Official: 2026 Gladiator - What's New + Willys ‘41 Buzz Model Special Edition Annouced

[ecidiego]

Depending on equipment, I suppose, but the X are already pretty well decked out save for the trail rail packages and such perhaps taking a tiny bit more off that.
It's going to depend on how equipped what that final door sticker number is.

Another Mojave X on the lot was 18 pounds more than mine as far as payload. Mine must have something the other didn't. Maybe the bedliner and/or tonneau cover - which would take payload off. I can't recall the exact equipment it had.
I have yet to see a Mojave that has the door sticker showing 1,100 pounds so all that I've looked at must not have been "base model Mojave".

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[ShadowsPapa]

1084....almost made it!

We'll give you that 16 pounds LOL

 

[IamPro2A]

What's the source from those? If the consumer build site - ignore it.
Some one screwed up those numbers - it's not what I've found online at all. What I find is closer to about 1,000-1,100 pounds for Mojave

I guess I'll dig those up and post it again because the factory specs really contradict what stuff you posted - and if that's from the consumer build site - LOL - I laugh in its face. Nothing at all is accurate on that site, let alone those numbers.
PLEASE - STEP AWAY FROM THAT STUPID CONSUMER BUILD SITE!! PLEASE, close that tab, restart your computer or phone and never ever go back there again!

Here's the REAL numbers - Mojave X

My 2025 Mojave came with about 850 pounds payload, 7,000 towing.

Here's the Rubicon numbers -

Those numbers you posted match match what I posted for 2025 models. The difference is in the 2026 models.

I started with the owners manual for a 2026 Gladiator. It does NOT list any specs. It literally directs you to a link on Jeep.com for that info. And that info is what I posted.

The manual also does not list any payload specs. The ONLY information I can find that isn't some 3rd party AI generated crap comes from Jeep.com.

If you have a better source for specs on the 2026 models, specifically the Rubicon, please post it, because the the increase in payload/towing capacity doesn't make sense to me either, but if it's real it might be worth the difference in price between a new 2025 and a new 2026 to me.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Those numbers you posted match match what I posted for 2025 models. The difference is in the 2026 models.

I started with the owners manual for a 2026 Gladiator. It does NOT list any specs. It literally directs you to a link on Jeep.com for that info. And that info is what I posted.

The manual also does not list any payload specs. The ONLY information I can find that isn't some 3rd party AI generated crap comes from Jeep.com.

If you have a better source for specs on the 2026 models, specifically the Rubicon, please post it, because the the increase in payload/towing capacity doesn't make sense to me either, but if it's real it might be worth the difference in price between a new 2025 and a new 2026 to me.

You should be able to tell those numbers for 26 are bogus copy and paste crap.


Ironically, I see the 2026 numbers show the Mojave dropped back to 6,000 towing - this makes little sense.
But, you can get the Sahara with max tow!

I never understood the Mojave vs. Rubicon towing being 1,000 pounds apart. Same axles, same engine, transmission, same TIRES and gear ratio, why the difference?
But perhaps it's due to tongue weight, payload and so on, gross vehicle weight differences.
At least with a Mojave, I have not lost towing - the Overland was 6,000, too.

 

[DylanM]

Jeep has never made an announcement that there was a change to the tow capacity of any Gladiator, even their brochures have read the same specs year after year throughout JT production (you can download and view them yourself if you don't believe it). There is no way in hell that the tow ratings have suddenly increased without any highly visible advertising extolling this change. Chalk this up to an error in the information posted on Jeep's website, and in my opinion, the very egregious error of not printing the ratings clearly in the owner's manual anymore and instead referring owners to bad information on their website that's gone uncorrected for too long.

Tow ratings haven't changed since the JT was introduced, other than where they fudged the Max Tow equipped number from 7650 to 7700 starting with the 2023 model.

This is straight from the 2026 brochure:

**edit to add previous years**
2021:

2022:

2023:

2024:

2025:

(note Mojave has never been rated @7k pounds, nor has anything other than Max Tow been rated above 7k pounds)

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Jeep has never made an announcement that there was a change to the tow capacity of any Gladiator, even their brochures have read the same specs year after year throughout JT production (you can download and view them yourself if you don't believe it). There is no way in hell that the tow ratings have suddenly increased without any highly visible advertising extolling this change. Chalk this up to an error in the information posted on Jeep's website, and in my opinion, the very egregious error of not printing the ratings clearly in the owner's manual anymore and instead referring owners to bad information on their website that's gone uncorrected for too long.

Tow ratings haven't changed since the JT was introduced, other than where they fudged the Max Tow equipped number from 7650 to 7700 starting with the 2023 model.

