Jeep Compass Longitude (O2) vs Trail Edition: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Compass. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹3,000
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in. What the road does to the whole Compass ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹3,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹23.66L for the Trail Edition against ₹23.63L for the Longitude (O2).
For that you get wheel size (18" against 17").
This is the best value for money step on the Compass. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
Longitude (O2) or Trail Edition, and what each costs
Where you start
Longitude (O2)
From ₹23.63L to ₹25.70L ex-showroom Delhi
This is where the Compass starts feeling like its price: dual-pane panoramic sunroof, the 10.1in screen with navigation, dual-zone climate, keyless go, wireless charging, leatherette and Jeep's connected services. Worth the stretch from the Sport if you can find the money, and the automatic is the one to have, because cruise control only comes with it.
- Longitude (O2) Diesel MT₹23.63L
- Longitude (O2) Diesel AT₹25.70L
The step up
Trail Edition
From ₹23.66L to ₹25.52L ex-showroom Delhi
Longitude (O2) with 18in alloys, Neutral Grey accents, camo graphics and black leatherette with red stitching. The price includes the Trail accessory kit Jeep sells it with, and still lands Rs 3,000 over the Longitude (O2) manual and Rs 18,000 under its automatic, so if you were buying that automatic, this is the one to look at.
- Trail Edition Diesel MT₹23.66L
- Trail Edition Diesel AT₹25.52L
Our take
Keeps ₹3,000, and gives up only wheel size (18" against 17")
Buy the Jeep Compass Longitude (O2) and keep the ₹3,000: the Compass Trail Edition only adds small touches like wheel size (18" against 17"). Nothing there changes the car.
What Longitude (O2) to Trail Edition costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹3,210 to ₹3,690 on the road, against the ₹3,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹3,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹480 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹480, and both be right.
What the Trail Edition adds
- Wheel size17" → 18"
Longitude (O2) vs Trail Edition: the questions people ask
- Is the Jeep Compass Trail Edition worth ₹3,000 over the Longitude (O2)?
- For ₹3,000 you get wheel size (18" against 17"). This is also the best value for money step on the Compass: nothing you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
- What does the Jeep Compass Trail Edition have that the Longitude (O2) does not?
- It adds wheel size (18" against 17").
- How much is the Jeep Compass Longitude (O2)?
- From ₹23.63L for the Longitude (O2) Diesel MT to ₹25.70L for the Longitude (O2) Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Jeep Compass Trail Edition?
- From ₹23.66L for the Trail Edition Diesel MT to ₹25.52L for the Trail Edition Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Longitude (O2) or Trail Edition?
- Both: the Longitude (O2) Diesel AT at ₹25.70L and the Trail Edition Diesel AT at ₹25.52L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Compass Longitude (O2) to the Trail Edition cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹3,210 to ₹3,690 on the road, against the ₹3,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹3,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹480 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹480, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.