Jeep is adding a new diesel option for its pickup truck, with the 2021 Gladiator EcoDiesel headed to dealerships later this year. One of the most-requested options, Jeep claims, for its long-anticipated truck, the EcoDiesel will use a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 to offer a significant uptick in torque compared to the gas engine.
Since it launched in 2019, the Gladiator has been offered with a single engine. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 – paired with either a 6-speed manual transmission or an 8-speed automatic – is good for 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque.
In comparison, the EcoDiesel Gladiator will offer more torque, at 442 lb-ft, and less horsepower, at 260 hp. There’ll be no manual option, Jeep says: instead, it’ll pair the diesel with a TorqueFlite 8HP75 8-speed automatic as standard. That decision, the automaker claims, is down to the extra torque that the gearbox needs to handle.
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