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2021 Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel hits the dusty trails

Jeep's Wrangler-based pickup gets a torquey diesel engine option.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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The Jeep Gladiator gets a diesel engine option for 2021.

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The Gladiator is Jeep's Wrangler-based pickup truck.

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Rubicon models get a unique suspension tune and off-road tires.

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The Jeep Gladiator is one of the best off-roaders around.

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The 3.0-liter EcoDiesel engine makes 260 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque.

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It's mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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In addition to the Rubicon, you can get the diesel engine on the Sport and Overland models.

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Unfortunately, the diesel engine is a costly, $6,000 upgrade.

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Still, we like the way the Gladiator drives with this new engine choice.

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Keep scrolling for more photos of the 2021 Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel.

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