All-New Jeep Cherokee Set to Arrive Late 2025
Jeep’s compact Cherokee SUV died its second death after the 2023 model year, but brand officials were quick to say they had plans for another resurrection. Two years on, Jeep is about ready to reveal those plans, with an all-new Cherokee slated to debut late in the year.
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The announcement was accompanied by a couple of images of the next-generation Cherokee, showing a face that more directly references its larger Grand Cherokee sibling. The simpler, vertical seven-slot grille with integrated headlights and flatter, more rectangular hood — as well as a two-tone paint scheme — draw a clear connection between Cherokees medium and larger.
Hybrid Powertrain
Beyond the approximate timing of its reveal and speculation based on the photos, we know little about the upcoming Cherokee, other than the brand’s claim that the compact SUV will offer “a new, efficient and powerful hybrid propulsion option from Jeep.” Those last two words, “from Jeep,” lead us to believe that this efficient and powerful hybrid propulsion option may not actually be new. If it is in fact merely new to Jeep, it could be the plug-in hybrid powertrain from the Dodge Hornet R/T and Alfa Romeo Tonale.
With a turbocharged 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine and a pair of powerful electric motors, the PHEV setup puts out 288 horsepower and 383 pounds-feet of torque in the Dodge. That’s only 18 hp more than the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder offered in the previous-generation Cherokee and beats the available 3.2-liter V-6 by 17 hp, but it’s a tremendous 88 pounds-feet more than even the torquey turbo four. The PHEV powertrain also positively embarrasses those two engines in fuel economy: The 2025 Hornet R/T is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined (not to mention its 33-mile all-electric range, thanks to a 15.5-kilowatt-hour battery), compared to 24 mpg combined for the Cherokee with the turbocharged 2.0-liter and 22 mpg with the V-6.
For now, though, that’s just speculation. The speculation will end when the all-new Cherokee debuts later this year. Stay tuned for further details.
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