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<\/p>\nJeep has opened Belgian orders for the new Compass 4xe, presenting its electric flagship not simply as another high-powered SUV but as a credible off-road option.<\/p>\n
The brand\u2019s accompanying \u201cCapability Stories\u201d videos show it tackling Sardinian sand dunes, while Jeep points to its dual-motor four-wheel drive, raised suspension, and dedicated terrain modes as proof that electrification need not dilute its traditional all-terrain credentials.<\/p>\n
The claim deserves a qualified answer: the Compass 4xe has considerably more off-road hardware than most electric crossovers and looks credible for snow, sand, rough tracks, and moderate mud, but it is still not a replacement for a Wrangler-style, low-range 4×4.<\/p>\n
Despite the familiar 4xe badge, this is not a plug-in hybrid. It is a 375 hp, dual-motor battery-electric four-wheel-drive model, priced from \u20ac52,650 for the Upland and \u20ac56,150 for the Overland. It arrives as the range-topper in a Compass line-up that already includes mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and front-wheel-drive electric versions.<\/p>\n
The 4xe combines a 157 kW front motor with a 132 kW rear unit and a 96.1 kWh usable battery. Jeep quotes a WLTP range of more than 600 km and a 20-80% DC fast charge in 27 minutes. The larger battery also makes it notably more versatile than the regular 213 hp front-wheel-drive Compass EV, which is rated at around 500 km.<\/p>\n
It also changes the Compass’s character. The existing e-Hybrid Plug-in has 225 hp, a battery enabling around 90 km of WLTP electric driving, but it is front-wheel drive.<\/p>\n
It is priced from around \u20ac43,000 and can tow up to 1,500 kg. The electric 4xe is rated for 1,300 kg of braked towing, making it the strongest-towing EV Compass, but it’s still 200 kg behind the PHEV. That may matter to buyers towing a caravan, horse trailer, or heavier leisure equipment.<\/p>\n
The difference is more significant off-road. The PHEV has 200 mm of ground clearance, 470 mm of wading depth, and approach, breakover, and departure angles of 20, 16, and 27 degrees, respectively. It is a useful PHEV SUV for everyday driving and occasional rough tracks, rather than a genuine off-road proposition.<\/p>\n
That distinction matters because Jeep originally presented the new Compass 4xe as a tougher plug-in hybrid with a rear electric motor. The production car has taken a different route.<\/p>\n
The actual 4xe is now the fully electric flagship, while the current PHEV is a front-wheel-drive e-Hybrid Plug-in. The 2025 promise of a 195 hp PHEV 4xe with electric rear-axle drive, raised suspension, and off-road hardware, therefore, does not describe the PHEV now on sale.<\/p>\n
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The electric 4xe, however, has the hardware to make Jeep\u2019s \u201cCapability Stories\u201d videos more than pure marketing theatre. Its suspension sits 10 mm higher than other Compass versions, producing 28-degree approach, 17-degree breakover, and 31-degree departure angles, plus a 480 mm wading depth.<\/p>\n
The Upland comes with hill-descent control, 19-inch M+S tires, roof rails, and a rear tow hook. The Selec-Terrain system adds Snow and Sand\/Mud modes, along with a 4WD Lock function.<\/p>\n
Jeep also gives the rear motor a 14:1 reduction gear and claims up to 3,100 Nm at the rear wheels. That figure is wheel torque after gearing rather than a directly comparable motor-torque number, but the underlying principle is credible.<\/p>\n
Electric motors can meter torque rapidly and independently across the axles, which is valuable on loose climbs, snow, wet grass, sand, and mud. The company claims the Compass can climb a 20% gradient even with no traction at the front axle.<\/p>\n
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The verdict is qualified but positive. On paper, the Compass 4xe looks like a credible electric soft-roader and a more capable all-weather SUV than most electric rivals.<\/p>\n
Its geometry, dedicated rear-drive unit, terrain modes, and tires give it meaningful advantages over the front-wheel-drive PHEV and the regular EV versions. It should be well-suited to unpaved access roads, Alpine tracks, snow, sand, and carefully driven muddy terrain.<\/p>\n
It is, however, not an electric Wrangler. At more than 2.3 tonnes, with 19-inch wheels, no low-range transfer case or mechanical locking differentials, and no independent evidence yet of battery cooling, underbody protection, or durability in repeated hard off-road use, it remains a crossover rather than a serious expedition vehicle.<\/p>\n
The first \u201cCapability Stories\u201d video shows the Compass 4xe coping with soft sand in controlled conditions on Sardinia\u2019s dunes. Jeep says three further episodes, each focused on a different Selec-Terrain setting, will follow by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
The footage is a useful demonstration of the EV\u2019s traction system, but independent tests will still be needed to establish how it performs beyond a prepared filming location.<\/p>\n