- Jeep teases next-generation Compass SUV, replacing the current gen that debuted in 2016
- The SUV will come in gas, hybrid, and all-electric variants, and with 4WD—at least in Europe
- Because, oh, yeah, the Compass will debut in Europe in ’25; we won’t get it until the year after
Jeep’s next-generation Compass SUV will bow in Europe next year before arriving in North America in 2026, the automaker said early October while it simultaneously released a teaser sketch of the new vehicle. The sport-utility will arrive with gasoline-driven, hybrid, and all-electric powertrains, at least in the European market, the company confirmed.
This third-generation Compass will replace a second gen that launched in 2016 and that was heavily revised in 2021. The teaser from Jeep shows off styling that feels Grand Cherokee-inspired, with more pronounced shoulders and a lower side profile, especially in terms of the cantilever floating roof. Squared-off wheel openings connect strongly with Jeep’s rugged design ethos.
The multiplicity of available powertrains – as well as confirmation the whole Compass range will be available with 4WD – makes sense when you learn this will be the first Jeep built on Stellantis’ new STLA Medium platform, designed from the ground up to be EV-flexible. Exactly which gas or electric engines will come fitted in the Compass we’ll get in Canada in two years is pure speculation at this point, though.
When production starts in 2025, it will be at Stellantis’ Melfi plant in Italy; our North-American-market Jeep Compass is currently built in Toluca, Mexico, and that will likely be the case for the 2026 Compass, too.
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