When the Jeep Gladiator debuted, a gasoline engine was the only powertrain on offer, leaving many Jeep enthusiasts wondering when this new truck would use the Wrangler’s optional diesel engine. But if there’s something that Father Fiat Chrysler is smart at, he’s stirring up every single engine he produces in almost every single style he makes. So it’s time for the diesel gladiator, baby.
Jeep on Friday unveiled the 2021 Gladiator with an optional 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel V6. Making a proper 260 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque, this engine offers a mix of fuel economy and capability, and it’ll be offered on Sport, Overland and Rubicon trims, so nobody feels left out. The V6 mates to an eight-speed automatic transmission calibrated specifically for diesel engines. A 5.1-gallon diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank should allow owners to add new fluid in conjunction with oil changes about every 10,000 miles.
A pair of full Dana 44 axles at the front and rear with a 3.73 bridge ratio is helping the Gladiator EcoDiesel move around the course. A two-speed motion box with a low diversity of 4.0: 1 is on the Rubicon, while the Sport and Overland variants have a case with a low diversity of 2.72:1.
Jeep may have provided any symbol of any Gladiator and painted here; The V6 diesel is precisely visual at any time.
We are still waiting for data on values and fuel consumption, however, as the Gladiator EcoDiesel will go on sale in the third quarter, those main points deserve to be released soon. By context, the EcoDiesel V6 is a $4,000 premium on the Wrangler, so it deserves to make sense that the value is similar to the Gladiator. In terms of efficiency, the EPA has not yet published figures, however, diesel Wranglers are successful at 22 miles consistent with gallons in the city, 29 mpg on the road and 25 combined, so the Gladiator and its larger configuration deserve to slip under that.
This was originally published in Roadshow.
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