2026 Jeep Recon @ New York International Auto Show

[Administrator]

 

[WXman]

"Early 2027" now for production? Good grief, are we EVER going to see this thing at a dealership?

 

[December]

The assembly plant is way to busy putting together the Cherokee. Stellantis knows that this thing isn't going to move in large numbers, so concentrating on the bread and butter models. I see the same mistakes written all over this that VW had with the ID buzz. Too expensive, too little range, too slow in charging speed. Personally, I think this is potentially a great vehicle, but why Stellantis didn't bother reading the market is a mystery. Maybe they have and delaying the introduction might be a way for them to re-engineer some stuff, perhaps instead of a geared down single speed drive get that patent of a multispeed gearbox in there. That would help with range.

 

[AMC4x4]

The assembly plant is way to busy putting together the Cherokee. Stellantis knows that this thing isn't going to move in large numbers, so concentrating on the bread and butter models. I see the same mistakes written all over this that VW had with the ID buzz.

The only hope for this vehicle will be if Stellantis' captive finance arm decides to set the residual artificially high for lease deals to keep them competitive. No third-party leasing company is going to want to take a chance on getting burned like they are with all the 22/23 EV leases ending.

It's too bad. If this had come in at 260 miles range and starting around $50K, it might have been a contender.

 

[WXman]

The only hope for this vehicle will be if Stellantis' captive finance arm decides to set the residual artificially high for lease deals to keep them competitive. No third-party leasing company is going to want to take a chance on getting burned like they are with all the 22/23 EV leases ending.

It's too bad. If this had come in at 260 miles range and starting around $50K, it might have been a contender.

Yes. I would never "buy" an EV. I will only lease them. So if they don't do a leasing program for Recon it's an automatic no go for me.

Sadly, if we look at Wagoneer S which is the closest thing they've got in the stable right now, there are no leasing programs of any kind shown.

This is the detail I'm watching most closely. There's a chance that they MIGHT do a lease program for Recon initially to try and get some of these vehicles out into market. If they do, I'm ready. I'm currently leasing a 2025 Wrangler, which I got an amazing lease deal on. Stellantis Financial is holding the lease. If they'll slide me into a Recon...let's do it.

Otherwise, I'm moving on.

 

[AMC4x4]

Also, I have to laugh that CR got kicked out of the vehicle. When I was at the show, I saw three different parties of attendees just move the barriers out of the way to get in the vehicle and the Jeep reps came over every time to tell them to get out. Kinda funny that CR did the same. I guess they think barriers don't apply to press?

 

[December]

Yes. I would never "buy" an EV. I will only lease them. So if they don't do a leasing program for Recon it's an automatic no go for me.

Sadly, if we look at Wagoneer S which is the closest thing they've got in the stable right now, there are no leasing programs of any kind shown.

This is the detail I'm watching most closely. There's a chance that they MIGHT do a lease program for Recon initially to try and get some of these vehicles out into market. If they do, I'm ready. I'm currently leasing a 2025 Wrangler, which I got an amazing lease deal on. Stellantis Financial is holding the lease. If they'll slide me into a Recon...let's do it.

Otherwise, I'm moving on.

Absolutely agree. Depreciation is most likely going to be bad.