Rivian R1T vs. Jeep Gladiator Off-Road Comparison Test | Can a Rivian Outdo a Jeep on the Trails?

[@edmundscars]

Which truck are you choosing and where are you taking it? GO! Spell it all out in the comments below.

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

gladiator for price , rivian 4x4 e motors on each wheel . but both to big for trails, wheel bases are way to long , pick up boxes are to small for me to use

[@0HOON0]

I have to turn down the Rivian until the vampire drain issue is resolved. Check out Alex on Autos and this morning's TFL for more info.

[@terminatorcoyote6319]

Rivian

[@ardenthebibliophile]

Already got an R1T, so I'll stay with that!

[@TheBowerbird]

@@0HOON0 That was fixed for a lot of people with the update which just came out. It was relating to a hood latch not securing bug.

[@HansGieskes]

Have owned Wranglers for last 30 years, and still own a Gladiator for towing behind our RV, but since last month also own a Rivian R1T (Quad motors) and am loving it, what a revolution!

[@fastfed]

How's that towing with the rivian?? Lol oh that's right, can't be done. Cannot tow a rivian

[@johnfitzgerald1879]

@@fastfedAt an 11,000lb towing capacity along with a 1,760lb payload-it could almost tow your fat ass out of a buffet.

[@migueljardim8177]

​@@johnfitzgerald1879Haha🤣👌

[@Strangerthingsvehicles]

​@@fastfed boom lol

[@testing3166]

I'll take the Rivian in a heartbeat!

[@victorvandyke9898]

I have a Compas Yellow Rivian and I cannot tell you how happy I am. That instant torque is just insane. Nothing keeps up with me from stoplight to stoplight. I haven't taken it off road because Florida is mostly flat. I have a 10kW solar system and a 20kW battery back up in my house. Being in the sunshine state, I charge at home for free! The truck costs me nothing to operate, which Jeep can say that?

[@HKFIJIHK]

As a Florida man. You can still go off road in FL. Take it to the mud!

[@CrustyCrip]

How does cost of insurance compare for these two vehicles?

[@voxtek]

@@CrustyCrip 140 a month for my rivian

[@cliffm8846]

To all those NAYSAYERS of RVIIAN R1T Quad Motor, NO JEEP straight from the dealership WITHOUT souping it up can beat the RIVIAN, period. How do I know? I tested ALL JEEP top of the line trucks and SUV, and still bought the RIVIAN R1T.

[@constantinnescu1564]

This girl was really natural. Regarding the trucks, well, Rivian îs clearly more capable. And with some taller offroad tyres is a savage climber. But Jeep îs like familly, with flows, but close to your heart. You feel more at home în îts familiar friendly engine noise. And, lets be honest, who the hell needs to brake his truck is some sharpy rocks ? Great video, I was impressed by "can you do this ?" scene. You both make a funny team.

[@44bgood]

I dont know how the Rivian scored three steps zigarot steps...and the Gladiator was only given two? Gladiator got to the same 3 steps, with the same wheel float....and way less front wheel well issue

[@mandarkumthekar8565]

I love rivian design. Its looks sturdy

[@Propelled]

It isn’t. The tierods are from a golf cart.

[@rlgwoody8966]

Nice video, thanks. So great to see Emme Hall in the mix for Edmunds. She truly is the, “Trail Boss” (sorry, Chevy)!

[@RockinRandall420]

Looks like everyone had a great time. 😊 At the end of the day, that’s all that matters!

[@caraveli2573]

Very true

[@bikee4]

It's always good to see Emme! thanks for the entertainment !

[@jimdieselsgarage]

The Rubicon would have been a better comparison. The R1T has an advantage over the Mojave in being able to simulate a front locker. I've had both, the Rubicon is quite a bit more capable as of today. The R1T still has some traction issues that will be resolved over time with software.

[@jimdieselsgarage]

Edit: The rivian is better in every other way though... Minus the top coming off and that whole 200 miles per charge in the cold thing.

