Defender v Mercedes G350 v Wrangler - Up-hill DRAG RACE & Off-road BATTLE!

[@MatWatsonCars]

Hi Mat here. Please let me know if you'd like to see more of these battles rather than just normal reviews. Thanks!

[@carwow]

Errr no thanks - they take ages to film 😉

[@ME-nf8fd]

sure

[@khai5922]

urus vs x6 vs cayenne

[@LiquorHunter]

More battles mat🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@gfjx-j8g]

Hi, Mat Watson

[@ciocanu]

The fact that the countdown was the sound of the girl and there was a man there disturbed me

[@inamhassan2694]

Hahaha well spotted

[@webfreakz]

i feel offended now!

[@Mamaki69]

Stop assuming people genders.

[@jamespryce2606]

Hahaha just noticed

[@Introgamer14]

They did it some times now

[@spring5539]

4:59 i love how they still use the drag race lady’s voice

[@SimpleDevotion.]

Yh well noticed 🤣

[@AMV12S]

Isn't the real voice?? sounds so synchronized 🤣

[@Soulkollextor]

@@AMV12S obviously theres a man standing there lol

[@carmad4445]

Yea

[@AMV12S]

​@@Soulkollextor 6:22 have you sure? 🤣 from inside the car still sounding like a woman

[@DrivenDailyTrips]

When I heard in reverse, I thought you were gonna reverse up the hill, would have been epic

[@tawanamakotsi9839]

Ikr😂😂

[@cannyscott]

Same 😂

[@jord7873]

I tought to😂

[@wajdi143]

Same😂

[@Kowen959]

I honestly thought the same, I was also quite disappointed when I saw the “going down the hill.”

[@tanujupadhyay4608]

LR defender played so smooth all the time ..

[@prajjwalbajpai9302]

Mat and yianni off-road but on foot race!

[@801russc]

Best idea for carwow yet.

[@kerenkan9217]

Brilliant

[@kamcarcrusher857]

It's car race channel not a human race channel.

[@fahmi25aja86]

Up

[@fahmi25aja86]

Yianni With Lamborghini urus😁

[@252Scooby]

It’s impressive that Graham has two voices with his other being a woman’s voice wow

[@TDSWar]

I wonder if Graham’s voice sounds like mat Watson 😂

[@henry-yt2fy]

Yeah

[@theblueeyes3889]

Hes clearly a very talented man

[@abdulrahmanalshammari5508]

Fd4f5, g@@TDSWar gererz3rfnu6 I have) g دکھ ड छग qw0hm^एक्स r xy

[@valentinoberchu7532]

You beat me to that comment

[@Fahd_93]

Graham clearly has a soft spot for the G wagon. 😂

[@shauryathakur2683]

The g spot

[@Fahd_93]

@@shauryathakur2683 😂😂

[@yissibiiyte]

Massive understatement. He outright lies about it winning some of the challenges.

[@egoldy55]

@@yissibiiyte fax.

[@slymusau]

We all know that the g wagon is the superior off-road vehicle here. Nothing like a soft spot

[@DigiComedy]

The Defender went up a much steeper hill than the G-Wagen, so that should have been accounted for and given the victory in the first test. Or just have them all on the same hill!

[@brandonbouchez7195]

It's a good thing it ain't impressive on the vehicles part to floor it up a hill lol

[@abishifanct3106]

The defender is basically a supercomputer on wheels.

[@argon7479]

It's like I'd a 4runner got rid of any mechanical features it had to help it off-road, and replaced it with grange technology that only works on low difficulty terrain, and won't help you in actually offroading

[@jyotirmayulemale9870]

@@argon7479so basically defender is king of off-road

[@argon7479]

@@jyotirmayulemale9870 it's not. Mechanical systems will always be better than electronic. A solid axile will always beat any kind of torque management system.

[@jyotirmayulemale9870]

@@argon7479 then why all youtubers say land rover is king when it comes to off roading

[@argon7479]

@@jyotirmayulemale9870 because most KZbinrs aren't actually doing offroading. Most "offroading" reviews is taking vehicles on dirt roads with some dips and turns. Solid axiles are by far the most important thing on an offroading vehicle. There's a reason why people are still rock crawling Jeeps from the 70's. The land rover is a very comfortable car that functions well in moderate off road conditions.

[@Vis_Maior]

"I was really worried about damaging it cause it's just so expensive" *Proceeds to smash the steering wheel while laughing*

[@samyakgulale646]

😂😂😂

[@iBlogGadget]

Hitting the steering wheel will cause little to no damage to it. Hardly the same

[@jackscott6393]

@@iBlogGadget To test your theory, I went and hit my steering wheel with a sledgehammer. It did do extensive damage. Looks like your wrong, budro.

[@robinfist]

Agreed.....

[@tsend-ayushonolbaatar3209]

Matt aint gonna do any damage with that baby arms lol

[@maneskinkeesje5765]

WHERES THE JIMNY

[@adriusprime8506]

Carwow have done this before with the Jimny

[@Moray2023]

@@adriusprime8506 don't care, I'd happily watch them do it every day.

[@Hawkizimana]

@@Moray2023 tf?

[@shaneclk9854]

Exactly

[@langraman8756]

the cheaper jimny will be just as good thats why

[@intensetwitch7556]

Absolutely I’ll go all the way with the defender the overall driving experience is something else😍

[@idk-io8vg]

Very much

[@twistedracer961]

And its beutiful

[@megshot-g7925]

Yah me too.

[@srcob]

It's a clear win for Defender for me...cause it is the proper go anywhere vehicle of the three.At least the last hurdle the way it crossed no confusion at all.

