2026 Jeep Recon horsepower: 650 hp or 670 hp explained

Jeep quietly changed the Recon's official output from 650 to 670 SAE hp. The old spec sheet already listed 500 kW, which was never equal to 650 hp in the first place.

Author: Polina Kotikova

13:11 30-08-2026

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One of the electric Jeep Recon’s headline numbers has changed. The model’s current specs page now lists 670 SAE hp, up from the 650 SAE hp claimed at the vehicle’s world premiere in November 2025. That’s a 20 SAE hp bump on paper — but a look back at the original documents reveals an important wrinkle.

Jeep’s original spec sheet listed output as “650 hp (500 kW).” Those two figures were never equivalent: 500 kW actually converts to roughly 670 SAE hp. So the new number looks less like a genuine power increase and more like a correction of a unit-conversion mismatch that existed from day one. Jeep has not announced any changes to the motors themselves, the software, or the tuning.

Torque is unchanged at 620 lb-ft, or about 841 Nm. The claimed 0-60 mph time stands at 3.6 seconds, with a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h). Jeep’s current pages still quote a targeted range of up to 230 miles, while the EPA-certified figure for the Recon Moab — 222 miles — became official back in June. So there’s no reason to tie the range gap to this latest power figure change.

The Recon rides on the STLA Large platform and uses a 100.5 kWh battery with a 400-volt architecture. In the US, the starting price is currently listed at $66,995, with the base MSRP before destination fees set at $65,000.

Getting the positioning right matters for Jeep’s EV push right now: the Wagoneer S has already run into a sharp demand slump in the US and will skip the 2026 model year entirely. At the same time, the brand keeps expanding its electric lineup elsewhere — the Compass Electric 4xe, for instance, launched with all-wheel drive and 375 hp.

For now, it’s more accurate to talk about a change in the officially published figure from 650 to 670 SAE hp than a confirmed power increase for the Recon. If Jeep really did retune the powertrain, the company still owes buyers an explanation of what exactly changed. The old 500 kW figure lines up too neatly with today’s 670 SAE hp to write this off as a coincidence.