In terms of riding quality, it offers good experience on rough roads because of high ground clearance and wide wheel base, but on highways at high speeds you don't feel as comfortable as with jeep compass, steering wheel remains light and it makes you scary above 120km to change lanes on high speeds unlike jeep compass where you feel very confident about having control on car even at 140+ speed,
Further engine sound is if not very noisy it keeping on to show its presence unlike jeep compass where sound insulation is excellent....
Front console is so designed that if you want to sit high to have a better view of road and surroundings your left knee is very frequently if not continuously in contact with central part of front console and it causes irritation.
Driver side front piller (piller A) is wide enough and cause obstruction in view while driving in city traffic.
If you love acceleration and responsiveness of engine you will miss it in harrier as detuning of engine made it less powerful, company sales person claimed that it is for fuel economy in usual way and you can experience the same power on sport mode....
But here are two points to discuss,
First there is no much difference in claimed milege of compass at given power which is uniform and of harrier on eco mode.....
Second on sport mode milege of harrier is reduced very below to that of compass for same power and on sport mode harrier become more noisy more louder.
Finally if your concern is saving money and you are a driver with mild temperament not crossing 120 km speed, you usually travel with family and needs bigger back comportment for 3 people, you may opt for harrier... But if you love fun and versatility of driving compass is definitely better choice for driving fun, however you have to pay extra bucks for that fun, but it really worth if you enjoy and love driving.....
And all I wrote about is basic driving comfort and fun, features of top model of compass like full sunroof, electric adjustable driver seat, memory seat, etc etc I not talked about.... They are matter of subjective choice and need