Road trip from Kolkata to Varanasi and back by Indian Roadie Arijit Mukherjee in Jeep Compass in December 2021

Road trip from Kolkata to Varanasi/ Kashi (Kolkata_Varanasi) and back with family by Indian Roadie Mukherjee Arijit  (resident of Kolkata) ... 

Date of Onwards Journey: 20/12/2021. 

Date of Return Journey: 24/12/2021. 

Total distance: 14.00 kms (round trip). 

Toll paid one way: ₹855.

Car: Jeep Compass AT

Route during onwards journey: Kolkata - Asansol- Dhanbad - Barhi - Bodh Gaya - Sasaram - Varanasi. 

Started early at 05.00 hrs from Kolkata. Morning was pleasant, roads were clear. Took Belgharia Expressway to AH1/ NH19. 

Had yummy litti at Dhanbad. 

From Dhanbad to Bodhgaya, roads were smooth with some diversions owing to road expansion.

At Bheria road condition was bad and had to drive slow. 

Reached Varanasi around 19.30 hrs. 

Overall ride was smooth and driving was fun. 

Dhabas were not very clean but tea served was excellent. Due to prevailing COVID situation they carried their own lunch. During the return passage they packed some sandwiches from the hotel in Varanasi. 

While returning (Varanasi_Kolkata) they started from hotel in Varanasi around 10.30 in the morning after breakfast and didn't stop much on the way.

Reached Dhanbad around 18.00 and took night halt at Sonotel Dhanbad. Hotel was not very good, parking was an issue. 

Started from Dhanbad after a night halt around 11.00 and crossed Palsit around 14.30.

Reached home safely around 17.00hrs. 

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Tapsi Pannu takes delivery of her new Jeep Compass in July 2019

Bollywood actress Tapsi Pannu walked in to take delivery of her new Jeep Compass at a Mumbai showroom in July 2019.
This is what she got to experience, an effort supposedly to create customer delight.
I have always stressed that the automobile companies in India, across brands have poor 'marketing' brains. If this is their level of innovativeness, it's not hard to predict why sales figure have touched a phenomenal low ever since mid 2018.
Just because songs and dance worked well for KFC and Pizza Hut, doesn't mean that similar stunts will work for automobiles.
Can't you'll guys be original and think harder? And why this selective treatment for one customer?
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P.S #Marketingpundit, #MarketingGyanology are the virtual space identities of the founder, Deep Banerjee.

Jeep Compass to be launched in India in 2017

Jeep has huge plans for India going forward. While they currently have their CBU range on offer, they will soon be making their products in India. The Compass will be the first product to be made in India and according to a report by Overdrive, the vehicle is expected to start as low as Rs. 16 lakhs, which means it is going to take the fight to the XUV500 and the top end variants of Creta.

When is the expected launch?



The vehicle is expected to be launched in India in August 2017 and will have an introductory price of Rs 16 lakhs ex-showroom, which is way below the 20-25 lakh expectation that most people had. The Compass will be the first Jeep to be built in Fiat’s Ranjangaon facility near Pune. The Compass will also be exported from India to other markets.

Possible positioning:
The Compass is a compact SUV that seats 5. It is based on the Renegade platform, which means it is a small SUV about 4.4 meters long and 1.9 meters wide. It borrows design cues from its elder sibling, the Grand Cherokee. It has the similarly designed front grill and headlamps that give it an aggressive yet macho look. At the back, it will get LED tail lamps. The vehicle is pretty stylish to look at and will surely bring in a lot of customers if the pricing is done right.



On the inside, the car will get a U-Connect infotainment system with Apple carplay and Android auto. The touch screen system will either be a 7″ or a 8.5″ one based on the variant chosen. Safety features will include 6 airbags, ABS, ESP, hill hold assist and reverse parking camera with sensors. Jeep has confirmed that all their products launched will come with the option of 4wd, which means we can expect both the 2wd and the 4wd version to be on offer. The 4wd model will feature a Terrain-select dial to choose between the various terrains.

Power:



Fiat will offer the 2.0 liter Multijet engine with the Compass. This will churn out 160 Bhp and 350 Nm and will be mated to both a 6-speed manual or a 9-speed automatic gearbox. There is no clarity on what petrol engine will make it to the Compass, if any.

Variants:
The Compass will be offered in a total of three trim levels, Sport, Longitude and Limited. Details on the loadings that each trim will possess are still not available and will be known closer to the date of the launch.

Competition:
Given the 16 lakh introductory price tag, the Compass will surely take buyers away from the Creta and the XUV500. This Compass will take on the Tucson and the Yeti though, in terms of positioning. Yes, the XUV, Hexa and the Crysta all have a third row, something which the Compass doesn’t. However that third row is barely used. What you loose there, you make up for in terms of brand value. Also the Jeep will be more capable than its competition, given that we will be getting the 4wd variant as well.

Source: Overdrive