Comparison tests Off Road Comparison: New Land Rover Defender vs Mercedes G-Class

[Rolf]

Probably the duel of the year for Off Road cars, the new Land Rover Defender faces the Mercedes G-class in some tough offroad obstacles.

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[Matski]

Hmmm.. G350d is considerably more expensive here than a 110 D240 SE here.. about £96,000 bare starting price for a G-Class, and £56,000 for the LR - though the LR in the video appears to be a 'First Edition' so it's closer to £60,000. Still a big price gap though, even the Defender X would be cheaper and might have done a little better off-road.

edit: fixed Typo.

 

[Centurion]

Hmmm.. G350d is considerably more expensive here than a 1...

It's like comparison an Omega Seamaster against a Rolex Dayton, isn't it?

The G-Class owners will likely also own the Defender but not the other way around. Even the prices of used G350d are eye watering.

 

[Levi68]

The G Class is for criminals and wanabe cool guys. The Landie is for posers. When it gets really tough, they all pull the Landcruiser out.

 

[Matski]

The G Class is for criminals and wanabe cool guys. The La...

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[Rolf]

The secret weapon the G-class has over most cars in extreme conditions is the brilliant traction provided by the triple diff locks. Most other cars use traction or stability control to brake the spinning wheels to provide some traction, but the G-class doesnt even need traction control to be activated at all. The car moves forward with hardly any wheelspin as all the wheels movement is synchronized together with the mechanical diff locks.

The other weapon the G-class has it is excellent suspension travel, which in many conditions will not leave wheels spinning in the air and the wheels can make contact even in deep holes.

There are also some negatives, the G-class doesnt have a good breakover angle like the Defender and its ground clearance is also less than the Defenders.

Here is another interesting comparison with G-class and Jimny.

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[CrunchSlaughtered]

The secret weapon the G-class has over most cars in extreme...

Locking all the diffs makes the car capable of moving only in straight direction. So it's not always the best solution.

 

[martinbo]

Locking all the diffs makes the car capable of moving only in straight direction. So it's not always the best solution.

On loose surfaces it is the best solution.

 

[Rolf]

In this test, the Toyota Landcruiser Prado proves that an expertly set up crawl function on its ESP system can come close to matching the triple diff locks of the Wrangler and G-class.

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[CrunchSlaughtered]

On loose surfaces it is the best solution.

Good luck taking a sharp turn on a steep uphill trail with locked diffs.

 

[martinbo]

Good luck taking a sharp turn on a steep uphil...

Thanks but I don't need it - there's a time and place for diff-lock which I'm well aware of. On deep, soft sand, loose stone and gravel and slimy mud diff lock is a necessity.

 

[SCOTT27]

Finally seen a Defender in the flesh. It’s huge.

 

[J.E]

The G Class is for criminals and wanabe cool guys. The Landie is for posers. When it gets really tough, they all pull the Landcruiser out.

Right to the moment an elk pulls out in front of them and then they see everything upside down.