Over the course of one week we put in several hundred miles behind the wheel of a four-wheel-drive 2007 Jeep Compass Sport, which carried a sticker price of $22,180. Though a front-wheel drive Compass starts at $15,985 (including a $560 destination charge), our four-wheeler started at $17,735 and climbed with the addition of a continuously-variable automatic transmission ($1,000); Package E, which included air conditioning, power items, keyless entry, and more ($2,600); a Boston Acoustics sound system ($595); a power sunroof ($800); and cruise control ($250). The Compass is significant for two reasons: it represents the first car-based Jeep not destined for off-road use, and it marks Jeep's jump into the increasingly popular crossover market.