• The 2023 Jeep Gladiator provides the limited-production Rubicon FarOut version that indicators the top of the truck’s diesel engine.
• Jeep will solely promote 1000 FarOut editions, every with upgraded options and distinctive decals but additionally a hefty $71,790 price ticket.
• With the diesel 3.0-liter V-6 ending after the 2023 mannequin 12 months, the Gladiator is poised so as to add a 4xe plug-in-hybrid powertrain.

The Jeep Gladiator’s torque-rich diesel 3.0-liter V-6 will finish manufacturing after the 2023 mannequin 12 months. To commemorate the engine’s run, Jeep has launched a limited-production FarOut version, which is predicated on the top-of-the-line Rubicon.

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The Gladiator Rubicon comes commonplace with copious off-road {hardware}. The FarOut version has all that and a number of optionally available upgrades, together with the Chilly Climate bundle (heated steering wheel and entrance seats), leather-based inside, LED lighting bundle, trailering bundle, and myriad driver assists. Visually, the truck has body-color fenders and “FarOut” and “3.0 D” badges on the tailgate in addition to black aspect decals and a “Diesel 3.0L” hood graphic.

Jeep says it is going to solely promote 1000 copies of the Rubicon FarOut version. The 2023 Rubicon with the diesel begins at $59,690, however the FarOut therapy provides $12,100, which pushes the particular version’s beginning value to a lofty $71,790.

The 2023 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel we examined wasn’t particularly fast, however we appreciated its 442 pound-feet of torque and spectacular gas effectivity. On our 75-mph real-world freeway route, the diesel mannequin returned 27 mpg—6 higher than the usual gas-fed 3.6-liter V-6. Whereas the latter is at the moment the one different engine out there on the Gladiator, the diesel’s demise paves the way in which for Jeep to provide its pickup the 4xe plug-in-hybrid powertrain that is out there on the Wrangler. We anticipate the Gladiator to get that choice for the 2024 mannequin 12 months.

In the meantime, the 2023 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon FarOut version is now out there to order via the top of September, with deliveries anticipated someday within the months forward.

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Eric Stafford’s car habit started earlier than he may stroll, and it has fueled his ardour to put in writing information, evaluations, and extra for Automobile and Driver since 2016. His aspiration rising up was to develop into a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like automobile assortment. Apparently, getting wealthy is tougher than social-media influencers make it appear, so he prevented monetary success totally to develop into an automotive journalist and drive new vehicles for a residing. After incomes a journalism diploma at Central Michigan College and dealing at a every day newspaper, the years of principally burning cash on failed undertaking vehicles and lemon-flavored jalopies lastly paid off when Automobile and Driver employed him. His storage at the moment features a 2010 Acura RDX, a handbook ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.