2022 Jeep Gladiator Willys: Is The Willys Worth Buying Over A Rubicon? 

Wrong Willys as in Will-EZ or Will-Ease

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.

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

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

I'm late but me too😊

I’m getting the Mojave for the sticker.

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 😉

​@sixstringmetal8559 how has your willys been?

@@mikeu.s.n.9099 don’t know, I traded it in a few months back. One of the biggest regrets of my life. I loved that thing.

You're opinion, depending on the purpose 😊

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 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.

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.

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?

I think he sped up the video, or meth