If you were in Jeep Management, what changes would you make to the Gladiator?

[AleYeah]

available 5.7 with a manual transmission

2nd post in the thread already encompassed my full wishlist. I'll finally get a JT if by some miracle this happens.

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[Scottimatic]

Folding Window Frames that fold inside into the door giving you a half door effect. First you have to roll the windows down then you can fold them and it locks the windows in the down position preventing one from rolling them up without frame support.
Then slots in the truck bed to store the doors.

Maybe, side mirrors mounted to the A-pillar not to the door. No more need for small aftermarket mirrors that shake like crazy

How about a 12V outlet in the top of the dash recessed in the tray area to charge phones and run DashCams

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I think the focus group was poorly cast and probably done at an unfortunate time.

-it's a truck, not a muscle car
-it's a Jeep, if it's loud, you didn't understand what you were getting into.
-3.0 diesel probably priced a lot of people away, 10k addon but I get mid-high 20s for gas mileage and not feeling shortchanged.
-hard to get in/out, it's a Jeep and you didn't know what you were getting into


All in all, wrong audience to predict on. Yes, it's not the easiest to maneuver into a parking spot at the grocery, not what I got it for, that's why I don't troll for the closest parking space too the door.

Again, remove your personal feelings from the equation.

All of those things are objectively true.

Toyota, Nissan, and GM all outsell Stellantis, by double within the segment.

I'm sure they'll yeet carbed V8's and manual transmissions at it to address that. That's definitely the difference.

 

[Greg_L]

It's 2025. You don't have to live like a caveman...and neither does your vehicle. You know you can crawl over rocks while cranking some Nickelback from your Spotify playlist, right? One does not have to affect the other.

 

[BourbonRunner]

It's 2025. You don't have to live like a caveman...and neither does your vehicle. You know you can crawl over rocks while cranking some Nickelback from your Spotify playlist, right? One does not have to affect the other.

You're not the boss of me.

Also: Nickelback on Spotify? Come on man. Its Foreigner on an iPod touch.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

What's funny about this discussion to me, is it's not me... These are the markets choices...

I own a Roxor, it was 15.2 out the door in 2016.

Look at them now, auto transmissions, hard tops, cruise, AC...

The market has driven them out of reach, just like Jeeps.

 

[BourbonRunner]

What's funny about this discussion to me, is it's not me... These are the markets choices... (SNIP)

The market has driven them out of reach, just like Jeeps.

Right? Even SxS's are now fancy AF. If I need AC and CarPlay in an off road vehicle something has really gone wrong with my life.

People often ask me why I choose to daily a 21 year old BMW- arguably the epitome of needlessly complicated engineering- but comparative to modern vehicles, it is simple and straight forward- and I can fix 90% of the issues that aren't electrical related.

 

[Tommyd]

Single cab long bed option

 

[Greg_L]

Also: Nickelback on Spotify? Come on man. Its Foreigner on an iPod touch.

Same same

 

[DirkG]

What's funny about this discussion to me, is it's not me... These are the markets choices...

@Jrgunn5150, I appreciate your insight because while like many of us on the board would like to think Jeep owners are rock-crawling adventure types, most are probably just everyday people who like the look or the idea of owning a Jeep.

Those people care about price and features / options more than rear axles and auxiliary switches. The good news is that if Jeep can please those everyday buyers, and also keep costs down (i.e. platform sharing), then we get to have cool Lego-like vehicles to configure.

 

[wchevron]

I'd change the door plugs/connector pins to something beefier. So they don't bend every time I reinstall my doors.

 

[Gizmo]

Single cab longer bed with less over hang and if possible shorter wheel base AND A HEMI I miss them . I always had reg cab short beds with the largest V8, hell of a change

 

[brsnow2585]

You're not the boss of me.

Also: Nickelback on Spotify? Come on man. Its Foreigner on an iPod touch.

I get funny looks cranking Sinatra with the top down, just a heads up for anyone else.

 

[Sweetums]

I get funny looks cranking Sinatra with the top down, just a heads up for anyone else.

You think that's bad, try something like Henry Mancini or Aaron Copeland.

 

[BourbonRunner]

You think that's bad, try something like Henry Mancini or Aaron Copeland.

I'll call your Mancini and raise you a Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

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