JEEP Australia has bolstered its native Gladiator line-up with the arrival of the entry-level Sport S which is able to verify into showrooms priced from $65,450 plus on-road prices later this month providing shoppers a extra budget-focused entry into the Gladiator vary.
Given it’s priced some $10,000 under the Overland, it ought to hardly be stunning to search out the Sport S is probably the most sparsely geared up variant within the vary, nonetheless it nonetheless comes with the entire acquainted Gladiator off-road {hardware} wanted for touring.
In comparison with its pricier stablemates, the Sport S might be singled out by its black wheelarches, black roof panels and silver 17-inch aluminium wheels.
Below the bonnet resides the identical 3.6-litre ‘Pentastar’ V6 petrol engine as the remainder of the vary, nonetheless producing 209kW/347Nm and nonetheless hooked as much as the identical ZF-sourced eight-speed computerized transmission.
Identical to the Overland, the Selec-Trac on-demand 4×4 system comes as commonplace on the Sport S, as do the heavy-duty Dana entrance and rear axles, underbody skid plates and heavy-duty rock rails.
Different off-road pleasant options shared with the upper grades embody selectable tyre fill alert and a wash-out inside.
Customary creature comforts inside the cabin include keyless entry and push-button begin, fourth-generation UConnect 7.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, nine-speaker Alpine sound system, a 7.0-inch driver data show cluster and dual-zone local weather management.
Entrance and rear exterior lighting – headlights, foglights, daytime operating lights and tail-lights – are all LED.
Security gear in the meantime consists of ahead collision warning plus, adaptive cruise management, blind spot monitoring, reversing digital camera, entrance and rear parking sensors and rear cross-path detection.
These hoping for extra gear on their Sport S with out stepping as much as the Overland might want to go for the $2450 ‘Consolation and Expertise Group’ pack which provides a much bigger 8.4-inch infotainment touchscreen that includes satellite tv for pc navigation in addition to the aforementioned smartphone mirroring, deep tint sunscreen home windows, distant begin system, safety alarm and a hard-top headliner.
Journey-minded prospects in the meantime who wish to up the ruggedness of their automobiles can choice the $2950 ‘Life-style Journey Group’ which provides a roll-up tonneau cowl, cargo administration group with path rail system, lockable rear underseat storage bin, spray-in bedliner, Bluetooth wi-fi speaker, auxiliary change financial institution, 240-amp alternator and a 700-amp maintenance-free battery.
In response to Jeep Australia model and product technique director Guillaume Drelon, the Gladiator S doesn’t compromise on security, expertise or off-road capacity regardless of being the bottom mannequin.
“Since its arrival in Australia, the Gladiator has been turning heads on our roads and by increasing the vary to incorporate the Sport S specification, much more Australians will have the ability to personal the one open-air truck,” he stated.
Jeep Australia shifted 71 new Gladiators final month, accounting for a slim 0.5 per cent of the 4×4 ute section nonetheless model executives have beforehand acknowledged the Gladiator was by no means supposed to be a volume-seller.
2021 Jeep Gladiator pricing*
| Sport S (a) | $65,450 |
| Overland (a) | $75,450 |
| Rubicon (a) | $76,450 |
*Excludes on-road prices
