Speed

themo · Dec 18, 2008

Just wondering how the riot handles at higher speeds? i live in southern Cali and drive on the 5 alot, i dont drive crazy fast but how dose it handle around 80 to 90? i know that is bad on MPG but some times i would rather get where i am going before the grid lock of rush hour sets in.

I am getting sound deadening so i am not worried about that, just want to know how much shaking and what not.

thanks!

Jeep Frank · Dec 19, 2008

I've noticed so. calers say 'the' 5. I lived in norther CA for awhile and it was just '5'
Now I live in central oregon and there's not a freeway for hours, so i'm no help.

themo · Dec 19, 2008

ha thanks, dose not have to be free way just wondering how it does above 75 any one?

deres · Dec 19, 2008

Well, I drive often at 140-150km/h. Patriot seems to be very stable, but the steering wheel has a bit "light" feeling. Car magazines here in Greece write that Patriot & Compass are the best on-road vehicles that Jeep ever made...

Ghost Soldier · Dec 19, 2008

I've had the Pat over 90 for steady periods of time. It handled real well and didn't seem like it was giving all it had. I was around 3000rpms and still had plenty of passing power if I needed it. At high speeds it almost feels like the Pat hunkers down. She feels real solid and not all over the place like other SUVs. I'm not a fast driver but when you have other vehicles barreling down on you, you try and keep up

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themo · Dec 20, 2008

Ghost Soldier said:
I've had the Pat over 90 for steady periods of time. It handled real well and didn't seem like it was giving all it had. I was around 3000rpms and still had plenty of passing power if I needed it. At high speeds it almost feels like the Pat hunkers down. She feels real solid and not all over the place like other SUVs. I'm not a fast driver but when you have other vehicles barreling down on you, you try and keep up .

awesome thanks!

mitakuuluu · Dec 20, 2008

I don't mind having mine at 80-85 on the freeway, and do it fairly regularly going up the '5' (or 5, as it were). I've done some longer trips averaging over 100 but those were two-lane blacktop out in the middle of nowhere on nice, sunny days. Not sure I would do that anywhere there was a chance of hitting anyone/anything.

As for not having the opportunity to drive fast in Central Oregon??? Try the 20 from Bend to Burns or the 31 past Silver Lake headed towards Reno. Talk about perfect roads for winding out some serious MPHs...

EuroPat · Dec 20, 2008

I also drive around 150 km/h (90 mph) on highways sometimes and the Patriot feels stable and nice. You can definitely tell you're driving an SUV, but I've never felt any risk of rolling over. Be warned though, that driving that fast will ruin your mileage.

Jeep Frank · Dec 20, 2008

mitakuuluu said:
As for not having the opportunity to drive fast in Central Oregon??? Try the 20 from Bend to Burns or the 31 past Silver Lake headed towards Reno. Talk about perfect roads for winding out some serious MPHs...

Yeah, I'd probably hit an antelope or something. Haha

mitakuuluu · Dec 21, 2008

When I lived out there, we didn't call that an accident. We called it dinner

ponyboy · Dec 22, 2008

i had my pat up to 114 and i thought it had very good handling for being an suv.:Racing: felt like it was gripping the road well..

Capitalistic Greed · Dec 22, 2008

Jeep Frank said:
I've noticed so. calers say 'the' 5. I lived in norther CA for awhile and it was just '5'
Now I live in central oregon and there's not a freeway for hours, so i'm no help.

That's because in SoCal you have:

"the" 5
"the" 405
"the" 105
"the" 605
and
"the" 55

Soundy · Dec 22, 2008

This past summer, I drove my '08 home from Kelowna to Vancouver, BC via the infamous Hope-Princeton section of Hwy. 3. This is a very hilly, winding road, and the Pat was fantastic. Handled better than my old Accord, and just loved the curves, especially manual-shifting the CVT.

For those not familiar with the route, take a look here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sad...ocode=&mra=ls&sll=49.550162,-121.462097&sspn=1.149333,1.939087&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10

dmvmechanics · Feb 19, 2009

i had mine up to 95 with an empty utility trailer and there was no problem what so ever, the only down side to speed is that you sacrifice MPGs. i averaged 24 MPG with an average speed of 80-85 w 4X8 trailer. Actual MPG

PanamaPatriot · Feb 25, 2009

Taken it on the Bahn

themo said:
ha thanks, dose not have to be free way just wondering how it does above 75 any one?

I drive it on the auto bahn and handles well at higher speeds. Nice & Solid

suzq044 · Feb 25, 2009

It's actually like most cars at that speed; eerily smooth. We've only hit those speeds by accident going up the 15; but at around 80, it smooths out and is very quiet.

suzq044 · Feb 27, 2009

Capitalistic Greed said:
That's because in SoCal you have:

"the" 5
"the" 405
"the" 105
"the" 605
and
"the" 55

And that's west LA - lol

you also have the 15, the 78, the 805, the 8, the 5, the 76, the 52, the 56, the 163, the 905, the 94 and the 101 of course. the list goes on.. lol

driver12 · Mar 1, 2009

i have had mine up to 115 and it handled fine. but that is also why my jeep is getting parked for 2 weeks

i got busted doing 99 in a 65 $208 fine and 15 day suspension

Ramiroum · May 30, 2009

the fastest I've gone is closed to 120 mph in occasions, down in I-75 in Florida, but I-75 is a 1 hour straight highway. I used to go closed to 140 mph in my Jetta, but I guess the Pat does'n go that fast w/o mods & just doesn't feel right...

Anton · Sep 22, 2009

PanamaPatriot said:
I drive it on the auto bahn and handles well at higher speeds. Nice & Solid

Yes the Auto Bahn, I love the Auto Bahn. Most of my family are still in Germany. So when I go visit we hi the Audo Bahn. My cousin just got a new BMW. All his brother said bwas it was fast:banana::banana::banana:

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Ramiroum

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