This year’s Moab Easter Jeep Safari should
have taken place in April but was cancelled because of the coronavirus
outbreak. As a result, Jeep has decided to release its custom concepts to the
public one at a time. The first one came last month in the form of the Wrangler
Rubicon 392, and now we get to see a second show car: the Gladiator Farout.
Building on the popularity of the Jeep
Wayout concept from the 2019 Moab Easter Jeep Safari, the Gladiator Farout is
an overlanding vehicle that leverages the Gladiator EcoDiesel’s 4×4 capability
and payload, as well as best-in-class fuel range. The Gladiator Farout features
the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V6 engine which joins the Gladiator lineup for the 2021
model year. The power plant makes 260 horsepower and 599 Nm of
torque. Equipped with engine stop-start (ESS) technology as standard, it
returns 28 mpg (8.4 l/100 km) highway.
The main feature of the fully functional
concept is a customized deployable roof-top tent measuring 4.9 meters in length and 2.3 meters in height. It comfortably sleeps up to four
people and conveniently opens and retracts in a matter of seconds. Beneath the
tent in the closed truck bed, the Farout features a wood-lined interior with
soft ambient lighting, a fully functional refrigerator and stove, as well as
hanging storage racks, built-in seats and table space. Inside the customized cab,
the Gladiator Farout sports dark smoke blue leather, orange stitching and plaid
flannel seat inserts.
On the outside, the overlanding concept
adopts a new “Earl” body color with chartreuse accents on the hood, plus rear
tailgate tow hooks, springs, badging and shocks. An integrated roof-rack system
allows for hauling additional gear topside. To easily overcome obstacles, the
Gladiator Farout is equipped with a Jeep Performance Parts two-inch lift kit,
17-inch matte charcoal rims shod with 37-inch mud-terrain tires, modified
Gladiator Rubicon steel bumper equipped with a 5,443-kg Warn
winch, custom front and rear rock rails, and FOX performance shocks.
Jeep doesn’t say anything about a
production model but after the very similar Wayout and Farout concepts, it’s
about time for a Gladiator-based model overlanding enthusiasts can actually
buy.