2020 Jeep Gladiator cleans up at Northwest Automotive Press Association’s annual ‘Mudfest’

We’re just a few days away from the arrival of the all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator truck at McLarty Daniel CDJR of Bentonville, the first Jeep pickup that has rolled off the assembly line in over 20 years! To say we’re fans of the rugged, purpose-built design of the 2020 Gladiator is an understatement, and we’re not the only ones!

The critics have spoken as well, including those at the Northwest Automotive Press Association’s annual “Mudfest” 4×4 shootout, where, for the first time in the 26-year history of the event, a single vehicle won in three of six available categories, including Overall Best, Best Truck and Extreme Capability, and was also voted “Northwest Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year.” That vehicle, of course, is the 2020 Jeep Gladiator!

“The 2019 NWAPA Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year competition featured the most diverse group of vehicles we’ve seen in its 25-year history,” says NWAPA President John Vincent of U.S. News & World Report. “The all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator earned its title of Northwest Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year with an exceptionally functional blend of SUV and pickup attributes that northwest consumers crave.”

Based in Washington State, the Northwest Automotive Press Association brings together dozens of automotive journalists every spring for their annual competition between new 4×4 trucks. Every major manufacturer is represented. This year, over 25 NWAPA journalists descended on The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, for two days of vehicle testing on a network of paved and off-road routes, with the latter representing varying degrees of ruggedness, from basic mud and ruts to rock-crawling and boulders.

NWAPA editors tested a total of 22 vehicles from 14 manufacturers, issuing awards in the categories of Subcompact Utility Vehicle, Compact SUV, Mid-Size SUV, Family SUV, Premium/Luxury SUV, Truck and Extreme Capability. When the votes were counted, the 2020 Jeep Gladiator had won in every category in which it was eligible, and was later selected both overall winner and the 2019 Northwest Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year.  

Ready to see what all the fuss is about. McLarty Daniel CDJR of Bentonville will have the 2020 Jeep Gladiator truck on the ground and ready to roll by the end of the month! Keep an eye on the McLarty Daniel CDJR of Bentonville Facebook page for the big reveal, then stop in for a test drive of the all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator Pickup, the most beautiful, most capable, most rugged truck Jeep has ever built!

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