Interesting comparison.


and of course the title should read "How capable is the GX?"

 

as capable as your wallet allows

 

Only problem with GX off-road is the limited approach angle......in 2014 and up.

Had G-wagen in past...capable as hell, but reliability not the greatest.

 

and when stuff breaks it gets really expensive, really fast

 

But i must admit...CRAWL is pretty awesome technology.

 

Yes, and both the GX and the G-wagen had the wrong tires.

 

Cool little video. Off road wise I'll take the Jeep. Driving on the road GX or G wagon for sure.

 

Yes, and a two door Wrangler would resolve the breakover angle problem.

 

Of course, the G-wagen is over 2x more expensive than the most expensive GX! So, in towing test in video, what if you have TWO GX pull the Jeep...would it be easier?

 

Exactly, plus the towing part is a little wonky. The JL is only a wimpy V6, G wagon is V8, pretty sure the GX was a V8 also. So doubtful it was going to have the umph to pull anything up. I don't get how they factored a weight difference of 50kg between the JL and GX. Curb weight of the GX was 5800 and a JL is 4455. I get they added some stuff to make it "comparable" but doubtful it was an additional 1400lbs.

Don't get me wrong I love our GX and I think it's plenty capable but if I'm going to back in the sticks I'll beat up on my Jeep.

 

Very interesting video. Capability and Comfort biased for sure but thats fine. Again most folks spend most of their time inside the cabin so the comfier the better and the G wagen surely makes it cozy.

 

Yea - I agree. At least outfit all three with the same rubber. the Jeep is running KM2's, and the other two have street tires.

 

I suspect the outcome would have been the same (tires won't change breakover angle) but there would have been less stress and white knuckles (less slip).

 

Also, changing tires will allow for more effective airing down which would increase traction.