This is straight from the 2026 brochure:

What I am curious about is look at the axle weight ratings and the vehicle weight ratings, and it comes up goofy Mojave compared to Rubicon so I have to wonder - suspension differences.........
Mojave front axle is rated 200 pounds higher, rear axle the same, GVWR, Mojave is 110 pounds less but the payload is 50 pounds less for Mojave.
The payload differences must be vehicle weight differences, and the towing must be suspension related, perhaps a bit of height comes into play since the front of the Mojave sits a bit higher.

 

[Stan H]

What I am curious about is look at the axle weight ratings and the vehicle weight ratings, and it comes up goofy Mojave compared to Rubicon so I have to wonder - suspension differences.........
Mojave front axle is rated 200 pounds higher, rear axle the same, GVWR, Mojave is 110 pounds less but the payload is 50 pounds less for Mojave.
The payload differences must be vehicle weight differences, and the towing must be suspension related, perhaps a bit of height comes into play since the front of the Mojave sits a bit higher.

@ShadowsPapa I believe you are correct its curb weight .

 

[ShadowsPapa]

@ShadowsPapa I believe you are correct its curb weight .

It's that hood............

 

[Jaxmax]

Mojave has , hood, few pounds more in steel knuckles, couple pounds of frame bracing , heavier shocks beings they are duals, but savings could be no sway bar connect, no front locker. Both seem to have soft suspensions although I have Max Tow rear springs for a great setup…..Jack

 

[ecidiego]

steel hood kind of bugs me, as does the fake 'hood scoop'. I do like the taller height tho - makes the side profile much better looking.

 

[IamPro2A]

Jeep has never made an announcement that there was a change to the tow capacity of any Gladiator, even their brochures have read the same specs year after year throughout JT production (you can download and view them yourself if you don't believe it). There is no way in hell that the tow ratings have suddenly increased without any highly visible advertising extolling this change. Chalk this up to an error in the information posted on Jeep's website, and in my opinion, the very egregious error of not printing the ratings clearly in the owner's manual anymore and instead referring owners to bad information on their website that's gone uncorrected for too long.

Tow ratings haven't changed since the JT was introduced, other than where they fudged the Max Tow equipped number from 7650 to 7700 starting with the 2023 model.

This is straight from the 2026 brochure:

**edit to add previous years**
2021:

2022:

2023:

2024:

2025:

(note Mojave has never been rated @7k pounds, nor has anything other than Max Tow been rated above 7k pounds)

Well, if we assume Jeep is incapable of posting correct information online (and we have plenty of other examples to make that a reasonable assumption), and on the other hand Jeep is infallible when it come to printing a promotional brochure, this raises different questions.

Looking at the Rubicon and Mojave: the GCWR (which is the max total of everything, vehicle, payload, and trailer) has stayed the same every year from 2021 thru 2026. So has the towing capacity. You didn't post all the curb weights, but 2025 and 2026 show those the same as well.
No changes, and no major vehicle structural changes over the years. And yet, according to the infallible brochure, their payload capacities have both decreased about 12% over the years. The Rubican started at 1250lbs, decreased to 1200 for 2022, and then decreased to 1100lbs for 2026.
The Mojave was 1200lbs right up until the 2026 model, when it dropped to 1050lbs.

Meanwhile, the Sport S Max Tow payload capacity has always been 1600lbs, and yet the brochure says it increased to 1720 for 2026. There was also a small increase GCWR from 12,800lbs to 12,850, while there was no change in curb weight.

If the brochure is the final word in accuracy, what am I missing that accounts for those changes in the specs?
Not trying to be a pita, but right now both the 2025 and 2026 models are available, and since I actually use my Gladiator as a truck, things like towing and payload capacity are more important to me than door hinges or power seats when spending $60,000.

 

[JmattNYC]

Well, if we assume Jeep is incapable of posting correct information online (and we have plenty of other examples to make that a reasonable assumption), and on the other hand Jeep is infallible when it come to printing a promotional brochure, this raises different questions.

Looking at the Rubicon and Mojave: the GCWR (which is the max total of everything, vehicle, payload, and trailer) has stayed the same every year from 2021 thru 2026. So has the towing capacity. You didn't post all the curb weights, but 2025 and 2026 show those the same as well.
No changes, and no major vehicle structural changes over the years. And yet, according to the infallible brochure, their payload capacities have both decreased about 12% over the years. The Rubican started at 1250lbs, decreased to 1200 for 2022, and then decreased to 1100lbs for 2026.
The Mojave was 1200lbs right up until the 2026 model, when it dropped to 1050lbs.

Meanwhile, the Sport S Max Tow payload capacity has always been 1600lbs, and yet the brochure says it increased to 1720 for 2026. There was also a small increase GCWR from 12,800lbs to 12,850, while there was no change in curb weight.

