Alizium Auto Blogs: Jeep Gladiator: The 2009 Wrangler-based Truck

The 3.8-liter V-6 engine-powered Jeep Gladiator is a unique small truck in combining pickup hauling ability with the Wrangler’s vaunted off-road ability and nostalgic style. It has a horsepower at 202 with a 237 pound-feet torque and a six-speed manual transmission (though it comes in a four-speed automatic transmission too). The Gladiator wears an outside spare tire on the left side of the cargo box, a visual link with past Jeep pickups, with a lockable left-side access hatch. It’s situated low on the body ahead of the rear wheel and allows for tossing small cargo into the back-seat area. The giant-wheeled Gladiator is strong enough to pursue any muddy track.