According to The Drive, the Jeep Wrangler 392 V8 will continue for 2026, and the Gladiator 392 in confirmed. Yes, Jeep’s pickup truck is finally getting a V8 option and the “6.4-liter Hemi V8 will have a home at Jeep,” according its CEO.
On Thursday, at a media briefing Jeep CEO Bob Broderdorf said the 392 cubic inch V8 engine will be leveraged in the Jeep lineup followed by, “Wrangler and Gladiator fans, and Hemi fans in general, don’t worry.”
The 392 horsepower V8 engine option was supposed to be killed off in the Wrangler two years ago with multiple Final Editions, which clearly weren’t so final. The 2024 retailed just north of $100,000. It was supposed to the end, but then it was kept alive for 2025, surely making the first round of “Final Edition” owners feel a particular way. So much for that idea.
The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 is exactly as powerful and capable as you think it is. And having a Gladiator 392 join the lineup will only increase make the jeep lineup more impressive.
And now the 6.4-liter Hemi-powered Wrangler 392 lives on only to gain a pickup truck sibling. Sorry, Final Edition owners. Those V8-powered Wrangler’s weren’t the end and more is coming from Jeep!
This article will be updated as we learn more.
