2 Door Gladiator Version?

[TexTJ209]

Just fanning the flame here, but as @Moabite mentioned here

the marketing material mentions 2-door

Now we all know FCA marketing material is known to be riddled with inaccuracies. But considering this should be a completely newly developed spec sheet, it certainly could be foreshadowing things to come...

It's just copied and pasted from the JLU spec sheet. I wouldn't get too excited lol

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[Too Old to Know Better.]

Although I have owned other jeep variants in years past, and currently have a patriot and new Wrangler JL four door... it was the news of new pickup version that sent me to the dealer to look at the JL Wranglers. I didn't want to wait until the pickups came out to buy a new jeep, so chose to get the JL. True, there may never be a big enough market to make a two door jeep pickup again, but, like myself, I believe there are a lot of empty nesters who want just such a machine. I'm at the age where I don't buy for need but for want, and I want a two door jeep pickup with a wheel base about that of a four door Wrangler for my retirement years. Not saying that will ever happen. So in the meantime I'll pass on the new Gladiator and stick with my Wrangler.

 

[mlebofsky]

EXACTLY!!!

 

[Wraith]

Mark Allen head of Jeep design confirmed they will not be building a two door version. Skip forward to 3:40 for the conversation regarding a two door Gladiator and reasons why it won't come to market.

 

[TexTJ209]

Mark Allen head of Jeep design confirmed they will not be building a two door version. Skip forward to 3:40 for the conversation regarding a two door Gladiator and reasons why it won't come to market.

Nail. Coffin.

 

[FrankInNordale]

I found this on Instagram and actually like the straight 2 door.

 

[Karnaj]

I found this on Instagram and actually like the straight 2 door.

My daughter likes unicorns. She can realize she'll never see one. I think the extra cab looks cool too, but there's no use talking about it, its a dead horse.

 

[2015er]

Although I have owned other jeep variants in years past, and currently have a patriot and new Wrangler JL four door... it was the news of new pickup version that sent me to the dealer to look at the JL Wranglers. I didn't want to wait until the pickups came out to buy a new jeep, so chose to get the JL. True, there may never be a big enough market to make a two door jeep pickup again, but, like myself, I believe there are a lot of empty nesters who want just such a machine. I'm at the age where I don't buy for need but for want, and I want a two door jeep pickup with a wheel base about that of a four door Wrangler for my retirement years. Not saying that will ever happen. So in the meantime I'll pass on the new Gladiator and stick with my Wrangler.

Amen!!! We can only hope that some day an extended cab or two door is offered. The hauling and tow specs on this are great for a mid-sized truck but 1,600 ibs. of payload and a 60 inch bed don't seem to make sense. And I know before all you lifestyle supporters out there tell me about hauling around moto-cross bikes and four-wheelers - some us still want a truck for the purpose of having a truck...

 

[2015er]

I found this on Instagram and actually like the straight 2 door.

Love it!!! Not so sure about this being a "unicorn" - I think we have a reasonable chance of seeing the extended cab in a year or two - think of the Ram Rebel - initially only a crew cab and now offers both!

 

[Wraith]

Love it!!! Not so sure about this being a "unicorn" - I think we have a reasonable chance of seeing the extended cab in a year or two - think of the Ram Rebel - initially only a crew cab and now offers both!

I have to assume you did not watch the video posted above because if you did you would have heard Mark Allen say they aren't making a two door version. Denial will eventually lead to acceptance. You can post your wants in every thread on here but it's not changing anything. They aren't making a two door version. Let it go already.

 

[TexTJ209]

I have to assume you did not watch the video posted above because if you did you would have heard Mark Allen say they aren't making a two door version. Denial will eventually lead to acceptance. You can post your wants in every thread on here but it's not changing anything. They aren't making a two door version. Let it go already.

Mike Manley and Marchionne's ghost could show up to 2015er's house and personally tell him there will never be a 2 door, and he'd still be here posting about it the next day. :P

 

[Malarkey21]

I have to assume you did not watch the video posted above because if you did you would have heard Mark Allen say they aren't making a two door version. Denial will eventually lead to acceptance. You can post your wants in every thread on here but it's not changing anything. They aren't making a two door version. Let it go already.

Just adding another reference to your comment, Tim Kuzniskis also stating "if you cant sell enough volume to pay off the investment" 14:55 into the video below

 

[Oilburner]

if there is one bit of wisdom I can pass on to you boys, it is Never say ‘Never’
Of Course Jeep mgmt would say there are no plans to make a 2-door = they want you to buy the crew cab! No one knows what the future holds.

Let the unicorn-lovers be

 

[WXman]

You could sell a bag of ice to an Eskimo before you could sell a 2-door midsized pickup truck in the U.S. Mark Allen is exactly right. It sucks, but it's true. That ship has sailed.

 

[eternus]

You could sell a bag of ice to an Eskimo before you could sell a 2-door midsized pickup truck in the U.S. Mark Allen is exactly right. It sucks, but it's true. That ship has sailed.

And that's where it can be said, yes there are people who would buy a 2 door... but the number of people that would is not enough to justify the expense of tooling up a factory that can make them. I'm not familiar with the suggestion that the Rebel added a crew cab, but that's still a different market. The Gladiator is aimed DIRECTLY at lifestyle vehicle buyers, people with families who need the room, or friends they haul off to destinations. The 2 door is a work truck. The long bed is a work truck. The Gladiator is NOT a work truck.

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