2025 Jeep Gladiator Night Hawk Edition Review Inside And Out

[@marksullivan8200]

That's an awesome package for someone that tows a small travel trailer & still wants light off roading

[@Jason-Samko]

Agree

[@ernestolongoria1221]

I just got the 2025 Nighthawk about a month ago, and absolutely love it! It drives so smooth and looks great!

[@Jason-Samko]

Congrats on an amazing truck.

[@petero5861]

I just picked up a 2024 nighthawk. Traded in my 23 base sport. At first I didn’t really like the NH. The more I drive it the more I love it. Not to mention the great price I got it for. I paid more for my base sport than I did for the 24 NH. I don’t need a major off roader, what the NH has to offer is more than I need. And it looks awesome. Great video Jason 👍 can’t wait to see yr 41’ color rubicon gladiator soon 😁

[@Jason-Samko]

This was first nighthawk I got to see in person. Really like it and love the reason and way they made it!

[@marytorbert5212]

I use the lock back seat all the time. Awesome feature I love and use.

[@Jason-Samko]

Sure is handy

[@marksullivan8200]

I really like this package as id tow a travel trailer & it'll take me anywhere I want to go no problem

[@Jason-Samko]

Sure is sexy too

[@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels]

G'day from the Land Down Under, in 6 hours from now, my wife and I are picking up our brand new Jeep Gladiator Night Eagle, Granite Crystal form our local Jeep dealership. So excited, keep up the great work. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@Jason-Samko]

@@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels congratulations on your new truck and merry Christmas

[@lucacaileanu8989]

Please let us know how much you guys pay for one out there 🙏

[@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels]

@@lucacaileanu8989 65k AUD

[@JR-ut1yx]

Hands down best deal around!

[@Jason-Samko]

Sure is a nice teuck

[@georgeprice876]

Solid vid! I picked a nighthawk up today (first time jeep owner) and I’m already loving it. I’m surprised at how comfortable the ride is, even compared to my M50i

[@Jason-Samko]

@@georgeprice876 congratulations on your amazing new truck

[@prettymofo270]

Great video and awesome Jeep for the 95% that have no intentions of rock crawling 👍🏾

[@Jason-Samko]

Sure is a sexy gladiator too

[@shanerogers787]

I’m trying to decide between a gladiator or Ridgeline. I like the back seat room in the gladiator plus the ability to accessorize it. I like the ridgeline for the simplicity of awd and the swing out tailgate and in bed trunk. It’s a really hard decision.

[@Jason-Samko]

2 great trucks made for 2 completely different types of use. But both are amazing

[@otisharris4213]

GLADIATOR for Sure!!

[@bentley7456]

Ridgeline for longevity / 20 year truck !

[@mlogan9929]

I have a 2024 Nighthawk firecracker red. Smooth riding truck. Love it!

[@Jason-Samko]

Love the nighthawk

[@traebishop3846]

I feel like another Gladiator Rubicon is in your future.

[@Jason-Samko]

Very possible. And if I have my way. Most likely

[@randymedina334]

Just got mine in blue. Skid plates would’ve been nice.

[@Jason-Samko]

Congratulations on your amazing truck. Gladiators don't really come with skid plates. Everyth8ng is tucked up nice and high. So they do uses skid plates like many trucks do

[@azrider3562]

I notice at 4:31 that the protective tape only comes 3/4 of the way up the rear fender. My 2024 Willys with less than 500 miles has a rock chip about an inch above the protective tape, because Stellantis decided to save a few cents worth of protective tape . It makes zero sense to only have it come part of the way up when this problem is obviously apparent enough to put the tape on to begin with.

[@Jason-Samko]

Yep my gladiator rubicon has the non color matched cheap plastic fenders and they are rock dinged all the way to the top.

[@stevenseserman3256]

I have a 2024 NH. I believe it’s got a 6000 tow capacity.

[@Jason-Samko]

@@stevenseserman3256 might be because of the tuned suspension

[@JM21999]

I’ve been waiting for you to review the night hawk since last year. I have my eye ok one with a mopar cold air intake near NYC. I love my Hydroblue but for the nighthawk I am thinking black! I wish Jeep had a dedicated badge and agressive hawk decal. Great review brother

[@Jason-Samko]

Great truck for sure. First time I've seen one in persone

[@michaellarson7572]

Jason I just bought one you cannot equipped the Nighthawk with the max tow package just the standard tow package so it holds 6000 lb

[@Jason-Samko]

Thank you for the info and congratulations on your awesome new gladiator

[@michaellarson7572]

Jason , I bought this truck , has dana 44 with trac loc . You called it " soft lockers" could you make a video of the limited slip tru loc diff

[@Jason-Samko]

Already made a couple on it. If yoy search locker or limited slip on my channel a few videos will pop up for you

[@rodneyhanbaum697]

I have the same mopar tanneau,those hoses are for water drainage, my 23 MOHAVE has this. Excellent cover pretty dog gone water tight, only a few small tablespoon size puddles on each rear corner after driving several hours in heavy rains. ❤ Merry Christmas n Happy New year

[@Jason-Samko]

Thanks for the insider info. Merry Christmas to you as well

[@zyphrumzypheny2631]

I have the '24 NH, the suspension is a bit tight, I feel every bump in the road

[@WildCampingAlberta]

I'm not a fan of the rear under seat storage in the Gladiator. I wish they had it fold flat like in my dad's ram. Makes the floor not functional for 12v fridges. I have to nit pick on details that would matter to me. I would probably have to remove that when going camping.

