Jeep Cherokee (2018): facelifted SUV heading for Detroit show

Khodrocar - Other than a few pictures, there aren’t a whole lot of details to run on. Jeep says that the updated SUV ‘boasts a new, authentic and premium design, along with fuel-efficient powertrain options.’

On the design front, those gifted with functioning eyes won’t recoil in horror quite as much when looking at the new version. The squinty, four-eyed face of the old car has been swapped out for a much cleaner front end with sharp LED DRLs and Jeep’s classic seven-slat grille. The rear end also has some neat LED running lights but could almost be mistaken for a Vauxhall Crossland X.

Tech specs aren’t known yet, but we expect the current European range of 2.0-litre and 2.2-litre diesels to get gains in fuel economy and produce less emissions.

Changes to the trim levels shouldn’t really change much, either; Limited, Longitude and Overland specs used elsewhere in the Jeep range should stay the same. Plus, Jeep’s US arm also features a picture of a Cherokee Trailhawk, which may or may not come to the UK armed with a chunkier body kit and a V6 petrol.

We’ll have more details (and better pictures) when the car is revealed at the 2018 Detroit motor show on 16 January. Stay tuned.