Stellantis is pulling the plug on PHEV versions of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee, betting instead on conventional hybrids and full EVs. The decision reflects the reality that plug-in hybrids were never more than a hedge—expensive to engineer, middling in execution, and caught between two camps that didn't want them.
PHEVs were always a manufacturer's compromise, not an enthusiast's choice. Watching them die isn't a loss.
The three-row Telluride slots in at $40,735 for 2027—a $2,850 year-over-year bump that barely registers against what the segment demands. In a three-row segment where Highlanders and Pilots have hit $50k territory, Kia's quietly competent family hauler remains the value play, stuffed with tech and driving dynamics that undercut its competition by thousands.
Kia stopped apologizing for the Telluride years ago. Now it's the segment's open secret—you get Japanese reliability optics, actual interior quality, and reasonable lease residuals for less theater than the nameplate premium buyers expect to pay.
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