2024 Jeep Gladiator Gets Trail Guide and 2 New Trims but No 4Xe PHEV

• The 2024 Jeep Gladiator retains its 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, but a 4xe plug-in-hybrid option will not be offered, at least in the near future.

• The Gladiator Willys trim brings newly standard Tru-Lok rear axle locker, trailer tow with programmable auxiliary switches, and an Off-Road+ mode to adjust throttle and transmission shift points.

• New for ’24 is the Jeep Adventure Guide, a catalog with detailed maps of 3000 Jeep-ready trails, all of them rated by level of difficulty and easily accessible on the new 12.3-inch vertical Uconnect touchscreen.

We learned last spring about upgrades to the 2024 Jeep Wrangler, so it seems fitting that its pickup truck platform mate, the Gladiator, receives the same enhancements, also for the ’24 model year.

The 285-hp 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 carries over as the only available powertrain for the Gladiator, with a standard six-speed manual or optional eight-speed automatic transmission.

While Jeep is selling 40% of its Wranglers with the 4xe plug-in hybrid system (and 20% of Jeep Grand Cherokees as 4xe), there are no immediate plans for the Gladiator to offer the 4xe PHEV option, says Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America.

But by 2025, Morrison says every Jeep nameplate will be electrified, and there will be no Jeep vehicles available solely with internal-combustion power. So perhaps the Gladiator 4xe is coming down the road.

There are plenty of other Gladiator upgrades, including two new trims—Mojave X and Rubicon X, with more standard off-road features, including a full-time transfer case, integrated off-road camera, front/rear steel bumpers, and Nappa leather-trimmed 12-way power adjustable front seats.

Also enhanced is the Gladiator Willys trim with newly standard Tru-Lok rear axle locker, trailer tow with programmable auxiliary switches, and an Off-Road+ mode to adjust throttle, transmission shift points, and traction control for higher speeds on sandy terrain, as well as low-speed rock crawling.

The refreshed Gladiator debuted today at the Detroit auto show, where Jeep will be offering consumer test rides of various vehicles on an improvised off-road track inside Huntington Place.

Refreshed after Four Years in Market

The Gladiator was new to the US market in 2019 as a ’20 model, with the “JT” codename, derived as a variant from the JL Wrangler when that arrived all-new as a 2018 model.

While the Wrangler is available with two doors or four, the Gladiator comes in one cab size, with four doors and a single bed measuring five feet. The Gladiator continues offering three roof choices and three door choices, but going door-less is an option, too.

This is a good time to update the Gladiator as the compact truck segment (or midsize, as Jeep and other brands prefer to call it) has grown crowded with popular new entries such as the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick.