Can you tow with a Jeep Gladiator?

South African consumers are already well familiar with how utilitarian a double cab can be. When Jeep entered the fray they made sure that you can go full American and tow a house. We take a look at just how much you can tow with the Gladiator.

Lawrence Minnie

16 Jan 2023 · 10:41Buying a Car

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Everything and the kitchen sink

The introduction of the Jeep Gladiator to our local double cab market definitely ruffled a few feathers. For adventure lovers that love to take everything with them on an outdoor trip, the Gladiator offers a massive load bed and a load capacity of 650kg but if you need even more you can load up your favorite trailer and head for the hills. If an even larger load is required, you can opt for the Max Tow package and really take the contents of your house and garage with you to the wilderness.

Powered by the venerable 3.6l V6 Pentastar turbo petrol engine and sending power through an 8-speed transmission, powering all four wheels, and riding on a tuned FOX offroad suspension, the Gladiator has space and convenience but also the drive to go just about anywhere with anything.

Take it all with you

Max Towing Package comes with an integrated Class 5 tow hitch as standard fitment, an extra engine cooler, an uprated alternator for more efficient voltage supply to trailer ancillaries as well as Trailer Sway Control for added safety and Trailer Hitch-Zoom feature for easier connections. This allows for standard unbraked towing of 750kg and braked loads of 2.75 tons.

Written by Lawrence Minnie

Lawrence has been involved with motorsports for almost 30 years. Whether it's two wheels or four, if it has an engine, he will try to race it. This love of motor vehicles has led him to ride, drive, film, photograph, and write about his passion. Freelance for a while but now a permanent fixture on the AutoTrader team for over 7 years, Lawrence contributes written, photographic, and video content for AutoTrader and AutoTrader Bikes.Read more