via onlineautobrochure.com
The Compass, which now draws on the luxury styling cues found on the Grand Cherokee, went “from sketch to released surface, usually a six-month program, in five weeks,” said Mark Allen, head of Jeep design.
All of the sheet metal from the A-pillar forward, plus the grille, headlight treatments, and front and rear fascias were replaced. In fact, the headlights were taken from the Grand Cherokee's parts bin.
“We were focused and we had enough resources to throw at it quickly” to meet the deadline for the 2011 model year, Allen said. “It was an amazingly lightening-fast program.”
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