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Old 11-28-18, 10:33 AM
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Default 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup revealed

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Even though we've all pretty much seen the Jeep Gladiator, it's still exciting to finally see the officially unveiled pickup truck. And it does indeed look like a simple Wrangler pickup. It has fully removable soft and hard tops, doors and a folding windshield. The doors are the same as the Wrangler Unlimited's. It has round headlights, chunky fender flares and nearly the same interior. But it's more than that, blending much of the beloved SUV with some unique features for the pickup truck.

For starters, the Gladiator features a new frame not shared with Wrangler that's a whopping 31 inches longer than the one under the Wrangler Unlimited. The wheelbase of the Gladiator is also 19.4 inches longer than a Wrangler Unlimited. The Gladiator continues to use solid front and rear axles, both of which are Dana 44s in two available track widths, but the rear five-link coil suspension is a unique design developed for better ride quality.

Propelling this chassis initially will be the 3.6-liter gasoline V6 from the Wrangler with either a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission. It makes 285 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. In 2020, Jeep will start offering a 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 that is a thoroughly redesigned version of the engine found in the outgoing Ram EcoDiesel. It's down in power compared to the gas engine at 260 horses, but it more than makes up for it with 442 pound-feet of torque. The only other diesel in this small to midsize truck segment is the Colorado and Canyon diesel trucks. Their diesel four-cylinder engines only make 181 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. All Gladiators with either engine send their power through a selectable part-time four-wheel drive system. Fuel economy for either engine option has yet to be announced.

On the subject of capability, the Gladiator has some impressive towing and payload numbers. Maximum towing capacity is 7,650 pounds. That's 150 pounds more than the next best gas-powered truck in this segment, the Ford Ranger. Maximum payload capacity is 1,600 pounds, which isn't the highest in the segment, but falls right in the range of the Ford Ranger and Chevy Colorado gas models. The bed is 5 feet long and is made of steel with an aluminum tailgate. It has various tie-down points and power outlets. Regarding the towing and payload numbers, it should be noted that the top towing capacity is only available on a Sport trim with the 3.6-liter V6, eight-speed automatic and 4.10 final drive ratio. For the maximum payload, you need a Sport trim Gladiator with 3.6-liter engine, six-speed manual and 3.73 final drive ratio.


Though the Sport trims have the most potential for carrying stuff, they're not the only ones available. Sport and Sport S round out the bottom of the range followed by the more luxury-oriented Overland trim, which fills the space of the Wrangler's Sahara trim. This trim adds body-color fender flares and LED headlights, along with some extra standard equipment. At the top of the range is the Rubicon, which like its Wrangler counterpart, adds loads of off-road equipment. Among the features are shorter gearing, standard wider axles, electronic locking front and rear differentials, electronic anti-roll bar disconnect, Fox monotube shocks, 33-inch tires, a front-mounted trail camera for seeing over hills, and raised fender flares in case you want to upgrade to 35-inch tires. The Rubicon adds an off-road rear bumper and steel rocker guards that run between the wheels and along the bed's overhang. This will be handy since we've seen how the bed can drag off-road.

As we touched on earlier in this article, most of the rest of the Gladiator is like the Wrangler. Most of the cab is similar to a Wrangler Unlimited, and the doors are exactly the same. The sport bar, of course, ends right at the back of the rear seats to make space for the bed, and new tops have been created for it, but they have all the functionality of Wrangler tops. The soft roof is standard and can have just the rear window section removed, or everything folded up. The front half can lift open, too. The hard top available is still split into three sections, two T-top-style panels up front and a large back half. Most of the truck's design is similar to the Wrangler, but the grille has been redesigned with larger openings for better cooling when hauling heavy loads. Inside, the rear seats now feature locking storage underneath. There's an optional Bluetooth wireless speaker that can be stored in the back where it stays charged for use anytime and anywhere. Infotainment starts with a standard 5-inch touchscreen, and 7.4- and 8-inch systems are available that include Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Gladiator will go on sale in the second quarter of 2019.
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Looks good, it should do well with sales.
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Convertible & alot of trunk space.........just what we American wants!!!!!
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I love this thing....

As for the comment that "Jeep hasn't changed the front end in years" thats the point. Its an iconic look, something that gets refined not "changed".
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I love this thing....

As for the comment that "Jeep hasn't changed the front end in years" thats the point. Its an iconic look, something that gets refined not "changed".
It's still basically the same front end, with some modifications, that they have been doing since the original military ones in 1941 from ****** and Bantam. Probably no other vehicle in the U.S. market can still make that claim. The VW Beetle's styling, of course, goes back to **** Germany in the 1930s....but, in the U.S. market, there was a long 20-year beak between the last 1979 air-cooled version and the more conventional New Beetle of 1998.
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jeep the porsche of offroaders. The loyal niche they`ve carved out, anyone tries to remove the basic design, and oye the whole demographic will faint at once
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Are they going to sell the manual / diesel combo?
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Originally Posted by TXgearhead
Are they going to sell the manual / diesel combo?
^this.

I also know people who would kill for a 5.7 or 6.4 Hemi/manual combo.
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Originally Posted by ArmyofOne
I also know people who would kill for a 5.7 or 6.4 Hemi/manual combo.
Better stay out of their way then, LOL...that combo is available on all of the 5.7 and 6.4 Challengers. Or are you talking about Jeep combinations.?
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Better stay out of their way then, LOL...that combo is available on all of the 5.7 and 6.4 Challengers. Or are you talking about Jeep combinations.?
Mostly just Jeeps and the new Rams
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Better stay out of their way then, LOL...that combo is available on all of the 5.7 and 6.4 Challengers. Or are you talking about Jeep combinations.?
im sure bubba will do an engine swap and put ginormous tires on a LOT of these.
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FCA has some great Super Bowl commercials over the years. Usually tugging at the right heart strings. Strong brands and imagery. If only they could improve overall reliability and durability metrics. We've been lucky with our two recent FCA products, a Grand Cherokee and Pacifica, but aware of many that don't have those examples.
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