Jeep Compass Trail Edition vs Limited (O): is the step up worth it?
This is the step to think hardest about: of the 2 steps above the best-value one, none is worse value for money. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹1.17L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.17L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹24.83L for the Limited (O) against ₹23.66L for the Trail Edition.
For that you get 8-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers, driver seat memory and auto-dimming mirror.
It is not all one way: the Limited (O) gives up cruise control.
This is the step to think hardest about: of the 2 steps above the best-value one, none is worse value for money. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
Trail Edition or Limited (O), and what each costs
Where you start
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
The step up
Limited (O)
₹24.83L ex-showroom Delhi
Rs 1.20 lakh over the Longitude (O2) manual buys 18in alloys, LED tail lamps, rain-sensing wipers, a power tailgate and a memory driver's seat. The catch is that Jeep only prices it as a manual, so there is no cruise control on this trim at any price, and no automatic to move up to without changing trim entirely.
- Limited (O) Diesel MT₹24.83L
Our take
Keeps ₹1.17L, and gives up only 8-way powered driver seat and rain-sensing wipers
Buy the Jeep Compass Trail Edition and keep the ₹1.17L: the Compass Limited (O) only adds small touches like 8-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers and driver seat memory. Nothing there changes the car.
What Trail Edition to Limited (O) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,25,190 to ₹1,43,910 on the road, against the ₹1,17,000 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 ₹1,17,000 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 ₹18,720 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 ₹18,720, and both be right.
What the Limited (O) adds
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Powered driver seat8-way
- Driver seat memory
- Auto-dimming mirror
And what it gives up
- Cruise control
The working behind our take
Keeps ₹1.17L, and gives up only 8-way powered driver seat and rain-sensing wipers. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Trade-offCompass Limited (O)cruise control
The full story
Buy the Jeep Compass Trail Edition and keep the ₹1.17L: the Compass Limited (O) only adds small touches like 8-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers and driver seat memory. Nothing there changes the car.
- Also on the Compass Limited (O): 8-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers and driver seat memory, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the Compass Limited (O), you give up cruise control, which the Compass Trail Edition keeps
Trail Edition vs Limited (O): the questions people ask
- Is the Jeep Compass Limited (O) worth ₹1.17L over the Trail Edition?
- For ₹1.17L you get 8-way powered driver seat and rain-sensing wipers, on top of 2 other things the Trail Edition goes without. You would give up cruise control. None of the 2 steps above the best-value one is worse value for money though, so take it for the features rather than because it is next.
- What does the Jeep Compass Limited (O) have that the Trail Edition does not?
- It adds 8-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers, driver seat memory and auto-dimming mirror.
- What does the Jeep Compass Limited (O) give up against the Trail Edition?
- It gives up cruise control. Worth weighing against what it adds before deciding the dearer trim is simply the better car.
- 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.
- How much is the Jeep Compass Limited (O)?
- ₹24.83L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the Limited (O) Diesel MT.
- Is there an automatic Trail Edition or Limited (O)?
- Only the Trail Edition, from ₹25.52L ex-showroom Delhi. The Limited (O) is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Compass Trail Edition to the Limited (O) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,25,190 to ₹1,43,910 on the road, against the ₹1,17,000 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 ₹1,17,000 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 ₹18,720 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 ₹18,720, 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.