2026 Jeep Cherokee spied for first time [Video]

• A redesigned Jeep Cherokee is expected to debut in 2025
• Latest prototype sighting points to a bigger, brawnier design for the new Cherokee
• Jeep officials have hinted at a hybrid powertrain for the new Cherokee

Stellantis’ SUV brand, Jeep, has several new models in the pipeline, and a prototype for one of them has just been spotted.

The prototype is believed to be for a redesigned sixth-generation Jeep Cherokee, expected to hit the market later this year, likely as a 2026 model. The last Cherokee bowed out after the 2023 model year.

The heavily camouflaged prototype is unmistakably a Jeep, given its signature design elements like trapezoidal wheel arches and a seven-slot grille. A closer look at the greenhouse also suggests a strong resemblance to the Jeep Wagoneer S introduced for 2024, indicating that the new Cherokee may share the electric SUV’s STLA Large platform.

The section between the A- and C-pillars appears to closely match the Wagoneer, though the Cherokee features a taller …