First official pictures emerge of new Jeep Cherokee
Words NZ Autocar | Images Stellantis
The first images of the next-generation Jeep Cherokee were released by Stellantis overnight. And it resembles an enlarged Compass. It is another Jeep that will come with the option of EV power.
Spy shots of camouflaged Cherokees emerged earlier this year. Due for an official debut late in 2025, new Cherokee is expected to launch globally in 2026.
The first images of this new LR Discovery competitor suggest that it borrows styling cues from the recently revealed Compass.
Underneath, this new version will bear no relation to its predecessor. For it will utilise the new Stellantis STLA Large underpinnings. That means it can be offered with hybrid and pure-electric power. Jeep has not confirmed which will debut first, nor are any technical details available.
However, it will be closely related to the next-generation Alfa Romeo Stelvio; the pair share the same platform.
The first images emerged just days after former Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa was named as the new CEO of Stellantis.
His replacement at Jeep, CEO Bob Broderdorf, said: “The all-new Jeep Cherokee headlines our efforts to deliver more product, innovation, choice and standard content to customers than ever before.
“Jeep Cherokee will boast competitive pricing that strikes at the core of the largest vehicle segment and sits perfectly between Jeep Compass and Jeep Grand Cherokee to bolster our winning mainstream line-up.”
These pictures confirm that the new Cherokee shares several design cues with the electric Wagoneer S, such as the sloping roofline, rear doors set into the wheel arches and door handles recessed into the body.
Up front is a more prominent version of Jeep’s seven-slot grille, mirroring that on the latest Compass.
The ICE version of the new Cherokee may get the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre ‘Hurricane’ straight six from the petrol-powered Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. They are offered with outputs of 313 and 380kW.
Read our 2025 Jeep Wrangler Overland review.
Expect the electric Cherokee to come with the 447kW dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain out of the Wagoneer S.
This is powered by a 118kWh NMC battery pack, giving it a range of 485km (EPA test), so at least 500km on the WLTP regime.
On the inside is an infotainment touchscreen similar to the 12.3-in unit featured in the Wagoneer S. It features rotary control dials on its sides.
Climate functions are operated using a touchbar recessed into the dashboard below the main screen.
In other Jeep news, the Grand Cherokee will be withdrawn from sale in Europe soon to make room for the Wagoneer S. And the same may happen to the Wrangler, succeeded by the upcoming Recon EV (above).
