Jeep Patriot - waves the flag proudly

Jeep’s boxy crossover has been popular enough, but was widely panned by journalists for being a little light on off-road capability and a little heavy on interior plastics. Add to that a buzzy transmission, vague steering feel, and excessive road noise, and you had a Jeep that didn’t quite add up to the flag Chrysler was flying. Updated and refined for 2011, the Patriot can finally roll proud.I