2022 Jeep Gladiator Willys: Is The Willys Worth Buying Over A Rubicon?
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2022
- Today I drive and review a 2022 Jeep Gladiator Willys
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It's pronounced willis...as in "whachu talkin' about Willis?" It is named for John North Willys. He bought Overland Automotive in 1908 which became the second-largest producer of autos in the US behind Ford Motor Company. Overland was the creator of the Willys MB that became known as Jeep, in 1941. Liked this video! I just bought my Willys yesterday (6/21/2023). Love it!
Wrong Willys as in Will-EZ or Will-Ease
I love the Willys trim. Rear LSD and the best wheels in the lineup.
The max tow package on the Sport models is also a great option for those who don’t need lockers but want to go 35s without re-gearing. Factory 4.10 gearing and rear LSD. I’ll add a front locker to mine in the future and leave the rear LSD.
I would definitely paint the grille body color! The black color hides the seven slot grille which is the best looking part of the vehicle
Love a military wheel but the black Willys wheels are the best factory wheel.
Nice review bud. I always enjoy watching your videos with dinner at night. I would say you & redline reviews are probably my favorite car reviewers.
Thank you Ben been waiting to see those
@Sir Galahad
Funny you say the 3.6L is a slouch. It’s quite fast in the Gladiator with the 8 speed. The big V8 trucks are the slow ones in most cases, especially on the trails and winded roads.
I test drove one of these. I was surprised how quiet the Firestone Destination M/Ts were.
Just got a 2023 White Willys Gladiator today, Love it 😍✌️
I'm late but me too😊
I bought the 2022 Sarge Green Altitude Gladiator and, other than the tires, it's exactly the same.
Great review!👍👍😎🇺🇸
Jeep gladiator willy's looks good for a pickup and I love the black out wheels mud tires to play in the mud go have fun with it go offroad
The Willys trim is a great package, what would make it a whole lot better is just a rear locker. I mean most "off road" packaged trucks now come with that option.
It's auto lock
@@johnfrank4558 I am unaware of the Willys having an auto lock rear differential...I know Chevy offered one where it would "lock up" on its own after a certain amount of wheel spin. To my knowledge Willys can be had with Trac lock which is essentially posi traction (good) but a far cry from a full on locker
Nice. My boy, Ben reviewed the exact truck that I own.
Me too but I got the sarge green.
@@sixstringmetal8559 nice. That color is so cool. I almost got the Stingrey. But when I saw the white, I went with it.
Granite Crystal here 😉
Only thing I have to say is, I have never heard anyone pronounce "Willy's" as "wheelies".........
The two major pronunciations are "Willies" which is what it looks like; therefore most pronounce it that way, or "Willis," which was how John N. Willys pronounced his name and the name of his company. Willys Overland. Not sure where you get "Wheelies" from.
2022 Jeep Gladiator JT Sport Willys 4X4!
It’s pronounced Willis, like his last name, not “wheelies, or “willies”.
The phonetic spelling of a word should be used when explaining how to pronounce it, such as "wil-is," "W-IH-I-ih-s," and "Wil-lis."
thank you if you’re going to review a vehicle and you don’t even know how to pronounce its name, why should we listen to anything else you have to say you haven’t taken the time to do your research?
@@mickizurcher because we aren't dicks?
If you review vehicles then you can say it your way
you live in a very beautiful part of the country. wow.
What are those things in the plastic bags on the back seats
so how much is the dealer markup?
My wife has a 21 Wrangler Willys Diesel. I’m looking for this exact build on a Gladiator but they are very hard to find in Oregon currently.
Lol.. everyone should be saying “Willis”!
I love it so much. It's luxury car.
Is there a side step?
I would buy it
Is this named after Willy Nelson???
For wrangler/gladiator owners, how is the sound inside while driving 70-75 mph?
I have a Willys Gladiator and it really depends on the tires, I have the BFG Mud Terrain tires and it is very loud, I have heard that the BFG K02's are a lot quieter and that the firestone "stock" tires are even quieter than that.
I've been playing with a Willy's build on may phone and last Saturday prices went up I also built a comparable Mojave with black grill etc and the difference was only 3360 so not sure the value is there any more and I like the Willy's build we have a jlu version
If you’re thinking of the Mojave vs Willys, then go Mojave. Every owner on the Gladiator forum absolutely loves them. Definitely drive both though, they’re different beasts and you may like one more than the other.
I've driven both and thought the Mojave drove really nice, liked the Willy's as well.
Unfortunately with the most recent price increase I think the value proposition with the Willy's went away.
I built both to be identical if you will only differences are rear lockers, the shocks, 33 inch tires and the beefed up components on the Mojave, that's a lot for around $3,400.00 especially if you want to leave it stock or near stock.
@@stanleyfurash7929 Yup those Mojave shocks are good stuff from what I hear. Good luck to you on the final decision though!
I’m a Mojave owner, 5 months and have driven the Willy’s..I would definitely save the additional 3,500 so your able to purchase the Mojave. I’ve owned Jeep’s for 20 years, nothin drive like the Mojave
The money is not the issue either way the build I put together was over 60k, the spread used to be greater which made the decision somewhat easier.
As I said we have a 2021 JLU Willy's, I love the package although I wish you could get the Gladiator Willy's with max tow.
The plusses on the Willy's for me are the wheels, black lettering and black front bumper.
