JEEP Australia has introduced worth cuts of between $14,250 and $17,250 from its slow-selling Gladiator ute, which is now accessible from $64,000 drive-away.
Whereas the information may come as music to the ears of potential Gladiator patrons, the choice will definitely have an effect on present house owners’ insurance coverage and resale values… wiping off near $20,000 from the market worth of their car within the blink of a watch.
Till the top of September, Jeep Australia will supply the Gladiator Evening Eagle from $64,000 drive-away (-$14,250) and the range-topping Rubicon from $70,000 drive-away (-$17,250). The supply applies to MY22 and MY23 plated inventory, together with demonstrator fashions.
Yr-to-date gross sales of the Gladiator are down by 63.8 per cent following final 12 months’s gross sales slide of 42 per cent.
Simply 169 examples of the Jeep Gladiator have been bought to the top of June 2024, the American-made utility struggling to maintain tempo with section leaders together with the Toyota HiLux (24,980) and Ford Ranger (30,620).
As gross sales sluggish to a trickle, it’s hoped a facelifted Gladiator will bolster mannequin gross sales.
Jeep is about to replace its Gladiator in direction of the center of subsequent 12 months, bringing modifications acquainted to these of the not too long ago up to date (and cheaper) Wrangler.
In what would be the first replace in 5 years, the Gladiator will obtain adaptive cruise management. AEB, curtain airbags, in-glass antenna, bigger 12.3-inch infotainment array (8.4 inches beforehand) working Jeep’s Uconnect 5 software program, a new-look seven-slot grille, revised alloy wheel designs, and 12-way powered driver seat adjustment.
Energy is predicted to proceed to be offered by Jeep’s 3.6-litre V6 Pentastar petrol unit, and never the two.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol providing discovered below the bonnet of the associated Wrangler. The V6 develops 209kW and 347Nm and is paired solely with an eight-speed automated transmission.
The most recent worth lower comes simply weeks after Jeep Australia introduced a $28,000 discount within the worth of its slow-selling Grand Cherokee SUV.
That announcement noticed costs slashed throughout each five- and seven-seat Grand Cherokee mannequin ranges, to start from simply $64,450 plus on-road prices.
2024 Jeep Gladiator pricing*:
Evening Eagle (a) | $64,000 | (-$14,250) |
Rubicon (a) | $70,000 | (-$17,250) |
*Nationwide drive-away worth till September 30.
