- Jeep teased a refreshed 2026 Grand Cherokee, which will be revealed in full later this year.
- The mid-size SUV gets revised front-end styling with updated headlights and reworked grilles.
- The cabin is largely the same but features simplified climate controls and smaller knobs that now live on either side of the touchscreen.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is the American brand’s bestseller, but it’s in need of an update. The latest generation arrived for the 2021 model year as the three-row Grand Cherokee L before adding a two-row variant for 2022. Last year, sales of the SUV declined 12 percent to 216,148 units (down from 244,594 sales in 2023). Luckily, Jeep is readying a refresh for the mid-size SUV, releasing two teaser images for the 2026 Grand Cherokee today that show a glimpse of its reworked styling and cabin.The changes to the Grand Cherokee’s front end are subtle but significant. The headlights sport a new hockey-stick-shaped LED strip along the top edge that curves down to meet the upturned chrome trim that links the grille to the bottom of the headlight. The grille also has a new look with reworked silver trim that seems to take inspiration from the recently revealed Jeep Compass EV, currently only destined for Europe.JeepThe front bumper has been thoroughly redesigned, splitting the lower air intake into two separate elements. The top section is linked to the side vent via the daytime running light, while the chrome strip along the bottom of the lower grille now curves upwards at the outer edge of the front fascia. Anecdotally, we recently spotted a prototype of the refreshed Grand Cherokee in the Detroit area, and the camouflage was concentrated on the front, suggesting that the rear styling could remain largely unchanged.The cabin is also restyled, most notably on the center console, where the bank of climate-control buttons below the central touchscreen has been simplified into a single row of buttons. The two knobs are now smaller and live higher up, sitting on either side of the screen along with a few other buttons. The passenger screen also looks like it may have grown in size, but we’ll have to wait for more details from Jeep before we can say for sure. Jeep says the Grand Cherokee will continue to be built at Stellantis’ plants in Detroit and will continue to offer both the two-row and three-row L models, as well as the plug-in hybrid 4xe powertrain. More information about the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee will emerge later this year.More on the Grand Cherokee LineupCaleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
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