I don't care about the fake hood scoop on the Mojave and don't like the grey letters and insets in the front bumper but that's just me.
I'm going to buy the Sport model and put a Rubicon sticker on it. Let's be honest. Most people just want Rubicon for that name badge. 🙃
I’m getting the Mojave for the sticker.
How Often do you need to haul things ? Because that's the only diff between a JT & JL/JLU. and they BOTH come in Razzleberry : )
True...I hardly ever tow, but when I DO I definitely need the higher towing-capacity a JT has over a JL (or Ford Bronco) so I had to go with a JT (Rubicon).
-- BR
@@billredding2000 So you couldn't get the TRX in Razzleberry LOL
@@paulelliott682 I got my Gladiator (2021) off a dealer's lot -- "Plan B" when I couldn't get my 2021 Chevy Colorado ZR2 (in Sand Dune Metallic!) due to GM's chip-shortage back in April 2021 -- one Gladiator was black, the other Hydro Blue Pearlcoat. I chose the blue one.
Unlike Chevy dealers back then, Jeep dealers had PLENTY of Wranglers & Gladiators on their lots...but only two were optioned close to what I would have gotten had I ordered them from the factory. Plus, the price was pretty good (couldn't get that price TODAY given the insane auto-market, stealership ADMs, etc.).
Please note that I was restricted to the MID-size truck segment only, so a full-size truck wouldn't do! So no, no TRX for me...or Raptor, Power Wagon, etc...MAINLY because a full-size truck wouldn't fit into my garage! :-(
As for the Snazzberry color (aka: "Razzleberry"), I thought it was a tad gay...not quite my style. ;-)
-- BR
Do you mean Snazzberry?
The one thing I don't like is the quality for how much these cost. I see these up here all the time. Mall crawlers lol
Whatchu talking about WILLIS?!!!
Willis. Not Willy’s or Willies.
Love the Willys package.
You get 35 Highway if you use neutral downhills and never take it into the city
I don’t care how you say it just stop saying it
The way I’ve always heard and said it was “Willis”.
Appreciate the information, but just some feedback; Pace your speech. It seems like you're trying to speed race through the video. If I put it in 0.75x speed, it actually sounds more normal.
3.73 ratio yikes! I thought 4.1 was what it came with and that 4.88 is recommended most. WTF the engineers think they will be on small tires?
No 360 camera system that's a dispointment
$17k+ in add ons? lol
I have a 2022 Gladiator Rubicon and there is no way I would want a Willy's after owning the Rubicon. The price on your Willy's is way over priced.
You're opinion, depending on the purpose 😊
As a truck its pretty useless ,it looks decent but 53000$ is stupid,my 21 ram with more was less,things have changed with ram money wise but i just don’t understand the Jeep pricing
Willis
No one says 'wheelys'. Just sayin'
"Jump like a Willys in 4-wheel drive"
its not "wheelies" Its WILL-US
It’s pronounced “Willis”
After experiencing it, I’m now of the opinion that any Jeep NOT equipped with the 3.0L EcoDiesel or the 392 simply isn’t worth buying. The n/a 3.6 and the 2.0T are simply underpowered and struggle to move the Wrangler unlimited or Gladiator smoothly in all situations.
Actually, you have it backwards: The 392 and EcoDiesel are the models not worth buying.
-- BR
The 3.6 Pentastar with the 8 speed automatic is no slouch in manual mode.
@@GP9railfan Although I do use the Manual Mode fairly regularly, I seem to use it ONLY (in lower gears) for going downhill to save wear on my brakes...never use it for actual "driving" -- meaning, it goes back into Automatic Mode when on level roads or going UP hills.
Maybe that's just me though...
-- BR
I have the Rubicon with a 4 inch lift on 35s (3.6 manual) and I have no complaints with the power. Is it a blazing fast? Not even a little bit, but it’s a wrangler not a challenger. I’m quite happy with the power. I wouldn’t dissuade anyone away from the 3.6.
@@GP9railfan Yeah it is, it’s a slouch by any modern standard and needs to be in higher RPMs to not be slow as hell, which in turn gets it bad fuel economy. Having driven all of them besides the 392, I can assure you the 3.6 is the worst by far.
It's pronounced like Bruce Willis. You comically mispronounced (Willy's) it two ways.
Excellent video otherwise.
“Willis”
Lol try the diesel
It is pronounced Willis-like the WWII jeep.
It's actually pronounced VILLIS
I’m a jeep guy, but that Willy’s across the hood just don’t look good.
This trim is cheaper than the Rubicon trim, but the Rubicon is more Off-Road ready. Plus, the Rubicon is more muscular in its features too.
It's pronounced Willis
NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY calls it a "Wheelies" they call is a "Willys" or a "Willis" the correct name is "Willys" WILL-EZ
Yall are clowns with all your fancy trims lol
Let me tell you something about jeep, a basic stripped version of the Gladiator(even the one with the v6) is a beast and you can fix it up for a fraction of the cost.
🔥💪⬛👍🔥
It's a taste thing, but as a Gladiator owner I can say, the black gloss Willys grille is one of the ugliest features of this car.
Why does he talk so fast.... I mean, he sounds like an auctioneer.!!!
Slow down, dude.....so we can understand what you're actually saying.!
I think he sped up the video, or meth
This isn’t a tomato ta-maw-tow deal. It’s Willys not wheelies.
It’s never been wheelies. The argument has always been Willis or willees. Internally Jeep says Willees..