Photo: Joseph Tweedy | Instagram
Not all of us are made for off-roading, and that’s alright. Maybe some are better drivers on the racetrack or in traffic. The driver of a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon learned the hard way on a Moab trail that the trail is called Hell’s Revenge for a reason.
The Jeep Gladiator Rubicon is designed for off-road. It looks like it pushes you off the tarmac and into some rough terrain, because it is able to tackle it. The owner of this pickup truck knew all the details. That is why he took his Gladiator to Moab, Utah, and tried his vehicle on the toughest of trails: the Devil’s Hot Tub.
His car sports several modifications. It is obvious that it wears larger aftermarket wheels and tires, which automatically tweak the driving parameters. But we can’t possibly blame it on that.
A video shared by Joseph Tweedy on Instagram shows how the driver of the Gladiator tries to climb the almost vertical walls of the Devil’s Hot Tub, the steepest on the Hell’s Revenge trail in Moab, Utah.
The driver presses the throttle paddle really hard but releases it exactly when he should not have. The pickup truck hops a bit, loses traction, and the front axle starts to lift off the ground. Then disaster struck. The vehicle comes rolling down and breaks a wheel in the process, dragging it down.
The driver is seen reaching for the shifter and trying to stop the plunge, but it was already too late. A witness is seen rushing to help the driver and his passenger. But nobody was hurt except for the ego of the one behind the steering wheel.
The Hot Tub is the place where many cars end up. Drivers either overestimate their skills or their vehicles. So, the surface is always covered in oil or debris from the cars, which might have helped with the slip of the Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. The pickup truck was towed out of the bottom of the pit.
Jeep advertises the Gladiator as a true off-roader. And it obviously is. It’s got a 10-inch (249-millimeter) ground clearance, a 43.6-degree approach angle, a 20.3 breakover angle, and a 26-degree departure angle. It sports front- and rear-axle electric lock differentials and an electronic disconnecting front sway bar. Everything encourages owners to take it to the most difficult of trails.
It is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine, linked to a TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission and Jeep’s 4×4 Selec-Trac system with a two-speed transfer case and low-range gear ratio. The engine generates 260 horsepower (264 PS) and 442 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque, delivered to both axles. But when in the off-road, the driver’s skills matter just as much as the capabilities of the vehicle.
His car sports several modifications. It is obvious that it wears larger aftermarket wheels and tires, which automatically tweak the driving parameters. But we can’t possibly blame it on that.
A video shared by Joseph Tweedy on Instagram shows how the driver of the Gladiator tries to climb the almost vertical walls of the Devil’s Hot Tub, the steepest on the Hell’s Revenge trail in Moab, Utah.
The driver presses the throttle paddle really hard but releases it exactly when he should not have. The pickup truck hops a bit, loses traction, and the front axle starts to lift off the ground. Then disaster struck. The vehicle comes rolling down and breaks a wheel in the process, dragging it down.
The driver is seen reaching for the shifter and trying to stop the plunge, but it was already too late. A witness is seen rushing to help the driver and his passenger. But nobody was hurt except for the ego of the one behind the steering wheel.
The Hot Tub is the place where many cars end up. Drivers either overestimate their skills or their vehicles. So, the surface is always covered in oil or debris from the cars, which might have helped with the slip of the Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. The pickup truck was towed out of the bottom of the pit.
Jeep advertises the Gladiator as a true off-roader. And it obviously is. It’s got a 10-inch (249-millimeter) ground clearance, a 43.6-degree approach angle, a 20.3 breakover angle, and a 26-degree departure angle. It sports front- and rear-axle electric lock differentials and an electronic disconnecting front sway bar. Everything encourages owners to take it to the most difficult of trails.
It is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine, linked to a TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission and Jeep’s 4×4 Selec-Trac system with a two-speed transfer case and low-range gear ratio. The engine generates 260 horsepower (264 PS) and 442 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque, delivered to both axles. But when in the off-road, the driver’s skills matter just as much as the capabilities of the vehicle.
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