(As of July 9, 2025 • also see upcoming powertrain / rumors and factory projections)
First, a calendar-year summary based on this work from Kyle...
2025 Charger: Back in 2021, Stellpower.com wrote that a new Challenger coded LB was set up with a Hurricane engine and a BEV version. This was mocked but here we are with the Challenger taking the Charger name instead. Electrics are already here, with gasoline cars coming. (FCA US has renewed its Cuda trademark for vehicle names again, leading some to suspect a smaller version will be called the Cuda). Most likely, the electric version will be dropped from US sale, but the powertrain work will be adapted by Stellantis elsewhere.
The E85 Hellcat Demon 170 was a 1,025 horsepower monster, but many of the people who worked on that have left. Tim Kuniskis does not seem to want to invest in the Hurricane; prefering bringing back the old V8 engines. Expect in 2026 to see Hemi Chargers and possibly a phase-out of the Hurricane, and likely a drop of the electric (though they may wait until after November elections). Full electric Charger story here.
The 2025 Durango is unchanged. The 2026 Durango (D6U) was cancelled, but recently restored, but it will not be made at Jefferson North, reportedly. Many bets are off due to personnel and legal changes. The latest word was that it was cancelled again.
A future Charger EV may have a multi-speed transmission; the company also has a “multi-speed transmission emulator” system for single-speed BEV transmissions and range extender technology which it said would be used on the Wrangler, but Stellantis said a lot of things.
The Ram 1500 REV was the cancelled battery electric (BEV) version of the popular pickup—we have the full story on this 14,000-pound-towing work truck.
Now on the way is a range-extended version, the Ramcharger; and we already have the 2025 Ram 1500 gasoline trucks and a high-performance Ram 1500 concept. The new Ram 1500 keeps the DT body code. The next generation, coded DU, is not due until 2027 at the earliest. The base Hurricane SST (straight six turbo) produces more power and torque than the Hemi V8, with better mileage, and taking regular instead of midgrade. The high output version produces more power and torque than the 6.4 SRT engine which was not available on any Ram pickups. Gas mileage is up to 3 mpg better than the 5.7 Hemi despite some reports which compared with the high output six to the low output Hemi. For 2026, buyers can pay a couple of thousand dollars more for the Hemi.
Full redesigns of the 2500 and 3500 are still years off (2027-28). Ram said they will include hydrogen versions (maybe fuel-cell based, but Cummins will have a hydrogen version of its big B engine by then), but it seems likely that’s going to be dropped as there’s no regulatory need to do it.
Expect a 7.2 liter Cummins diesel. 6.4 Hemi is still in production for trucks through the mid-2030s. A bigger V8 is likely for the heavy duty Rams.
There's an open question on a new platform ProMaster. ProMaster BEV is around but it’s expensive—fuel costs due pay off for fleets.
Midszie pickup. In theory Stellantis wanted a Mitsubishi L200 (Ram 1200) replacement for 2027/2028 for Belvidere, Illinois to produce. FCA US trademarked “Dakota” in April 2020. (Speculation: could a lighter, regular-cab Ram 1500 fill the gap for now?) The truck will be gasoline powered. However... it seems that the rest of Stellantis is using a Peugeot pickup (part of a China joint venture, but made around the world), freeing this body-on-frame pickup to be US-centric and possibly US-only. Conflicting reports suggest a quick and dirty offshoot of the Gladiator, and something more unique. Given who’s in charge, expect a V8 option but no BEV.
Ram Special Service Vehicle is reborn for 2025. TRX is likely to return—it was supposed to come back with a hot Hurricane but now may return with the Hellcat.
See our engine rumors page for hydrogen.
The STLA Medium Jeep Compass was due for 2025 using Peugeot 1.6 liter engines made in Dundee, Michigan. Work on the plant has stopped and work on the vehicle itself has stopped.
The Avenger shown below is not sold in the US or Canada, but is on sale in Europe in battery, gasoline, and hybrid forms. There was supposedly some interest in bringing it to the United States, that seems unlikely now. It would be in quite a small niche, but could be the company’s entry level car, sold as a hybrid or gasoline-only vehicle. In theory it was to sell at under $30,000 with battery power, which, given the Equinox’s price and size, should be possible, but not if it has to be imported and taxes rise above 10%.
KL Cherokee ended as we predicted, and will be replaced this year 2025 by the KM Cherokee (as we predicted), which uses the Wagoneer S body with a gasoline powerplant and hybrid option.
The Jeep Meridian (pictured below) is an upscale, extended-wheelbase version of the Compass for India and other countries—not the US or Canada.
Despite tough competition, the next generation Wrangler is not expected until 2029 (calendar year 2028). The 4xe option has been slated for a second generation, but with no regulatory need, it might be dropped.
The Jeep Recon will add to the Wrangler, not replace it. It’s aimed at the Ford Bronco but with “80% of the offroad capability” of the Wrangler. The original Recon was a battery-electric on the STLA Large platform with no powertrain hump (shown below). It has been delayed, reportedly to have an engine replace the battery-electric setup. The Recon had been confirmed for 2024 production. The Wagoneer S was launched on May 30 but only tricked out to dealers in December and January, advertised as having 600 hp and doing 0-60 in 3.4 seconds.
Wagoneer was to get Ram’s new range-extended battery-electric option - they said in 2025 so figure in 2026 - if it is done at all, which is increasingly unlikely.
The long-rumored RA minivan-based crossover was allegedly near readiness when the company cut it. In 2022, Chrysler was supposedly to be all EV. The promised vehicles never came and now Chrysler is being refitted as not electric, we’re told. Pacifica was finally to be replaced after a 2026 refresh; given plummeting sales, Chrysler might give up on minivans instead. The Chrysler CEO promised that the 300 will be updated and brought back. New product is now expected in 2026, “maybe,” with gasoline engines. However... after the anniversary, the spotlight will be off, and Stellantis might decide it only needs Ram, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati in the United States. (Most Americans might think that list was two marques too long.)
Platforms: STLA Small, Medium, Large, and Frame. Frame is for pickups, Wagoneers, and possibly Durangos. “Georgio” dies when Giulia moves to STlA Large, or so we’re told! See our platforms page.
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