Motor Trend Is Wrong About The Jeep Gladiator Eco Diesel...Sort Of

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• BR

  @broncoKING24 · 5 years ago

  Good job calling out Motor Trend. Ever since they started to make you pay for content and took their vids off YouTube, I haven’t watched or read any of their content.

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• 4W

  @4wheeling · 5 years ago

  Nailed the towing analysis perfectly.  The only reason a trailer would wander like that is because it was not properly loaded. You need to make certain you have the appropriate tongue weight.

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• 2S

  @2ShoesPhoto · 5 years ago

  It sounds like Motortrend didn't have enough tongue weight.

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• KE

  @kentuckyproud4575 · 5 years ago

  I'm not in the market for a Jeep, and I don't think I'll ever have to tow with a Jeep. But I can say this, this is one of the best reviews of a vehicle I have seen.

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• AC

  @act2.533 · 5 years ago

  I used to deliver Airstream campers from the factory to the dealers. Some of the models would throw my Ram 2500 Cummins around because the axles are too far forward. Airstream (and most camper manufacturers) do that because it keeps the campers &quot;half-ton towable&quot; even when they are too heavy/long for a half-ton.<br><br>Not a big fan of the new diesel engines, too much emissions stuff to keep the reliability on par with current gas engines. Once my Ram hit 100k, a bunch of that stuff just suddenly fell off.

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• MI

  @michaellopour7409 · 5 years ago

  Turbochargers are actually better than naturally aspirated at elevation. &nbsp;Other than that I agree with what others have said, the wind resistance difference between even an Airstream and that Jeep is massive. &nbsp;Even though a 23ft Airstream is a little big for a mid-size pickup, that Gladiator has the torque and wheelbase for something that large; they really did need to put a weight distribution hitch on that setup to tow safely.

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• MY

  @myronsich · 5 years ago

  Next video:<br>Nate: “My new diesel Jeep Gladiator” <br><br>Following video: <br>“1-ton swap on the diesel Gladiator”

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• DA

  @darrylbauman6576 · 5 years ago

  When towing any trailer, you should have 15% of the weight on the tongue.<br>If MT towed a 5200 lb camper with 485 lbs on the tongue....

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• J.

  @j.d.t1728 · 5 years ago

  i received my 2021 EcoDiesel Gladiator Sport November 6th. &nbsp; &nbsp;I also have a 2020 Sport Gladiator with the max tow package (gas). &nbsp; I&apos;ve not sold the 2020 yet because we are in the process of attempting to put together a comparison of the two. &nbsp; &nbsp;I will tell you that I also disagree with the Motor Trend take on the EcoDiesel. &nbsp; &nbsp;I have towed LJ&apos;s (right at 6K lbs with trailer) through Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee with each of these and the EcoDiesel does it much more effortlessly and efficiently than does the gas. &nbsp; &nbsp;I&apos;ve never had any issues with the trailer wandering with either rig. &nbsp;I&apos;ve not had any problems with the EcoDiesel overheating.

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• PE

  @peterf.4268 · 5 years ago

  The media in general &amp; even the automotive media have biases, before they cover an issue or review an article, they frequently have an opinion that they want to prove (rather than objectively view something with a clean slate)...I can&apos;t help but wonder if they knew the Jeep would struggle w/ a center-axled trailer and pick that variable (as well as, potentially, elevation) to intentionally set up the Gladiator for failure. I&apos;ve seen this a lot in other comparisons where they pick a testing variable that 1 tester excels in where other struggles in deapite the fact the no one picks (or doesn&apos;t pick) the latter tester b/c of that variable, then they declare the former the &quot;winner&quot; based on cherry-picked criteria.

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• AV

  @averagefish7101 · 5 years ago

  Your very focused, highly cinematic shots are some of the best on youtube.

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• AB

  @abpsd73 · 5 years ago

  I consider fancy magazine reviews about the same way as movie critics. The &quot;professionals&quot; usually have a radically different opinion than those of us in the real world.

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