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Like most trail-rated Jeep products the Gladiator was put through the full rigours of the Rubicon trail before earning its merit badge. Equipped with the max tow package the Gladiator can haul 7650 lbs and has a payload capacity rated at 1600 lbs, both figures being best-in-class.Īpproach and departure angles of 43.6 degrees and 26 degrees, respectively, along with an ability to wade in up to 30-inches of water allow the Gladiator to go almost anywhere. The bed itself uses 4 steel cross-members for support and gets a power-locking and damped 3-position aluminum tailgate.Īluminum is also used for the doors and hinges, windshield frame, hood, and fender flares which help keep weight down for better fuel economy and increased capability.Īnd being a Jeep there’s no shortage of said capability. The front suspension uses the Wrangler’s proven design. Subtle changes like widened grille slots allow more air to flow through the radiator for increased cooling when pulling a load.Ī unique to Gladiator 5-link rear suspension is designed for supporting heavy loads but is still tuned to deliver a comfortable ride. The prop-shaft, brake lines, fuel lines, and exhaust all had to be lengthened to accommodate the bed whose centerline sits just aft of the rear axle. Pick-ups are first-and-foremost built to work hard and that requires reinforcements to the frame and mechanicals. It’s 31 inches longer than a 4-door Wrangler with a significant 19.4 inches added to the wheelbase in order to accommodate the 5-foot bed. Fundamentally that is what it is, but it actually employs a lot more engineering and know-how from FCA’s Ram truck division than might initially meet the eye. If it looks to you like a Wrangler that’s been stretched you wouldn’t be wrong. Half unibody and half body-on-frame the Commanche, neat as it was, failed to generate any real success for the brand at the time.Īnd now there’s this. But the last time we saw a Jeep with a bed on the back it was on the Cherokee-based Commanche, discontinued in the early 90s. Jeep’s history with pickups can be traced back to the Willys-Overland Jeep Truck from 1947, an attempt to broaden the brand's horizons. This isn't the first time they've dabbled. While GM never stopped selling the Colorado and Canyon twins, Ford pulled the Ranger out of the North American market due to sagging sales nearly a decade ago.īut the Ranger is back for 2019 and Jeep has finally answered their customer’s incessant cries for a pickup truck.
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