[@rhys3623]

Jeep can

[@kevinvoyer5053]

The Disco is what we call in America? A mall crawler. Same with the G Wagon. Two of the least dirty by original owners in the 4x4 world!

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

Girlfriend: I'm feeling ho.... Mat: Before we start, click up the pop-up banner up there.

[@goowatchi]

...hope for humanity.

[@jans6252]

She feels homesick, oh I can relate when I’m travelling

[@jabe6960]

...holy energy from devine deity,please do the woo with me.

[@arion9696]

@@goowatchithe good ending

[@matti__b5558]

Honestly the new Land Rover defender is in my opinion one of the best suvs in the world and easily my favourite car

[@MomentumMindset2080]

Samee

[@Ankit-nc3xf]

You must research more

[@30KCAPS]

I’m not gonna lie the only bad features of them is the really pricey parts and the amount of times they break down

[@30KCAPS]

That’s why people call them shit

[@shaheenshad5012]

@@30KCAPS just research on actual users who use this car, it is reliable as normal cars.

[@thetruth1.613]

3 vehicles, 3 different drivers and different tires? This test was entertaining but flawed 🤷‍♂️

[@RareMaestro]

Agreed

[@cenk82]

And three different road-paths actually.

[@ttvvideos2050]

Nobody: Carwow: uses countdown lady's voice even though she weren't there...

[@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330]

I thought it was Yianni's voice

[@bilz29]

*wasn't

[@jeebus2121]

@@bilz29 He's probably from the UK. "...weren't..." is normal in some places.

[@bilz29]

@@jeebus2121 I know, I'm from the UK too haha

[@ttvvideos2050]

@@bilz29 its weren't where I'm from in the uk

[@taontosontareality]

This is such a brutal competition 😅 so poorly judged

[@siphesihlenicholsonkhoza9876]

Lol I'm sure you're a professional auditor

[@ALEKSANDER_Aleks88]

Ye

[@reapertalon]

ok kinda yeh

[@alif6526]

Mersadies watching this BOYYY IF U DON'T SEND DAT SHIZ

[@jacobfabus9904]

@@alif6526 *Mercedes

[@reyeseuropeos9153]

Statistics : Defender is the best Technology : Defender it is Real experience : Defender Comfort : Defender again Mat : it's America, baby

[@ro-deo119]

Feels like Graham just got a job in Mercedes Benz

[@kyondi8480]

i'm telling you he is earning a dime with Mercedes Benz. he is more in favor of MB.

[@timothyabu]

lol...congratulations buddy

[@behshadruby4483]

He says jeep tire was off the ground thr most 😄😄

[@rodrigolicairac]

I feel like the defender is the king when it comes to technology

[@MomentumMindset2080]

Yep I think the samee

[@patrikarnic]

Too bad the electronics are crap

[@kylemccourt663]

That's why I love wheeling with my old Jeep. Manual transmission, 4 leaf springs, quick disconnect, and zero worries that a system will fail.

[@cmtexperts4825]

My friend have a defender I have a range and my another friend has a Land cruiser The defender is the best offroader and land cruiser is the worst Also my range and defender is pretty rellibile

[@patrikarnic]

@@cmtexperts4825 i doubt that it's more reliable than a land cruiser

[@jamesnewman9023]

Why is Graham’s voice a females when doing the countdown 😂

[@Apollo-Midnighter]

yaaa, 😂

[@frankondieki]

Female voice is used in all matt's carwow car races. I wonder why it sounds unique now🤔

[@ben3291]

In a Middle of a Sex Change Perhaps 🤔 😆.

[@walkergp2130]

Lol

[@martinvavra1422]

There is about 72 genders, so don't be bothered in such detail.

[@Avscout]

Both the G and the Defender lifted tires in the video on the articulation portion. Also, on the hill climb both the G and the Defender took running starts where they just pulled the Jeep up to the hill and climbed slowly. You guys need more discipline in your tests.

[@vanderz1012]

@Pillsbury Dough Boy yeah sure. Spend ludicrous amounts on a glorified grocery getter that's unreliable as hell and a fat box that's so expensive they didn't even wanna take it down the final obstacle

[@nemesisgaming9479]

throw 15k into that jeep, upgrade the driver, and the jeep would demolish those other cars while still being cheaper. End of the day you're comparing $38k jeep to a $54k land rover and a $131k g350.

[@vanderz1012]

@@nemesisgaming9479 and that 54k Land Rover is not even the top spec offroad one while the Wrangler is the top line

[@manishjaiswal1347]

Justice for defender at 13:50, it deserves a 3 there

[@martiniv8924]

These 4x4 “Tests “ are very amusing 😁

[@VSS1]

Completely unbiased. Mercedes: Mat remember we gave you the G Wagon AMG for 6 months.

[@baseplate8428]

well it did better than other two

[@samwise333]

@@baseplate8428 lol yeah because the jeeps front wheel came up off the ground right? Even though I it clearly didn’t. Not saying it’s not better but who knows because they aren’t being earnest in the analysis.

[@ScrapTechTips]

I wouldn't say that the review was very analytical as it wasn't testing off roading ability it was testing what they thought was appropriate 🤣 if they had the same tires on all of them and they actually went 4wdn. It may be a competition

[@Mountain-Man27]

@@baseplate8428 g wagon had the most power so obviously it will win in timed tests. these tests are terrible measures of actual offroading capabilities

[@pradeep7168]

@@baseplate8428 well first race was won by defender but g wagon 6 cylinder but defender 4 cylinder engine compare price and engine Then take them to off-roading G wagon is just an a hype created by benz paying all journalist defender came 2 because matt is from British if he gave to defender comments are going to be caius so he played it on safe side.90% KZbin vedios are pre planned

[@NamekazeBoruto]

Defender is completely a beast on off roading ........

