If you bought a Jeep for fuel economy, you bought the wrong vehicle, and larger tires and lift make the Gladiator just look right, or at least everyone whoever looks at it tells me.
I agree, I can break the law in my v6 just the same as any v8, if I wanted to go faster quicker I’d buy a sports car. More power in off-road rig just means you break things quicker. With my v6 and 4 to 1 crawl I can do anything I want to off road.