For Chrysler, redoing brands just a start
November 22nd, 2007One of those spaces is the size of a Ford Escape or Chevrolet Equinox compact crossover SUV, he said. Instead of developing a vehicle that size with a V6 engine to compete with the market leaders, however, Chrysler chose to build two compact Jeeps — the Compass and Patriot — with limited off-road ability, barely average four-cylinder engines and marginal transmissions. Both are respectable vehicles, but neither is the home run it could have been.