Do we know if a 2 door Gladiator is coming? It should be made since the smallest Tacoma and Colorado available are extended-cab 2 door models. A smaller pure 2-door Gladiator might fill a niche for guys who care about breakover, approach, departure angles.
Well it's damned if you do damned if you don't for the engineers. If they shorten the bed for less overhang then the bed becomes less useful. If they lengthen the wheelbase for a shorter overhang, then the break over angle takes a hit.
I know it's because of production capacity issue that pickup is starting later but it's also a good marketing strategy to hash out any problems with the JL and JLU first. The pickup model is already going to be a first time model so it'll already have its own unique teething issues. This way...