Third-gen compact SUV smartens up with boxier seems to be and gentle hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric energy choices
Leaked pictures of a very undisguised 2026 Jeep Compass have surfaced on social media forward of the American Nissan Qashqai rival’s launch later this 12 months.
The pictures, reposted by Brazil’s Quatro Rodas, absolutely reveal the third-generation Jeep Compass, which will get a classy boxier look that picks up the place the newest Avenger and Wagoneer S left off.
Pictured in each lime inexperienced and white, the automobile seems to have a blanked-out model of Jeep’s attribute seven-slot grille, hinting that the automobile we’re taking a look at is likely to be the EV model, though a bigger air dam lurks beneath the numberplate.
Different particulars embrace entrance headlights that look borrowed from the Recon 4×4 and tail lamps that sport X-graphics, the latter interlinked by an LED gentle bar that options an illuminated Jeep emblem.
The second white Compass rides larger than the inexperienced automobile and will get a extra rugged entrance bumper full with tow hooks, suggesting we’re taking a look at a extra succesful Trailhawk model.
Inside, the third-gen Compass will get leather-based seats, the same old giant central touchscreen, and what seems to be like a wooden end on a piece of the sprint.
Based mostly on the Stellantis STLA Medium structure, the Jeep Compass is expounded to the newest Peugeot 3008 and bigger 5008, because the platform has been designed for autos that measure in size from 4300mm to 4900mm.
As soon as launched, the Jeep Compass will include hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full all-electric powertrains, with all-wheel drive accessible from launch.
The gentle hybrid variants needs to be powered by Stellantis’ 100kW/230Nm 1.2-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine and a 21kW/55Nm electrical motor, with transmission duties dealt with by a six-speed dual-clutch automated.
The plug-in hybrid is anticipated to mix a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electrical motor to provide round 150kW, whereas a 21kWh battery gives for a pure EV vary of round 85km.
So far as Compass EVs go, there may very well be as many as three, with the entry-level model primed to attain a single 160kW e-motor, rising to 230kW for the mid-range providing.
On the high of the tree will likely be a 240kW dual-motor model which ought to supply the quickest acceleration. Nonetheless, will probably be the mid-spec mannequin that may boast the longest vary, providing as much as 700km from a full cost of its 98kWh battery.
All variations get a 400-volt electrical system that ought to restrict charging speeds to round 160kW, with a 20-80 per cent top-up taking round 29 minutes.
When it arrives, the US SUV model has already promised its newest “reasonably priced Jeep” would come customary with “best-in-class efficiency, and state-of-the-art know-how”, hinting the brand new Compass may also introduce the agency’s newest driver help tech.
Regardless of the proof of the presence of what seems to be like a Trailhawk mannequin, there’s no indication but on whether or not the brand new Compass will obtain Jeep’s ‘Path Rated’ badge – the certification it awards to its most succesful and rugged SUVs.
If it does, the newest Compass will lead its small SUV class for off-road traction, water fording, axle articulation, floor clearance and normal functionality.
With Australian-bound automobiles set to be constructed at Stellantis’ Melfi plant in Italy, the brand new Jeep Compass is tipped to go on sale in Europe within the second half of this 12 months, though deliveries Down Below aren’t anticipated till early 2026.
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