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Los Angeles 2018: Preview of the Big Show and its Big Reveals

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Derek Boshouwers
New 911, Gladiator pickup and BMW M340i headline parade of newbies

Jeep Gladiator

Last week some actual images of Jeep’s highly anticipated new Gladiator pickup “accidentally” went viral, resulting in some totally unwelcome free publicity in the lead-up to the official reveal of the Gladiator-and-not-the-Scrambler at the Los Angeles show.

The images confirm that the model will import the basic lines of the new Wrangler, from front to back. The wheelbase is longer than those of the Wrangler Unlimited variants, however, and behind the cab sits a five-foot steel box. But fret not, the doors are removable and the windshield can be folded down. The definition of an off-roading pickup...

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Derek Boshouwers
Derek Boshouwers
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