A lot of talk on pickup trucks is focused on how well they tow or haul. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is no exception. Since it hit the streets a year ago, weve taken it overlanding on the Mojave Road, loaded its bed with horse mats, and bolted a 4,000-pound trailer to its hitch, among other things. One area we havent focused enough on is what its like to live with the Jeep Gladiator s interior. Although easy to dismiss as just a Wrangler cabin with a bed, theres a lot more to the Gladiators interior than that. --> What the Gladiator shares with the Wrangler For those who spend lots of time in the latest JL Jeep Wrangler ( as I do, being our long-term Wranglers chaperone ), the Gladiators cabin ought to be incredibly familiar. Pretty much everything from the front-seats forward is shared with the Wrangler. The Gladiators upright dash, instrument cluster, infotainment screen, buttons, seatsliterally everything save for the Off-Road+ switch next to the differential lockers on our Gladiator Rubicon tester is shared with the Wrangler. That might strike some as lazy, but in actuality its a brilliant move because it instantly gives the Gladiator one ofif not the nicest-looking and highest-quality cabins in the growing midsize pickup market. Porting the Wranglers interior over to the Gladiator also saves Jeep money in extra design and tooling costs, savings that could, in theory, be passed on to Gladiator buyers. Unique features in the Jeep Gladiators interior Where the Gladiators interior differs most from the Wrangler is in back. Sharing its same general interior footprint with the Wrangler, the Gladiator offers up segment-best rear seat legroom, rear HVAC vents, and power ports to keep your devices charged, making it the only vehicle in the segment aside from the Honda Ridgeline to offer up all of those amenities . The Gladiators rear seats are a party piece in and of themselves. They fold forward and flat, functioning as a shelf of sorts for more cargo-holding ability, while also revealing a rechargeable portable Bluetooth speaker (should you check off the box for that $295 option when ordering your Gladiator.) The rear seat bottoms also flip up, revealing lockable storage for odds and ends like ratchet straps or tow hitches. For extra securityespecially important for the only convertible pickup on the marketthe rear seat backs can also be locked to the wall of the cabin so they cant fold down, ensuring the cabin stays secure. The Jeep Gladiators bed Although most pickups in the segment offer up two different bed lengths, usually a short 5- to 5.5-foot bed and a longer 6-foot bed, the Jeep Gladiator is only available with a 5-foot bed . Standard features on the bed include four tie-downs and a three-position tailgate, with a middle position designed to help the Gladiator accommodate longer items like sheets of plywood or motorcycles. Optional features include a bed liner (complete with tire tread marks on the front of the bed wall to help you line your motorcycles up properly), LED lighting, a 110-volt outlet, roll-up tonneau cover, and bed-side rails for extra tie-downs or accessories. As far as pickup beds go, the Gladiators is pretty old school; it doesnt have any steps or handles to ease access the bed, but its bed rails are low, making it easy for adults of average height to reach into the bed to grab items. The post 2020 Jeep Gladiator Interior Review: Whats Jeeps Pickup Like Inside? appeared first on MotorTrend .