Jeep Gladiator Gets Refresh for 2024

Jeep has introduced a refreshed Gladiator pickup truck for the 2024 model year with new features including Jeep’s new seven-slot grille, new wheel designs and more.

“The new 2024 Jeep Gladiator epitomizes the power of the Jeep community and how it continues to push for greater capability, advanced technology and more refinement,” said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. “The new Gladiator makes the best even better, with a more advanced and comfortable interior with a standard 12.3-inch touchscreen and available power seats tested for water fording, more safety and technology, including standard side-curtain airbags, and a fresh exterior with a new seven-slot grille, seven new wheel designs and a windshield-integrated trail-ready antenna. Combine all of that with its folding windshield, three roof choices, two different door options or taking the doors off altogether, and Gladiator is the only truck in the business that can celebrate this kind of open-air freedom and still do real truck stuff.”

The 2024 Jeep Gladiator will be available in Sport, Willys, Mojave and Rubicon models, and features four different 4×4 systems:

• Command-Trac part-time transfer case with 2.72:1 low range ratio
• Selec-Trac full-time transfer case with 2.72:1 low range ratio
• Rock-Trac part-time transfer case with 4:1 low range ratio
• Rock-Trac full-time transfer case with 4:1 low range ratio

Other highlights:

• 84:1 crawl ratio standard on Rubicon
• Water fording of up to 31.5 inches
• Approach, departure and breakover angles and ground clearance up to:
  • Approach angle: 44.7 degrees
  • Breakover angle: 20.9 degrees
  • Departure angle: 26 degrees
  • Ground clearance: 11.6 inches
• Up to 7,700 pounds max towing
• Up to 1,725 pounds max payload

Every Gladiator model with a Trail Rated or Desert Rated badge includes Dana 44 heavy-duty front and rear axles, two-speed transfer case, traction control, tow hooks (two front, up to two rear), four-wheel disc brakes, three skid plates and a minimum tire size of 32 inches.

The Gladiator Rubicon adds an additional list of off-road features, including:

• Rock-Trac part-time transfer case with 4:1 4LO ratio
• Electronic front sway-bar disconnect
• Tru-Lok front- and rear-axle lockers
• Dana 44 heavy-duty solid front and rear axles with 4.10 axle ratio
• 17-inch aluminum wheels with 33-inch all-terrain tires
• Red accents and tow hooks
• Steel rock rails for the cab and bed corners

The Gladiator Mojave features:

• Command-Trac part-time transfer case with 2.72:1 4LO ratio
• FOX 2.5-inch internal bypass shocks with reservoirs
• FOX front hydro jounce bumpers
• 1-inch front suspension lift
• Tru-Lok rear-axle locker
• Dana 44 heavy-duty solid front and rear axles with 4.10 axle ratio
• 17-inch aluminum wheels with 33-inch all-terrain tires
• Orange accents and tow hooks
• Steel rock rails for the cab
• Performance hood with center scoop
• Sport steering wheel
• Sport seats with performance bolsters
• Off Road+ with high-speed mode for rear locker

New for 2024, Gladiator Mojave X and Gladiator Rubicon X add additional off-road features as standard:

• Full-time transfer case
• Integrated off-road camera
• Front and rear steel bumpers
• New for 2024, upgraded Gladiator Willys raises the bar with added capability standard:
• Tru-Lok rear-axle locker
• Off-road+ mode adjusts throttle, transmission shift points and traction control, and also enables the rear axle to be locked in 4HI
• Trailer tow with programmable auxiliary switches

The Jeep Gladiator’s standard 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine delivers 285 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque and features engine stop-start (ESS) as standard equipment, Jeep said. A six-speed manual transmission is standard and an eight-speed automatic transmission is optional.

The 2024 Jeep Gladiator’s iconic seven-slot grille also features an updated look with black textured slots, neutral gray metallic bezels and body-color surround (gloss black slots and bezels on Willys). Slimmer both visually and literally, the new grille’s black textured vertical slots improve cooling, according to Jeep engineers.

A new antenna is integrated into the front windshield, replacing the previous steel mast antenna and eliminating brush or tree limb snags on the trail.

New for 2024, Jeep Gladiator features seven new standard and optional wheel designs, with tire sizes ranging from 32 to 33 inches.

Multiple open-air options include a new standard premium soft-top, two available hardtops (black and body color), Sunrider for Hardtop and dual-door group with half doors, Jeep said.

Gladiator is available in nine exterior colors, including: Anvil (new), Firecracker Red, Granite Crystal, Silver Zynith, High Velocity, Hydro Blue, Sarge, Bright White and black.