Jeep Rubicon Gladiator vs the Rubicon Trail
This was very painful to watch for a $55k truck. It appears Jeep should have lifted the Rubicon Gladiator a few more inches to compensate for its longer wheelbase. Link
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Stock Jeeps, even the Rubicon versions, are pretty low to the ground. The Gladiator exacerbates that problem because it's so long which makes the breakover and departure angles really bad. That's not going to be an issue going down a Forest Service or BLM road, even if it's a pretty bad one, but if you try to go rock crawling you're going to run into problems pretty quick in a stock Jeep. Even so the Gladiator is the most capable midsize truck currently available, in stock form or if you want to modify it to increase its capability.
