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Test Drive: 2011 Jeep Patriot


if you live in the city but you have a

if you live in the city but you have a need for an off-road larger SUV and this

need for an off-road larger SUV and this

need for an off-road larger SUV and this might just be the car for you hi I’m

might just be the car for you hi I’m

might just be the car for you hi I’m Randall I stone of watchmojo.com and

Randall I stone of watchmojo.com and

Randall I stone of watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a look if you

today we’re taking a look if you

today we’re taking a look if you brand-new 2011 Patriots the inside of

brand-new 2011 Patriots the inside of

brand-new 2011 Patriots the inside of the Jeep Patriot is really nothing to

the Jeep Patriot is really nothing to

the Jeep Patriot is really nothing to write home about it’s fairly simple and

write home about it’s fairly simple and

write home about it’s fairly simple and that’s not necessarily a bad thing

that’s not necessarily a bad thing

that’s not necessarily a bad thing everything is right in the middle here

everything is right in the middle here

everything is right in the middle here where you’d want it to be you’ve got

where you’d want it to be you’ve got

where you’d want it to be you’ve got your full entertainment system no

your full entertainment system no

your full entertainment system no touchscreen or anything but all the

touchscreen or anything but all the

touchscreen or anything but all the buttons are there it’s easy to read

buttons are there it’s easy to read

buttons are there it’s easy to read they’re easy to get to your climate your

they’re easy to get to your climate your

they’re easy to get to your climate your seat heaters shifter everything is very

seat heaters shifter everything is very

seat heaters shifter everything is very big and the rugged and tough looking it

big and the rugged and tough looking it

big and the rugged and tough looking it looks like it’s built to last you’ve got

looks like it’s built to last you’ve got

looks like it’s built to last you’ve got this really big cubby hole over here you

this really big cubby hole over here you

this really big cubby hole over here you have your big climate vents the steering

have your big climate vents the steering

have your big climate vents the steering wheel is kind of very big and hard and

wheel is kind of very big and hard and

wheel is kind of very big and hard and down here you have your four-wheel-drive

down here you have your four-wheel-drive

down here you have your four-wheel-drive loft which again is very important if

loft which again is very important if

loft which again is very important if you do want to take your Jeep Patriot

you do want to take your Jeep Patriot

you do want to take your Jeep Patriot off the road otherwise this car is

off the road otherwise this car is

off the road otherwise this car is pretty much like any other car on the

pretty much like any other car on the

pretty much like any other car on the road you’ve got a very simple gauge

road you’ve got a very simple gauge

road you’ve got a very simple gauge cluster really there’s not much going on

cluster really there’s not much going on

cluster really there’s not much going on there but it gets the job done and

there but it gets the job done and

there but it gets the job done and everything is right there where you need

everything is right there where you need

everything is right there where you need it to be you also have a full back seat

it to be you also have a full back seat

it to be you also have a full back seat which fits three full-sized adults very

which fits three full-sized adults very

which fits three full-sized adults very comfortable you have a nice sized trunk

comfortable you have a nice sized trunk

comfortable you have a nice sized trunk as well so what this is is a very nicely

as well so what this is is a very nicely

as well so what this is is a very nicely sized SUV it’s not too big it’s not too

sized SUV it’s not too big it’s not too

sized SUV it’s not too big it’s not too small and it’s also great for city

small and it’s also great for city

small and it’s also great for city drives you don’t feel like you’re in a

drives you don’t feel like you’re in a

drives you don’t feel like you’re in a huge vehicle and because of the CVT

huge vehicle and because of the CVT

huge vehicle and because of the CVT you save on gas you’re driving a bit

you save on gas you’re driving a bit

you save on gas you’re driving a bit more conservatively but you still have

more conservatively but you still have

more conservatively but you still have the all wheel driving the offer

the all wheel driving the offer

the all wheel driving the offer capabilities that Jeep offer you so if

capabilities that Jeep offer you so if

capabilities that Jeep offer you so if you’re in the market for a car like this

you’re in the market for a car like this

you’re in the market for a car like this it really is the best of both worlds

unfortunately there’s really nothing

unfortunately there’s really nothing exciting about driving the Jeep Patriot

exciting about driving the Jeep Patriot

exciting about driving the Jeep Patriot the chief brands itself as being an

the chief brands itself as being an

the chief brands itself as being an off-road adventurous type of company and

off-road adventurous type of company and

off-road adventurous type of company and I really don’t feel that with this Jeep

I really don’t feel that with this Jeep

I really don’t feel that with this Jeep but the Wrangler I did I felt like I

but the Wrangler I did I felt like I

but the Wrangler I did I felt like I could go anywhere I could do anything it

could go anywhere I could do anything it

could go anywhere I could do anything it has fruit strengths and it forced an

has fruit strengths and it forced an

has fruit strengths and it forced an attitude but in this Jeep I really don’t

attitude but in this Jeep I really don’t

attitude but in this Jeep I really don’t feel anything and as a 2.4 liter

feel anything and as a 2.4 liter

feel anything and as a 2.4 liter four-cylinder that pushes out about 170

four-cylinder that pushes out about 170

four-cylinder that pushes out about 170 horsepower and 165 pound feet of torque

horsepower and 165 pound feet of torque

horsepower and 165 pound feet of torque it’s not a great deal for a car this

it’s not a great deal for a car this

it’s not a great deal for a car this size and it is an SUV it has a full back

size and it is an SUV it has a full back

size and it is an SUV it has a full back seat a full trunk it’s heavy

so you really don’t feel it go anywhere

so you really don’t feel it go anywhere when I push the throttle I don’t feel

when I push the throttle I don’t feel

when I push the throttle I don’t feel like this car is doing anything I don’t

like this car is doing anything I don’t

like this car is doing anything I don’t feel like it’s giving me any sort of

feel like it’s giving me any sort of

feel like it’s giving me any sort of thriller that actually wants to go

thriller that actually wants to go

thriller that actually wants to go anywhere I mean it just feels like a

anywhere I mean it just feels like a

anywhere I mean it just feels like a normal vehicle and I think that’s a

normal vehicle and I think that’s a

normal vehicle and I think that’s a shame because when Jeep is branding

shame because when Jeep is branding

shame because when Jeep is branding itself as an off-road company that has

itself as an off-road company that has

itself as an off-road company that has these exciting adventurous go anywhere

these exciting adventurous go anywhere

these exciting adventurous go anywhere type of cars you want to feel that when

type of cars you want to feel that when

type of cars you want to feel that when you get behind the wheel and I really

you get behind the wheel and I really

you get behind the wheel and I really don’t it might not be the most exciting

don’t it might not be the most exciting

don’t it might not be the most exciting car on the road but it definitely gets

car on the road but it definitely gets

car on the road but it definitely gets the job done if there’s one thing Jeep

the job done if there’s one thing Jeep

the job done if there’s one thing Jeep does well it’s offer capabilities and

does well it’s offer capabilities and

does well it’s offer capabilities and this brand new Jeep Patriot is no

this brand new Jeep Patriot is no

this brand new Jeep Patriot is no exception

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