G-Class vs. Defender

[drey]

If it was the 80's where G-class LWB are a utility truck and not a luxury SUV and Defender LWB. Which would you choose? Money is no issue here... Which is the better in things it was made to be? Which is bigger and which is more easier to live as a family car?

P.S. Mga off-roaders, please join and share naman. Weakness and Strength of both cars.

[redorange]

Both trucks are very capable off road but depending on which version of the Defender you are comparing to the G wagon the choice can go either way.

The G wagon was introduced in 1979(W460) and had part time 4wd with locking front and rear differentials activated via lever with no electronics. The current model(W463) has full time 4wd with 100% locking differential(front, rear, and center) activated by center console switches along with electronically controlled stabilizer system. The engine is more powerful than the 1st gen and it also has ABS and other elecronic management systems. Both generations used coil spring suspension.

The Land Rover Defender is a descendant of the Land Rover SeriesI/II/III which used leaf spring and the current Defender uses coil spring suspension. The Series also used part time 4wd and the Defender uses full time 4wd with a locking center differential. The current Defender was introduced in 1990 to diferentiate it from the Discovery and Range Rover.

Since you are comparing the 80's G wagon it would only be fair to compare the 80's Land Rover Series III to it. That being the case I would choose the G wagon with it coil spring suspension and locking front and rear diff. Now if I were to compare the current G wagon to the current Defender then I would pick the Defender 130 with it's longer wheelbase as a family car and the G wagon if I were to use it for off roading because of the locking diffs.

[alwayz_yummy]

more or less 11Million offroader just to get dented and scratched by a tree branch.. hehehehe..un ang g-wagon...un ngang 3-M ma defender i doubt kung makakatikim yan ng off-road dito sa atin

pero i'll pick the G-wagon anytime kung may pera, unless walang wala...

[drey]

hmmm parang di masyado knowledgable mga tsikot dito sa dalawa ah...

Defender vs. early 90's G. Both LWB's.

up ko lang po!

[mazdamazda]

I'll go for the Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG

Seriously, the G-Class has more creature comforts than the Defender. Plus I like more the understated looks of the G-Class.

[alwayz_yummy]

side comments i heard:

defender -> "uyy..ganda, saan po nyo pina-assemble yan?"--> provincial gas boy...easily mistaken by na novice na assembled like "original jeep wrangler"

g-class-> makita lang yung badge ng mercedes, iisipin agad na ang yaman mo! woow, "class" talaga

tignan mo ang G-class, di halos nagpalit ng body-style..just like yun defender.. tough reliable choices... kaya naglabas ng ML-line ang benz,e..

may kabitbahay kaming puros LR series 2/3 ang nakapark sa kanyang garage, pero up for restoration.. 2 lang ata nagaagmit palang nya pinalitan lang nya ng orig. LR-diesel engine yung gas engine ng ginagamit nya,e...pang hakot nya ng bigas kasi,e..

sa kabilang site may makakatulong sayo dun...

kung irerelate natin sa AUV's natin--> adventure ung G-class(di nagpalit ng body, pero facelift/equipment-add lang), xwind naman yung defender-->nagpalit ng body then face-lifts/acc add-on nalang...

[Dr.Kamiya]

G-wagen anytime of the day.

[wildthing]

redorange comments are more than enough to explain which is a better buy.... obviously it is the defender 130 - space and 4wheeling capability.

now kung pasosyalan lang naman, go for the merc...

[wildthing]

hmmm parang di masyado knowledgable mga tsikot dito sa dalawa ah...

Defender vs. early 90's G. Both LWB's.

up ko lang po!

you might also want to post this query sa 4x4ph... mas alam ng mga taga-roon ang SUV's and 4x4's

[the josh]

G-Wagen!

[kimpOy]

i'd pick the Defender 110 over the g wagen... its not broken that's why they didnt fix it...

in a rough and tumbling terrain... the D100 is superior than the Gwagon plus keep in mind that its much easier to maintain (aluminum body anyone...) less worries....

now going out on a saturday night.... G wagon...siyempre....

[niwde11]

kimps, i prefer the D90.

[mazdamazda]

D90? I like that one too... lalo na in white... ganda ng porma!

[alwayz_yummy]

90 is the shortest wheel base, right?

110 is the mid?

is ther any more longer.....

bakit ginamit sa da vinci code at ni lara croft defender din....

[drey]

90 is the shortest wheel base, right?
110 is the mid?

is ther any more longer.....

yep... 110 is the LWB. But there are modified Defenders that has 3 cabs on it.

90 is the shortest wheel base, right?

bakit ginamit sa da vinci code at ni lara croft defender din....

di kaya impressed sila sa mga body builder ng Pinoy?

[redorange]

There is also a Defender 127 and a Defender 130. I have a coworker with a Defender 110 and he says you better be mechanically inclined if you want to own one with all the challenges it provides.

[Dr.Kamiya]

There is also a Defender 127 and a Defender 130. I have a coworker with a Defender 110 and he says you better be mechanically inclined if you want to own one with all the challenges it provides.

Exactly the reason I'd choose the G-Wagen.
Would the good sir like German or British engineering?

[mbeige]

If you were to ask me, I'd get the 300GD with the OM617 engine similar to the one in the w123 turbodiesels. Same engine, easy to work on. Great fuel economy and longevity too!