ALMOST TORRENTIAL RAIN, something some parts of the country can barely remember, is pounding the windscreen of the Jeep Patriot as we head off the bitumen road and onto the rain-sodden gravel track.
Despite the rain, the Patriot feels surprisingly sure-footed as we hit the dirt. So, ignoring the lever for the full-time 50:50 torque split four-wheel-drive and sticking with the default part-time AWD-setting, we pressed on... Read more inside The Motor Report