The Gladiator is Getting its Stick Shift BackThe Jeep Wrangler remains one of the most affordable ways to get a manual SUV today. That alone makes it an outlier in a market that has largely abandoned the format. For Jeep, it is not just about cost. It is about identity and maintaining a connection to its off-road roots.The Jeep Gladiator used to mirror that formula. Buyers could once pair the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 with a six-speed manual. That option was quietly discontinued for the 2025 refresh. The truck itself remained. The loss of the manual left the Toyota Tacoma as the only stick shift pickup in the United States. Jeep now appears ready to correct that gap.
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Author: Leroy Marion
