That’s what I’m afraid of.
What I can say with absolute authority is IF it happens and it is a BIG IF, you will not see it in 2026 or even any time soon.
You know what the 392 Wrangler costs. I'm sure you can use your imagination.
There's more to towing than just HP and torque.
I'd be happy with more power just to more easily tow the current 7K pound load.
More power is always nice to have. Problem is, would you actually get all of it especially when it comes to climbing a grade and or in heat of summer. Or, would the computer pull that power in an attempt to keep things cool. As it is, Jeep (and really all manufacturers) only need to keep you going 45 mph up a grade. They do testing of this down in Bullhead, AZ all the time and so long as they can meet that requirement, they'll call it good. Just as an example.
that's true. i'm just saying I don't necessarily need more capacity. just have it do what it currently does better.
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Jeep trucks were ever really a work horse type of vehicle, just simple half-tons for light duty and light off-roading. I think the gladiator stays true to its roots.
Couldn't agree with you more. As much as I love my Gladiators, I really hated the fact that it's more of and should have been a Scrambler than anything. After all, it is nothing more than a Wrangler with a pick up bed. A true Gladiator would have looked completely different and would have been a real truck, just like my J2000. That said, I don't think tooling and costs was the deciding factor in making it this way. More rather, there was internal pressure especially from RAM that making it a real truck would compete with their products.
Actually, the original Gladiator and subsequent J-Trucks were true full size trucks and with some power.
That's what it should have been.So....how about a revival of the J10 & J20's based on the Ram instead of these half-assed pickups?
Edit:
Like you, I know all of the flaws. Yet, I also still love the damned thing.
But, there's only so many of us masochists out there.
I sit corrected haha
Perhaps the earliest testing in Arizona was done by Eddie Rickenbacker's automotive company in the 1920s. As I recall, engines were seizing up because the pistons expanded faster than the cylinders. After this, it became common for manufacturers to test new models in Arizona.
Honestly, that's what I was hoping for back when they were still teasing Nukizer grills. Again, super happy with my Gladiators but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed to see it launched as a glorified Wrangler.
