At the start the defender starts from 71k for the p300 but the tests the p400 which is well over the 100k price. Then the hero, woohoo can remove doors and roof but where do you put em and it’s illegal as mirrors come off too. The Raptor would be my choice.
@Professor Al ok, so you remove doors left on side of road or home, then remove mirrors attach to hood then come home and redo all in reverse or have a spare set of mirrors :) or
No brainer that the Defender comes in at first place. The 110 P400 S variant is a whopping $145,000 (give or take a few) whereas the Raptor & Gladiator are below $100,000. For something that's $50,000 more expensive than it's competitors, it would be pretty embrarrassing for it to not be the best.
Yeah agreed. Though I was genuinely interested in the outcome as I'm tossing up between a Raptor and a Defender, you could buy a Rubicon AND a Raptor for the price of a mid-specced, optioned up Defender. Hmmmm, that might have made my decision for me.
15,000 miles on my Defender P400. It’s absolutely wonderful. I’ve owned many vehicles. This one stands alone . Simply amazing on and off road .Great Review!!!
Agreed! I've loved every second of my P300 110 S. Its not been bothered by anything I or the environment have thrown at it. No serious issues yet and the vehicle is just superb to drive. You can drive it harder than you'd ever think possible on and off road and its beyond up to it. Having an international 5 year Warranty and global recovery services covered by my dealer for 5 years is a nice peace of mind as well. It gets tons of love everywhere I take it. People take pictures, give the nod, walk up with questions and at least 50% of old defender drivers send love out on the road lol. Sure not everyone loves it, but its been a joy to majority of people out in the real world who see it. Its the biggest win for someone like me, who is not a defender of defenders and just want a great capable vehicle with a warranty and incredible livability.
@@stn7172 i just returned from another incredible adventure in this amazing vehicle..We all had such a Blast!! I cannot put a price on the joy that this vehicle has brought to myself ,friends and family! Priceless!
why pair a defender with ute's? i dont get it... the other two are for work fun and family... the other remaining is for family and fun. like i mean can you put wood planks or furnitures and other stuff in the defender on your work days?
Tfl annoys me banging on about having their third defender. First one, fair enough but their second, some technician cut through the wiring loom. Hardly the car's fault!
Defender is now built on Discovery 4/Range Rover platform so it has nothing from the original Defender. Don't get me wrong, I Iove the Discovery 4 which is one of the most capable offroad vehicles straight from factory and this new defender is marketed to a different segment of the market, $150k?
I bought a Raptor from these guys review to then find the Raptor doesn’t have Adaptive Cruise Control…not even an option! Credibility of these guys clearly in question when they can’t take the time to research or test properly.
Do you think the new landcruiser would be nimble round the track? Also they made a point of saying these cars were as sold not modified. It is surprising that there is not an offroad and overland component to this test. Reading between the lines they seem to be saying the wrangler would win the former and the raptor the later.
Aren't utes specifically car based (unibody construction)? This would make the Ford Maverick a ute, but the Ranger, Ram and Gladiator trucks (ladder frame).
No. the Ranger and Gladiator are ladder on frame. The Maverick is not sold in Australia. We call everything with seating up front and a load down the back a ute. Except trucks, but trucks (cab over generally) are pretty easy to distinguish and exclude here. A RAM is called a ute, despite what it is referred to in the US.
@@Drivecomau I thought that the definition of a ute (coupe utility) was a car based (unibody) vehicle with a open cargo area. They would pretty much all be called pickup trucks here, even the unibody versions (Maverick and Ridgeline). We do, or used to, get a more classic Australian style ute with the Subaru Baja. Nobody knew what to call it. Are all Rams considered utes? There is a lot of variation between a 1500 and a 5500. Same with Ford's F150 to F750. Thanks for any info that you can provide. It really is interesting to know how these things are view around the world.
Defender winning comes as no surprise. It’s streets ahead of the rivals. I knew before watching that that would be the indisputable result. The Ram on its highway tyres isn’t really an issue because if you’re buying one new you’d just make it a condition of sale to swap them for ATs etc. Ok so factory fitted are Highway but not relevant in real life except for testing as stock. Witches hats? They are called traffic cones. And don’t forget that the Defender can come with 7 seats too.
when did trucks become suv`s? i knew the fix was in when i saw the three contenders. but i didnt expect anything different, and after reading the comments section, i didnt expect anything different from those who comment. people willfully call trucks an suv so they can cheer on their favorite....k
I've only just watched this video and I know that it's quite old, but I am astonished that the defender could have even been considered as a serious offroader. The fact is that it's technology is it's greatest weakness. There is no way in the world I would take this vehicle to anywhere that was more than a few hours from the closest repairer. You will not be able to join a group that crosses any Australian Desert. They just won't allow it to join because it will give everybody huge headaches when it breaks down. The most important thing by far with an off-roader is it a get you home.
