2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: Jeep’s Reality Realignment at Full Speed

Key Points

• The 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer arrives with new styling, a first-ever range-extended electric powertrain and a new mission: embrace being a true part of the Jeep showroom rather than a separate luxury brand.
• All Grand Wagoneers will be Grands; the regular “Wagoneer” name is done, but the SUV will still come in regular- and extended-length “L” versions.
• Pricing for the 2026 model will start at just under $65,000 (all prices include $2,595 destination charge), with new traditionally named Jeep trim levels replacing the old Series I, II and III designations.

After years of questionable strategy at the Jeep brand under its Stellantis corporate overseers, who were trying to make the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer lineup into an expensive luxury marque, it seems that there’s a decidedly strong realignment of the brand underway these days. The latest example is the newly refreshed 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, unveiled by Jeep and set to go on sale in just a few weeks.

Value is in, with a lot of newly standard equipment. The three-row SUV also gets a simplified trim strategy — no more Series I, II and III variants — with tried and tested names that Jeep customers know from other models. In fact, the Jeep name now graces the Grand Wagoneer’s flanks, something it didn’t do previously. The new management has declared “no more” and is bringing the big-daddy Grand Wagoneer back into the fold with new tech, new style and a new mission: aggressively compete with Ford and GM for the large premium SUV buyer.

Related: More Luxury For Less: 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Gains Standard Features, Drops $7,000

Simpler Plan, Sleeker Look

• Key Takeaway: The new Grand Wagoneer will still be available in regular- and extended-length versions, and it features new exterior styling, improved interior materials, a larger head-up display and no chrome.

First of all: The Wagoneer name itself is gone. All models will now be Grand Wagoneers, including the long-wheelbase, extended-length Grand Wagoneer L. Trim levels will consist of the Grand Wagoneer, Limited and Summit, with Upland (the off-road variant) and Reserve trim packages available, as well.

The Grand Wagoneer’s styling has been updated, with a new front-end look being the primary change. It’s taller and more blunt, and it has a reimagined, illuminated Jeep seven-slot grille flanked by new LED headlights. T-shaped LED running lights now appear in the bumper, while full-width LED taillights are in place out back. Wheel choices run from 18 inches in size up to 22-inch low-profile bling with off-road tires.

What won’t you see on a Grand Wagoneer anymore? Chrome. The “death of chrome,” as Jeep designers call it, is starting to filter through the entire lineup, with the shiny look being phased out due to serious environmental concerns over its toxic manufacturing process. Instead, the chrome is being replaced by satin-silver and blacked-out trim pieces. The new Grand Wagoneer’s appearance is meant to be more in line with the modern Jeep showroom, and it bears more than a passing resemblance to the all-electric Wagoneer S’ styling, as well.

Inside, not much changes aside from some new color palettes, upgraded materials and, most notably, a bigger full-color head-up display, which increases the depth of field for a more dramatic, immersive experience. The new HUD will be optional on the Limited trim and standard on Limited Reserve and Summit.

The previous Grand Wagoneer was perhaps the nicest full-size luxury SUV on the market, which is not surprising given Stellantis’ proficiency in creating stunning, luxurious and comfortable interiors, and the new ‘26 model looks set to only improve on that even more.

The Company’s First REEV

• Key Takeaway: The 2026 Grand Wagoneer will launch with a 420-horsepower, twin-turbocharged Hurricane six-cylinder engine, but a 647-hp range-extended electric-vehicle powertrain will be available later and offer more than 500 miles of range.

The biggest changes to the ‘26 Grand Wagoneer will come under the hood. The only powertrain available at launch will be the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane straight-six-cylinder engine making 420 horsepower and 468 pounds-feet of torque. (The high-output version will not be available, but Jeep representatives say it may yet come at some point.) The engine is mated to an updated eight-speed automatic transmission that sends power to either the rear or all four wheels, depending on trim and options. But that’s not the interesting bit.

More interesting is the optional, late-availability powertrain: a “REEV,” short for Range-Extended Electric Vehicle. (Most other automakers refer to this as an “EREV,” but Jeep’s gone in a different direction.) What the powertrain setup does is turn the Grand Wagoneer into an EV with a 92-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, 250-kilowatt electric motor up front and a 238-kW motor in the back. It all hooks up to a 130-kW generator that’s been affixed to the back of a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 gasoline engine. The powertrain produces a total of 647 hp and 620 pounds-feet of torque, and Jeep says it can blast the huge Grand Wagoneer to 60 mph in 5 seconds. This essentially turns the new Grand Wagoneer into a 4xe plug-in hybrid (the powertrain will also soon be appearing in the Ram 1500).

On electric power only, without firing up the range-extender V-6 gas-generator-combo, the Grand Wagoneer REEV should be able to go about 150 miles, according to Jeep engineers. But if you start with a fully charged battery and a full 20-gallon gas tank, the total range should be more than 500 miles. And like other PHEVS, you can keep going and going as long as you keep filling up the gas tank.

The heavily modified V-6 only powers the generator and does not have a direct linkage to the wheels, so it comes on as necessary and features a few different modes. It can be fully off, allowing the truck to run as a full EV; it can come on in conjunction with the battery to provide extra grunt for heavy-duty situations; or it can be operated in a “top-off” mode, keeping the battery’s state of charge, well, topped off while driving. Jeep says that optimizing the V-6 for generator duty meant optimizing it for running at steady rpm in a high-efficiency sweet spot, and thanks to special tuning, road and wind noise, it’s almost entirely silent at speed.

The brand says the REEV powertrain will be available on multiple trim levels. However, no timing for its introduction has been stated, with Jeep executives saying they’re going to take their time to make sure that the launch goes with utmost quality as the first priority.

Our Expert Take

• Key Takeaways: The 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer will start about $20,000 less than the 2025 model. Jeep’s new direction should help rejuvenate the brand’s success and keep it competitive.

The 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer will have a starting price of $64,740 (including destination). This places it at about the same price as the base 2025 Wagoneer or a stunning $20,000 price drop from the starting price of the 2025 Grand Wagoneer. It remains to be seen just where the repositioned, simplified 2026 Grand Wagoneer lineup will slot itself, but it’s likely to incorporate a lot of the nicer Grand Wagoneer interior bits into the lesser priced variants, in line with the rethink of what the Jeep brand really should be.

Jeep lost its way pursuing an upmarket, luxury buyer and saw all of its products get more expensive and attention to more mass-market, off-road-focused vehicles get ignored. The new management under Jeep brand CEO Bob Broderdorf aims to completely refocus where Jeep is headed, and so far, the swift, sweeping actions are steps in the right direction: lowering prices, boosting standard content and eschewing the idea of making luxury sub-brands out of what has traditionally been America’s rugged off-road icon. The rethink of the Grand Wagoneer, plus the laser focus on sales strategy and realistic pricing that’s in line with the brand’s ethos, has all the right stuff to rekindle Jeep’s success and keep it as one of the major profit centers of the wide Stellantis pantheon of global brands.

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