[@MissleT0E]

@@jimdieselsgaragewell that’s just it, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that the cold sucks for those vehicles. You have to take into consideration, inclines, declines, wind resistance, if you’re towing etc.

[@jimdieselsgarage]

@@MissleT0E The rivian was more impacted by the cold than I expected. Honestly, in conserve mode (front wheel drive only) I could barely touch 200 miles from 100%. The Mach E and 100D by comparison could still do ~260

[@TheBowerbird]

@@MissleT0E The cold doesn't suck, it's just somewhat less efficient. You can reduce that greatly by just preconditioning through the app while plugged in. No you don't have to take into account inclines and declines - you'll make that up regening.

[@QuantumAlchemyst]

Rivian with more specific tires like BFG AT KO² will crown last hill. Good job guys... (and lady!) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@reddodge4423]

What happened to 0:26 he clearly made it to the third step, if you’re going to lie about something so obvious, really makes me wonder if this channel actually cares about testing cars or just saying what they want to.

[@americanghostproject]

Mind if I flex a little myself? I have actually BEEN to a real Ziggurat. The Ziggurat of Ur to be precise, near An Nasiriyah, in the beautiful country of Iraq (no, that was not sarcasm, I wish it was safe enough for us ALL to visit there one day). This was built roughly 4,000 years ago and is near where Abraham himself was born and raised. Seeing the test here just reminded me of some amazing memories I had while serving overseas. Thank you all, back to your regularly scheduled video :)

[@glenns.8277]

The Jeep actually does have a sweet Bluetooth speaker behind the rear pass seat.

[@timotaio69]

Yes, correct. The speaker is an option.

[@Teamvenomracing]

What mode was used in the last hill climb? What ride height did you use in each test? You can manually use HIGHEST ride height, which makes a huge difference! Also, did you use stability control or did you bypass it? Another huge difference in each test! Good job overall.

[@D44rkFx]

What happened between 0:50 and 1:00?

[@CallsignVega]

lol they moved the Jeep down one step.

[@rords3695]

Looks like the test sites are 2 trails.. started at Gorman Hungry Valley, then moved to The fork at Rowher Flats on that steep climb.. If they used a Rubicon instead of the Mojave, with even the mopar lift, it will be a breeze going up that climb.. no traction boards needed.. front lockers shines there.

[@RyanZumMallen]

Actually it was Gorman throughout, but I see why you’d think that.

[@markkiner2484]

Fun showdown, enjoyed watching both trucks 4x4. We own an R1T, it’s awesome. Not sure I could go back to a conventional truck now (used to own a mid 90’s Wrangler, 4x4 was good, but Terrible gas mileage), unless the power grid goes out, ha.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Very nice comparison. There is nothing like a well-prepared car, and none of this is one (and preparation for deep mud is different than preparation for rocks) so they did pretty good.

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

Would be really interesting to see how the Mojave did without the locker compared to the Rivian- with both of them using BLD / torque vectoring type stuff.

[@thegreeneyej]

Great video gang! Keep it up.

[@davidstockdale4187]

I've got a gladiator sport S with a 3.0 eco diesel. So it doesn't have the crawler mode and so forth that the Rubicon or Mojave has, but it does have 450 Lbs or torque and gets a lot better fuel economy.

[@electropentatonic]

The fuel economy on small diesels is a hard sell for me. Take today's AAA national fuel averages for instance, 3.474 and 4.364 dollars per gallon for gas and diesel, respectively. At 19 combined and 24 combined, the price per mile is .183 and .182, a saving of .001cents per mile for the diesel powered Jeep. In the instance of Jeep-S, the 3.0 carries a $4,150 premium overhead. Divide the overhead by the savings per mile and you'll get your break-even time in miles, this point is 4,150,000 miles. If mpg costs are the perspective, diesel Jeeps are a significant loss for the purchaser.

