We’ve known Jeep planned for a pickup truck for some time now, but the 2020 Jeep Gladiator (nee Jeep Scrambler) has made its way onto the internet ahead of a proper debut. The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is in for a new rivalry.
The Jeep Gladiator Forum published photos of the new off-road truck on Wednesday, which shows an unsurprising design—it looks like a Jeep Wrangler with a truck bed. A spec sheet and photos confirm the Jeep Gladiator will be a four-door pickup with a standard soft-top and two optional hard-top roofs.
As for the off-road credentials, the Gladiator will be packing. It will share the Wrangler’s Command-Trac and Rock-Trac four-wheel-drive systems, Dana 44 axles, electric front- and rear-axle lockers, a limited-slip differential and electronic sway-bar disconnect. The spec sheet also claims the Gladiator will be able to cross 30 inches of water before things get dicey. Off-road traction will come from 33-inch off-road tires.
In the powertrain department, the Jeep pickup truck will also rival the Colorado ZR2. We expect a 3.6-liter V-6 engine will pair with either a 6-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic. A 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 engine should launch later with the 8-speed automatic only. Payload capacity is said to be 1,600 pounds and the Gladiator will tow up to 7,650 pounds. That’s more than 2,000 pounds more than the Colorado ZR2’s towing capacity. The ZR2’s two-inch higher lift and three and a half inch higher track make for the lighter rating compared to the standard Colorado’s 7,000-pound figure.
We don’t know how much the Jeep Gladiator will cost, but the pickup is shaping up to be a formidable Colorado ZR2 rival. Heck, even a proper rival to the regular Colorado, too. The Gladiator will make its formal debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 28.
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They will sell a ton of these.
Clean, upright, unmistakable design, true to its military roots. Refreshing in an era when most others have gotten lost in the windtunnel resulting in look alike vehicles.
unreal.. GM is missing a market that they once had on lock.. it was called the H3T
This is not a vehicle for everyone. It is a Jeep thing.
This will appeal to the core group as do any Jeep models but most of their sales will come at the expense of the Wrangler base.
Jeeps are cool but they are poor in ergonomics. They are cold with folding tops. They are not cheap anymore. They are horrible for stone chips and quality issues.
But they do have a loyal following.
There is little chance for fleet sales here.
Also for better or worse the Jeep is stuck with their styling. That is good if you like it and bad if you tire of it.
At least it is something different for those who want something different.
What’s funny is that my comment was actually down voted. I have to say I wish GM Authority had a way of posting pics.. if so.. one could easily post a pic of this Jeep and the aforementioned H3T and see that they look almost identical.. furthermore the H3T and H3 was regarded, when it was out, as one of the best off-road vehicles ever
Actually the new ZR2 is that Hummer only in amore modern package.
GM took the Engineers that worked their magic on the Hummers including the H3 and do the same magic on a more modern chassis.
The ZR2 can stock do anything and more that the H3T could do. It has a better frame, engine, suspension, shocks etc. it even has twin electronic lockers and off road computer tuning.
Even with the present truck while the interior could be better it is a ton better than the H3T.
I would love to have the Hummer line today integrated in the GMC line. But while they still have their followers the media would have a Field day with it like they did in the past.
The H3 was just a rebodied Traiblazer with some suspension tuning. But the Media made it out as the spawn of satan eviromentally which was wrong.
Even my Canyon Denali sits a little higher and as wide as the Hummer H3.
Oh I can’t wait to park my 2010 H3T Alpha slant back next to one 🙂 Been making Jeep ppl see red for eight years!