From the looks of it, the Jeep Gladiator is a Wrangler. Except that it isn’t. Gladiator has a 5-foot steel bed in back, which makes it a pickup truck. In front of the bed, however, is what ...

Its bed size matters less because that's not why Jeep wants to buy the Gladiator. Jeep wants the weekend thrill-seekers. With an open roof, it's a pretty easy segment to corner.

Like any Jeep these days, a Gladiator is not an inexpensive proposition. Our 2024 Gladiator Mojave X came to a lofty $71,320, optioned up from a base price of $64,890 (prices include destination).

According to GR8TOPS, the resulting chassis cab weighs 3,830 pounds compared to the Gladiator’s 4,742 pounds, so there’s 2,430 pounds of payload to play with for adding a bed, service body or ...