2020 Jeep Gladiator Review - First Drive

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is one of the most highly anticipated vehicles to launch in years. It melds the off-road capability of a Wrangler Unlimited with the versatility of a midsize pickup truck like the Ford Ranger, Chevrolet Colorado or Toyota Tacoma. Now you can do some hardcore rock crawling while carrying a load of friends and all their gear.

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[davidhochstetler]

Guarantee this guy gets done filming and climbs into his 1995 Honda Accord.

[marlonpatriz]

I remember the times when jeep was afraid to make a four door wrangler because of fear that they would loose money, but they actually outsells the two door one by a large margin. I hope this truck does pretty well on sales.

[kasioB]

The more you look at it, the more you feel it has 2 doors too many... It would look awesome in a 2 door trim!

[sparcnyan]

Needs a two door variant, 4 doors looks a bit too long to me imo

[spyder]

Although this Jeep doesn’t do what I need and therefore won’t be on my to-buy list, I respect the fact that a manual transmission is offered. It’s sad that stick shifts are dying.

[turkishgod]

My mom just got one of these. I’ve drove it and I ride around with it. It’s a great car with good ride quality. It’s better than you think. And it’s a clout machine. Overall great truck

[lonerider]

Don’t you run up on me like that again, I almost punched

[BertShackleford]

As someone who built custom TJ Jeeps for years, I can honestly say that this was a worthy review of the new 2020 Gladiator. Well done Craig and Crew!

This new truck seems to check all the right boxes for me. I suppose the hardest part will be the inevitable waiting period until the second generation Gladiator makes its appearance. We don't purchase first production runs of anything whether they be a car, guitar, guns, etc.

Our pragmatic principles dictate that we wait until all the bugs are worked out of version 1.0. However, you can be sure that we will be ready to buy once the next gen hits the dealership.

Keep up the good work my friends.


EDITED for YT's new double spacing update.

[RoyalFizzbin]

Craig Cole used to be known as "Karate Cole" in high school, because he was known for his blinding karate speed.

The intro to this video is just a sample of what this man can do. Cross him at your own risk.

[marcscordato]

Jeep has a long history of making really cool trucks a pickup from them is long over do. Were Honda and Toyota are known to make excellent cars Chrysler is credited for making cool cars but not great cars . I hope they can change that I would love to see Chrysler thrive .

[treymsutton]

No one will “rock climb” a $35, 000 + vehicle

[dentonarmstrong]

This truck came at the right time; curious to see how well these things sell.

[trancemiro]

Nice to see 6speed manual in a nice looking pickup

[ien]

I'll wait for the Bronco first before making my decision. The price is gonna hold a lot of people back.

[SoCalFreelance]

It will be interesting to see what overland accessories companies come out with for this platform.

[kellingtonlink]

Another great review. Original and unique. Thanks for the video.

[johnathoncastro]

Sadly, this jeep will last 5years before its discontinued. Jeeps are getting way to expensive. Theres a mojito green rubicon(4door) with brown leather at my local jeep pushing $60k...its been there for over a month!

[ryanedwardqueen]

Good video and I hate to be "that guy" doing corrections but the tail gate is damped, not dampened. I hear this mistake all the time since it is a super common mistake, but as a mechanical engineer it had become one of my pet peeves when the terms are used incorrectly.

[icemanroyal]

i hope the copying of Scotties ring that bell into bit was a respectful tribute to Scotty and not a joke or actual copying of style.

[bigfish]

Not the right guy to review a Jeep IMO