Walk into a Jeep dealership, ask the salesperson for a 2007 Patriot with the standard engine, and you’ll end up with a 2.4-liter, 16-valve, dual overhead cam four-cylinder pumping out 172 horses at 6,000 rpm and 165 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,400 rpm. It’s mated to a five-speed manual or optional continuously-variable automatic transmission (CVT). However, the front-wheel-drive Sport version can be fitted with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 158 horsepower and 141 lb.-ft. of torque. This choice cuts $200 from the base price, but requires the $1,050 CVT. A CVT with a special low gear, called the CVTL2 by Jeep, is required on Limited models equipped with the Freedom-Drive II off-road package.