Driving Test for Jeep Gladiator

Here's a clear example of a niche model: the Jeep Gladiator, derived from the Jeep Wrangler, is a flat-bed, double-cab convertible. In 2020 it will come to our market, but we have already been able to drive it. Test: Jeep Gladiator.

To begin with, it must be made clear that this is a car to get anywhere by any road. Even if there is no path: its 28 centimeters high above the ground make it possible. Thank goodness it has a sturdy handle on the A-pillar.

That, for the companion. Because the driver, just sitting behind the wheel, his vertical windshield and long nose, already begins to feel a certain emotion. And that, even before starting the engine.

Removing the thin canvas top is easy, and it sits neatly folded behind the second row of seats. You can also remove the doors: the corresponding Torx bits to unscrew is a Gladiator onboard tool.

And finally, I briefly press the start button (weather resistant), and under the hood wakes up the 3.6-liter gasoline V6, with 285 hp, which begins to bubble a kind of roar. I have an eight-speed automatic to tame them. If I want, I can order the Gladiator with the six-speed manual transmission.
At the wheel of the Jeep Gladiator

The tour of the countryside becomes an adventure with strong emotions, because it is surprising how easily it goes through difficult terrain. With a lean angle of 43.5 degrees at the front and 26 degrees at the rear, the Jeep tops almost every hill I set out to do.

Around the transmission case, tank and crankcase, there are numerous protective components. In front of the folded windshield (four screws), the world is at my feet. Try these Jeep Gladiator jt led headlights, bright your road anytime even offroad. And behind it, I can take whatever I want: the box has plenty of space to house its up to 725 kilos of capacity. If necessary, the seats can be folded down to expand the cargo area. Surfboards and bikes can be placed in the BOX with a special holder. Mopar, Jeep's tuning and accessories department, has plenty of clever ideas on the trim list.

The Gladiator Rubicon comes standard with a front camera to make it easier to spot obstacles. By the way: its wading capacity is 76 centimeters. To give you an idea: the Mercedes G-Class has "only" a wading depth of 70 centimeters. Once on the road, there are almost no differences to the normal Wrangler. And the ones that exist are for the better: due to asphalt in bad condition, it filters with a little more fluidity and is not so dry, which has to do with its wheelbase, which is 49 centimeters longer.

By mid-2020, the gladiator must come to us. A fact: All 4,190 copies of the initial edition were sold out in the US after one day.