2 Door Gladiator announced today April 1st!

[kayakmike]

https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-announces-2dr-gladiator-truck

It rolled out of the depths during a Los Angeles Auto Show press conference event late last year, creeping from the darkness and onto a wide stage lit by flashing lights and back dropped by blaring music. Introducing itself to an enthusiastic crowd that had been waiting nearly three decades.

The newest Jeep truck. A Gladiator. Something that looked like a fusion of last year’s redesigned JL Wrangler and, perhaps, an older midsize Dakota pickup bed. Except it wasn’t. This was an all-new engineering marvel that carried with it the best of Wrangler with the tow capacity and available cargo space of a truck. All one frame. Like nothing else in its category.

But one thing stood out though as the Gladiator took its place on stage on a warm, sun-splashed southern California Wednesday morning. It had four doors. Nothing two door around. In fact, according to its lead designer, nothing two door planned, either.

Until today.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Monday announced it has developed a two-door version of the Gladiator, and will begin offering the vehicle next spring.

“I think you’ve seen that the excitement for the Gladiator is really unlike anything else we’ve ever built,” said Jeep Head of Brand Tim Kuniskis in a company statement. “As you know, we originally did not have plans for a two-door version. In fact, we were leery about bringing the Gladiator to market with anything less than four doors based off our research. But the vocal demand for a two-door was tremendous, and so we met with the designers and decided to go ahead.”

”I think they were as excited as we were to start working on this.”

While the company did not say whether this new two-door truck would still hold the Gladiator name, it did indicate the vehicle will be offered in the same three trim levels: Sport, Overland and Rubicon.

It is also expected to have many of the same features as Gladiator, such as solid axles, removable top, cargo bed rails, dampened tailgate and tonneau cover. However, FCA did not release any other details regarding bed size, engine type, or tow capacity. Jeep's Gladiator, on the other hand, will enter the market with the company's signature 3.6L Pentastar engine, along with a best in class 7,650-lb tow capacity and 1,600-lb payload.

”The Jeep Gladiator is something unlike anything else in its class, from front to back,” said FCA CEO Mike Manley. “We have high expectations for this vehicle and, because of that, we felt we could not ignore those whose interest lay in a two-door model. We want to include those enthusiasts just like we do those who love the two-door Wrangler.”

Manley said the company plans to shut down its Toledo (OH) South Assembly complex for three weeks later this fall, in order to retrofit one of its lines for two-door production. This would not affect either four-door Gladiator or JL Wrangler inventory, as FCA will add additional production capacity later this summer to compensate, he said.

The automaker is currently preparing to open order banks in April for the highly anticipated Gladiator, and expects the vehicle on dealership lots by June. FCA just released pricing over the weekend for its latest truck, which will come in at $33,545 for a Sport, $36,745 for Sport S, $40,395 for Overland and $43,545 for Rubicon.

FCA did not have any pricing information for the two-door.

The Jeep Comanche was the brand's last two-door truck model, and was made from 1986-92 before being phased out for the Dakota.

However, don’t expect to see anything for a two-door. Ever. After all, it is April Fools Day. Sorry, but FCA made it pretty clear during last year’s Gladiator media release that it had no plans to build a two-door Jeep truck.

If you are definitely in the market for a two-door Gladiator, then we can only paraphrase the words of Jeep Head of Design Mark Allen.

"We do make a two door Gladiator. Two doors on each side."

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[Chadnutz]

https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-announces-2dr-gladiator-truck

April fools...

 

[Rex3rd]

April fools...

Ba ha ha ha someone is gonna be butthurt reading this

 

[beelzebot]

I appreciate the date in the title so I don't have to think.

 

[Joltes]

Damn, that was a good one. Well written story too...

 

[2015er]

Too bad this is only a joke....

 

[Tortooga Custom Works]

Good idea for April 1st! LOL

 

[WXman]

They're offering a $4,190 discount on all orders placed before midnight in April 19th. One day only. So y'all should wait a couple weeks.

 

[RedTRex]

Oh boy

 

[Jeepers!]

That's a pretty great shop but they forgot to extend the bed

 

[starrsRN]

Jokes on you guys. This really is happening.

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[Vegas_Sirk]

Jokes on you guys. This really is happening.

www.jeepgladiator2.com

broken link

 

[starrsRN]

broken link

Lol

 

[Rex3rd]

broken link

Try www.jeepgladiator2doorforum.com

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

Lol

Try www.jeepgladiator2doorforum.com

You guys are both wrong its this one:

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This one actually works!

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