2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Teased With Recent Updates

Jeep simply launched a teaser for its upcoming and refreshed 2026 Grand Cherokee. As beforehand confirmed by CEO Bob Broderdorf throughout our unique interview earlier this 12 months on the Wagoneer S drive occasion, the Auburn Hills automaker stated a refreshed Grand Cherokee would arrive later in 2025. Now, it seems these confirmations are nonetheless holding true.

Launched in 2021 as a alternative for the fourth-generation WK2, the present fifth-gen WL Grand Cherokee simply turned four-years previous this 12 months. With Grand Cherokee’s sequence manufacturing lifecycle averaging round six to seven years, it is proper on schedule for its midlife refresh. The earlier WK2, nevertheless, was an exception with its 10-year-long manufacturing run, primarily resulting from a number of adjustments in Jeep’s company possession.

Up to date Seems, New Tech, And Revised Powertrains Are In Order

In typical automaker teaser trend, Jeep clearly stored its playing cards shut by way of the up to date WL Grand Cherokee’s specifics. However from our earlier interview with Broderdorf, he advised us to count on some massive adjustments because it’s a part of Jeep’s enormous $3.2-billion funding in new or up to date merchandise.

“This $3.2 billion a part of the story additionally means the Grand Cherokee will get a facelift and a refresh, and we’ll proceed to increase our powertrain line,” Broderdorf advised us in that interview. Nevertheless, he did not expose any specifics by way of what could come of those updates.

Nonetheless, we think about the same old listing of updates is so as, corresponding to exterior and inside styling updates, new and upgraded tech, and the stated revised powertrains. And from what we will inform from the teaser pictures launched by Jeep, the up to date Grand Cherokee appears to be like to get extra upscale inside appointments together with the choice for a front-passenger-side digital show as a part of a number of the tech upgrades. A few of these adjustments are very visibly impressed by the Wagoneer line.

Jeep additionally shared an image exhibiting a portion of the up to date Grand Cherokee’s front-end. There, we will see a reshaped decrease entrance fascia on the bumper, new headlight designs, and new LED-based daytime-running lights.

In any other case, the remaining is up for hypothesis till the automaker totally reveals the mannequin.

The present WL Grand Cherokee stays as one of many few fashions that also makes use of Fiat-Chrysler Cars-era platforms, with the WL platform being a modified variant of the unique FCA Giorgio platform. That is the identical platform underpinning the present Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia, in addition to the Maserati Grecale, GranTurismo and GranCabrio.

Whereas the Wagoneer debuted with Stellantis’ newest 3.0-liter Hurricane turbocharged inline-6, the Grand Cherokee nonetheless makes do with the tried, examined, and true 3.6-liter naturally-aspirated Pentastar V-6 with 48-volt mild-hybrid help, good for 293 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The one different powertrain possibility is a turbocharged fuel four-cylinder-based plug-in hybrid powertrain for the 4xe mannequin, which punches out 375 horses and 470 torques.

TopSpeed’s Take

We have at all times been a fan of the Grand Cherokee and its pretty mix of styling, consolation, luxurious, practicality, functionality, and drivability. During which case, we completely get why it is America’s best-selling mainstream crossover SUV, because it simply does so many issues so effectively. We’re definitely excited to see what Jeep has in retailer for the replace. As an illustration, we might like to see it get Stellantis’ newest Hurricane inline-six, or the identical engine powering the Wagoneer. Fingers are crossed.