2025 Gladiator Big Bear Edition Exclusively for California

[22EcoDs]

"Big Bear" has many meanings. To whom exactly are they marketing?

Large, girthy unshaven men

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[whiteglad]

BIG bear??? Where is the 4.6 Liter V6? That is where I would want BIG.

 

[Hootbro]

Big Bear or Texas Trail, both just seemed liked warmed over WILLYS models with a few tweaks.

 

[Rockabillyroy]

Apps like Sodoku.......

Clearly aimed at the AARP crowd with tons of disposable income.
Well, as long as the stock market holds up. LoL

 

[Redfour5]

Golden State Gladiator: Jeep® Brand Debuts 2025 Gladiator Big Bear Edition Exclusively for California

• Big Bear Edition debuts for 2025 Jeep® Gladiator midsize pickup truck, a tribute to the inspiring outdoors and adventurous people of California
• Special-edition model features 17-inch black-painted aluminum wheels, 32-inch mud-terrain tires, steel rock rails, a body-color hardtop, black McKinley-trimmed leather seating and more
• Jeep Gladiator is engineered from the ground up to be the most off-road-capable Jeep truck ever, with best-in-class 4x4 payload, unsurpassed towing and is the only truck in its class to offer multiple ways to experience open-air freedom
• Offers extensive digital in-vehicle features from apps for geocaching, Wi-Fi hotspot, Jeep Offroad Pages Plus and more
• Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition is limited to 5,000 units and is available to order now at California dealers at a starting U.S. MSRP of $46,090 (excludes $1,995 destination)

March 19, 2025 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Jeep® brand is celebrating the Golden State, introducing the new 2025 Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition, available exclusively for customers in California.

“Our 2025 Jeep® Gladiator Big Bear Edition brings Californians their own unique take on the Gladiator, with a pickup truck that delivers popular content as standard and at a great value, plus signature Jeep capability and class-exclusive open-air freedom,” said Bob Broderdorf, chief executive officer, Jeep brand. “It's the perfect companion for exploring California’s standout geography, whether you're heading to its sandy shores, rugged peaks or expansive deserts.”

The 2025 Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition is named as an homage to both Southern California's like-named, four-season mountain lake recreation area and that natural icon for power seen on the state flag, the California grizzly bear. Building from the well-equipped Jeep Gladiator Sport S, this special edition combines new exterior enhancements and bespoke Big Bear hood and rear tailgate badging, with off-road capability via the Jeep Command-Trac 4x4 part-time and two-speed transfer case with a 2.72:1 low-range gear ratio.

Standard equipment on the 2025 Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition includes:

• 17-inch black-painted aluminum wheels with 32-inch mud-terrain tires
• Steel rock rails
• Body-color hardtop
• Unique, class-exclusive open-air freedom options, such as removable roof panels, completely removable roof, removable doors and a fold-down windshield
• Black McKinley-trimmed leather seats
• Heated front seats and heated steering wheel
• Keyless entry
• Power heated mirrors
• First- and second-row side-curtain airbags
• Adaptive cruise control
• 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen
• Remote start system
• Universal garage door opener

The 2025 Jeep Gladiator enhances safety, connectivity and entertainment with extensive in-vehicle digital connectivity. Customers get three months of Jeep Connect services, with options for up to 10 years of Safety and Security Package access and five years of Vehicle Performance Package access. The vehicle supports over-the-air (OTA) updates for continuous software evolution.

The Uconnect 5 system features AppMarket, an onscreen hub for connected features, adventure apps like Geocaching and The Dyrt, and games like Soduku. AppMarket's digital store simplifies account management, allowing users to discover and purchase connected services packages from the vehicle's main screen, including Wi-Fi hotspot, Jeep Offroad Pages Plus and SiriusXM Radio.

The 2025 Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition is limited to 5,000 units and is now available at California Jeep dealerships, starting at a U.S. MSRP of $46,090 (excluding a $1,995 destination fee). This edition offers a range of exterior color options, including the new-for-2025 color ‘41, plus Black, Bright White, Granite Crystal, Hydro Blue, Firecracker Red and Anvil.

Beyond introducing this new model just for Californians, Stellantis North America has also extended a hand to the Golden State to assist with its recovery efforts around the LA fires. The company has donated $500,000 to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles Wildfire Response, alongside employee disaster relief drives at its Auburn Hills, Michigan, campus and at Mopar and manufacturing facilities, collecting both food and essential items.

Cosmetic Package, looks but no substance. The best deal for some capability now days is a Willy's 2024/2025. The Willy's package prior to that itself was cosmetic for the most part.

 

[Solar Sparky]

When they come from the factory with 3” lifts, 37-38” tires, lockers, skid plates, rock rails, and steel bumpers, ….…..let me know. Until then
Keep trying

 

[Solar Sparky]

When they come from the factory with 3” lifts, 37-38” tires, lockers, skid plates, rock rails, and steel bumpers, ….…..let me know. Until then
Keep trying

Ooops. Don’t forget the V8

 

[Redfour5]

Big Bear or Texas Trail, both just seemed liked warmed over WILLYS models with a few tweaks.

NOT EVEN Willys. It's looks only. NO rear locker, Aux switches, Offroad plus, LED lights, passive entry, while still getting the rock rails and tires. Get a Willy's and you can find em with sprayed in bedliner, the cold weather package (I live in MT) and hard top for 46K.

 

[AstroZombie]

The Night Hawk was a bunch of stickers. Does this one have stickers? I love stickers. Stickers are good. Just kidding. Lol

Stickers keep dirt from sticking to the paint and without all that dirt on the paint it will be lighter and more fuel efficient

 

[Russ2023]

So basically it’s a Texas Trail pkg.

 

[Redfour5]

Stickers keep dirt from sticking to the paint and without all that dirt on the paint it will be lighter and more fuel efficient

All that for a night edition (Ram) package that costs how much...and then the stickers defeat the purpose in the first place. I got a "Freedom Edition" something of a Cosmetic Package itself, but it had a 61K MSRP, all the bells and whistles, every last one of them for 43K, a REAL 30% off. And I can give it some balls and I never intend to do FIns and Things with it either.

 

[Redfour5]

So basically it’s a Texas Trail pkg.

Joke from my dad... Two panthers meet in the woods, one from TX one from elsewhere. The Texas one was skin and bones emaciated. The other was all fat and sleek. He asked the Texas one, what do you eat? The Texas Panther said, well I eat Texans. I sneak up on them, let out a roar and eat them? The fat sleek panther said, Oh, I see your problem. with Texans, when you let out that roar, you scare the $h)! out of them, Boy all you are eating is skin bones, overalls and hot air... No wonder you look the way you do. Most common last words in Texas. "Here, hold my beer, watch me do this!"

 

[Bonanza]

Big Bear trails are super fun.

 

[ConqSoft]

Big Bear trails are super fun.

How were you able to accomplish that without the Big Bear edition?

 

[AustyPosty]

The Night Hawk was a bunch of stickers. Does this one have stickers? I love stickers. Stickers are good. Just kidding. Lol

The nighthawk gets wide track axles, that's at least something right?

To me, it would make more sense to swap the wide track axles from the nighthawk and give them to the big bear edition(which doesn't get them for some reason)

Actually, at this point I dont understand why all Gladiators dont just get wide track axles. Surely it costs more to have two different types of dana 44s rather than just one SKU?

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