Here's my take. I had several JKs with only manual. Hated the 5 speed auto. Junk... My JL is the first auto vehicle I've owned in 15 years and here is why. I went to the dealer a year ago looking only for a manual JL. The one manual they had wasnt configured how I wanted but they were...
Not a fan of the Gladiator name. :no: Super cheesy... Sounds like some toy we had in the 80's. Gladiator is nicer or better yet just call it a Wrangler truck... Afterall that's what it is. A Wrangler with a truck bed.