(As of Oct. 14, 2025 • also see upcoming powertrain / rumors and factory projections)
Back in 2021, Stellpower.com wrote that a new Challenger coded LB was set up with a Hurricane engine and a BEV version (and was mocked for saying it). A future Charger Banshee EV may have a multi-speed transmission, if it hasn’t been canceled. (FCA US has renewed its Cuda trademark).
Expect Hemi Chargers, and, likely a drop of the electric (though they may wait until after midterm elections). Electric Charger • Gasoline Charger
The 2025 Durango is unchanged. The 2026 Durango (D6U) was cancelled but allegedly restored and is likely to arrive in late 2027, if at all.
The range-extended pickup, Ramcharger, has been confusingly renamed to REV, the name of the battery powered pickup which is now dead. The next generation DU is due around 2027. For 2026, buyers can pay a couple of thousand dollars more for the 5.7 Hemi.
Full redesigns of the 2500 and 3500 are still years off (2027-28). Expect a 7.2 liter Cummins diesel. A bigger V8 is likely for the heavy duty Rams. ProMaster appears to be keeping its old platform for now.
Midsize pickup. The truck will be gasoline powered. Conflicting reports suggest a quick and dirty offshoot of the Gladiator, and something more unique; they might be preparing two options for review. Expect a V8 option but no BEV.
TRX is coming back with the Hellcat.
Work on the STLA Medium Jeep Compass for North America has stopped; it continues in Europe. Automotive News seems to believe it will still be arriving in 2026-2027, along with a Renegade EV, which might be the Avenger with a different name, and is now very unlikely. The older Compass is still made in Mexico.
Jeep said it would sell Europe’s Jeep Avenger for under $30,000 with battery power, but this almost certainly won’t happen. Instead, according to Automotive News, the Hemi V8 will return to the Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and possibly Grand Wagoneer, join the Gladiator, and stay in the Wrangler. It might even go into the Cherokee, eventually.
The 2026 Cherokee (as we predicted) uses the Wagoneer S body and a revised Peugeot engine coupled to motors, getting quite good gas mileage. We’d predicted a hybrid option, but the 1.6 turbo hybrid is standard and there is no 2.0T—yet.
The Jeep Meridian (pictured below) is an upscale, extended-wheelbase version of the Compass for India and other countries—not the US or Canada, and it seems likely to stay that way.
The next generation Wrangler is not expected until 2029 (calendar year 2028). The 4xe option might be dropped to save money, though a second generation was planned quite recently. Automotive News predicts electric and serial hybrid versions for the 2029 models; the serial hybrid seems somewhat unlikely given the size of the Wrangler, and if the Recon has an electric version, the Wrangler might not. There were announced plans for an electric Wrangler, but the current management reportedly does not like electric cars, and those seeking an expensive off-road-capable electric vehicle can already buy a Rivian R1S.
The Jeep Recon will accompany, not replace, the Wrangler, allegedly with “80% of the offroad capability” of the Wrangler but road-friendly independent suspensions. The original Recon was a battery-electric with no powertrain hump (shown below). Reportedly that’s been replaced by a gasoline/hybrid version. Both are on STLA Large, so they’re bigger than they seem.
The Wagoneer S only trickled out to dealers in December and January, advertised as having 600 hp and doing 0-60 in 3.4 seconds. See an owner’s experiences. Some dealers report having overstock, others sell them as soon as they come in.
The Gladiator is set to get a 392 Hemi V8 version. The UAW contract called for a redesign in 2028, but it may not happen, any more than the “electric midsized pickup” was ever actually planned, despite being in the union contract.
The Grand Cherokee is set for a refresh in Fall, and was reportedly to come out as STLA Large in 2027 or 2028.
The Jeep Wagoneer was to get Ram’s new range-extended battery-electric option. This is now official for the Grand Wagoneer REEV. All Wagoneers are now Grand Wagoneers to separate them from the electric Cherokee, which was named Wagoneer S. The REEV will end up with 647 horsepower. On the downside, the 540 horse Hurricane High Output engine is being dropped from the Grand Wagoneer; the 420-horsepower I-6 is standard. The REEV is to do 0-60 in 5.0 seconds, and has no transmission; range is to be near 500 miles. A Pentastar V6 will act as a generator.
Plans for an all-electric Chrysler have been replaced by plans for a no-electric Chrysler, and a minivan-based crossover has been axed. The Pacifica gets a minor refresh for 2026—new front and rear plastic bits, updated interior, possibly a new PHEV system.
The Chrysler CEO has promised a new 300 and then a PT Cruiser like vehicle, but all we know is to expect “maybe” something in 2026, with the “1925” anniversary over. The brand chief talked about both a new 300 and something like the PT Cruiser in July-August 2025.
Automotive News noticed as we did that Feuell had recently started stressing affordability (so that Chrysler seems to be dropping pretensions to be Lexus or Maserati, and is returning to “elegantly styled Plymouth”). The electric crossover which was probably why the centennial was pushed into 1925, has been killed. Automotive News suggested 2032 for a redesign, when the Pacifica will be 15 years old. The Voyager continues as a cheap Pacifica.
According to Automotive News, Maserati and Alfa will no longer have high electric-vehicle hopes, and the Fiat 500e will carry the flag, joining Chrysler was a one-car lineup (Dodge has two, as long as Durango stays around).
Platforms: STLA Small, Medium, Large, and Frame. Frame is for pickups, Wagoneers, and possibly Durangos. See our platforms page.
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