[@Aaron3Ni]

Graham’s shirt underneath was a Mercedes employee of the month shirt lol

[@sulman36]

Was gonna say the same thing

[@brendonroot3724]

Land Rover won many of those challenges

[@andrewr5992]

I couldn't take anything seriously after we were supposed to believe the Jeep didn't comfortably win the wheel articulation part around 13:00. Last challenge Defender is all over the place, Jeep wheels never leave the ground yet Defender wins becoz reasons. Oh and Merc wins everything even though it couldn't complete all the challenges and the other two could (strange way to win for an off road battle). New Defender looks surprisingly good but I'd rather see an honest comparison.

[@danbruh33]

@@andrewr5992 yea that guy was so unfair... but I prefer the defender as it's the best on road and rlly good offroad too but I reckon jeep is better offroad

[@andrewr5992]

@@danbruh33 I totally agree with you. As an all rounder the new Defender looks surprisingly comfortable around town and from all the serious reviews I've seen it's mighty impressive off road too, comfortably going head to head with the 200 series 'cruiser. That's why it's annoying that someone had to make things up (you have to be smoking something to think the Defender has anywhere near the articulation of the rubicon especially with swaybars disconnected), the Defender is plenty good enough to stand on its own merits and out of the three tested was arguably the best all rounder and best value for money.

[@yahiasadventures9784]

Please put real off-road drivers in those cars for real results

[@rexgen8859]

Disclaimer: Graham was fired from Land Rover just last month.

[@mk2nathan]

No it’s a joke because he gave the g wagon a better score than the defender despite the fact it is unquestionably the better off-roader.

[@astonbenger67]

@@mk2nathan exactly what i thought

[@gianlucaadamoli7211]

Aahahahhaha

[@Osprey1994]

@@mk2nathan Land rover didn't do neaely as well as the Jeep. Hell I would take an old Jimny.

[@gc2234]

@@Osprey1994 Real scores if they were spec'd to the same price, drivers were the same, and the engines were similarly powered: *Uphill drag race*- Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Downhill race*- Jeep 3, Defender 2, Merc 1 *U turn race* - Merc 3, Jeep 2, Defender 1. *Steep slippery race* - Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Articulation and off road geometry*- Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Ground clearance* - Defender 3, Jeep 2, Merc 0. *On road performance* - Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Total* - Defender 16, Merc 14, Jeep 11.

[@andrewl8251]

For the price the Jeep punches well above it's weight. All that's missing on it is a nice aftermarket lift kit and it will still cost less than the others and likely be way more reliable over time. The jeep really is bargain

[@Master-Baiter]

You forget that you could get a 1980s g wagon for like 8-10k

[@zephyr5574]

@@Master-Baiter bs

[@zephyr5574]

@@Master-Baiter you can get an 80s jeep for 3-5k

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@Master-Baiter why

[@Master-Baiter]

@@huskiehuskerson5300 clout 🤣😭

[@soywaz6645]

Matt: gets down on one knee in front of his girlfriend Girlfriend: Matt, oh gosh, what’s going on? Matt: click on the pop out banner to find out

[@stuchly1]

Thanks for making me laugh 😂😂😂

[@dnhdfnfkrjxjxfjjggj3002]

😂🤣🤣😂

[@HaiNguyen-nc4vt]

Lmao🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@elektro135]

😂😂😂

[@esthermezhu9297]

You mean Joe.

[@josem6929]

"Oh I judge the the Jeep last on this off-road obstacle because its tires are too big, aggressive and off road able" lol

[@JGCSRT]

Ah, the very scientific process of “letting the old guy eyeball it”.

[@Zadster]

"There are old pilots. There are bold pilots. There are no old, bold pilots."

[@tanks4lyfe509]

​@@Zadster I've only ever heard that for there are old bikers and bold bikers but there are no old bold bikers

[@timstevens5769]

My '96 Discovery would have put the Defender to shame with regards to articulation. What a pleasure to watch the Jeep and G flex. I love Land Rover and would take the Defender for my primary without even a thought. It is simply the best driver. The Defender simply has better manners and is a more modern vehicle to live with. It even has decent fuel economy. It would be nice to see the Full Size Range Rover in some tests though.

[@user-id4cu1hp6j]

g wagon, the off roader that 99 percent owners never goes off road

[@eventusvantos2770]

It does go off road actually.

[@farnum3297]

you might want to check what a few well established armies in the world are using.. lol

[@Balcynkus]

Don't know about the west, but in Russia people use them for fishing, hunting and offroading trips all the time. Ofcourse there are also poor people who want to look rich, lease them and then are afraid to take them off the tarmac but happens to all the SUV's

[@agroyt2599]

Old g vagon iz god offroader

[@吳吳-c2x]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3jKdJiKlKhspsU Well, we off road a lot in TAIWAN.

[@helloitsme2981]

I think Graham is a bit impartial and dislikes Land Rover and likes Mercedes

[@aggelosbracaj9845]

That's what I think too

[@looneytoons171]

that's probably this channel, ask why Mat has a A45 and had the G63. Biased channel

[@Cornetto1997]

He probably just drives a land cruiser.

[@ancientmonkey5327]

Driver error and uneven conditions in the hill decent and climb.