[@davidstockdale4187]

@@electropentatonic well diesel has only been this ridiculously out of whack during the democrats/Biden regime and Obama regime previously. They are the sole cause for this. Diesel was 2.50 a gallon previously covid

[@electropentatonic]

@@davidstockdale4187 Although I do agree this admin is deliberately sabotaging domestic oil to make way for a leftist controlled energy sector, only the difference between the two matters in this function, not the cost of either. Even using Trump's best year, 2020, the cost per mile difference is .003. A 1.3 million mile break-even. I only push this because, It's my belief, that it's a marketing gimmick, exchanging one cost for another, like solar or EV's. In most cases costing the consumer more

[@im4udevco]

Taking delivery of my R1S in Q3 2023. I’ll be calling Edmunds to sell my trade in vehicle.

[@425681]

Rivian is impressive

[@Khanscience256]

On the last hill with the gladiator, you should put the wheel over the highest point of rock, use the articulation and you would have made it up

[@ardenthebibliophile]

The price as configured has changed a lot for the R1T!

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Ya. I was going to comment. 0:27 Gladiator is at 3rd step. 1:02, it's down to 2nd step, seems kinda weird. Did Rivian give you guys a free R1T?

[@bundsjr3216]

Given the quality of the video, the helpful content and how professional and likable the two are, this video has definitely not enough views

[@Wildernut]

I was late because I had to charge? Lol. It should have been on the charger over night and been full. FUD…first words.

[@mikecoleman4628]

I thought that at first too - but depending on where someone was driving from they very well might need to top off before heading to the trail. So, while they were poking a bit of fun, they weren't entirely wrong.

[@Wildernut]

@@mikecoleman4628 that’s a possibility. Even so, to mention it twice at the very beginning sets the tone for the story. If they knew it would need to be charged, they could have allowed time and not be late. While maybe true, it was purposeful and evident bias.

[@cr0wmatic]

Love the comment about the Rivian being a giant laptop lol

[@WentzCraft]

Can't wait to compare my old Wrangler to my new Cybertruck some day in the distant future.

[@chip4057]

I’m calling foul. The opening scene Jeep gets all the way to the top, three steps! Once the Rivian shows up magically he’s down one step. How did that happen?

[@CallsignVega]

Ya I noticed that too.

[@s_dharni2483]

Yes some foul plays

[@lhtsnakes1]

You picked the wrong gladiator. The Rubicon is much better off road than the Mojave.

[@CaptainKedah]

Come on Edmunds! @ 0:52sec The Jeep is Seating on the 3rd Step , then in the Next shot its on the 2nd Step. Wtf?? is going on ??

[@Teamvenomracing]

Oh yeah, Did you know how much travel the R1T actually had? More than you might expect! 10.2 front and 10.6 rear!

[@montechie]

Is that at lowest ride height? Most of those systems shorten travel the taller the setting. Would be sweet if it had 10" travel at full clearance.

[@LewisIce22]

You’re confusing travel with clearance

[@Teamvenomracing]

NO, i posted the suspension travel. The ground clearance is 15" @@LewisIce22

[@thecleanoffroader]

Falken Wildpeak AT3W are best all around tire

[@rve3716]

Edmunds cars has been doing some of the worst video reviews for a while.

[@HJP1]

Very entertaining vehicle review😀😀

[@thegreeneyej]

Emme Hall is fun! More with her.

[@SmashTheNumbers]

The best part starts at 4:46... the "Can you do this" part. That was hilarious!

[@YouTubeFunHandle]

That was happy puppy mode for Rivian. 😂

[@Yan7001978]

That is why it's a mojave episode lsd front came back on the road or high speed desert run anyways👌 This Rivian has a pretty awesome suspension for what it is and clears 33" by the way👍

[@Gooftroop45]

She was having to over correct the entire time when she was selling “it’s taking the road so well”

[@scottnewton9046]

A Wrangler Rubicon with XR May have had a better shot at making that last hill.

[@stellaa1328]

Imagine how much better the Gladiator would be with the 4xe system or even the 392 V8, there's be very little other trucks could do to compete in my opinion.

