2028 Jeep Gladiator Article - Interesting Details and Concept Art

[BlackRuby23]

Well it at least looks like it’s an 80,000 dollar car now. (Not that I want that)
So they’ll sell it for what? 140,000?

Naturally. By the time it comes out, 8 ounces of Kettle potato chips will be ten bucks.

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[Vtur]

EV is fast, smooth and is the future for sure but it's boring af driving one.

 

[Stuntman Mike]

I'll stick with an ICE vehicle myself until the market won't let me - if that ever happens.

It's difficult to imagine jeep moving away from its now iconic imagery of the body on frame wide fender look truck... but remember this?

Scrambler killed... Commanche born.

Want to sell?

 

[PuddleJumper]

Well for that, I wouldn’t even take my JT. A 1980’s Land Rover Defender would fit the bill!

And i thought i'd originally take my old 08' toyota. Its kinda a journey discovering what will actually have the capability and then plan around that rig. the Gladiator is a more modern global platform. in a 5-7 year one should be able to get parts for it most anywhere with a port or road to a port. We shall see though. So far the Glady hasn't skipped a beat on its break in. an extra year or two and triple the miles down and I'd have enough faith to commit it to my endeavors.

 

[RHINO79]

Looks like the Bronco truck for 2025

 

[ZeeJay]

I'd take an EV as a daily commuter. But I don't see there being enough support to truly run an EV the way I do my Gladiator.

And you’re right. One of the big mines here has “transitioned” a portion of their fleet to EV. Im sure it’s no other reason than permitting but whatever. They have the F150s. So right off the bat much larger truck, more real estate than a gladiator 300 miles…..in fact from sounds of it, according to friend of mine who is maint planner in the light vehicle(repair) shop, it ls actually less. No load either, just passenger commuting.

 

[Zachanadandy]

And i thought i'd originally take my old 08' toyota. Its kinda a journey discovering what will actually have the capability and then plan around that rig. the Gladiator is a more modern global platform. in a 5-7 year one should be able to get parts for it most anywhere with a port or road to a port. We shall see though. So far the Glady hasn't skipped a beat on its break in. an extra year or two and triple the miles down and I'd have enough faith to commit it to my endeavors.

Are you going to LT swap it and then take a truck you have over $100k into and drive around 3rd world countries? You're either crazy or you've got a death wish in my opinion, but you do you. Mexico alone had 30+ assassinations of presidential candidates in their last election, I wouldn't drive anything of value through that cartel run shithole.

 

[PuddleJumper]

And you’re right. One of the big mines here has “transitioned” a portion of their fleet to EV. Im sure it’s no other reason than permitting but whatever. They have the F150s. So right off the bat much larger truck, more real estate than a gladiator 300 miles…..in fact from sounds of it, according to friend of mine who is maint planner in the light vehicle(repair) shop, it ls actually less. No load either, just passenger commuting.

Yeah safety margins for vehicles are gonna require a major overhaul. These EV's are heavy as shit and rated poorly because of it. Almost nothing these has a decent payload anymore cus of safety rules. I promise you our gladiators have far more capable brakes and frame design than an 94 F150 but we get a fraction of the payload. And we are almost the same damn size now.

 

[Zachanadandy]

And you’re right. One of the big mines here has “transitioned” a portion of their fleet to EV. Im sure it’s no other reason than permitting but whatever. They have the F150s. So right off the bat much larger truck, more real estate than a gladiator 300 miles…..in fact from sounds of it, according to friend of mine who is maint planner in the light vehicle(repair) shop, it ls actually less. No load either, just passenger commuting.

So it's much larger and still has significantly more range than the gladiator? The rivian is closer in size and the large battery variant is pushing 400 miles. I wish I could get range like that out of the gladiator.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Are you going to LT swap it and then take a truck you have over $100k into and drive around 3rd world countries? You're either crazy or you've got a death wish in my opinion, but you do you. Mexico alone had 30+ assassinations of presidential candidates in their last election, I wouldn't drive anything of value through that cartel run shithole.

5.7 hemi swap most likely. I need a plug and play OEM option to do what I'm planning. TBH since going down to 315s. the V6 doesn't feel to bad. I can't run 37s outside the US anyway. I have friends to deal with Cartels. I won't be going alone with no experience, I'll have a crew and we have natives we do business with to make sure we don't misstep.

 

[GWolgamott]

Let's make it as ugly as possible... wouldn't mind that EVs will eventually take over if they stopped designing things like a 6 year old with a crayon.

 

[Sweetums]

I hate these auto-journalist "artist renderings" of what a car may look like. It's not based on anything and it's always wrong. Every year or two someone trying to generate clicks claims to have scooped the next Nissan Xterra, and it always looks like a moon buggy with retro styling cues from the old 1989 Pathfinder. For about four years straight the same rendering made the rounds as "next year's Xterra" - but there had been no filings with the DOT, no testing, no pre-production mules spotted, no registration of trademarks, nothing.

This is nothing more than BS clickbait, and we don't have to reward that bullshit with views or attention.

 

[PuddleJumper]

All you with the I'll just V8 swap attitude might want to watch the emissions laws that keep popping up. More and more states are pushing for CA's "Clean Cars" emissions standards and there's many lobbying for them at a national level. I know a couple people who have been in a world of hurt getting their vehicles compliant.

I've cheated and run non compliant before and I'll fuggin do it again. Worse case scenario I can fab up a 6 cat system and run a cylinder deactivation tune. Once passed, swap out exhaust and switch tune. The real issue becomes when they care about what exactly is under the hood and wether thats stock or not. But thats cheatable too.

 

[Gvsukids]

Will this turn into an EV vs ICE debate?

 

[Hootbro]

Another article pulled out of someones ass concerning the future they have no clue about what is coming.

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