The 2020 Jeep Gladiator Begins Heading to Dealerships

It was less than five months ago that Jeep debuted the Gladiator pickup to a receptive crowd at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Now, the model is well on its way to rolling into garages across the U.S. As we reported earlier this week, Jeep sold out of all 4,190 Launch Edition Gladiators, in just one day of sales. Now today, the first batch of 2020 Jeep Gladiator trucks left the Toledo Assembly plant in Ohio bound for dealerships.

The Gladiator launches with a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine good for 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. Next year, the truck is expected to receive a 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 with 260 hp and 442 lb-ft of torque. But don’t expect a Hellcat V-8 anytime soon.

Prices for the Gladiator start at $35,040, although Launch Edition models sold for well over $60,000. In the middle, Sport S models sell from $38,240, Overland models for $41,890, and Rubicon models for $45,040.

The Gladiator is built at the south plant of the Toledo Assembly Complex where the Wrangler JK was built until April 2018. To prepare for the new pickup, Fiat Chrysler invested $273 million in retooling and modernization efforts, adding 329 full-time jobs at the same time. Production of the new Wrangler was moved to the north side of the Toledo complex. Jeep vehicles have been rolling off the line in Toledo since 1941.

Source: FCA

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