[@mountainbiker9307]

Not really a "win" for the G, simply because it couldn't to the really tough off road stuff :/

[@Moonlight-uv7jo]

Why not just change tires

[@mountainbiker9307]

That can be done, however, the tyres weren't the issue, lack of Ground clearance was, I don't think anyone would want to life a brand new 100K G Class, I could be wrong though.

[@adrimute]

It didn't do the last task but still won by 2 points. Plus no one who buys these cars will take it on any terrain like the last task. G won it fair and square because it does the minimum requirement best.

[@shinobexi9336]

When there is a huge price gap between contenders then it is your wallet that decides the winner. Unfortunately this comparison ended up tie between those two which were near in pricing and thus you should watch it as entertainment.

[@Wh04m1]

sure, it couldn´t ? it´s more like they were scared to try.

[@ninadwahurwagh8047]

Defender if a great package overall !! Good job tata

[@rifkynurikhsani6620]

Ford Bronco vs Defender vs Jimny, would be great!

[@connorbool6179]

Good luck getting a bronco in the UK 😂

[@erenyaeger9498]

@@connorbool6179 🤣🤣🤣

[@erenyaeger9498]

Rifky sry mate i don't know y u like jimny.a favor forget tht dream it won't happen.jimny is best in is own way i appreciate tht but we don't need for compare with legends......sry mate jus my opinion.

[@brucelee1987]

@@erenyaeger9498 I had an aneurism reading this

[@erenyaeger9498]

@@brucelee1987 whats the meaning of anurism

[@EvanK2003]

Jeep does well and you still have money left in the bank. I think that is a victory.

[@robthorne2936]

the defender got round the conner in turn, yet the other 2 had to reverse to get round. how on earth did the defender loose that one!

[@Maurice_Moss]

Bit of a stupid test tbh, as it's more about the individual drivers than the car.

[@brocode04]

yes that is why land rover popular for!

[@acupunctureart]

Agreed. This was worse that footy officiating. Landrover won this contest by a hair and deservedly so.

[@ZethHanley]

LR Clearly was the smoothest through out the entire challenge I think the judge may have a bit of a crush on the merc😅😊

[@aidancook4566]

The best off roader was, the one that couldn’t go off roading 😂

[@NoName-tp6ib]

All that horsepower. Wait until the 392 wrangler comes out it will smoke everything

[@CO-kd6sd]

@@NoName-tp6ib At what, a drag race? lol

[@gc2234]

Real scores if they were spec'd to the same price, drivers were the same, and the engines were similarly powered: *Uphill drag race*- Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Downhill race*- Jeep 3, Defender 2, Merc 1 *U turn race* - Merc 3, Jeep 2, Defender 1. *Steep slippery race* - Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Articulation and off road geometry*- Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Ground clearance* - Defender 3, Jeep 2, Merc 0. *On road performance* - Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Total* - Defender 16, Merc 14, Jeep 11.

[@Aviation789]

The judge is Mercedes bias

[@Aviation789]

Quite clearly the Merc was disqualified how was it the best when it couldn’t even go down the slope the DEFENDER was and is the best hands down even on paper beats all its competitors. I have one myself a Defender X P400 Retail Price 102K maybe next time you should keep specs similar regarding power like a Defender D300 or P400 up against a Merc G350d

[@MrMatraiv]

A win for a G, just would not do the only serious off-roading challenge 😅

[@SM-1010]

They pussied out, I’ve seen the G class exhibit it could have prolly done it

[@mi2un206]

Stupid show

[@ImGaTor]

It's not their car so they just didn't wanted to risk damaging the shiny stuff..

[@arhanhasan8673]

@@ImGaTor Exactly

[@kensouza9239]

G is the best off-reader out there. There are other videos demonstrating that.

[@userunit1]

These tests also depend on how a person is driving the car not just on a car.

[@bloroxcleach]

@Ashlee Burell no it’s not. Same driver needed for every test. Timed drag race with the same driver, same driver for the slope test, same start location, etc. The merc was the only one that launched on the maneuverability test too, so it got a quicker time. The Merc also had more momentum from the start on the rocky slope test, Jeep looked like it started with the lowest speed. All the vehicles could probably use less tire pressure too, looks to be on street air pressure. All 3 vehicles need the same driver, start points/speed for certain tests, same launches.. either off idle or boosted launch, same tires and tire pressure.

[@Jujizzle915]

In the last challenge, Graham clearly wanted the G wagon to win…because right off the line one of the G wagon & Land Rovers tires came off the ground…

[@waelkader3300]

I recommend to see this guy from “SUV battle” channel for more efficient unbiased off-road testing.

[@Osprey1994]

Yeh

[@gc2234]

Real scores if they were spec'd to the same price, drivers were the same, and the engines were similarly powered: *Uphill drag race*- Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Downhill race*- Jeep 3, Defender 2, Merc 1 *U turn race* - Merc 3, Jeep 2, Defender 1. *Steep slippery race* - Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Articulation and off road geometry*- Merc 3, Defender 2, Jeep 1. *Ground clearance* - Defender 3, Jeep 2, Merc 0. *On road performance* - Defender 3, Merc 2, Jeep 1. *Total* - Defender 16, Merc 14, Jeep 11.

[@Matrix-tp8ou]

Very true

[@Ianf406]

The difference being that you can throw a few thousand dollars into any Jeep and it will then crush those opponents. Have you ever seen a Merc or Range Rover do something like the Rubicon trail? Neither have I.

[@eventusvantos2770]

@@Ianf406 yes I have. G wagon and Range Rover run circles around the jeep in fact

[@seanrioux3958]

I’d say that was mildly biased in the G wagons favor

[@xXEatYourDogXx]

Probably because its the best?

