Tacoma Trd Pro vs Jeep Gladiator Diesel - Run what you Brung 

I dont see how lifting a wheel is bad bad thing. As long as you make it through with out having too many back ups or without geting stuck is a win IMO. Taco FTW .

Tacoma was never pulled. Both are awesome trucks! Cheers!

That long wheelbase on the gladiator requires 37s to keep up. A Jeep JL 4 door does well with the smaller 35s.

Taco definitely took the win on this one.

Gladiator is definitely the more impressive truck considering it's very little mods to do this. The Tacoma is a nice build, just not the same pedigree without dumping money in. And this is coming from a Tacoma driver.

The bias is real but at the end of the day you guys are getting out there and having fun, that’s what it’s about. Enjoy who you’re with and the journey.

Trd Pro for the win! 😮‍💨🙌

Great video! Really close, think the Taco took it on the last run. Battle Royal! Well done drivers!

I’m glad that you did a video like this … it was great! I have an IFS 100 series Landcruiser with a 112 inch wheelbase & triple locked on 35s. My buddy has a solid axle 80 series Landcruiser that’s also triple locked on 35s and we’ve always wanted to do a comparison video like this. He also has the same wheelbase so it would be interesting. I love that both vehicles were running the same KO2’s … I’ve done that trail and it’s no joke. Good job putting this together hermano!

I say the Taco won. Even with less flex he did all of the obstacles well and the Gladiator got pulled out twice.

Both were really even, hard to account for driver error. While the gladiator did “lead” he still followed the bronco which could have gave a hint for line choice. Both performed great, although taco didn’t break unlike the gladiator. If you decide to do another taco/gladiator comparison maybe try looking for a double cab long bed Tacoma to get a similar wheelbase.

Taco ftw

I drive a bronco, and in my unbiased opinion taco wins

Good to see a friendly competition 😊

I’d say overall all more impressive is the taco, everyone knows a rubicon can almost handle any terrain out the box, but a taco stock couldn’t hold a candle to the jeeps, coodos to both drivers and no major damaged the their toys.

I think they were even. The Gladi took a couple of wrong lines and that was exactly when he got stuck. the taco is a good build and very equivalent to the Galdi but it def was messier when going over the rocks etc. over time he’ll break more stuff but hey they both made it through This was a great video

the gladi got stuck twice. maybe driver, but I guess on this one the taco took it.

Great video. I agree with many that this was pretty nuanced between the two and would be curious to see the Taco lead the trail. Both absolutely killed it and are representative of Rubi and TRD’s that I hang out with. This vid will definitely spark some conversations.

The 4 to 1 transfer case and lower first gear in the Jeep makes a huge difference in slow speed vehicle control.

Great content

I’d be really curious to see how it would have turned out if the Taco went first and set the lines. Otherwise it was a lot closer than I thought it would be, and that Taco is really well put together. This was a fun one.

Great battle

Very small edge on the Taco at one maybe two obstacles, everything else came out even on the rest of the trail. Good Run what you brung episode. 12 rounds and it’s not a unanimous decision.

Going with the Spicy Taco, but it was pretty close

Hands down Tacoma won ! If the Tacoma wasn’t there jeep would still be there on its belly ahhh like twice , Tacoma went everywhere with ZERO recovery therefore Tacoma won with ease !

I can't call a winner. The only mistakes I saw were driver error, and even then, as newer drivers (especially the Gladiator) they weren't that bad. Dead even.

I’m a ford guy. It you where a little biased towards the jeep lol. Great video tho. 💪🏽💪🏽

You can have all the flex in the world, all the smoothness in the world, but if you need to get pulled twice, all of that doesn't matter. Rubicon has straight axles and also a lower crawl ratio than the Tacoma. Also towards the end, the Rubicon had the benefit of being first in the wet spots, so the rocks were more dry than when the Tacoma went through. The Tacoma may not do it as smoothly as a straight axle rig, but it gets the job done. This Tacoma got pulled zero times. The Tacoma clearly took the win.

for the rocks, the gladiator seems to be a bit better, but it has more overhang which im sure would be an issue with a lot of obstacles. and im sure that eco diesel is a much better daily driver. But in the high speed or just hitting fire roads or i'd probably take the taco. Both rigs are sweet.

i'm a full gladiator runner but taco did he's job well done to me both did good but if I had money I'll get a tacoma and fix it up like this one

Taco wins this one. Shorter wheelbase and didn’t scrape as much. Would be cool to see if a taco could do the trail without the front locker

The gladiator would need 37s to keep up with the taco on 35s.

Any word on who makes that rear bumper on the Tacoma? Looks great, will look really good on a gladiator as well.

What i would of done and it was mentioned let one do the trail while the other waits till hes done

it really does not matter who is better...... the fun factor is the most important...... keep on crawling

Honestly for me the taco won! The Gladi got stock two times

Just bought a Willy’s eco-diesel. The lift is on the way.

Like I always say. Jeeps are like Bikes on Training Wheels making trails “easier”. But Toyotas are for the Skilled.

Do a Colorado ZR2 next!

