Rumors Overheard at the Show...
- Gladiators will be priced about $3000 - $5000 more than the comparable trim level of the JL
- In April, dealers will begin taking orders for Gladiators
- It will be June before they start hitting dealer showrooms in the Northeast
- There are 6500 Gladiators that are planned for this first production run for this region (i.e. Northeast)
- We will only see the V6 Gas engine this year - it will be a full year before the diesel engine is available
- There will not be a Retractable power top for the Gladiator (at least not anytime soon)
- About 5 Gladiators are being produced per week currently
- Rear entry door still as narrow as on the JL (and JKs) - seems like with the pickup format, they had plenty of room to remedy this but did not. I assume because I think the doors (and possibly the front part of the chassis) are the same as the JL so it's more economical to have one version for both.
- Tiny rear sliding window - seems like they could have made this larger but did not - might be 12 inches wide by 8 inches high or so but just a guess
- I COULD NOT GET INSIDE! Looks to be identical to the JL interior but I would have loved to be sitting in the drivers seat.
That's really it, I love everything else about this vehicle so without any further ado...
The Jeep Gladiator Rubicon:
Jeep also brought along a few JL Rubicons and a Sahara for fun:
and last but not least, Camp Jeep was a huge hit with long lines if you wanted a ride along...
DUB was also onsite and had these Jeeps in their area along with many other vehicles Some were pretty cool and others...well not so much but I will let you choose!
The Journey is what counts, Adventure Awaits!
Here is a video with some more features. I;m good with the narrow doors. I like the under seat storage and the grill camera.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NS_s-Zyeks
Thank you, I will check the video out. I agree with the under seat storage, that is good use of the space and that grill camera is pretty cool.
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