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Released on
= June 20, 2005, 2:56 pm
Press Release
Author = Jenny McLane
Industry = Automotive
Press Release
Summary = Driving concept cars is a wonderful experience knowing
you
have driven a future car first hand. The Jeep® Gladiator Concept
Car features the
historic box side-mounted spare of past models as well as an open-air
canvas top, an
expandable truck bed and a stowaway rear seat cushion, and has a
rugged
functionality only found in Jeep.
Press Release
Body = Why concept cars? For obvious reasons - to get a visible,
tangible look at a design before production so its feel can be evaluated,
possible
problems can be foreseen, and, for concept cars shown to the public,
so reactions of
non-gear heads can be judged.
In testing particular ideas, concepts are best - for example, they
could be a test
bed for exterior and interior colors and materials, new controls
and dashboard
layouts, variations on packaging, etc.
Driving concept
cars is a wonderful experience knowing you have driven a future
car
first hand. Designs that you can only see in futuristic movies become
suddenly real
and many are exaggerated versions of what will actually appear.
The Jeep® Gladiator
Concept Car features the historic box side-mounted spare of past
models as well as
an open-air canvas top, an expandable truck bed and a stowaway rear
seat cushion,
has a rugged functionality only found in Jeep. The engine is a 2.8-liter
diesel
ideal for off-roading yet environmentally friendly, since gas mileage
of diesels is
better and do not pollute like those of years past.
It can presumably
also be run on biodiesel, which both reduces the amount of energy
spent on processing and avoids toxic spills. The engine has an abundant
295
foot-pounds of torque and 163 horsepower. The short rear overhang
allows a good
departure angle for off-roading. There is a solid front axle, and
in the rear, a
trailing arm system with coil-within-a-coil. There are a front winch,
front and rear
locking differentials, and skid plates. On the driver's side, there
is a cabin
storage access panel, and a lockable storage box in front of the
rear wheel where
the jack is stowed.
The Gladiator
looks like the shape of Wranglers to come, and rumor has it that's
exactly what it is: a first try at getting the dimensions and shape
of the
next-generation Wrangler, due around 2006 (partly to meet new safety
standards).
We've been told that the Gladiator retains the classic Jeep live
axles, with a
similar 4x4 system and length, but with more width for better stability
and comfort
(the Gladiator is ten inches wider, but we suspect the actual increase
will be half
that). The suspension will be updated for additional capacity and
safety, and we
suspect some electronics will be thrown into the mix. If the Gladiator
is any
indication, ground clearance will also be considerably better -
which will be
helpful given the new competition from Hummers, Porsches, and the
like.
The most notable
feature for the enthusiast is a new take on the midgate concept.
The cab's rear window rolls down into its divider, but, according
to credible rumor,
the seats then fold and tumble under the pickup bed, so that the
bed itself is
effectively six feet, eight inches long, extending into the cab.
This is rather
different from the Avalanche/Sport Trak setup. It was heard that
there will be four
doors, but the two rear doors will be partial-width - a suicide
door on the
passenger side for easier entry into the back seats, and, cleverly,
a smaller door
on the driver's side.
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