Stunning Gravity concept shows how the new Jeep Gladiator pick-up can be made to look with the addition of some Mopar magic
IT COULD BE YOURS...
T
he 4x4 world continues
to wait with baited
breath for the arrival of
the new Jeep Gladiator.
A double-cab pick-up based on the
current Wrangler, this promises
to bring a long list of exciting
new features to the UK pick-upmarket – including live beam axles
all-round, the opportunity for full
soft-top motoring and, in Rubicon
form, an extreme level of off-road
specifi cation including lower-ratio
transfer gears, locking front and
rear diffs and a disconnecting front
anti-roll bar.While the Gladiator has been
designed to be able to put in as
good a shift as anything else in its
day job as a work truck, there’s
little doubt as to the appeal it holds
for enthusiasts. You might be after
a look-at-me street machine or
a heroic off-road battle wagon –either way, .eep defi nitely plans to
grab your attention.
The Gladiator Gravity concept is
proof of that. Unveiled at this year’s
Easter Safari in Moab, Utah, it’s a
Rubicon model that absolutely drips
with soft-top attitude. And in a coat
of the oddly named but defi nitely40 | AUGUST 2019 4x4
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