The All-electric Jeep Recon Gets Official Specs And Launch Price

Jeep says that nan all-electric 2026 Jeep Recon will yet statesman accumulation "early adjacent year." This comes 3 years aft nan model's original announcement amid aggregate delayed starts.

Built connected a dedicated EV architecture, nan Recon will present 650 horsepower and 620 ft-lb of torque. Its 100kWh artillery battalion will person an estimated 250 miles of scope connected a afloat complaint and accelerate from 0-60 mph successful arsenic small arsenic 3.6 seconds.

The Recon is billed arsenic nan first and only afloat electrical Trail Rated SUV successful nan industry. This intends it meets Jeep's soul standards for nan traction, h2o fording, maneuverability, articulation and crushed clearance basal to gain nan Trail Rated badge. Bolstered by its 4X4 capacity and 33-inch tires, nan Recon tin tackle a wide scope of terrains.

The Jeep Recon was primitively expected to beryllium disposable successful 2024, though nan closest we sewage to seeing it successful action was spy photos of a imaginable prototype astatine nan tail extremity of that year. Last period Jeep CEO Bob Broderdorf told MotorTrend that nan Recon was coming to showrooms "next spring." The Jeep website, which whitethorn request immoderate updates, still says "coming precocious 2025."

Jeep had antecedently introduced aggregate hybrid models including a hybrid type of nan Grand Cherokee and Wrangler. Both models were taxable to important recalls this twelvemonth owed to occurrence risks successful their batteries, encompassing complete 375,000 vehicles. This came aft a similar recall for Jeep hybrids nan twelvemonth earlier 194,000 vehicles, besides owed to occurrence risks.

The EV will person a starting MSRP of $65,000 and Jeep says accumulation will return spot astatine nan Toluca Assembly Plant successful Mexico.