2019 Philadelphia Auto Show - Jeep Gladiator Addition!

Thanks to my wife's suggestion, we went to the Philadelphia Auto Show and I got to see and touch a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon in person! It was up on a pedestal (literally) so I could not get inside it but was able to give it a thorough"walk around" and really liked what I saw. There were many other vehicles present at the show but I did not take many pictures of those...

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

Here is a list of the things I did not like about the Gladiator (starting here because pretty much everything else is awesome!

• 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!