Jeep says that the all-electric 2026 Jeep Recon will lastly start manufacturing “early subsequent 12 months.” This comes three years after the mannequin’s authentic announcement amid a number of delayed begins.
Constructed on a devoted EV structure, the Recon will ship 650 horsepower and 620 ft-lb of torque. Its 100kWh battery pack may have an estimated 250 miles of vary on a full cost and speed up from 0-60 mph in as little as 3.6 seconds.
The Recon is billed as the primary and solely absolutely electrical Path Rated SUV within the trade. This implies it meets Jeep’s inner requirements for the traction, water fording, maneuverability, articulation and floor clearance essential to earn the Path Rated badge. Bolstered by its 4X4 functionality and 33-inch tires, the Recon can sort out a variety of terrains.
The Jeep Recon was initially presupposed to be accessible in 2024, although the closest we bought to seeing it in motion was of a attainable prototype on the tail finish of that 12 months. Final month Jeep CEO Bob Broderdorf advised that the Recon was coming to showrooms “subsequent spring.” The , which can want some updates, nonetheless says “coming late 2025.”
Jeep had beforehand launched a number of hybrid fashions together with a hybrid model of the Grand Cherokee and Wrangler. Each fashions had been topic to this 12 months because of fireplace dangers of their batteries, encompassing over 375,000 automobiles. This got here after a for Jeep hybrids the 12 months earlier than 194,000 automobiles, additionally because of fireplace dangers.
The EV may have a beginning MSRP of $65,000 and Jeep says manufacturing will happen on the Toluca Meeting Plant in Mexico.
