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So they bring back the road construction equipment colors, but continue to ignore Patriot Blue and Anvil which would have been gorgeous on this truck. Sigh....
As for the EcoDiesel:
You lose 1,000 lbs. of GCWR and 1,000 lbs. of towing right off the bat. You also add roughly 300 lbs. of curb weight. Ouch. A Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel is tipping the scales at over 5,400 lbs. when you add some options. That's what 1-ton pickups weighed in at a couple of decades ago, and surpasses the current F-150 Crew Cab 4x4 with options. OUCH.
You also get the nice $4,000 engine upcharge, $250 oil changes, and loss of any ability to change up the exhaust or tinker with the powertrain at all while you're at it.
I don't see many folks buying into that. I've grown up a huge diesel power fan my whole life and I'm currently driving the EcoDiesel in the 2020 Ram, but whe/if I go back to a Gladiator I don't think I'd do the EcoDiesel. It's just not worth it. There is zero case where it's worth it on the Jeep.
As for the EcoDiesel:
You lose 1,000 lbs. of GCWR and 1,000 lbs. of towing right off the bat. You also add roughly 300 lbs. of curb weight. Ouch. A Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel is tipping the scales at over 5,400 lbs. when you add some options. That's what 1-ton pickups weighed in at a couple of decades ago, and surpasses the current F-150 Crew Cab 4x4 with options. OUCH.
You also get the nice $4,000 engine upcharge, $250 oil changes, and loss of any ability to change up the exhaust or tinker with the powertrain at all while you're at it.
I don't see many folks buying into that. I've grown up a huge diesel power fan my whole life and I'm currently driving the EcoDiesel in the 2020 Ram, but whe/if I go back to a Gladiator I don't think I'd do the EcoDiesel. It's just not worth it. There is zero case where it's worth it on the Jeep.
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