[@Propelled]

The inline 6 turbo

[@0HOON0]

Surprised to see the Rivian's front right wheel not turning on the last obstacle. Some claimed that the R1T's traction control was equal to Land Rover's. Not quite.

[@caraveli2573]

yeah, but at least Rivian still have a chance with future updates....

[@testing3166]

I'll take the rivian all day!

[@pojdiavaj1422]

Those 33” tires are not meant for the last obstacle without breaking bad.

[@shivampatel5802]

I’ll take the rivian babe!!!

[@saviom8166]

Does that jeep not have brake limited slip differential in the front?

[@marcnunes6916]

Not as careful with the electric truck. Sponsored video?

[@hallgurddizaye1881]

I wish they would tell you how much range that Rivian got off roading

[@Brotherhood676]

Doesn't the gladiator also have a speaker built into it that comes out? I thought I saw that online

[@MichaelEgli0]

Yes, it has a built in Bluetooth soeaker by Alpine. It docks behind the rear seat to charge.

[@davidholmer6099]

A BEV version of the Mohave would be cool.

[@BillyBennecke]

Physically remove the front sway bars for rock Crawling. Get flex!

[@Obijuan02]

$25,000 difference? How is this even a comparison?

[@martinekstrom6303]

Total cost of ownership. Less cost of fuel and maintenance

[@angelogiannikos6657]

Awesome video...I'm impressed about the rivian truck ...but I'm a Jeep guy won't trade my Jeep for another 4x4 vehicle brand..only Jeeps

[@Cjdergrosse]

I was a Jeep'r before my Rivian, after lemoning it I said enough... problem with Jeeps are the crappy dealer network. Come to the dark side haha, love my truck, its like a Jeep without the expensive gas. Next year we can use Tesla Superchargers that are everywhere. Instant torque is the sauce.

[@ozo1010]

Both trucks could have made that hill easily, wrong line was used that’s all🤷🏻‍♂️

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Gladiator Rubicon is the way to go. No front locker in the Mojave...

[@mashalalruhaymi5120]

The issue with the drivers, both trucks are good

[@Joaogfr]

Sooooo, the Gladiator cannot get to the 3rd step despite being there in the intro and the Rivian wins while even totally showing the underside, due to so little flex. Sureeeeeee.

[@memonk11]

Yeah, the BS meter hit 11 on that one.

[@shivampatel5802]

Impressed that the rivian matched the modified jeep ! Both did great

[@montechie]

That's a stock jeep, just what the Mojave comes with. The R1T did great though

[@HEKTO3]

How much charge left in Rivian’s battery after trying to pass these challenging offload areas?

[@ShakerCherukuri]

Did the R1T have the off-road package?

[@mikecoleman4628]

The only thing the off-road "package" gets you is an underbody skid plate - it was not relevant to anything they did today.

[@ShakerCherukuri]

@@mikecoleman4628 has different tires

[@drewcastillo6393]

It’s always painful seeing below average drivers in the gladiator giving reviews 😔 you did my boy dirty on that hill.

[@TheChismFamily]

Seems like the Rivain had its suspension setup too soft, kinda ruins the 15 inches of ground clearance if its going to sink in like that.

[@Seventh7Art]

Did R1T even use its air suspension at the highest setting?

[@qilu2004]

What is the challenge? I didn’t see any…

[@manuelias86]

More Emme content!!!

[@amagtibay1]

Time for the drag race in dirt....

[@Andy-x3i8y]

This is a pretty bad video. First of all, you can manually disconnect the Mojave’s front sway bar. Also, you literally showed footage of yourself climbing up to the same height as the other truck and then said that you couldn’t do it in the next frame. Really weird.

[@jamestravers745]

RIVIAN

[@JohnsonWhat28]

I'll take the Jeep anyday!

[@caraveli2573]

I've had the Jeep (Rubicon), and now the Rivian. Rivian all day, unless you are doing really insane rock crawling every weekend.

