This is the all new Jeep Gladiator pickup truck • Gear Patrol

Since we got our hands on the new Jeep Wrangler at the end of last year, we immediately began to wonder when the pickup version would be available. Jeep teased the two-door Jeep Gladiator van in 2005 and we have since occupied it. Well, now he is here in all his splendor. That's the 2019 Jeep Gladiator.

Although the Gladiator looks a lot like the standard JL Wrangler, it features a completely new and unique frame, as well as more axles, brakes and wheels. At the front, the Gladiator is powered by the current Pentastar V6, with 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft, and can tow up to 7,650 lb. and carry a 1,600-lb payload. But if you keep going until 2020, you'll have a second choice of engine: the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel, with a power output of 260 hp and 442 lb-ft.

The new Overland trim is also unique: it is above the Sport and Sport S standard and inferior to the Rubicon aroma. However, at first glance, the new version offers only slightly larger wheels and a unique choice of terrain tires. The latter probably makes it an interesting option between a Sport S and the complete Rubicon off-road. The Rubicon features Fox aluminum fenders, full-length rock sliders to protect the longer frame, optional steel bumpers and 33-inch Falken M / T tires in tarmac. option. The Gladiator is also the only convertible pickup available on the market. It looks decisively tough, the hood folded, the doors open and the windshield folded over the hood.

Now that the Gladiator is officially known – and the mid-size truck segment is growing at a notch – we feel justified in thinking that Jeep has always been on the road for off-road pickup. The Toyota Tacoma TRD is used to rule, but now has the Chevrolet Colorado AEV Bison and Gladiator competing. However, the Jeep, with its approach angle of 43.6 degrees, its starting angle of 26 degrees and its ground clearance of 11.1 inches, placed it at the top of the segment.

Jeep did not mention a price, but with the extra steel needed, it's easy to assume that the entry-level sport will be between $ 30,000 and up. The Chevy ZR2 Bison starts at $ 48,045, which will probably allow the Rubicon to land, but we'll know for sure early next year.