Jeep Performance Enhancers at Parts Train for the Jeep Gladiator Concept Car 2005

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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