[@VNDLZR]

You get a lot of room on top of the folded seats...

[@michaellarson7572]

Jason , of all the wranglers and gladiators you see on the road, what percentage of wrangler / gladiator owners go off roading ? Less than 10% ?

[@Jason-Samko]

@michaellarson7572 not sure. But I'd bet many more off road than raptor, trx, zr2, pro4x, etc

[@kennethonyenah1103]

I just got my Nighthawk 2025 yesterday. I traded my 2023 two door Willys. This truck drives like sedan. The two doors Willys is one handful on the overpass

[@Jason-Samko]

Congratulations on your amazing new truck

[@Magoo-1199]

I have a 2018 Willy 2 door you have to man handle it sometime it’s a 2nd vehicle so it’s a toy.But I like it the old school drive is awesome.

[@peterkennedy5596]

Very nice. Has just about everything I would want. But I like the Willie’s because of the locking rear differential. Being in PA we get lots of snow. But that’s a great jeep !!!! I can’t wait.

[@Jason-Samko]

Yep i need lockers too.

[@db-cd8hx]

I got a 2025 2 weeks ago and we had 7" of snow here in the south they didn't plow roads around here had 0 issues in snow with it. guess we find out how well it does in mud soon

[@Jason-Samko]

@db-cd8hx you will love it in the mud

[@malikpollock3330]

I want this trim so bad. Just want to make sure it’s can go off road from time to time

[@Jason-Samko]

It 100% is still a gladiator and has jeeps unmatched 4 wheel drive torque vectoring limited slip, and jeeps amazing crawl ratio. This nighthawk will still beat 90% of every truck made offroad

[@michaellarson7572]

Has dana 44 axels

[@db-cd8hx]

you need to watch tfl cheap jeep series. a new wrangler on street tires with out posi trac rear end. I have full faith in the nighthawk

[@michaellarson7572]

@db-cd8hx nighthawk has all terrain tires with dana 44 axels. Front and rear solid axels. The nighthawk will out perform 90% of the trucks out there in off road. Has steel rock rails. All you would need is 35s on 17s , slap those on when off roading . Would be beast

[@db-cd8hx]

@michaellarson7572 this isn't Colorado good set of 33s or 35s on 20s will get it done.

[@kensai77]

My tonneau cover for my Nissan Frontier came with the same tubes in the front of the bed that were for water drainage. I wonder if it's same? But cool video! I like the Nighthawk but I think I lean towards the Mojave for having best of both worlds on/off road.

[@Jason-Samko]

Yep these are for water draining

[@cmr7217]

Blackhawk is the ATL ghetto cruiser! Should come with a Draco AK Pistol :)

[@snellen46]

wondering about on road ride quality vs a Chevy TrailBoss or a Canyon AT4 with the 20' and not too agressive tire

[@Jason-Samko]

Gladiator will never ride as nice as a truck with independent front suspension. But the ride of a gladiator is unique and fun and I love it

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

The Nighthawk is to the Sport what the Mojave X and Rubicon X is to the Mojave and Rubicon with the color match treatments.

[@Jason-Samko]

Very true

[@Enriqued305]

Is the nighhawk a full specd out sport s? Same suspension?

[@Jason-Samko]

Nope custom tuned suspension

[@chogg611]

lol, if the doors are removed you don’t need the window switches. So Jeep could have placed them in the doors and saved up all a bunch of grief. @18:05

[@Jason-Samko]

If you only have the front 2 doors off on a 4 door then the driver can not control the back door windows if the driver do is off and switches on the door.

[@ptw2408]

Isn’t it basically a Sport model though?

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

yes, it's like a Sport. Nighthawk has a basic interior. this is a package to get if you are ok with a basic interior and prefer your money to go towards a better exterior appearance more than premium interior materials.

[@Jason-Samko]

Yep a sport with upgrades

[@DUNEATV]

Sweet Rig! The Gladiator is an amazing midsize truck. It’s too bad the lies that are told about it are believed by most people.

[@Jason-Samko]

Most real and honest comment I heard in a while. So tired of the internet bs around the gladiator

[@CraigG21]

870 lbs of payload? That sucks for a pickup truck. Love Jeeps but even my wife’s ‘21 Grand Cherokee Overland with a Hemi has 1050 lbs of payload. Wish there was a legal mechanism in the U.S. to get the payload legally increased like they do in Australia (with part retrofits of course).

