For decades, the idea of a front-wheel-drive Jeep seemed unthinkable. That changed in 2006 when the Patriot debuted, sending power only to the front axle in its more affordable versions. The original Compass launched the same year with a front-wheel-drive setup in lower trims, followed in 2013 by the smaller Renegade. The not-for-America Commander/Meridian arrived in 2022, a year before the Avenger, which we also don’t get in the U.S.
