Despite all model maintenance: Wrangler are Mercedes G and Jeep to the veterans in the SUV scene. As open two-door, they offer also the feeling to be on the Road except excellent terrain suitability as in past.
The relationship of this all-terrain vehicle Urviecher can be traced back to that model, with the Ben, one of the most spectacular chariot race of film Hur played. Because the four horse-convertible rested on a live axle.
This as simple as robust device is dominated by the automotive industry far in the second half of last century. Even highly vaunted sports cars such as the Alfa Romeo Giulia see advantages in the axle, which modified neither track nor fall for the single springs. Also at Volvo to keep the loyalty of rigid due to its directional stability on snow for decades. Now of course, the mother of all axes, even apart from trucks, is one of the mildly belachelten old iron of our grandfathers.
The glorious two - Mercedes G and Jeep Wrangler - however they bear still clearly under their square body packages. And not only back, but also ahead. What course his reason has - but not that the producers wanted to save the money for the development of a modern style independent suspension.
Solid axles are unbeatable when it should really go through heaviest site. They allow an unrivalled entanglement and therefore keep the wheels of one axle - almost - always on the ground. In addition the ground clearance not decreased for the single springs. On the Jeep Wrangler in best execution, named after the legendary Rubicon trail in California, places even one it. He can decouple its front axis stabiliser, which the axis has more freedom to follow the floor without any loss of traction. Those who now depend on to stay would have better just taken a mule.
While the Jeep driver must switch the all-wheel drive still by hand as once GI Joe, the Mercedes has a more modern permanent drive with Central differential. He also considered King of heavy Gelaufs and offers as the Jeep switchable 100% differential lock in both axes. This is a solid flow of power from the engine to the wheels and what the road is considered safest remedy against the now gehtgar no more syndrome.
The image can be anything, if you wanted to only plays an important role among the clients that still chooses such a rock. Only a minority will really take advantage of the potential, because usually it not go beyond the tow of a horse trailer. The core of the whole lies elsewhere: this all-terrain vehicle, who know the abbreviation SUV only by hearsay, are called the means of transport with which you also manifests itself in the city send.
This explains the continued success of the G model, which was pronounced dead so often that we reassured the next ten years of his career may face. Only the short version is now before the end, because the customers preferred the long four. The best-selling G are by the way of the tribe of AMG and have a strong compressor V8 under the hood, which is in addition, the role of the hipster factor just at this Mercedes.
Also the Jeep has brought it up to the eight drive in its long history. In the CJ (for civilian Jeep) of the 1970s was a cast iron monster, which was American Motors of the time, long ago faded jeep owners found. Today, he is to usually with a robust diesel distributed 2.8 litre engine capacity on four pots, designed by the Italian diesel specialist VM and vigorously droning the load.
Who is ready to accept the appearance such as conscious deterrence Mercedes G prices not may feel well equipped Wrangler also with far lower investments in a jeep. The Jeep Wrangler is though by far not so valuable, but has the all the same surprising advantage that his folding hood closed causing less noise than that of Mercedes. Because there it rustles of 140 km/h so to set up, that the conversation inside the dies.
However, exposing is easier, because the large tent folds together at your fingertips. When the Jeep Wrangler is tedious manual work. Who is has abgeplagt even so, will consider the next time if not the active air conditioning is the better and stress-free alternative. It has happened a lot in the long life of Jeep's classic. For example, the ESP, which interferes with merciless consistency if the figure behind the steering wheel should ignore, shows that a such traditions roaders not around the corner can sweep like a young Porsche. The Grandpa CJ 5 had to be considered still out of service because piled up corresponding accidents. Modern times is also reflected in one mind cosy dashboard. This powerful arches in the Interior and provides along with the powerful A-pillars that you feel a bit like in an infantry fighting vehicle.
In the Mercedes G with its lush glazing, you can, however, enjoy an exemplary clarity that us proves what the automobile progress has brought us. His body is as it always was to back to the enthroned on the front fenders indicators warts, making a good target aid if it will work closely. Luxury ambience is reflected in the Interior, has become a workhorse for the military, once a luxury cruiser.
Even so, The age is not hidden. The indifferent steering is as well as the fluctuating performance. Since even the Jeep is a trace modern, but we must not forget that the current generation was built virtually from scratch several times since the Jeep current to the birth of the G model.
Both feel, participate in a vintage car rally. Also thanks to a suspension can be described like as honest, because it obscures the occupants little. In the absorption of bumps, they see not their first task, with the American nature boy still much more emphasis on the rustic touch as the Mercedes.
Real all-terrain vehicle technology just - can not be easy, the heavy solid axles, which belong to the infamous unsprung masses, to keep manierlich in check. Who bothers to from here is to the wrong address. All others may find it without bad conscience as a pleasure, to be like the day before yesterday on the road.