[@silimarina.]

G wagon is the best, the only reason it didn't do the last test was that they were afraid it would scratch the car, not because it wasn't capable of doing that

[@The-Celestial]

@@silimarina. LOL you don't see any variant of G wagon in Dakar Rallys or Off-road competitions do you? The Fact that you're suggesting that it's the best is hilarious man.

[@silimarina.]

@@The-Celestial so just because g class is not in Dakar, that means it's not good? You are hilarious. Search why G class is the most capable off-roader in this comparison and one of the best in the world

[@The-Celestial]

@@silimarina. one of the best in the world? Yes, for city roads. Not for extreme off roading, but if you bring G wagon 6x6 there then it's a whole different story! then maybe I'll change my opinion for it.

[@josephazucena1109]

That jeep was stolen a win it clearly beat the G wagon and defender in articulation

[@adamsmith1182]

They decided the g wagen couldn’t handle it, thought the defender was going to flip over, but the jeep lost. Yep, that all checks out, off-road test complete

[@scottsmith9020]

Well i disagree merc deserved the win and in the last test merc would have walked through it

[@josem6929]

they didn't show or shot when the Jeep going up on the second to last obstacle when the Merc had its wheels up in the air, I bet the Jeep did not lift at all. This was shamefully biased. on the hill climb Jeep went up with almost no momentum vs the order two who sped up the hill.

[@garyhumphreys]

Yip very biased towards the Jeep. No run up for climb. On rutted side for drag and clearly won the articulation test only a blind man would see different

[@lewisselier]

Let's offroad with the g63 than it's an different story👍

[@reyeseuropeos9153]

Correction Defender : 12 AMG : 12 Jeep : 11 ( Mat said it was "his" mistake, not defender's incapability )

[@ec2233]

The most unscientific test ever.

[@ApothecaryTerry]

That's just a description of the main goal of CarWow...

[@djsomeguy]

I'd say....this was a joke. I have no preference out of any of them but the tests are not equal...drag race each line is different, through the forest turning is just down to whoever gung-ho's in the most, the hill climb was just momentum and not a test, and everything picked by Graham is just bias.

[@ApothecaryTerry]

@@djsomeguy I can't help but find it hilarious when people come to a KZbin channel like CarWow (or Autotrader, Fifth Gear, Top Gear, etc) and find it somehow surprising and/or disappointing when the videos are nonsense...of course they are, it's kind of the point.

[@djsomeguy]

@@ApothecaryTerry I find it more disappointing when they clearly screw with the tests to please a manufacturer. I'm ok with entertainment type car content, but then don't score the vehicles and declare a winner. If you want to score something, score the presenters (like top gear did as to who won the challenges).

[@ApothecaryTerry]

@@djsomeguy I don't think they are consciously trying to bias the tests, perhaps a little fear of upsetting someone who gave them a car but you can see for example that Matt generally pushes a little harder than the others no matter what car he's in so I think the bias is in the relative competitiveness of the drivers rather than towards the cars. I totally agree that the way they score it does suggest it's an accurate representation of the cars which obviously isn't true so something like you said would be a better approach.

[@pascutia]

I'd take the G350d. It's too bad they don't sell that engine in the G Wagon in the US. Straight 6 diesels are awesome and it would get significantly better fuel economy than the V8!

[@def90cars]

They don’t sell it in the U.K. either.

[@abatt4233]

Are you serious? G350d has been on sale in the UK for years & years.

[@prrudman]

So, the best one off road is the one that couldn't do everything? Not exactly a winning recommendation.

[@siddhantyadav450]

tbh, nobody would be able to enjoy offroading in a 100k Gwagon. and it won all of its most troublesome tasks coz matt was driving it and we all know he's much better than the other 2 drivers.

[@eventusvantos2770]

It can actually do everything. See SUV battle channel on KZbin

[@gc2234]

What a joke of a car. 😂 You can't even call it an off roader when it couldn't do the only proper difficult part of the course.

[@gc2234]

It's like calling someone a pilot when they can't land the aircraft, just because they can fly it for most of the flight. 😂

[@l.v.i.bushcraftandsurvival6692]

It could have done it, those G-Wagens are practically bomb proof underneath they have a lot of heavy duty plating. They were concerned about the idiotic side steps - loaner vehicle. If they dumped the side steps and had rock sliders, it would have easily gone through the last obstacle.

[@ArcticTechnology]

Land Rover 1st g 2nd keep 3rd for the hill climb

[@autonewstv86]

carwow absolutely make me say WoWWW

[@23kently]

You've been dying to say that huh?

[@SurelyRaffa]

It make me say that as well

[@Thadgewick]

Like shouting World of Warcraft in an echo chamber.

[@brian_jake]

@@23kently stfu

[@aluandjalal1324]

It makes me moan

[@dean8067]

As someone who's had a big portion of my life going off roading, i can say this wasn't a very accurate test. The Jeep wrangler is without a doubt the best Off roader out of the bunch, due to its suspension and ladder frame design. The other two have both become more focused at being city cars. The Jeep shouldn't have lost the articulation test, and judging by how dangerously high the Defender's wheels were in the air during the last test, the jeep should have won that too, and the race around the tree all depended on who was willing to drive the quickest over the rough terrain. In a real world, proper off road course in the mountains or any other inconsistent and uneven terrain, the Jeep will be by far ahead of the rest, because there articulation is very important and actually essential to not tipping or rolling your vehicle

[@arvidjohansson3120]

Why would ladder frame be better? From what I have learnt in engineering, your suspension is what really matters in accessibility. If the suspension is mounted to something rigid it doesn’t matter.

