Jeep Renegade 2027: size, platform and powertrains explained

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Jeep plans to launch the next-generation Renegade in late 2027. The crossover will be noticeably larger than its predecessor, but should keep an affordable positioning: to cut costs, the model will move to the mass-market Smart Car platform, already used by several Stellantis brands. The main benchmarks named are the Dacia Duster and budget Chinese SUVs.

The Renegade will stay below the Compass, but in size it will move closer to family crossovers around 4.3–4.4 meters long. Jeep’s head of product planning for Europe, Marco Montepeloso, believes the model won’t cannibalize sales of the compact Avenger: the latter is aimed primarily at city driving, while the Renegade will offer more rear-seat and trunk space.

The basis will be the architecture underpinning the 4,390 mm Citroen C3 Aircross. It supports petrol engines, hybrid setups and fully electric versions, so Jeep will be able to adjust the lineup depending on demand and the environmental requirements of a given market. The related ë-C3 Aircross Extended Range already comes with a 54 kWh battery and up to 400 km of WLTP range, but Renegade specifications haven’t been confirmed yet.

Keeping all-wheel drive is essential for Jeep. According to preliminary information, a separate electric motor will drive the rear wheels — a similar setup Stellantis is developing for the Grande Panda 4x4. This design does without a mechanical driveshaft and allows 4x4 to be added to both hybrid and electric versions. Production-spec details haven’t been disclosed yet.

The plug-in hybrid offered on the previous Renegade 4xe isn’t part of the published plan for now. A regular hybrid and an EV are more likely, since that’s the lineup used by the new Smart Car models. Jeep also hasn’t named a price, power output, battery capacity or production location.