I am making no assumptions - I am just posing a question. That said, I do have a concern over the pricing for the Gladiator as it appears to climb quickly once options are selected. I do think the forthcoming availability of the Sport and Sport S models will help.
I have a Pentastar in my 2015 Ram Laramie - factory ordered for this configuration - and she has a 104,000 miles on her and she's running strong with no problems...
Jeep sold 2,584 Gladiator trucks in May during the first full month of recorded sales while Ford sold 7,748 Rangers - what do you think is the reason for the discrepancy?