[@arvidjohansson3120]

@@twowheelsonly1 Or you guys are taking this test to seriously.

[@dean8067]

@@arvidjohansson3120 Well it's less of a factor than the suspension, you're right. But it's more rugged, easier to repair and modify for extra height and clearance later along the lines. But the most important factor about the ladder frame suspension is it's ability to stay rigid and not flex under heavy articulation. I guess that just further falls in with the ruggedness factor but it's important for someone who's actually going off roading allot.

[@petercapone2947]

We need someone from the US driving the Jeep, don’t worry about scrapping the bottom, that’s what the skid plates are for, Jeep wins on the last obstacle hands down!!

[@ethanstorm1735]

That’s my only complaint about the wrangler it has clearance problems that Rovers don’t have

[@ULSB1969]

@@ethanstorm1735 --and the Rover has tipping problems that the Jeep doesn’t.

[@ethanstorm1735]

L.A. RC tipping problems? I’ve seen my friends Rover do some crazy looking shit and it has yet to tip. He hasn’t talked to me about Reliability yet😂 my pentastar is 100% more reliable then his Rover

[@ULSB1969]

@@ethanstorm1735 based on the video, it had a tipping problem, that’s why he went soooo sloooooow.

[@tylergray2906]

Jeep provides skid plates and rock rails to protect the undercarriage. So what you scrape, you’re scraping steel. I’ve never seen a rover newer than 2005 on a trail, and definitely haven’t seen a g wagon.

[@timothyvandenberge227]

Speaking as a machinist myself and knowing metal scrapings intimately, when you're bottoming out in the center like that and stopping all you're doing is letting the weight sit and continue to build and then going just an inch or two and stopping again, also makes you let the weight sit down on it again once you start moving and the small scrape starts happening simply let it slide all the way through and you will have minimal damage to the metal. AKA it's better to have a little ding then it is to have multiple large scrapes.Just a little advice to help you with your show and budget

[@nadelly9318]

Nobody: Matt Watson: “click on the pop up banner”

[@dragospahontu]

These cars were all on different tires, this makes it a useless test. If you want to watch unscripted really offroading then check out 4wd 24/7!

[@kgositheophilusbakwena3632]

@@dragospahontu Exactly mate

[@dragospahontu]

@@kgositheophilusbakwena3632 Mat is known for capping, but i think his lack of experience and lack of caring about the test results show. This channel is just entertainment, you don't learn anything about cars.

[@JWil97]

@@dragospahontu thats not very true. You learn quite a bit, but its not as scientific as autogefuhl for sure. And tbh 95% of people watching are for entertainment and if they are serious about buying the car then they will watch multiple reviews from various channels

[@dragospahontu]

@@JWil97 i never listen to review for buying a car, the majority are influencers advertising. Car Expert and Autogefühl seem the only ones that are fair and go into detail. When I'm buying a car I talk to my mechanic friends, they know which cars are good and which are not the best. And I also talk to friends who've owned multiple cars and learn from their experience. But I've never learned shit fr this channel apart from horsepower and torque 😅.

[@andrewmontano9996]

That last obstacle was bs the jeeps tires never left the ground the land rover was ab I ut to tip over so in terms of safe the jeep did a way better job

[@slavj]

Agreed - a skid plate to the underside could easily counter any concerns for the Jeep. But a Land Rover tipping, well there isn't much you can do. Safety compromised and a badly damaged car...

[@hesamiar]

If this kind of travel is what I do daily, I’d absolutely go for the Jeep. The Mercedes is way too expensive to trash about and the Land Rover depends too much on gimmickry. One hose coupling somewhere goes and that brilliant air suspension is useless.

[@thomashrb]

Pity the 70 series LC doesn’t qualify. It’s also a bit hard to see how the only one that did not complete a test won overall, but was good to see these SUV’s doing more than most owners will ask of them.

[@94monstermunch]

Graham needs to find a new job, how he scored the g wagon to win is beyond me😂

[@challeneryt1261]

I’m happy they don’t use him anymore as a scorer

[@leobrown6875]

He is well off the mark on this one

[@hlulanimthethwa]

He was wrong

[@HoneySingh-vl9sn]

Mat have g wagen so he have soft spot for g wagen

[@JackInDaBoxx]

Totally agree, they establishes early in the video that the Wrangler had the least ground clearance yet the final challenge they didnt want to take the G Wagon down. Graham is an idiot, no place judging Off Roading when he knows nothing about it. And dont get me started on the first 3 challenges of "Racing" which really is not a test of off roading at all.

[@rafaelgoris5274]

It’s Funny how the vehicle that couldn’t make it to the end wins! After watching this video if I want to go off roading I’ll take the Jeep Wrangler or the defender and if I want to go grocery shopping I’ll take the G!

[@mushemezakeneth7103]

True. G wagon only beats them on a highway never in off roading

[@rayyannaeem3062]

@@mushemezakeneth7103 only noobs say that

[@masterbro3872]

Yeah same here

[@NarancicDragi]

Did you notice G was the only one with on road tires? Do you really think G can't handle last test? G is the only one that have made 50 years ago.

[@vanderz1012]

@@NarancicDragi Jeep has been in service since 1941 that's more than 50 years. Check your facts. By the way the G may or may not be able to handle the last test however do you really want to sit with the repair bill especially after paying close to 100k for it anyway since the G doesn't have under armor like the Wrangler

[@gevorgnazaryan8720]

You guys cheated. Jeep’s tires never left the ground on any of the courses, but you gave the defender the point for articulation. That’s BS.

