PIC: Porsche off-roader

[Bogeyman]

One auto magazine pitted the two against each other in an off-road performance test, where the Jimny emerged the winner.

[pajerokid]

Yup. If im not mistaken there are only 50 959s ever produced. I believe they won the 1986 Dakar. (Im too tired to google hehe)

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by theveed
I don't see any comparatives between a Jimny and a Cayenne though... Parang comparing a Murcielago with a Picanto... They're designed for totally different purposes...

that is what am saying. no use comparing a jimny & a cayenne. the nissan patrol would be a more suitable opponent.

btw, this is out of the topic. nuff said.

BTTT,

a few years before the launch of the Cayenne, Porsche was already rigging 996s with off-road gear (AT tires, spacers, skidplates) to test their 4wd system along the Great Valley.

[glntVR]

yes the jimny beated the porsche in the offroad but that is because both the cayenne and the jimny cater to different markets and uses. i don't think anybody would buy a cayenne for ultimate off road use unlike the jimny. hehehe

[OTEP]

I think the whole point of that comparo was to show that no matter how many high-bucks-electronic-gizmo-whiz-bangs you have on your SUV, you are still not completely superior over a full mechanical system.

It was not a Suzuki vs. Porsche comparison. It was a comparison between the two extremes when it comes to 4wd systems.