Jeep JT Gladiator pickup trucks are coming!

[Lockheed]

I saw one today in Traverse City MI
All dressed in nylon covers

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[Shenanigans]

“Everyone” was right. The JLU looks strange and ugly. It just so happens that it’s way more practical for most people, and so it’s popular. It has almost no competition. A pickup, on the other hand, has LOTS of competition. Even so, JT will be popular. Fugly can still sell, and sell it will!

It would be interesting if ford ever puts a solid front axle under their new ranger in a special edition vehicle. Couple that with some low gears and a low geared transfer case and you have yourself some steep competition. Who knows what ford do. They have catered to the off road market for the past 7-8 years with the raptor.

 

[Shenanigans]

Like the Kardashians...

He said play with it, not ram the front end into a tree.

 

[Jeep_VB]

It would be interesting if ford ever puts a solid front axle under their new ranger in a special edition vehicle. Couple that with some low gears and a low geared transfer case and you have yourself some steep competition. Who knows what ford do. They have catered to the off road market for the past 7-8 years with the raptor.

Ford has said that the US will get an FX4 version of the Ranger but we are not getting a Ranger Raptor. While the Raptor is built up it's built for the desert and super wide. My personal opinion a Ranger Raptor would still not hold up to the JT. It would be a very nice aluminum truck that would most likely cost more than the JT and in my opinion would not be as fun to drive.

 

[MojitoWrangler]

I saw one today in Traverse City MI
All dressed in nylon covers

You should have taken one for the team and gone all Edward Scissorhands on those nylon covers lol, we would’ve started a go fund me page to get you out of jail.

 

[Shenanigans]

Ford has said that the US will get an FX4 version of the Ranger but we are not getting a Ranger Raptor. While the Raptor is built up it's built for the desert and super wide. My personal opinion a Ranger Raptor would still not hold up to the JT. It would be a very nice aluminum truck that would most likely cost more than the JT and in my opinion would not be as fun to drive.

Oh the ranger raptor is coming. Patents are filed and the left hand drive model has been spotted.

 

[WXman]

I heard from trusted sources that Ford is concerned that a Ranger Raptor would cannibalize sales of F-150 Raptor and that's why it's not coming to the U.S.

They will certainly do some sort of offroad package to compete with the ZR2 eventually.

Mike Manley has stated that the Jeep pickup will be purposefully priced high to appeal to a niche market. "Priced high" compared to JL pricing would put it out of reach for most buyers.

 

[am1978]

Gladiator teaser......

 

[DocTwinkie]

I dunno. Seems like if it's a little more expensive than the Rubicon fully loaded then you're pretty much at Ram pricing. If I could get a full size v8 fully loaded for the same price as this I think I'd take the RAM.

 

[Titan2727]

Dont like at all.

Why not give it it's own look?

It's a Wrangler with a bed?

I'll take bets right now, sales will be deplorable

 

[TrailTorque]

My JLU becomes a 2dr Gladiator if I take the top off and fold the rear seat down. Just sayin lol

 

[Titan2727]

My JLU becomes a 2dr Gladiator if I take the top off and fold the rear seat down. Just sayin lol

Exactly.

 

[PavementWarrior]

I will never get used to 4 door trucks, I am sure their will be a lot of parts and design leverage so its probably a relatively easy run for them

 

[DanW]

I heard from trusted sources that Ford is concerned that a Ranger Raptor would cannibalize sales of F-150 Raptor and that's why it's not coming to the U.S.

They will certainly do some sort of offroad package to compete with the ZR2 eventually.

Mike Manley has stated that the Jeep pickup will be purposefully priced high to appeal to a niche market. "Priced high" compared to JL pricing would put it out of reach for most buyers.

It will be priced high because demand allows it. Have you seen the demand for $60k to $70k pickup trucks? It is HUGE right now. They will charge out the nose and will sell every one of them. I know so many people who have put off a Wrangler to wait for that truck, and that hasn't hurt Wrangler sales one bit.

The Ranger/Raptor will be nice, but it won't have removable doors or top. It won't have a solid front axle. It likely won't have the towing capacity (7800lbs) of the JT, and it might not have the payload. It also won't have the crawl ratio. We'll see about lockers. It won't have a manual transmission available, either. They'll sell the daylights out of those Rangers, but it won't offer the versatility of that JT, IMO.

I'd love to hit the lotto right about now so that I could add one of those to the stable. Unfortunately, I don't play and my wife things the JT is butt ugly. (She thinks the JL is gorgeous, so that's a little strange, to me. That bed on the back just turns it off for her.)

 

[grady2hig]

So do we wave at people driving Scramblers? or do they wave to eachother...

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