Where are you getting $70-$80k for the Gladiator? I almost bought a Rubicon fully loaded it was right at $60k. I guess with alot of after market add ons it will hit the $70k mark.
This is what happens when you ask city blokes to review an off roader. Only 3 out of 13 min of the video is spent off road. Also title states off road SUV but only one of the test vehicles is an SUV ???
Wheelbase of the Jeep looks ridiculous Looks like a stretched Limo Guess it has more wheel base than a Rangerover Long wheelbase and A8L S class and 7 series L wheel bases
3 vehicles from 3 companies with appalling after-sales customer relationship. It then boils down to which brand is less on the nose for that and which vehicle is more reliable. Ford wins on both counts by default!
Comparing Land Rover to Ford and Jeep is like comparing BMW to a Toyota of the same class and wonder if they are similar...... 100k for a Ford raptor before on road, I would say Ford has refined the best way of separating people from their money. I must say the Jeep gladiator looks cool from outside and the price point isn't too bad, although if I was in the market for one, I would stick to a demonstrator and haggle the hell out of it, I also hate the fact its not Diesel. I have owned Ford and would stay away. Ford and Holden are money pits rearranged to look like a car.
The Gladiator has a 3L diesel as an option. At least here in the US it does. It's $4,200 though. If I was going that far I would go with the Ram 3500 SRW diesel.
@@stringer-ik1pc Yep, it's all about status isn't it, stringer number 2295. The Defender is an incredible car, but this 'comparison' is so far from a true comparison, it's useless. This old boy is tired now, all this intelligent input from you has taken it's toll (or is that 'troll'?). Night, night.
3 vehicle that are totally different, not even comparable. Can you take the doors and top off the Ford & the Defender? I'll take the Gladiator any day over the other two, no comparison in my opinion.
Lol let’s test off road in a closed circuit course comparing trucks vs a suv. surprisingly a vehicle designed for the highway won the handling challenge….people aren’t buying these things to race down a track lol . My rubicon will go more places than the defender my cuz owns .. the raptor is faster for dirt racing but realistically how many are racing full speed … for me best all around off roader is the Jeep rubicon truck (it has a box) and it comes with recovery hitches for lesser vehicles like the defender lol
Hate it when reviews are based on tyres....anyone who buys a 4x4 to go offroad changes the tyres straight away.......ram 1500 shouldnt be judged based on its tyres.....
not gonna lie, the LR really looks nice and premium but reliability, Id take ford over landrover even though ford is also not known for its reliability
If you're going to do a review of best OFF ROAD vehicle can we please see the vehicles performing in real off road conditions?!! How do they perform up steep rocky tracks, through mud and rivers, up and down sand dunes etc including loaded with gear needed to go off road for a period of time. Otherwise this os not a true off road test. Cheers
It's amazing how many people commenting didn't understand the simplest of briefs outlined by the reviewers...if you can't understand what the aim of the review is for then rather keep your comments in your heads. To reiterate: "Most capable factory bought SUV (A.K.A. LIFESTYLE VEHICLE)".
Quality of content sure has dropped off since CH9 took over and most of the talent left CA/Drive. Having a “best SUV” comparison with only 1 SUV in it! What a joke.
There is no way that defender would go the places my Ranger raptor has taken me. I've owned true land rovers in the two door rangie and the disco....no way
Cheers for the review. Ranger Raptor with a different tyre be my choice. And maybe a front brake upgrade from Harrop Engineering. In saying that if I had deeper pockets I would not say no to a nearly 300kw Disco. I mean who makes in line sixes these days. Hard to beat for smoothness. Jeep Wrangler Rubicon's look grouse (Gladiator dimensions look strange, is it a limo?). But there are just too many horror stories. I know every car has their gremlins (I've owned a Ranger) but Fiat Chrysler arguably have the worst track record.
How many horror stories can you tell me about the Jeep Gladiators Rubicons. Just because another model had some issues 6 years ago doesn't make this one a horror story. So what you are saying Jeep keep building there cars with the same issues, never improve.
@@commonsense-grs fiats suck. Ford and gm are also way reliable than those fca and jeep products . Every survey says that. The land cruiser will shit all these 3 in seconds and my pick would be the land cruiser definitely
@@Ford-Explorer606 fiat may suck in your opinion. Just wonder when did fiat design the Jeep? I know the Jeep SUV I own was designed by Mercedes . Jeep has been around long before Fiat has had anything to do with Jeep.