[@krisorendorff]

"DEMO MODE"

[@MrJEEPJT]

Nice video as always 👍👍 20 inch rims on a Jeep 🧐 looks like a big compromise to capability ??? Jason can you make a dedicated video pertaining to Death Wobble any examples you may have had and how you resolved the problem ???

[@Jason-Samko]

Yep the 20s are definitely more for the road. But sexy package for sure. I have never experienced death wobble in any of my jeeps including lifted ones

[@MrJEEPJT]

@ I just experienced it in my Jeep Gladiator it’s a 2022 Sport stock no lift kits no leveling kits all highway miles and local driving just turned 9,750 miles driving at highway speeds small bumps on highway got a noticeable steering wheel shake 🧐 I let off the throttle it went away, I changed to the right lane driving at 55 mph the edges of the shoulder have grooves for drowsy drivers to get the noise that wakes them up. I deliberately drifted to the rumble strip at 55 mph. “BAM”💥💥 💥Full Blown Death wobble with a very aggressive steering wheel shake. I let off the throttle and recovered normal steering. Commented on a death wobble you tube video the You Tuber which describes the contributing factors mentions that “ALL” solid front axle trucks can develop death wobble. Even new bone stock. He responded to my inquiry in very polite detail, to start off by having my tires rebalanced. Ironically 3 weeks ago I took advantage of a free oil change at the dealer and they rotated my tires…No mention on the service ticket of any “RE-BALANCING” just rotation. In an additional inquiry with this you tuber I had asked are aftermarket parts front suspension better his exact response was sadly yes. My local Jeep dealer now has a large selection of Gladiators on the lot the salesman “DON’T” go along with the customer for a test drive. I’m planning on telling a salesman I’m considering trading up to either a Rubicon or Mojave going up to the highway and drifting into the rumble strip to see if a brand new Jeep will death wobble. The you tuber with death wobble page mentioned that’s an interesting research endeavor on my part but mentions that the Mojave doesn’t use aluminum front knuckles like the other models and has a heavier duty chassis his mention on those details were about him seeing factory ball joints wearing out as early as 20- 25,000 miles

[@Jason-Samko]

@MrJEEPJT i do know all solid front axles vehicles can develop it. Ford super duties are also notorious for it.

[@MrJEEPJT]

@@Jason-Samko Thankyou for your information and input greatly appreciated !!! I suspect rear tires being moved to front of vehicle and dealer not checking balance maybe A big cause a few months back one of my rear tires had a screw in the tread a local tire shop put an internal rubber patch on inside off tire it was definitely not re-balanced… letting my relatively low mileage gladiator just drift into the shoulder and the rumble strips induced a very aggressive death wobble exactly like the videos showing severe death wobble on jeeps with very worn out front suspension parts didn’t inspire confidence but I easily recovered control and had brief thoughts of Trading in the gladiator for A Ram 1500 but I really like the jeep so I will start with the tires all 4 rebalanced… Thankyou very much for your Jeep expertise!!!

[@Jason-Samko]

@MrJEEPJT go to discount tire for balancing. Only company i know of that does road force balancing. We'll worth it and only place i go ot

[@nordlandak6853]

So has the msrp dropped on the 25?

[@Jason-Samko]

Stayed the same as 25 i beleive

[@rickb5575]

Confused! In the other video you didn’t like paint matched fenders?! Guess you changed your mind, lol😂

[@Jason-Samko]

I still don't like them for myself

[@CharlesWilson-zs3vd]

I like the gladiator, unfortunately I'm a retired Chrysler worker, who bought Ford products.

[@ryannewazada2102]

Aloha Jason. This is a terrific price for this Gladiator. Is Jeep going to introduce the Hurricane 3.0L inline engine for the 2025 Gladiators?

[@Jason-Samko]

I don't think we will ever see the hurricane in the gladiator. Gladiator ends in 2027. The new j80 platform replaces the wrangler and we don't know what will happen as to a new gladiator

[@tomclams3689]

Looks nice but that payload is weak,

[@michaellarson7572]

My brother in law and father in law tease me about buying a gladiator. They have tacomas. They keep teasing me saying jeep is junk.

[@Jason-Samko]

@@michaellarson7572 i got so much grief from people when I dumped my 22 taxoma for my gladiator. Best decision I ever made for what I do. And so far, 3 of the 8 trucks I've had to recover in the swamps were tacos.

[@michaellarson7572]

@Jason-Samko my father in law has a baby seat in his taco to move my son. Absolutely no more in the back of the taco. The baby seat touches the front seat. Gladiator has baby seat and tons of room.

[@Jason-Samko]

@michaellarson7572 yep way more room in the gladiator

[@steved4475]

Overlander 2.0

[@weirdshibainu]

Jeep should discontinue the Gladiator and bring back a mid sized truck under the Ram banner.

[@Jason-Samko]

I'd rather keep the gladiator and then put out a ram nidsize. The gladiator is a very important truck in my world

[@freedompanda9438]

Not a chance.

[@danz0007]

Just another overpriced piece of jeep garbage