The 2027 Jeep Cherokee goes hybrid-only at 37 mpg and starts at $35,130

The 2027 Jeep Cherokee starts at $35,130, and every trim now runs a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder hybrid powertrain rated at 37 mpg combined. All-wheel drive is standard, as is a 3,500-pound towing capacity. The price is $130 above the 2026 model’s base, a small step for a nameplate that Jeep needs to deliver in a year when the rest of its lineup is struggling.

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Five trims, one hybrid powertrain

Autoblog’s 2027 Cherokee pricing rundown, written by Roy Robles, lists five trims. The base Cherokee is $35,130, the Laredo $38,130, the Limited $40,130, the Limited Altitude $40,725 and the Overland $43,130. Each is $130 above its 2026 price, based on the same table. The article does not state a destination charge, so the sticker a buyer sees will be higher, and it lists no price for the Trailhawk variant, which Jeep has previewed separately. The spread from the base Cherokee to the Overland is $8,000, and the Limited Altitude sits $595 above the Limited, so the step-up trims buy equipment and appearance rather than a different engine. Because the hybrid is standard everywhere, nobody has to pay extra to reach the 37 mpg rating, which is the sort of pricing structure that keeps the entry number in headlines.

The engine pairs the 1.6-liter turbo four with dual electric motors and a continuously variable transmission, for 210 horsepower. Standard equipment includes a 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen and a 10.25-inch digital gauge cluster, wireless smartphone integration and a rotary gear selector. Autoblog also lists a 24-inch water fording depth and 8 inches of ground clearance on standard models.

A nameplate revived as a hybrid

The current Cherokee is a deliberate reset. When Jeep revealed it in August 2025, Motor1 reported that a new 350-volt hybrid system designed for the crossover was the only powertrain at launch, with more options expected later. The system uses a small 1.08-kilowatt-hour battery charged by the engine and regenerative braking, so it never plugs in. Output is 210 horsepower and 230 pound-feet of torque, and Jeep claimed up to 37 mpg combined, more than 500 miles of range and a 0-to-60 time of 8.3 seconds. Motor1 added that the original four-wheel-drive system includes a rear-axle disconnect and four modes: Auto, Sport, Snow and Mud/Sand. The crossover is 188.1 inches long on a 113.0-inch wheelbase, about six inches longer than before, and Jeep said cargo room grew by 30%. Those dimensions explain why the 2027 version can carry a family while still fitting into a price bracket that overlaps with compact crossovers.

Why Jeep needs the Cherokee to work

The timing is pointed. In a report summarized by Autoblog’s Rex Sanchez on October 13, 2026, Jeep sold 128,542 vehicles in the third quarter, down 20% from the same period in 2025, and Ram outsold Jeep for the first time in a quarter. Jeep is projecting about 550,000 sales for 2026, its lowest annual total since 2013. Roughly 600 Jeep dealers, who invested millions of dollars about five years ago to expand the brand, are losing patience. Brandon Moreland, vice president of Moreland Auto Group, said expenses at the group’s Fort Collins Jeep store have grown as sales fell. The Cherokee is the bright spot. Jeep told Automotive News the brand is moving in the right direction, pointing to retail results for the Cherokee Hybrid, and the Cherokee posted its best retail sales month in September, per the Autoblog account. That retail strength is the commercial case for putting a hybrid on every trim: a buyer walking into a Jeep store in the autumn of 2026 can pick any Cherokee and get the same drivetrain, which simplifies the sales pitch for dealers who say advertising and lease offers have been weak.

Autoblog’s Jacob Oliva separately wrote in August that the Cherokee Trailhawk teaser shows Jeep trying to win off-road credibility, with all-terrain tires, red recovery hooks and a heavier front bumper. Jeep’s own message, he noted, is that the Trailhawk is “coming back to play for real.” Oliva expects typical Trailhawk hardware such as skid plates and hill descent control but noted that Jeep has not confirmed it, and no price or fuel economy has been published for that version.

What Consumer Reports says about Jeep and hybrids

Reliability is the open question. Consumer Reports’ brand reliability ranking places Jeep among the five lowest-scoring brands, alongside Chrysler, GMC, Ram and Rivian, and its separate brand report card ranked Jeep last for the third year in a row. The same ranking finds hybrids generally more reliable than fully electric and plug-in vehicles, which favors the Cherokee’s non-plug-in design.

Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ senior director of auto testing, advises shoppers to steer clear of newly introduced or newly redesigned vehicles in their first model year. The 2027 Cherokee is in its second year since the revival, which puts it past that initial window, though the survey has little history on it yet.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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