Jeep is building out the Cherokee lineup faster than most anticipated. Today the brand added three new variants to the 2027 Cherokee roster: the Trail Rated Trailhawk, the Limited Altitude, and the Laredo Altitude, stretching the nameplate from a $37,125 entry point up to $44,625 for the Trailhawk, both figures including the $1,995 destination charge.
The Cherokee returned for 2026 after a three-year absence, and early results have been encouraging. Through the first half of 2026, Jeep moved 2,489 Cherokee units, modest but meaningful for a nameplate that had bottomed out at 19,219 sales in its final 2023 model year before going dark. Jeep’s overall U.S. volume has fallen from more than 973,200 units in 2018 to 593,401 in 2025, a 39 percent slide that makes the Cherokee’s recovery more than a segment play. It is a brand-level priority.
The powertrain underpinning all of it is a 1.6-liter inline-four turbo hybrid rated at up to 37 mpg combined, 39 mpg city, with a claimed range of more than 500 miles per tank. Jeep calls it the most fuel-efficient Cherokee ever without a plug, a claim that holds against a nameplate that ran a 2.0-liter turbocharged four in its prior generation. Off-road credentials are underlined by a best-in-class approach, breakover, and departure angle, a 3,500-pound tow rating, and a 24-inch water fording depth when properly equipped.
The Trailhawk is the addition most Cherokee buyers have been waiting for. It brings a class-exclusive two-speed power transfer unit with Active Drive II 4×4, a 2.92:1 low-range ratio, and a 37.5:1 crawl ratio. Unique front and rear fascias improve approach and departure angles further, while red tow hooks, full skid plates, off-road suspension, and 17-inch all-terrain tires round out the hardware. The Trailhawk is also flat-tow capable, making it a practical choice for owners who want to haul it behind a motorhome.
The two Altitude entries take the opposite approach, trading mud-ready hardware for blacked-out style. Both the Limited Altitude and Laredo Altitude come with 18-inch gloss black aluminum wheels, gloss black exterior accents and badges. The Limited Altitude adds a gloss black painted roof; the Laredo Altitude targets buyers who want the blacked-out look at a price below the standard Limited. Neither trim changes the powertrain, so the efficiency numbers carry across the lineup.
Four new exterior colors join the palette for 2027: Fathom Blue, Ghost, Copper Shino, and Goldilocks, the latter two arriving later in the model year. The Trailhawk gets an exclusive Mantis Green interior option alongside Global Black. All Cherokees are assembled at Stellantis’s Toluca Assembly Complex in Mexico. Orders are open now.
The Cherokee needed this lineup depth. A single entry-level trim and a bare Laredo were never going to move the brand-recovery needle. With Trailhawk in the mix and two Altitude packages covering the style-truck buyers, Jeep has something to put in front of nearly every segment shopper who walks in.
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