[@JohnsonWhat28]

@Caraveli If you are out camping and exploring for a few days, what happens when you run out of charge? Carry a generator I guess?

[@caraveli2573]

@@JohnsonWhat28 300 miles is more than enough for me. Again, personal preference

[@awash7156]

@@JohnsonWhat28 yes, you have to be honest with yourself about your use-case if considering an EV. Just like if you’re out for a few days and run out of gas and either weren’t knowledgeable or experienced enough to bring a can…

[@peternguyen2323]

Just puller a trailer solar with battery and leave it at your base camp. go play all day and come back and recharge. It sure beat pulling an oil drilling rig and refinery!

[@stevekight1955]

Maybe raise the Rivian before trying the hill.

[@Strangerthingsvehicles]

Rivian was not in Rock crawl mode

[@fpartidafpartida]

So was the Jeep modified with a lift, shocks and different tires or is that what the Mojave version comes with?

[@Propelled]

The Mojave comes as configured off the showroom floor.

[@memonk11]

Not Rubicon?

[@sethjchandler]

Way too much wasted time in this video just get to the point.

[@seanmacdonald9808]

why didnt you use the jeep rubicon it would have beat the breaks off the rivian

[@ericn3221]

Someone needs to tell Brian he should be in a Subaru Forester with those gloves on.

[@henryayers3754]

I think the weight of the vehicle is the issue, it's going to sink more, tear up trails more

[@davidmajstorovic6886]

“I’m a little late I had to charge” yeap that’s the problem…

[@HenryBabcock]

No that's just Edmunds usual bs propaganda. She forgot to plug it in at home overnight I guess? Dumb.

[@Propelled]

Notice they never talked about her range after the day.

[@jake78441]

Who the helll goes over 30mphs on off roading?

[@0HOON0]

Raptor owners.

[@rords3695]

Baja

[@Shabobidhuffy]

Ohhhhh dude 😂. I guess this comment sums up rivian buyers in a nutshell. The bigger question is , if you’re not going over 30 off road why bother ? Might as well walk or hike … 😂

[@jake78441]

@@Shabobidhuffy In my eyes when i hear off-roading i thought you drive slow and take your time?

[@persaud101]

@@0HOON0 nah not driving a 100k+ truck over 30-mph

[@Seventh7Art]

I think the Cybertruck could make it in the last part because it has even more ground clearance..... 16 inches!

[@scottgabbard662]

This made me chuckle a little bit. I know they are allegedly working on it still, and they’ve been spotted in the wild BUT were you you referencing the cyberWHERE truck? No disrespect, but after the mobile laptop comment in the review, this instantly came to my mind. R1T and Mojave are in the arena. Kudos to both.

[@andymika1981]

Dude my flying saucer could do it all!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TroySavary]

So far, offroad in the Cybertruck has been a smooth dirt track. Wake me up when Tesla actually lets someone drive it.

[@khangtran93]

I dont think u can find a rivian close to 76k

[@KTMcaptain]

High speed transfer case? It’s just a normal gladiator t case 🤣

[@Propelled]

Nope. The Mojave has a different transfer case to allow higher speeds in low range.🤪

[@KTMcaptain]

@@Propelled no it doesn’t, it has the standard transfer case as the sport does. Sorry you fell for Jeep marketing.

[@Propelled]

Quit being a polemic. The Mojave was definitely made with the lower gear range in the t-case from the Rubicon. I have a sport and a Mojave, the t-cases are NOT the same either, the Mojave has Select-trac, the sport does not.

[@KTMcaptain]

@@Propelled the Mojave has the exact same transfer case, gear ratio and part number, to the sport. You clearly do not understand what you are talking about.

[@Strangerthingsvehicles]

Jeep rides like shit off road will bounce all over the place on a grave road the rivian will do everything the jeep can just WAY BETTER!!!!!

[@ronwest4522]

I want to see what happens when you slam the battery bank down on some rocks.