[@gc2234]

The Jeep's oil sump and exhaust never left the ground either. Zero ground clearance.... That's exactly what you want when you're off roading. 😂

[@jazilusman209]

Yes!!

[@josem6929]

@@gc2234 that is what beefy skid plates that come standard on the Jeep are for.

[@alexmills1329]

@@gc2234 it's a solid axle vehicle, for $100 you can put an inch lift and go crazy from there and it would destroy anything made for on road use in these tests

[@slavj]

@@gc2234 nothing an inexpensive skid plate can't protect. Now, if you Defender decides to roll over... it loses points for safety and you might have a totalled car on your hands. Also the Jeep aftermarket is extensive, and a lot of products are quite reasonably priced too, so if you wanted a lift kit, its not going to cost much compared to the other two.

[@er.ashish231]

No need to compare with Defender... This is the best car.

[@jinosimon9291]

Yes after Mercedes

[@abhishekbhaskar2931]

@@jinosimon9291 lol true. G wagon 😍😍😍

[@charles-davidberube1174]

The best British off-roader. The best off-roader in the world is the mercedes g-class.

[@user-rl6px5ob3d]

@@abhishekbhaskar2931 The g wagon is the worst there trust me, its just expensive lol.

[@abhishekbhaskar2931]

@@user-rl6px5ob3d who asked you boring NBA. Damn American sports are so boring. Baseball, your so called “football”, and NBA. In NBA tall baboons jumping around lol

[@agustinjosearenasbobenriet8327]

4:58 loved that Graham counted with the classic female voice 😂😂😂

[@slopmop1795]

My grandfather goes through rougher terrain in his old 1990s 2WD standard transmission F150

[@grolus165]

6:20 they really did the assistant Graham dirty there by putting a girls voice over him

[@audioamateur]

For real

[@anooppittan2312]

Hey Mat!! That was unfair a bit.. a disqualification should give a negative 2... That makes all 3 of them at 11 points .. and since land-rover is the best among them on road, thats the clear winner!! ;) Anyways great effort and interesting video!!

[@jonesracingteam9782]

That hill climb the land-rover didnt have any wheel spin if you look back where as the merc did

[@RareMaestro]

Exactly, I was like where were was the wheelspin and of the 3 for the Landy it looked effortless. This comparison was definitely biased

[@jahzen7]

Great competition. For an all rounder I'd take the Defender. Btw, have you seen the new Ford Bronco? Love a review on that beast ☺️

[@nivdenov8631]

C’mon Matt you know we want the Jimny in this one :(

[@CrystalicDivinty]

Personally I'd go with the Jeep, it's main purpose is offroading. The G-Wagon is also very good but it's a car that i would not take offroading like that, if one thing goes wrong I don't even want to know how much the repair bill is going to cost. The defender is also an AMAZING offroading vehicle but it's not my type even though it is a badass vehicle. This is my opinion

[@robertosantoro9685]

The Jeep keeps the wheels on the ground in a way no other car does

[@mimioize1634]

@Tobias Nicolaus Dorfmueller 4runner looks gay plus the jeep preforms better

[@chrisnah6540]

In this contest I rather have the jeep all day every day.

[@gc2234]

Until it has an accident... in which case it is known for flipping over onto its roof and killing all of the occupants. Which is why it scored a 1* NCAP safety rating. 😂

[@aidankennedy604]

@@gc2234 a roll over in an off-road scenario you would be fine. and that's why people buy jeeps to off-road

[@wmullin22]

@@gc2234 wranglers have roll cages and availability of additional bracing. I rolled mine and drove it home.

[@anshsharmayt]

This battle is totally unfair

[@alexandermann8465]

Fax

[@K3b1bisLtu]

How?

[@xXEatYourDogXx]

Yeah, the G is just too good lol

[@nellyt2807]

On what planet are you on

[@anshsharmayt]

@@nellyt2807 Earth

[@Tomm9y]

They should all be using the same tyres. That is a significant factor.

[@stevenbeall9637]

Except all Jeep drivers think big fat tires are somehow superior for off- road use and not just for mall lot pimping. Remember back when Wranglers and Willies had skinny tires?

[@LTHero.]

16:30 jeep keeps all wheels on the ground but loses previous challenge 😑

[@jabeuur]

So weird 😂

[@vanderz1012]

Jeep: Solid axles, lockers, sway bar disconnect, keeps wheels on ground yet loses 😂😂😂

[@thimbergroet8948]

Idk but I have a feeling that in every off roader videos mistakes play out in favor off the G wagen I also think that they do that because Mercedes pays them to do it

[@rutvijdhavan3509]

I'm totally agree with you bro. Because in another video you can see how easily Yammi make that G wagon cry. This person is total fake. And that's why I hate him.

[@markdobai043]

Mat: "I don't want to damage this expensive G-class" Also Mat: **proceeds to beat the steering wheel** 😂😂😂

[@reyeseuropeos9153]

Defender : I have technology, and it makes me better Mat : I think that's cheating

[@mwangidennis8193]

That last challenge the jeep won, that defender wheels were off the ground not good for offroading

[@hectorsanchez3890]

Totally agree, I would rather be in the Jeep it seemed a little biased rather than subjective. What the rover did with wheels off the ground that bad in such a relatively simple course was very dangerous.

[@KingKong-um1pu]

How can the Mercedes win if it was not able to pass all the tests like the other trucks?

