Last year, my brother bought keep meridian. The performance of Jeep meridian is extraordinary. He was travelling from Pune to Delhi. While he was hit by a truck. Jeep meridian got severely crashed. But, the safety features was so good that life of my brother got saved. Meridian is expensive car and it provides with better airbags, seatbelt etc.

It required the same maintenance as a Jeep Compass, although there are a few small variations. This car just needs to visit the mechanic a few times every 2-3 months. When compared to GLOSTER, KODIAQ, and FORTUNER, the price is reasonable. When compared to the XUV700 and SAFARI, expensive. In any case, giving buyers in this market more choices is a good thing.

The Meridian that i drive is just a 2.0-litre diesel engine, to begin with. The power figures are similar to the Compass’ 170hp and 350Nm. Still, because it’s a larger SUV the engine has to be re-caliberated. Coming to the transmission, Meridian’s diesel mill has a 6-speed manual with a front-wheel drive (FWD) layout. There’s also a 9-speed torque converter automatic, which, unlike the Compass’ unit, gets FWD as an option, in addition to the all-wheel drive (AWD) system. However Meridian indicates that this SUV is likely to get a 1.3-litre turbocharged unit further down the line. The engine, which is already used by the company in South America, puts out 187hp and 270Nm – outputs which better the India-spec Compass’ 163hp, 250Nm, 1.4-litre turbo-petrol motor.