However, it won’t be available until 2020.
The new Jeep Gladiator has already been on sale in the United States. It’s doing well with 2,548 units selling in May at an median price of $56,403. Hennessey also offers a V8 Hellcat edition of the truck. It costs $200,000. Jeep is working to get the truck on the Old Continent. It will be on sale “by the end of next year.”
European customers will be able to see the new Gladiator in person before it is available at dealerships. Tomorrow will see the Jeep Owners Group host the annual Camp Jeep event at San Martino di Castrozza in the heartland of the Dolomite Region, Italy. This is where the Gladiator will be making its debut on the continent.
jeep is selling the pickup only in Europe with a 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 engine. This will translate into 194 kilowatts, and 442 pound feet of torque. The engine will be mated with an eight-speed automatic transmission as well as an all-wheel drive system. Standard features include an engine stop function.
Jeep will sell the Gladiator, a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine to Middle East markets. The engine produces 285 horsepower (212 kW) as well as 256 lbft (347 Nm of torque) and will only be available with an eight-speed auto transmission.
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The truck will return to Europe next year, and it will be offered in three trim levels. The Toledo-built machine is available in Sport, Overland and Rubicon versions. The first two will get the Command-Trac 4×4 with a 2-speed transfer case. The Rubicon will get a Rock-Trac 4×4 with heavy-duty Dana 44 front- and rear axles, with a ratio of 4:1.