2021 Jeep Gladiator vs 2021 Toyota Tacoma

2021 Jeep Gladiator
2021 Jeep Gladiator
$34,645MSRP
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2021 Toyota Tacoma
2021 Toyota Tacoma
$26,400MSRP
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2021 Jeep Gladiator
$34,645MSRP
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2021 Toyota Tacoma
$26,400MSRP
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MSRP

$34,645

MSRP

$26,400

Average price

$45,838

Average price

$44,604

Listings

115

Listings

107

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

7.2 out of 10

Expert reviews

6.5 out of 10

2021 Jeep Gladiator Reviews Summary

Say what you will about the Wrangler-based Jeep Gladiator, which elicits strong opinions both for and against it. One thing is certain: you can’t have this much fun working or playing while driving any other mid-size pickup truck. From its removable top and doors to its extensive list of aftermarket accessories, the Gladiator offers a combination of practicality, personalization, and promise of adventure like no other truck does. And for the 2021 model year, the good times continue to roll, with a new turbo-diesel engine option and available full-time four-wheel drive.

2021 Toyota Tacoma Reviews Summary

Last redesigned for the 2016 model year, the Tacoma once dominated midsize-truck sales. In recent years, though, it’s faced stronger competition from the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon twins, the Ford Ranger, and the Jeep Gladiator. A redesigned Nissan Frontier and heavily updated Honda Ridgeline are also on the way.

Meanwhile, the Tacoma enters the 2021 model year largely unchanged. The only updates are two new special editions—the Nightshade Edition and Trail Special Edition—and standard dual-zone automatic climate control.

Pickup truck buyers tend to want choices, and Toyota delivers. In Canada, the Tacoma is available with Access Cab and four-door Double Cab body styles, the latter available with five-foot and six-foot bed lengths, and both available with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. Access Cab models with the automatic transmission can have SR5 or TRD Off Road packages added, while Double Cab models in various configurations are available with SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Sport Premium, TRD Off Road, TRD Off Road Premium, and TRD Pro packages, or with the Nightshade Special Edition grade. In Canada, all Tacoma models are equipped with a 3.5-litre V6 engine with variable valve timing and standard four-wheel drive.

Our test vehicle was a Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Double Cab, which comes equipped with the short bed. The TRD Pro is the most off-road focused of the Tacoma models.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

3.6L 285 hp V6

Engine

2.7L 159 hp I4

Drive Train

4X4

Drive Train

4X2

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

4

Horsepower

285 hp @ 6400 rpm

Horsepower

159 hp @ 5200 rpm

MPG City

16

MPG City

20

MPG Highway

23

MPG Highway

23
2021 Jeep Gladiator
2021 Jeep Gladiator
$34,645MSRP
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2021 Toyota Tacoma
2021 Toyota Tacoma
$26,400MSRP
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OverviewShop Now
2021 Jeep Gladiator
$34,645MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota Tacoma
$26,400MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

MSRP
$34,645
$26,400
Average price
$45,838
$44,604
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews
4.8
4.8
Expert reviews

7.2 out of 10

Read full review

6.5 out of 10

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Summary
Say what you will about the Wrangler-based Jeep Gladiator, which elicits strong opinions both for and against it. One thing is certain: you can’t have this much fun working or playing while driving any other mid-size pickup truck. From its removable top and doors to its extensive list of aftermarket accessories, the Gladiator offers a combination of practicality, personalization, and promise of adventure like no other truck does. And for the 2021 model year, the good times continue to roll, with a new turbo-diesel engine option and available full-time four-wheel drive.

Last redesigned for the 2016 model year, the Tacoma once dominated midsize-truck sales. In recent years, though, it’s faced stronger competition from the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon twins, the Ford Ranger, and the Jeep Gladiator. A redesigned Nissan Frontier and heavily updated Honda Ridgeline are also on the way.

Meanwhile, the Tacoma enters the 2021 model year largely unchanged. The only updates are two new special editions—the Nightshade Edition and Trail Special Edition—and standard dual-zone automatic climate control.

Pickup truck buyers tend to want choices, and Toyota delivers. In Canada, the Tacoma is available with Access Cab and four-door Double Cab body styles, the latter available with five-foot and six-foot bed lengths, and both available with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. Access Cab models with the automatic transmission can have SR5 or TRD Off Road packages added, while Double Cab models in various configurations are available with SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Sport Premium, TRD Off Road, TRD Off Road Premium, and TRD Pro packages, or with the Nightshade Special Edition grade. In Canada, all Tacoma models are equipped with a 3.5-litre V6 engine with variable valve timing and standard four-wheel drive.

Our test vehicle was a Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Double Cab, which comes equipped with the short bed. The TRD Pro is the most off-road focused of the Tacoma models.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine
3.6L 285 hp V6
2.7L 159 hp I4
Drive Train
4X4
4X2
Seating Capacity
5
4
Horsepower
285 hp @ 6400 rpm
159 hp @ 5200 rpm
MPG City
16
20
MPG Highway
23
23
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