第五代切诺基大约是在四年前发布的，现在已经到了该进行中期改款的时候了，最近谍照记者拍到了该车照片。虽然改款车不会进行大改，但也会有一些明显的变化。虽然斯柯达明锐升级后的前大灯一分为二，但切诺基正好相反，新车将原来上下两部分分开的大灯组合二为一变成一个整体。LED日间行驶灯似乎与前大灯集成在一起，看起来位置比现行版更高一些。透过伪装可以看到七竖条格栅，而雷达则位于格栅底部中间伪装而不是像现行版那样位于雾灯旁边。车尾同样进行了一些伪装，不过变化不如车头明显。预计尾灯组造型会有一些变化，后保险杠会有小幅改变。按照坊间传闻，新车将提供九速自动变速器，而新的顶级款车型切诺基Trackhawk升级版将搭载现行版的3.2升V6引擎，当然上述说法是否真的这样仍需时间检验。吉普预计将于今年秋季发布2018款切诺基，该车很可能会在12月的洛杉矶车展亮相，不过车厂通常都会在几天/几周前在线发布这款车。
2018 Jeep Cherokee Spied Possibly With Conventional Headlights
The fifth-generation Cherokee was introduced roughly four years ago, so it seems just about right Jeep has been spotted prepping a mid-cycle refresh. Although facelifts usually don’t bring substantial design changes, it seems the situation is going to be different for this particular CUV. While the Skoda Octavia’s update sliced the headlights in half, the one currently being prepared for the Cherokee will do the exact opposite — it will merge the two divided clusters into a single-piece unit, or so it seems.
The LED daytime running lights appear to be incorporated in the headlights, which by the looks of it are going to be positioned higher than they are now to give the Cherokee literally a face lift. Peeking through the camouflage is the corporate seven-slot grille and the radar moved in the center of the lower grille as opposed to being next to the fog light like on the current model.
Moving at the back, there’s an equally amount of disguise, though the changes will likely be less noticeable. Expect some subtle tweaks to the taillight graphics and a discreetly modified bumper, but nothing to write home about.
If we were to rely on the rumor mill, the nine-speed automatic transmission might make its transition from the Renegade and Compass. There could also be a new range-topping Cherokee Trackhawk with an upgraded version of the existing 3.2-liter V6 engine, though it’s best to wait and see whether this juicy rumor will pan out.
Jeep is expected to take the wraps off the tweaked Cherokee sometime this fall as a 2018 model year. We might see it at the beginning of December during the Los Angeles Auto Show, although an online reveal could take place a few days/weeks sooner.