2020 Jeep® Gladiator Rubicon Jeeps new Gladiator pickup truck, just launched this year, seems like a popular choice for truck-buyers so far, but the heft of some dealers markup on the model is proving it.According to Car and Driver, American dealers are asking as much as US$10,000 to $20,000 more than the vehicles MSRP on new Gladiators.Most Gladiators on dealer lots are the Overland and Rubicon, the top two of the models three trim levels, and dealers are adding extra options such as custom wheels and lift kits to further send the price up.Many of the advertised prices seem reasonable, the magazine said, but there are also some absurd Gladiator listings, with Rubicon models listed for more than US$80,000 although their highest MSRP, with options loaded on, comes in around $62,000.With high demand and high resale value, theres little chance of price negotiation, the magazine said. And if youre a Canadian looking for a Gladiator, it doesnt seem to be a heck of a lot better. According to Jeeps official site, before adding any options, youll pay $46,995 for a Sport S; $50,995 for an Overland; and $53,995 for a Rubicon. If you added every possible option to a Rubicon, right down to a trail camera, extra top, and a cigarette lighter, you could take it as high as $74,745but thats with everything.Meanwhile, weve seen dealer ads on some Canadian sites that are running $9,000 to $15,000 over the base prices, with a Rubicon listing topping out at $69,000. Things will start to level out as more vehicles make their way to dealer lots it only started to trickle into dealer lots in February but if you cant wait until then, be prepared to
Origin: New Jeep Gladiator looks like a gold mine for dealerships
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Hennessey’s gone ahead and built a 1,000-hp Jeep Gladiator
We now live in a world where gearheads can buy a Jeep pickup truck packing 1,000 horsepower. And as a proponent of everything that is over-the-top-iary, your author is totally fine with this development. This psychotic level of Jeep-mania is brought to us by the folks at Hennessey, who’ve stuffed a 6.2-litre supercharged Hellcat V8 under its flat-brim hood and cranked the wick to eleven. They’re calling it the Maximus 1000. “We wanted to create the ultimate Jeep Gladiator,” said company founder and chief horsepower evangelist John Hennessey, in what is surely the greatest understatement since astronaut Jim Lovell radioed Houston about a “problem.” Starring in a supporting role to the thousand horsepower are 933 lb.-ft. of torque. The Hennessey team didn’t just plug in a Hellcat engine and call it a day. A model-specific set of natty bumpers are fitted, along with a stainless steel exhaust and a set of BFGs on 20-inch wheels. It also stands taller than a stock Gladiator thanks to a 6-inch lift and upgraded suspension system. Details are scanty but one can easily see snazzy twin cylinders out back, incorporated into the rear suspenders. Jeep spox have gone on record as saying the Hellcat engine will certainly fit between the fenders of a Gladiator, that but the automaker has little desire to pursue that option thanks to prohibitive crash test requirements. Given that it would be a niche trim at best, that’s probably a good decision, especially since the aftermarket will provide plenty of opportunity for horsepower-crazed Jeep fans to get their fix. Production is very exclusive and limited to just 24 units. The complete cost for the Maximus 1000 is a cool US$200,000, which generously includes the base Jeep Gladiator truck. I’d at least ask ‘em to toss in a set of floor mats. Production will begin in July and build time for each example will be approximately four months, roughly equating the expected lifespan of a set of tires on this thing. The company plans to finish two units per
Origin: Hennessey’s gone ahead and built a 1,000-hp Jeep Gladiator
Ram confirms new mid-size truck coming, different from Gladiator
The 2008 Dodge Dakota TRX4 Crew CabHandout / FCA Ram trucks has made it its mission to build a new mid-sized pickup to fill a gap in its lineup. According to Automotive News, Ram CEO Mike Manley says the lack of a mid-sized truck in its range is an issue that needs fixing fast. I want that problem solved, frankly, because it’s a clear hole in our portfolio, Manley said. It will not be filled by Gladiator because Gladiator is a very, very different mission. Trust me, they’re focused on it. We need to get it fixed soon. Despite previous reports, Manley says the Ram truck will not be built on the Gladiator platform; building it around a different architecture, though, will add extra cost to the development. Being able to find a cost-effective platform in a region where we can build it with low cost and it still being applicable in the market is what they’re struggling with at the moment, the exec admitted. Despite this, Manley says Ram is focused on solving a metric ton midsize truck solution for us because it’s a big part of the portfolio and growth we want to achieve. We previously wrote about Ram’s mission to build a mid-sized truck, but at that time it seemed it was only a consideration—it’s move to a full-on mission makes its debut near-certain. Ram would do well to introduce a mid-sized truck as that market is red-hot right now with offerings like the Ford Ranger, Chevrolet Colorado and even the soon-to-be-redesigned Nissan Frontier. Whether or not the truck will wear the classic Dakota badge remains to be seen, as does the specific availability date, forecast now for 2022. Finally, Manley noted Ram plans to keep on selling its last-generation Ram Classic alongside its new Ram 1500, calling the former the real traditional workman’s truck, one that fleet and commercial customers seem to keep on snapping up, in part for its lower price versus the 2020 Ram. Automotive News hears from dealers the Ram Classic could remain on sale through to the end of
Origin: Ram confirms new mid-size truck coming, different from Gladiator
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