Diesel is back, and it is very impressive! The all-new, 2021 Jeep Gladiator Eco Diesel is tough, clean, and incredibly powerful. Jeep has provided the best reason to move from gas to diesel in the new Gladiator, and Mount Airy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has everything you need to know about our favorite new pickup truck.
The new Gladiator Eco Diesel is not Jeep’s first diesel-run pickup truck. In 1964, Jeep presented two forward-control models that came with a two-stroke diesel, to the United States Marines. Years later they came out with the Comanche—a turbocharged, 2.1-liter four-cylinder diesel in 1986-87. These models were successful and, in a sense, paved the way for the 2021 Gladiator Eco Diesel.
Eco Diesel Specs
The engine under the hood of the all-new Gladiator Eco Diesel is built by Fiat Chrysler’s VM Motori, an impressive Italian engine subsidiary, and it is constructed as a compacted, graphite-iron block with aluminum cylinder heads and a supercharger that pushes 31.9 pounds of power. So, not only does the Gladiator Eco Diesel offer a ton of power, but it is also built to handle intense pressure in and around the engine itself.
The Eco Gladiator provides 260 horsepower at 3600 rpm and 442 pound-feet of torque (and that’s only at 1400 rpm, which is the highest torque rating in any mid-sized pickup—and it provides more than 260 pound-feet of torque than other standard 3.6-liter, gas V-6 engines!).
What does this all mean? It means this is one tough truck that will last a lifetime. This is the perfect truck to pull, tow, and off-road in. You will not find a hill too steep or a curve too tight for this very versatile pickup. Its response time is quick (a little surprising, actually. Be careful when you hit that gas peddle for the first time!), and the ride itself is quite soft and clean. And even though the 2021 Gladiator Eco Diesel weighs about four hundred pounds more than the typical gas model, the Eco Diesel doesn’t ride or feel heavy at all. In fact, it is reported to hit 60 mph within seven seconds.
You Need the Gladiator Eco Diesel
In some ways, the all-new Jeep Gladiator is exactly what it looks like: half-Jeep, half-truck. In other ways it is so much more: a beefy vehicle that’s not afraid to go off-roading; a midsized pickup that is so advanced there is nothing else out quite like it; and a family car offering smooth, easy driving. Sounds almost too good to be true, we know. This newfangled utility vehicle is sure to turn heads and impress even the most knowledgeable of car enthusiasts, and the fact that it operates as an eco diesel makes it even more desirable. The Gladiator Eco Diesel is something new, impressive, and never really been done before.
Due to the company’s successful history with Diesel pickups, Jeep has not failed to keep in mind what works best with diesel pickups, and with what the modern consumer wants and needs in a truck. This is important—knowing how the pickup of today is used—because trucks aren’t what they used to be. Whereas before they were these clunky, minimalist vehicles made for either hauling or towing, they are now built to be the all-encompassing vehicle that offers a smooth ride with advanced capabilities to make everyone happy, children and adults alike. The same could be said about the Wrangler itself: once an ultra-rugged machine meant to get dirty, rusty, and beat up, the more modern versions have managed to keep the original toughness, but add in a lot of luxury and new technology. Jeep has proven in the past they are willing and capable of keeping up with the most modern advances, but with the Gladiator Eco Diesel, they actually take the lead in innovation.
Effective innovation is really what Jeep is all about. Jeep has proven time and time again their ability to take something already proven to do well and make it better. In this case, with the 2021 Gladiator Eco Diesel, Jeep has taken both the Wrangler (their own venerable vehicle) and the concept of a midsize pickup to an entirely new level.
Stop in to Mount Airy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram today and see how you feel about the all-new Eco Diesel—it might just be our favorite version of the Gladiator made.
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