If the brochure is the final word in accuracy, what am I missing that accounts for those changes in the specs?
Not trying to be a pita, but right now both the 2025 and 2026 models are available, and since I actually use my Gladiator as a truck, things like towing and payload capacity are more important to me than door hinges or power seats when spending $60,000.

When you get it with no options and soft top it tops out to around 1774 - 80 lBS at leaast on sport model.Confirmed on doorjam of a 25 max tow sport from a kid named backyard expedition on his youtube channel.
I have the last of the roll up windows snd soft top on a Anvil 24 Max Tow sport with payload of 1765LB.

 

[DylanM]

Well, if we assume Jeep is incapable of posting correct information online (and we have plenty of other examples to make that a reasonable assumption), and on the other hand Jeep is infallible when it come to printing a promotional brochure, this raises different questions.

Looking at the Rubicon and Mojave: the GCWR (which is the max total of everything, vehicle, payload, and trailer) has stayed the same every year from 2021 thru 2026. So has the towing capacity. You didn't post all the curb weights, but 2025 and 2026 show those the same as well.
No changes, and no major vehicle structural changes over the years. And yet, according to the infallible brochure, their payload capacities have both decreased about 12% over the years. The Rubican started at 1250lbs, decreased to 1200 for 2022, and then decreased to 1100lbs for 2026.
The Mojave was 1200lbs right up until the 2026 model, when it dropped to 1050lbs.

Meanwhile, the Sport S Max Tow payload capacity has always been 1600lbs, and yet the brochure says it increased to 1720 for 2026. There was also a small increase GCWR from 12,800lbs to 12,850, while there was no change in curb weight.

If the brochure is the final word in accuracy, what am I missing that accounts for those changes in the specs?
Not trying to be a pita, but right now both the 2025 and 2026 models are available, and since I actually use my Gladiator as a truck, things like towing and payload capacity are more important to me than door hinges or power seats when spending $60,000.

First, I want to make clear that I don't claim that Jeep is incapable of posting correct information online nor do I claim that the printed brochures are infallible, but they have shown a track record of having errors and contradictions online whereas the brochures at least could be corroborated with the information found in the owner's manual and elsewhere.

As to why the listed payload figures have changed, I don't have a definite answer for you. Put simply, payload is the difference between GVWR and curb weight. You can calculate payload if you know those two things. The problem you run into here is there can be and is a fair bit of variability in curb weight from one vehicle to the next, hence why each vehicle has its own personalized sticker in the door jamb showing how much payload that specific vehicle has. If the true vehicle payload is important to you, I'd suggest going by what that door jamb sticker says on the truck you're interested in versus anything else.

One note on GCVW: an increase in curb weight won't necessarily (and most likely won't) cause a change in the maximum combined weight allowed. While it may seem like GCVW can be calculated like payload can, just add up curb weight, payload, and tow rating, that simply isn't true. GCVW is a fixed number defining how much a vehicle and trailer combo can weigh, no more. A simple check of the difference between GCVW and GVWR not equaling the tow rating easily demonstrates this.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The only place I've seen Mojave max payload of 1200 pounds has been the brochures, all other sources list it as LOWER then Rubicon since way back. The brochures are the first I've seen the two level match in payload.

2024 Mojave GVWR was 6140.
So if the 2024 Rubicon is higher than that, it makes sense the payload of the Mojave would be lower.

this is a 24

this is 2025

The front axle weight rating changed from 24 to 25 BUT the GVWR did NOT change from 24 to 25 model year. So, how could the payload change?

 

[Stan H]

Well, if we assume Jeep is incapable of posting correct information online (and we have plenty of other examples to make that a reasonable assumption), and on the other hand Jeep is infallible when it come to printing a promotional brochure, this raises different questions.

Looking at the Rubicon and Mojave: the GCWR (which is the max total of everything, vehicle, payload, and trailer) has stayed the same every year from 2021 thru 2026. So has the towing capacity. You didn't post all the curb weights, but 2025 and 2026 show those the same as well.
No changes, and no major vehicle structural changes over the years. And yet, according to the infallible brochure, their payload capacities have both decreased about 12% over the years. The Rubican started at 1250lbs, decreased to 1200 for 2022, and then decreased to 1100lbs for 2026.
The Mojave was 1200lbs right up until the 2026 model, when it dropped to 1050lbs.

Meanwhile, the Sport S Max Tow payload capacity has always been 1600lbs, and yet the brochure says it increased to 1720 for 2026. There was also a small increase GCWR from 12,800lbs to 12,850, while there was no change in curb weight.

If the brochure is the final word in accuracy, what am I missing that accounts for those changes in the specs?
Not trying to be a pita, but right now both the 2025 and 2026 models are available, and since I actually use my Gladiator as a truck, things like towing and payload capacity are more important to me than door hinges or power seats when spending $60,000.

What your missing is they do not weigh the same .

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