392 Gladiator V8 Hemi confirmed by Jeep CEO!

[bleda2002]

Actually...no one cares about the 4XE.

It's an actual REEV I'm interested in it since this is how the scout works too.

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[Jrgunn5150]

Actually...no one cares about the 4XE.

There you have it everyone, the leader of Jeep enthusiasts worldwide has spoken.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

It's an actual REEV I'm interested in it since this is how the scout works too.

Sorry, leader has spoken.

 

[bleda2002]

Sorry, leader has spoken.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

It's an actual REEV I'm interested in it since this is how the scout works too.

It is, but the battery hangs down like 5" off the ground, which totally bums me out because I'll smash that thing on every stump and root in the forest.

 

[bleda2002]

It is, but the battery hangs down like 5" off the ground, which totally bums me out because I'll smash that thing on every stump and root in the forest.

I assumed these wagoneers mostly just ran over curbs and Priuses, not actual offroading

 

[Jrgunn5150]

That's probably true, but wouldn't be true of mine, same as it wasn't true of my Grand.

Our Grand saw more dirt than 99% of Wranglers and Gladiators.

So, for me, I'll wait and see what Scout offers.

 

[ChrisNLA]

That's probably true, but wouldn't be true of mine, same as it wasn't true of my Grand.

Our Grand saw more dirt than 99% of Wranglers and Gladiators.

So, for me, I'll wait and see what Scout offers.

Once upon a time I almost traded in my Wrangler two door on a Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4. I think it was about a 2017 model. That thing was so nice on the test drive I went on.

Not as capable as my two door was of course, but comfort wise it was shocking, lol.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Once upon a time I almost traded in my Wrangler two door on a Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4. I think it was about a 2017 model. That thing was so nice on the test drive I went on.

Not as capable as my two door was of course, but comfort wise it was shocking, lol.

But could you get a Hemi in your 2 door?

I always liked the V8 Grand Cherokees. I had a couple, they were fun to drive.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Once upon a time I almost traded in my Wrangler two door on a Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4. I think it was about a 2017 model. That thing was so nice on the test drive I went on.

Not as capable as my two door was of course, but comfort wise it was shocking, lol.

But could you get a Hemi in your 2 door?

I always liked the V8 Grand Cherokees. I had a couple, they were fun to drive.

Ours was a Overland with a rear locker.

Air suspension made it absolutely trash offroad, IFS/IRS would have been manageable if it didn't ride like a piece of plywood with wheels bolted to it the minute we got it in the dirt.

Prior vehicle for the wife was an FJ Cruiser, next is her Gladiator. Won't be going back to anything with air suspension again lol.

Great on road vehicle, but we put a lot of offroad miles on, so it's not for us.

 

[RougeShot12er]

That's probably true, but wouldn't be true of mine, same as it wasn't true of my Grand.

Our Grand saw more dirt than 99% of Wranglers and Gladiators.

So, for me, I'll wait and see what Scout offers.

Very nice Grand! I am planning to set my wife's GC up like this at some point.
If I can ever stop spending money on my Gladiator.

 

[RougeShot12er]

But could you get a Hemi in your 2 door?

I always liked the V8 Grand Cherokees. I had a couple, they were fun to drive.

I had a 98 GC with the 5.2L and a 02 with the 4.7L. Both were a ton of fun.
The 02 was a monster in the snow with the Quadradrive.

 

[ChrisNLA]

Ours was a Overland with a rear locker.

Air suspension made it absolutely trash offroad, IFS/IRS would have been manageable if it didn't ride like a piece of plywood with wheels bolted to it the minute we got it in the dirt.

Prior vehicle for the wife was an FJ Cruiser, next is her Gladiator. Won't be going back to anything with air suspension again lol.

Great on road vehicle, but we put a lot of offroad miles on, so it's not for us.

The one I drove had regular suspension, had the 3.6L.

I was already on my way out of offroading at that point. Well, heavy offroading where I needed articulation, lots of clearance, etc.

Anyway. Ended up ordering my Gladiator a couple months later - and here we are.

 

[NC_Overland]

Ours was a Overland with a rear locker.

Air suspension made it absolutely trash offroad, IFS/IRS would have been manageable if it didn't ride like a piece of plywood with wheels bolted to it the minute we got it in the dirt.

Prior vehicle for the wife was an FJ Cruiser, next is her Gladiator. Won't be going back to anything with air suspension again lol.

Great on road vehicle, but we put a lot of offroad miles on, so it's not for us.

I never even thought about that. At one point, I thought about trading mine in on a WK2. That would have driven me bananas. I’ve driven a lot of new land rovers offroad and I don’t remember them having that issue.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I never even thought about that. At one point, I thought about trading mine in on a WK2. That would have driven me bananas. I’ve driven a lot of new land rovers offroad and I don’t remember them having that issue.

I've wondered if higher end vehicles with air are designed around it or not.

You can just put it in Offroad 2 in a parking lot and see how trash it will ride off road.

Mine had 2" spacers, then was programmed for a 2" higher static ride height, so still mid travel, to clear the 33's... But it was still shit.

Fun fact, it spent an afternoon being evaluated by the suits, who pretty rapidly dismissed it as a possible production package.

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