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Jeep Gladiator: Limited-run Launch Edition sold out in 24 hours

Jeep's rough, tough pickup truck is in high demand in its home market.


Long before most US buyers have even seen the all-new Jeep Gladiator, let alone driven one, a run of 4190 limited-run Launch Editions have sold out. And they were on sale for just 24 hours.

Mind, the lucky buyers likely never stepped outside their front door to order their car: the pre-order process involved a dedicated online Gladiator Concierge, as well as connecting with a local Jeep dealer.

The Gladiator Launch Edition is essentially a fully loaded Rubicon model with unique wheels and interior accents, as well as a 'One of 4190' forged aluminium tailgate badge. It pays tribute to Toledo, Ohio's 419-area code – where the Gladiator and Wrangler are built.

Other unique equipment on the limited-run Gladiator includes 17-inch Mid Gloss Black alloy wheels shod in 33-inch Falken Wildpeak All-Terrain tyres, a wrapped instrument panel mid-bolster painted in Monaco silver, and black leather seats with red contrast stitching.

Buyers had a choice of five colours including Black, Bright White, Billet Silver Metallic and Granite Crystal Metallic, with matching body-coloured hardtop panels.

Standard Rubicon inventory includes LED headlights and taillights, an 8.4-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a nine-speaker Alpine audio system, keyless entry and start, and a rear park assist system.

Active Safety kit includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with stop/go, and full-speed forward-collision warning with autonomous emergency braking. Rougher, tougher features include a forward-facing camera for tight off-road trails, a rail-based cargo-management system, and a spray-in bed liner.

Given the Launch Edition is also a Rubicon underneath, its capabilities are the same. That means it has an approach angle of 43.6 degrees, break over angle of 20.3 degrees, and a departure angle of 26 degrees. Ground clearance is 281.9mm, wading depth is 762mm.

The Gladiator also has a payload of 726kg and a braked-towing capacity just under 3500kg with the Max Towing Package.

And as you would expect of a Rubicon, there’s a serious arsenal of off-road systems to help this vehicle a capable mud and rock crawler. You get a Rock-Trac 4x4 system with a two-speed transfer case and a 4:1 low-range gear ratio, front and rear heavy-duty Dana 44 axles, Tru-Lok electric front and rear-axle lockers, electronic front sway bar disconnect, and rock rails on the cab and bed.

Under the bonnet is the standard 3.6-litre V6 Pentastar petrol engine developing 209kW of power at 6400rpm and 353Nm at 4400rpm, channeled through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

North American buyers will see the Gladiator in showrooms this Spring, but Australians will have to wait for a likely mid-year landing in 2020.

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