![]() With the roof off at low speed, having the sights and sounds of nature above is wonderful. It may have a rudimentary truck-like frame but its coil rear suspension copes with road bumps and potholes rather well. The V6 has ample grunt to surge forward but it settles to an unstressed 2000rpm at 110km/h. It’s a lofty climb getting in – running boards are your saviour – and you’re at truckie level above lesser road users, with views across a muscular, strapped bonnet. Undo the heavy-duty latches and two lightweight roof panels come off for topless adventuring. It’s not legal to drive like this, but who wants rule-abiding Gladiators? The windscreen folds forwards and you can unbolt its four doors. Two motocross bikes fit the 1500mm tub, and at 5.5-metres it obnoxiously overspills parking spaces. Then they crammed a heavy-drinking old-school V6 petrol into the engine bay. It’s as if Jeep executives, off-road enthusiasts and teenage boys juiced on Prime got together to design a vehicle.įor starters, they got away with calling it Gladiator. ![]() It’s utterly ridiculous and all the better for it Jeep's dual-cab Gladiator Rubicon ute relishes the outdoors. ![]()
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