[@TheBowerbird]

These have a high-strength steel, alloyed aluminum and carbon fiber composite underneath which protects the battery. you can put the entire weight of the vehicle on a space the size of your fist and be just fine.

[@TNGsp]

The keep has speaker in it tbh

[@TNGsp]

Jeep

[@tylerchapman5239]

Tried really hard to make it to the end of this video but these presenters are unwatchable.

[@gsx95r]

Well in the first 1:20 seconds they already show biases. So nope to this channel.

[@bigdaddy2955]

Commander low skill is hilarious. Gladiator truck can't compensate for soy driver.

[@kristoferfc6525]

so the Rubicon Gladiator walks the Rivian

[@kenhughes5214]

This one looks biased. I don't hate the Rivian, but it's not going to outperform a jeep of any kind. It may have more torque and power, but if you do a full, equal comparison, the Rivian would not beat it.

[@mccoymaverick1658]

Wanted to see a nice off road review of rivian R1t not some crazy screaming grandma she is more loud than that jeep gladiator. Idk why this channel always keep on changing reviewers that lady from Shelby 500 vs Camaro vs Hellcat video was good would like to see her or anyone else who don't "SCREAMS". Have decent people to do reviews we come here to see the performance of cars and trucks and listen to their engine noise not the noises made by humans 😒

[@tuomasholo]

Prospective Rivian buyers should be aware their vehicles will lose 2% battery every day whether they drive it or not due to a phantom draw.

[@mikecoleman4628]

Mine doesn't.

[@bleep86]

mine does not

[@TheBowerbird]

Wrong. Mine doesn't. I can track it via my Altel charger app every time the battery decreases and requests current. If there's any draw it's a few pennies of electricity.

[@TroySavary]

You are confusing it with Tesla.

[@jamessmyth5949]

Well one things for sure the R1T sure doesn't beat the gladiator in the styling department. It's ugly . It looks like a Tata Xenon but with a hideous front end treatment...

[@HenryBabcock]

Couldn't disagree more. R1T is easily the best looking design of any truck on the road today.

[@jamessmyth5949]

@@HenryBabcock Well if you think so go ahead and buy one. Then people will look at you as you pull up in it and snigger under their breath and feel sorry and embarrassed for you.

[@HenryBabcock]

@@jamessmyth5949 funny that's how I look at anyone dumb enough to buy a new ICE vehicle in 2023. And yes I have placed an order for a Rivian. 👍

[@jamessmyth5949]

@@HenryBabcock Well good on you. I mean nobody dictates to you what you want to buy or not buy..it's entirely your choice.

[@mikecoleman4628]

@@HenryBabcock You are wildly insufferable with your ad hominem attacks. Out here showing your ass, and making the rest of us look bad. Also, I have a Rivian and I think the front end is ugly as hell. Side profile and from the back, it's great. - full on front shot it looks like a sad puppy.

[@nineslot123]

I bet if I were to drive deep In to the desert and run out of power I could not just pull out the gas can and fill her up and keep going on the over sized RC car, just not practical, I see electric vehicle a day transportation to and from work and not long range

[@TheBowerbird]

Except EVs like the Rivian are incredibly efficient off-road. Vastly more so than things like Jeeps. This is because they don't use any significant amount of power while idling and can regen going down hills. See the Charge Overland page for examples of his multi-day journeys in his Rivian. Also, "RC car"? So is a gas car a lawn mower?

[@nathanjohnson3668]

ICE are also super fuel efficient off road because they can turn off instead of sitting there idling lol. Only turn on when you need to move. I can stay weeks off grid and carry some gas cans if needed. Any passer by can also fuel me if needed. Don’t over reach. EVs are very cool for daily driving and commuting. But don’t compare to true off roading or over landing. Going fast on dirt and dune running I guess but why not just buy a razor that you can beat on instead of $100k+ daily car lol. And most off road vehicles are about range, control, and reliability. You don’t need a ton of torque to off-road and overland.