I knew that once the video came out the biggest deciding factor for most people would be seeing the Gladiator get pulled twice. Yes the Gladiator does have 10 more inches of wheelbase which definitely plays a role. However everyone must pay attention to detail and clearly take into account the facts of the run. Yes Taco was never pulled. Unfortunately though that came down to the gladiator leading & being the guinea pig to find the lines. Because of his extra 10 inches of wheelbase, once corrected & cleared we took the Taco through the proper line which allowed him not to get stuck. More than likely could have been the same outcome if we made the Taco lead so there's that. Also yes Gladiators crawl better with clearance of 37's which can be done after a simple 3inch lift & then it would be on a new level of crawling capability. This Taco build is dope & I actually like it, but truth is the Taco required a ton of work and money to properly clear front & rear body, 35's, cycle them properly & add a front locker & gears to be capable of completing this trail the way it did. Now to go 37's on a Taco is a whole other level of fabrication for the taco, not to mention that as tire size goes up for IFS vehicles, so does the chances of breaking CV's & tie rods with out seriously upgrading them wich again comes back to more money & still higher chance of breaking doing what a stock D44 axle on a rubicon with 37's can do. So for crawling aspect a Rubicon can always be built stronger then any IFS platform & be more stable & capable. This video was about crawling performance only. Nothing comparing high speed handling capability which is where the IFS would shine. Crawling comes down to (stability & articulation) for ease & safety while crawling. IFS is more unstable & doesn't articulate as well. That causes a lot of unstable tipping & wheel lift which can lead to slipping, panic & driver error resulting in vehicle damage & bodily injury. So for those reasons (disregarding the required pulls because of taking lead & finding the lines) Gladiator takes the advantage & the win on the crawling course.

That stupid spot at the end got me too, one shotted the entire trail and got hung up at the very right right in front of Noesser lmao😂 So without the front locker how do you think it would have gone for the Yota? How many times did he have to use his front vs the gladiator ?

Taco wins just cause it never had to pull cable but the taco is pretty much at its full potential as the gladiator still has lots more that in can improve. I’m a solid axle guy but like i said the taco takes this one solid rig. Bronco vs rubicon next? 2door vs 2door and 4 vs 4?

I’m not familiar with the gladiator but can they disable the swaybars and if so was his connected? That would have a lot to do with the “Flex” everyone’s drooling over

Taco took it on this one.

I could hear that Taco’s frame bending and twisting…. Sounded like it was falling apart over every flex…ifs is sub par for crawling… Without modification you could slap 35”s on that gladiator and do this trail all day no problem. The Taco required extensive mods to even consider this trail…including hacking the body and frame up…. Tacos just aren’t in the same class.

I think the taco took it. I had the Glady taking it. Taco took it by two close to a draw.

Gladiator for the win with a 4:1 transfer case. Taco cant beet that with out a marlin of one is available.

I love toyota, but definitely Gladiator has the real military looks tha all wants...

Tacoma all day every day.

My thoughts on this were both drivers did great being rookies on the rocks. I don't have a dog in this fight as I own Broncos, but I would have to give a nod to the Tacoma on this one. And I had to laugh at the statements from my brown brothers, saying they don't like TACOS. Just sayin'.😂🤙🏾💯

Taco won it there needs to be a round 2

They both did good my choice i go with the gladiator because of the flex yeah he had to get pulled 2 times the tacoma performed well its the flex the flex on the tacoma was a little to shy. Holcomb is a crazy trail the last time we went was when it was snowing. Shout out to trail milita for putting this together and to the gladiator and taco good job guys.

I wanna put my 23 Colorado against a new ranger!! But im on 33s

Taco was so sick

Was it just me or did the Taco not engaged his front locker until he’s stuck as for the gladiator has his engaged majority of the time?

The jeep had to get pulled out twice. The toyota did not.

Taco all day 🤓

Taco ftmfw

Taco won, but it's close. Where did you get that Bilstein lifeguard hat?

I think the taco did it right

To me taco won but to be fair the Glad is longer.

IFS just doesn't have enough flex to do the harder rock crawling trails.

Taco, took it.Jeep got pulled twice. Taco took a little harder lines even after watching the Jeep. The argument about not lifting tires is ridiculous to me. Of course it was going to any anyone that knows anything about wheeling knew it would. But he made it on his own power..period.

I guess we are going to have to do round two for all the nonbelievers! #tacomapowered

Taco

taco driver needs to perfect his 2 foot driving, itll help from braking CVs and drivetrain

The real winner is the one who can who can go faster on the road once the trail is over. Here’s a hint it’s the Tacoma

A stock JT diésel is way superior , just need the right driver 😁

The Gladiator is by far a better choice for Off-Road. Period

Yo you cannot build the taco like that for 6.5k😂 stop setting ppl up for disappointment. Tires and wheels are 3k and gears with air locker gotta be close to 2k that lift was not 1k. The gladi has stock wheels and an ok lift with tires.. way cheaper lol out the box easier and cheaper to build the gladi.

gladiator 2 yanks.Yota 0.yota wins

Taco