I daily my Gladiator because my other option is my Ram 2500 😂
Diesel goes back below 4 bucks a gallon, or I find time to run my centrifuge, I'll be back in my Ram.
Hell, I drove my K20 today for funsies. Squarebody guy's (mostly retired boomers now who never go anywhere) swear they're great...
So, I've asked, other suppliers, people inside, and heard third hand..
It's a 2 door Wrangler with a half cab and bulkhead. Not drastically new, mostly off the shelf stuff.
No indications of a different front clip.
I will say these people are not car people, so... They mess shit up all the time.
Things aren't confirmed until someone from Stellantis goes on record and say's, "this is what it is"
That hasn't happened with the Dakota at all, or the Scrambler.
As usual, what has happened, is a bunch of "news sources" have quoted each other in a circle jerk of click bait, and now...
Like I said though, I don't know names, it's entirely possible the platform I've seen, quoted, and worked on, is destined for something else.
The product I'm thinking of, J4P, is large volume, which is why it's a big deal to us.
Entirely possible they poop out some Wrangler with a bulkhead and...
The government doesn't buy anything based on what's best or cost efficient.
They buy based on who kicks back the most, who fills the Super Pac, and who plays their game.
It's why mil spec is a joke to everyone.
Less now than I used to, when I worked for Stellantis directly, I was easily 1200+ a week, but back then the wife was only like 60 a week.
Today, I'm about 750 a week, and the wife is now 800 or so a week. She drives the Tesla now.