Standard features onboard the Jeep Gladiator include an 8.4-inch touchscreen multimedia system (with navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), as well as LED headlights/taillights/day-time running lights/fog lights, forward collision warning, plus adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitor with rear cross path detection, remote proximity keyless entry, nine-speaker Alpine Premium audio system.

The high-spec Rubicon adds Jeep’s 'Rock-Trac Active On-Demand II' 4x4 system (4:1 transfer case), 'Tru-Lok' front and rear locking differentials, sway-bar disconnect, Tenneco 2.0-inch diameter aluminium-bodied shocks (front and rear; Fox shocks on previous versions), a 'TrailCam' off-road camera, selectable tyre-fill alert, BFGoodrich Mud Terrain Tyres (255/75 R17), and 17-inch machined-black alloy wheels.

The Jeep Gladiator has a snug, squared-off interior that appears to be water- and weather-proof.

Build quality all-round feels solid.

All controls, dials and switchgear are chunky and easy to locate and operate, even on bumpy tracks.

Storage spaces are few, but at least they’re well suited to adventure, such as tensioned mesh pockets on doors and seat-backs, and small receptacles with textured bases.

The Jeep Gladiator has a 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine (209kW at 6400rpm and 347Nm at 4100rpm) and an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The Jeep Gladiator has five seats. Seating is okay but anyone taller than Tom Cruise’s stunt double has to mind their head so they don’t thump it on the unforgivingly hard ceiling of the detachable top.

The Jeep Gladiator Rubicon is capable of doing the 0-100km/h sprint in 10.3 seconds. Top speed is approximately 180km/h.

The Jeep Gladiator has a listed fuel consumption of 12.4L/100km on a combined cycle.

The Gladiator has an 83-litre tank, so, going by that listed fuel-use figure, you could reasonably expect a driving range of approximately 669km from a full tank.