whats the best SUV/offroad car for extreme use -deep snow -good ground clearance -fording -um...anything else like that -and street legal some choices: unlimited: LM002 v H1 $50-$100,000 Defender G Class H2? under $50: Wrangler? subaru's? what do you think? id like not everything to be about the H1, so maybe something in a realistic price range...i hear the Defender is good, what about the rest of land rover? and does the wrangler capture all the 'cheaper' category? i mean, so many suvs are made for on-road use nowadays that some subarus have more ground clearance than them.
The ground clearance of the subarus does not make them better offroad, they're called approach and departure angles, the ones on a subaru suck for offroad use. But my pick in the unlimited class goes to the H1 alpha, my choice in the 100k class goes to the MB G class, My
people are gonna tell you hummer, but for performance and capability nothing beats a custom job.. there are some intense ones built from the ground up, and some attainable ones built off wrangler chassis.
yes they have alot of ground clearance. now tell me how the other stuff factors in, id like to know more
so when its -10F your gonna hop in your dune buggy to go through 2 feet deep snow to get to where you need to go?
Well, the most important factor are the tires, the ones on a Subaru are not made for offroad use, their tread pattern doesn't grip well on mud or dirt.
The Bowler is a Dakar vehicle. Yeah I'll go with that. Off the list I'll take the defender 110. Land Rover made one without pillars. The windows don't go down but you have unobstructed views of your safari.
The porsche cayenne's top gear test really really impressed me. The Hummer H1 is just about as good, but not nearly as comfortable or powerful. But top gear hated it because they were english.
Toyta Landcruiser Land Rover Defender Jeep Wrangler Nissan Patrol Most of the cars mentioned are horrible off roaders, given there shitty tyres and love of driving on anything but roads.