BREAKING: Jeep blocks TFL from posting Ike Gauntlet video.

[Valve]

Just kidding... but where is it?

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[biggdave92]

Considering while on my test drive yesterday, on flat ground, the jeep was gear hunting, i'd say it sh!t the bed on the IKE test.

 

[DesertDog]

Yes. It’s just math and physics. A simple pen and paper shows the obvious lack of torque in the Pentastar. So it’s bad. I still want one. The question is: How bad??

 

[DesertDog]

Ok. Andre says the Ike Gauntlet video will be out next week...

 

[WXman]

Just kidding... but where is it?

That was cruel.

 

[WXman]

Yes. It’s just math and physics. A simple pen and paper shows the obvious lack of torque in the Pentastar. So it’s bad. I still want one. The question is: How bad??

Torque is sort of like how much work the engine can do, and HP is how fast it can do that work. The magnificent 850RE trans running through 4.10 gearing should help the P-star lay that 260 lbs/ft of torque down nicely, and the 285 HP up top should help it do so quickly.

How many other midsize trucks bring 4.10 axle gearing to the table?

I think the only thing that's going to hurt the Gladiator in max trailer weight testing is the curb weight of the Rubicon models, and it seems like everybody is testing nothing but Rubicon models. If TFL had gotten a Sport with Max Towing, the truck would have performed better in their test.

Can't wait for the video. I'm sure @TommyTFL will loathe the P-star for another 15 minutes, but he's wrong. The P-star is a fantastic engine...the best in the segment hands down.

 

[megamucho]

Here it is!

 

[Sorbs]

Here it is!

At least it completed the challenge. The Ike is no joke for the uninitiated.

 

[WXman]

I think it did well considering that it was at maximum capacity. Like you said, ANY truck regardless of size or engine is going to struggle at maximum capacity. Remember when they did 30,000 lbs. or whatever it was with that Ram 3500 diesel? It didn't exactly break any land speed records.

 

[bangolia]

I think it did pretty well. Maintaining 45 on the Ike not bad....

 

[Sgt Beavis]

For those that don't know.

The IKE is from the bottom of the Eisenhower Tunnel to Silverthorne, CO. It's about 8 miles long. Silverthorne is a little more than 9000' in altitude while the west side of the Eisenhower tunnel is just over 11000ft. So you're starting at an altitude of 1.7 miles and climbing ~2000ft. It can be a challenge for some vehicles.

 

[bangolia]

For those that don't know.

The IKE is from the bottom of the Eisenhower Tunnel to Silverthorne, CO. It's about 8 miles long. Silverthorne is a little more than 9000' in altitude while the west side of the Eisenhower tunnel is just over 11000ft. So you're starting at an altitude of 1.7 miles and climbing ~2000ft. It can be a challenge for some vehicles.

Just like it is challenging for me to breathe at that height!

 

[Sgt Beavis]

Just like it is challenging for me to breathe at that height!

No kiddin. My wife and I can both run over 2 miles (she can do 5mi). But we both get winded just chasing our kid around the park over there.

 

[RedTRex]

For those that don't know.

The IKE is from the bottom of the Eisenhower Tunnel to Silverthorne, CO. It's about 8 miles long. Silverthorne is a little more than 9000' in altitude while the west side of the Eisenhower tunnel is just over 11000ft. So you're starting at an altitude of 1.7 miles and climbing ~2000ft. It can be a challenge for some vehicles.

Thanks Narrator

 

[Oilburner]

So what's with the "Number of brake applications required" part early in the video?
They acted like it was something significant?
I cringed several times when the JT shifted at 6,000+ rpms. I know the test is brutal but dayum!

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