The Jeep Gladiator is quite a capable 4x4 machine, earning its 'Rubicon' badge after conquering the Rubicon trails. The Gladiator has a retro Jeep design but it's been carried over to the modern age without leaving the essence of what makes it a Jeep. The body is customisable and of a modular design, to the point where you can remove the roof and even the doors.
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Powering the Jeep Gladiator is a V6 Pentastar non-turbo petrol engine producing 209 kW of power and 347 Nm of torque linked to an 8-Speed Automatic gearbox. The engine is supremely smooth and has more than enough power to get the Gladiator across whatever 4x4 trail you throw at it.
Every 4x4 accoutrement is more or less present with the Gladiator from locking differentials, Rock-Trac 4x4 systems, optimised steering and articulation and 4x4 manners to tackle what's thrown at it. The question that stands now is, is the Gladiator a safe car?
Safety Features
There's only one trim level available with the Jeep Gladiator, the 3.6 Rubicon double cab. Jeep states there are over 80 active and passive safety systems available in the Gladiator. We'll mention the key ones here.
Since the body of this vehicle is of a modular design, special attention has been paid to the body structure. The Gladiator consists of a strong safety cage comprising of high-strength steel along with lightweight aluminium, this in turn makes the Gladiator light as well as exceptionally strong. This is a key component of safety. Other than that, with this variant, key safety components include:
- Front driver and passenger airbags.
- Hill start assist
- Blind spot monitoring and rear cross path detection.
- Parksense Rear Park Assist System (Rear camera, rear park sensors, emergency braking.)
- Full Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus (Audible and visual alert or system mitigates collision.)
- Ultrasonic, Anti-Tilt Security System ( Comprehensive alarm and security system.)
- Sentrykey Anti-Theft Engine Immobiliser
ANCAP Rating
The Crash Safety Report for the Jeep Gladiator was conducted by ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program.) They crash test cars and conduct performance assessments on the safety features and technologies of new car, collate those results and present them by using a simple star rating indicating relative safety performance.
The Jeep Gladiator scored a 3 out of 5 star ANCAP rating. Interestingly, the same generation Jeep Wrangler crash test results also apply to the Gladiator according to ANCAP. You can find the results here.
Verdict
Based upon the safety features and ANCAP score rating, we can safely assume the Jeep Gladiator is a relatively safe car. Even with a modular body design, the body structure is solid and the comprehensive safety systems also aid in the ANCAP score rating. There's above-average adult occupant safety and very good child occupant safety. Keep in mind that the star rating ANCAP in this instance is relative to the utility vehicle segment.
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