought a 2013 3.6L. I did it intentionally since the 5 speed transmission has been around a lot longer, and also because I don't like the '14 redesign. Some time after they introduced the '11 WK2, they redesigned the Compass to look similar. Now, for '14, the WK2 has been redesigned to look more like the Compass. I remember seeing both models at the Detroit auto show, and doing a double take because what I thought was the WK2 was actually a Compass.
I came from a late model AWD Cadillac to this Jeep. The Cadillac averaged 19mpg with 89 octane. The Jeep averages mid-18 with 87 octane. I commute about 25 miles one-way on 2-lane roads in Oakland County (about 25 traffic lights) with a 5mi run on I-75.
Overall the ride quality / comfort / stereo / etc...everything about this Jeep is so much better than the Cadillac ever was.
I believe the next model year might get a 9 speed transmission. Was sitting on a plane the other day with a purchasing manager from ZF and he told me that the 9 speed would be out shortly, just not sure what they are going to put it in.
Ok fair enough. Correct if I'm wrong but wasn't that due to the different transfer cases offered between the ZJ and XJ?
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