- Jeep will replace its Grand Wagoneer with a brand new look, and doubtless new cabin tech, later this 12 months
Jeep’s largest car will get a visible and know-how replace for the 2026 mannequin 12 months. The corporate is holding particulars beneath wraps, however has launched a teaser photograph giving us our first glimpse of the up to date 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
Automakers redesign most vehicles utterly each 5 to 10 years. That’s a very long time to construct a product unchanged. Every automotive faces newer competitors yearly, as they’re normally on a unique replace schedule than rivals from different manufacturers.
So, most corporations give each car a partial replace on the halfway level of a manufacturing run. A so-called “mid-cycle refresh” normally means a brand new look, up to date creature comforts and cabin know-how, and generally minor tweaks to the drivetrain that automakers can obtain with out overhauling the manufacturing facility.
Jeep hasn’t supplied any particulars on what know-how or mechanical updates it may need in retailer for the Grand Wagoneer. Nevertheless, the photograph reveals a remade entrance fascia that borrows closely from Jeep’s all-electric fashions.
Look Blends Gasoline, EV Cues
- The foremost change is a brand new lit grille that borrows closely from Jeep EVs
There could also be no different automaker as simply recognized by its grille. That provides designers a helpful cue to play off of, however they will’t change it radically with out risking a model’s identification. Jeep designers, in recent times, have used the basic seven-slot grille for internal-combustion-powered autos just like the Grand Cherokee and a backlit reinterpretation of it for electrical autos (EVs) just like the Wagoneer S.
For the subsequent Grand Wagoneer, designers have neatly meshed the 2. It’s unquestionably a gas-powered automotive, however now wears a lighted grille that hints on the basic seven-slot look. It floats above a brand new large decrease air dam. Slender daytime operating lights make an almost-continuous line with the grille lighting.
The result’s a elegant, high-tech look that leaves you unsure whether or not you’re taking a look at a gas-powered automotive or an EV – excellent for a model straddling the road by promoting each.
We’ll carry extra because the launch date approaches. Jeep says the 2026 mannequin will debut “later this 12 months.”
