Jeep Altitude package blacks out Compass

Jeep is introducing three special-edition vehicles that will be sold under the Altitude name. The moniker was selected by 100,000 adoring fans voting on Facebook. Blacked-out Altitude versions of the Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass and the Jeep Grand Cherokee will go on sale in May. A Grand Cherokee Altitude edition was shown at the Houston auto show in January. There, Jeep connected with possible customers, in addition to its 2 million online Facebook fans, to name the car. Midnight and Obsidian were the runners-up. Jeep said it liked Obsidian so much that it might use the name on a future model. The Grand Cherokee Altitude is available in unique colors with a black grille with black mesh inserts. A "platinum chrome" lower fascia appliqué and black headlight bezels complete the look up front. The Grand Cherokee sits on 20-inch wheels with black gloss-painted aluminum spokes. Standard features on the Grand Cherokee Altitude include leather seats, premium stereo, backup camera, parking sensors, keyless go and a few other special bits and pieces. The two-wheel-drive model will cost $35,595, while the four-wheel-drive model will sticker at $37,595. The Compass Altitude is available in three drivetrain combinations including the Freedom Drive I and II off-road packages. It gets the same black trim as the Grand Cherokee and 18-inch black gloss wheels. The Compass comes with heated mirrors and seats, remote start and hill-start assist on manual-transmission models. It will cost $22,190 for two-wheel drive and $23,940 for four-wheel drive. The Jeep Patriot Altitude gets a bit more chrome than its stablemates. It gets a bright lower fascia, chrome rear step-pad appliqués and bright, polished-steel roof rails. The Patriot gets almost the same options as the Compass, including safety features such as electronic roll mitigation, hill-start assist and side-curtain airbags for all rows. The Patriot Altitude costs $20,240 for two-wheel drive and $23,275 for all-wheel power.