[@iconiic1234]

All three of these vehicles are fantastic offroaders, and I love a good battle, but this was a little painful to watch haha. I think the first win probably should've been redone, the wrong line loss to the Wrangler was BS, and at least from what the camera showed the Wrangler absolutely should've won the last challenge. I think some offroad driver training probably wouldn't go amiss either, and what was with that spotting lol?

[@thaniaarras5340]

F

[@frankcastle9691]

​@John David jeeps suck at everything and off road the most.

[@publicnews9441]

Marauder SUV, Innoson made in Nigeria, Kantaka made in Ghana, Mobius made in Kenya, Wallyscar made in Tunisia. I would like to see an off road challenge with all the usual off road vehicles you use.

[@sandypatrol3457]

My favorite car out of all three of them has to be the g wagen. It's such an iconic car!

[@jackwilliam446]

And so is the defender?? The defender is a better vehicle overall including off roading

[@mohammadchaudhry6390]

Used to like it but the g350 just looks like a shabby job at the g63. I think mercedes could have worked on it a but more for that price

[@sandypatrol3457]

@@jackwilliam446 I agree with you there. The defender is a better car overall especially in offroading.

[@edgerkbe1115]

Me too...its beauty beast❤️

[@jackwilliam446]

@@mohammadchaudhry6390 I completely agree, it’s disgracefully cheap interior as well, like the plastics. It’s supposed to be at least an £80k car, and these off road tests weren’t properly performed and pointed so I would go and say the defender would win in a proper test

[@Hisnoopy3110]

If you put off the middle differental, you can drive better around tight corners like in minute 12:46 till 13:00 . If you had the middle-differential in position on, you have got an circle of 18 meters or something. The Defender must have an automatic function to put it off that you can drive better around tight corners, maybe at special degrees of the steering wheel or the wheels itself. Very good videos and not so many facts. Your feeling to drive is more interesting than how many torque it have at some rpm in Position X of the gas pedal. very good job. SO Thanks

[@HuliDongs]

I love all the Carwow reviews and drag races, but this one was just too biased 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@RareMaestro]

Agreed

[@iqbalsingh1845]

towards which?

[@d3vildog836]

@@iqbalsingh1845 the jeep

[@tessyannewanjira1926]

Extremely biased towards the jeep..right from the "boo-ish" sound edited in when the jeep scored 1point in the 1st challenge

[@mohammadyahya8986]

@@iqbalsingh1845 towards Mercedes

[@mahir6239]

I think defender is a win Lr made a car which has monorque chassis so that it could be comfortable onroad and due to its suspension and electronics it's still good in offroad

[@takudzwachimutanda9136]

The defender was supposed to win the first challenge. Mat just hesitated at the end🙃🙃🙃 you should have done that again

[@sebastiankowdrysh9518]

Love how they figure out you can lift the suspension 3 inches on the LR over half way through the challenges... wonder how much mercedes paid for this video

[@idk-io8vg]

Bro fr they seemed like whole ass fools, even my discovery Land Rover does that

[@pathfinderop]

Cryyy

[@hugheszie]

"I don't want to damage it" *HITS STREERING WHEEL*

[@dannylewandowski2822]

The wrangler looks great flying over the giant hump!

[@TheOldJarhead]

No way the Jeep lost the last one. It kept the wheels down and walked right through it while the landrover hung em in the air like waving hands on a clown. NEVER want wheels off the ground so the jeep wins! and the Merc? No way you'd take it where jeeps go! Too much money.

[@mahir6239]

I don't think you watched the video carefully They said that actually the defender after raising full has 291mm Clarence but if you go out of that then the car can raise more upto 334 mm That's why it won't coz it can do much more than what Wrangler can't do

[@andyb9994]

I've taken my Honda Civic through tougher off road terrain than they did, horrible comparison.

[@esthermezhu9297]

But the Honda Civic will get damaged, not these off-roaders except for the Defender.

[@timhall7000]

That i sbased on your call of the jeep losing the last battle which it honestly performed better then the LR as its suspension was much more agile :)

[@Witcher1989]

Nope

[@vanderz1012]

Plus scraping it on the bottom doesn't even matter cause Wrangler has under armor protecting all the important stuff. Wrangler is called the "Rubicon" for a reason: Built to conquer the Rubicon trail

[@camhobbs1]

It's nice to have something that can go anywhere with ease, but there's no thrill in that! Part of the enjoyment of off-roading is the adrenaline of "am I gonna make it through this obstacle", and the stories that come from failure or success. There's also the 'skill' vs 'computer' part of the enjoyment too.

[@eshanmirash2456]

I’d be interested to see how the upcoming defender d300 with the 6 cylinder diesel would be compared to the 4 cylinder

[@stownrow]

D300 is out now, my dad received his last week. Bit disappointing they didn’t use it as it would have made the difference. :)

[@reubenrobinson2304]

@@stownrow the d400 hybrid comes out in March my dad is interested in buying one what would you rate your dads defender

[@stownrow]

@@reubenrobinson2304 Due to lock down I’ve not seen it, but interestingly he had the D240 Defender before and got an offer he could refuse to upgrade! He said the D300 is significantly smother and the power is more than enough. :)

[@reubenrobinson2304]

@@stownrow yeah totally agree the D400 E has a 0 to 60 in (5.4) so that should be the best defender so far

[@loukasantoniou8054]

@@stownrow if you are getting a defender the only choice that you shoukd make is a 3.0 engine either diesel or oetrol, they suite the car better. The 2.0 engines are pure crap. The defender in the video didnt have the rear diff which even more disappointed cause the jeep was in its moat off road trim. They should have the defender x there.