► First official pictures of new Jeep Cherokee
► STLA Large platform with hybrid power
► Arrives late 2025 as cousin to new Stelvio
There’s a new Jeep Cherokee and these are the first official pictures. The next-generation Cherokee is described as ‘reimagined from the ground-up’ and its goal will be to keep this fabled American marque competitive in the mid-size SUV sector – the most popular segment in the brand’s North American home market.
And that’s important, as according to our contact at Jeep UK, the Cherokee is currently planned as a US-only model. That’s right, it’s not even confirmed for Europe at this stage, let alone right-hand drive UK.
Which might be a shame, actually, as it looks good in the pics we’ve seen so far and Jeep is talking up the Cherokee’s ‘new, efficient and powerful’ hybrid drivetrain. On the other hand, the previous model hasn’t been sold here since 2018, and we haven’t missed it much…
Nothing much. The Cherokee slots into the line-up between the Jeep Compass and the Grand Cherokee, and is a similar prospect to the Land Rover Discover Sport, Audi Q5 and BMW X3.
Expect the usual leveraging of the brand’s off-road heritage (the teaser image below is an official one) but a more refined driving experience born in part by the use of parent company Stellantis’s STLA Large platform. As such close relations will include the next-gen Alfa Romeo Stelvio.
STLA Large is agnostic on the powertrain front, so an all-electric Cherokee could be on the cards as well. Perhaps using a similar set-up to the 600bhp Wagoneer S. Though at this stage Jeep has only referenced the hybrid system.
According to new Jeep CEO, Bob Broderdorf: ‘The all-new 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.’
The previous Jeep boss, Antonio Filosa, has just been made CEO of Stellantis as a whole, replacing Carlos Tavares.
Jeep says the new Cherokee ‘is set to arrive in late 2025’. We’ve been told ‘never say never’ about European sales, but it’s very unlikely this one will make it to the UK.
CJ is a former Associate Editor of CAR, and now runs parent company Bauer Media’s Digital Automotive Hub – the in-house team that provides much of the online content for CAR and sister site Parkers.co.uk as well as helping out with CAR magazine. He’s been writing about cars professionally (if that's the right word) for nearly two decades, though attempts to hide this fact with an extensive moisturising routine.
By CJ Hubbard
Head of the Bauer Digital Automotive Hub and former Associate Editor of CAR. Road tester, organiser, reporter and professional enthusiast, putting the driver first
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