Jeep Altitude package blacks out Compass, Patriot and Grand Cherokee models

Jeep is introducing three special-edition vehicles that will be sold under the Altitude name. The moniker was selected by 100,000 adoring fans voting on Facebook. Blacked-out Altitude versions of the Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass and the Jeep Grand Cherokee will go on sale in May.

A Grand Cherokee Altitude edition was shown at the Houston auto show in January. There, Jeep connected with possible customers, in addition to its 2 million online Facebook fans, to name the car. Midnight and Obsidian were the runners-up. Jeep said it liked Obsidian so much that it might use the name on a future model.

The Grand Cherokee Altitude is available in unique colors with a black grille with black mesh inserts. A "platinum chrome" lower fascia appliqu

By Jake Lingeman