The 2024 Jeep Gladiator Gets the Same Updates as Its Wrangler Sibling

• The 2024 Jeep Gladiator gets the same updates at the 2024 Wrangler did.
• That means a new screen, some new exterior design elements, and ... power seats.
• Mild changes that, at the very least, bring the Gladiator up to par with its rivals.

The naturally aspirated V6 is standard on all trim levels, as is four-wheel drive. It's paired to a standard six-speed manual transmission or an optional eight-speed automatic. (The Overland gets the automatic as standard.) The diesel engine is optional for all trims except the Mojave and is paired to an eight-speed automatic.

The face-lifted Gladiator's interior will look instantly familiar with the pre-refresh model. The lone change is the new infotainment display that debuted on the refreshed Wrangler and the same reprofiled center air vents. Gone are the old 7.4- or 8-inch head units that used to sit atop the center stack and in their place sits an all-new 12.3-inch infotainment display. There is also the aforementioned option of a power seat, and first- and second-row side curtain airbags are now standard.

That new infotainment unit houses the Stellantis groups' Uconnect 5 infotainment software that we've seen on other Jeep products, but the Gladiator finally benefits from its slicker interface, higher-resolution screen and more aesthetically pleasing graphics. The system itself uses Google's Android operating system and can be updated over the air to add more features and fix bugs. The new standard 12.3-inch screen comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Uconnect 5 unlocks a few new features too. Trails Offroad is a new feature that essentially serves as a spotter for major trails you might find yourself on in a Wrangler. The feature gives trails a difficulty rating, a route description, and waypoints for turns, obstacles or general points of interest. There's also a new 4G wireless hotspot, the ability to pair two phones via Bluetooth at once, and the capacity for five user profiles (including a valet mode) that track music preferences, a driver's seat position, preferred mirror angles and climate control settings.

The changes to the 2024 Gladiator are more or less exactly what we expected to see, but we're surprised a 4xe variant didn't make a debut here. Perhaps Jeep is waiting to see how the changes affect Gladiator sales before going ahead with an even more expensive hybrid, or maybe the 4xe is simply never destined to make it to a Jeep with a truck bed.

Edmunds says

Either way, the 2024 Gladiator makes meaningful changes we're happy to see.