@@Ford-Explorer606 what in the hell us Fiats got to do with this, the Gladiator as nothing in common with a Fiat, where did that come from. Now I would bet my house on a off road comparison between a Jeep Rubicon vs a landcruiser. In standard form the LC is very average, need to spend BIG money to make them off ready and also you need to rob a bank to buy these over rated.4X4's. Check this out th-cam.com/video/h4xTph-_RVk/w-d-xo.html
Yayyy lets test the best off road SUV ... on a racing track 🤔🤔 the jeep is the clear winner, but i know you have to keep the big company happy so you can keep "reviewing" their car 🤡🤡
Now what was the title of this, i thought it was best off road SUV off the show room floor. Now i will say it again BEST OFF ROAD SUV OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR. So why didn't we see a lot of off roading, more about where the Defender was better. Don't get me wrong, the Defender is properly a great all round 4WD, would have like to see these doing a lot more serious off road work and how far each got and how easy they did it, I still feel the Jeep Rubicon would have gone further and done it more easier off road, so it should have been the winner, but don't know.
Lol, Defenders on fkn road tyres. Of course its going to win on the road track + interior features. But you put carry ability + off road + say double black tracks and rhe Raptor will kill it. Followed by the Gladiator. Stick some atv tyres on it maybe different story. Now we’re talking different strokes for different folks…..Jeep for rock crawling, Defender for mall crawling, plus you can take it bush if you want, and the Raptor, well it can do it all…plus you can jump it. Thats the facts.
@@commonsense-grs , Land Rover's Terrain response system is an engineering marvel, but as with any modern electronic gadget, it suffers from numerous technical issues.
The Jeep has all the sophistication of a tractor, in fact there are tractors with better on road manners, the Raptor is disgusting. The Land Rover is class...simples
Wait for the Land Rover to go wrong and it will , then all that electronic gadgetry will empty your wallet time and again , if you think they are reliable , think again , its a Land Rover .
@@barrakingbeatz7794 never been towed or had any major problems with jeep of any other Fiat owned product and there are many products what are you driving. Oh you said a hilux. Has it broken its back behind the cab yet, not one of them surely. Made a few quid plating them up.
the land rover mite be all that, but who are they trying to appeal to? blind people? come on, 2021 and it looks like a crayon smudge... they almost had a good 1.
I have a 2019 150 series Prado worst car I have owned it's been on the back of a tow truck 3 times after going into limp mode. This is my 3 Prado had a 95 and 120 brilliant cars both of them have nothing but good things to say mind you they where both petrol a little bit thirsty but 100% reliable but this diesel piece of crap I have now is far from it
@@splurjioaarmani3205 I'm guessing your dpf was clogged due to the badly designed particulate filter & small driving trips? On the updated 150kw/500nm 2021 version of the 2.8d Toyota have replaced the dpf with a better design & changed car software to do regular burn offs aswell as a bigger turbo & some other engine improvements. I believe the issue is gone now.....
@@Ford-Explorer606 what's a 4 runner haven't had them in Australia since the Prado came out we have the fortuna but that has the same 2.8 unreliable donk in it as well you cannot buy a petrol Prado in Australia anymore
Ranger raptor all day everyday 24/7
Raptor for me all day!!!
At the start the defender starts from 71k for the p300 but the tests the p400 which is well over the 100k price. Then the hero, woohoo can remove doors and roof but where do you put em and it’s illegal as mirrors come off too. The Raptor would be my choice.
@Professor Al ok, so you remove doors left on side of road or home, then remove mirrors attach to hood then come home and redo all in reverse or have a spare set of mirrors :) or
@Professor Al I know a little more about driving between trees, maybe if you Knew how to then your mirrors would stay on.
Best off road SUV. The only SUV wins. What a shocker. Aren't utes in a separate category? Have you guys lost the plot here???
Yes that was odd. 2 Utes and an SUV - why not 3 SUVs? It still would have won.
No brainer that the Defender comes in at first place. The 110 P400 S variant is a whopping $145,000 (give or take a few) whereas the Raptor & Gladiator are below $100,000. For something that's $50,000 more expensive than it's competitors, it would be pretty embrarrassing for it to not be the best.
Yeah agreed. Though I was genuinely interested in the outcome as I'm tossing up between a Raptor and a Defender, you could buy a Rubicon AND a Raptor for the price of a mid-specced, optioned up Defender.
Hmmmm, that might have made my decision for me.
15,000 miles on my Defender P400. It’s absolutely wonderful. I’ve owned many vehicles. This one stands alone . Simply amazing on and off road .Great Review!!!
Agreed! I've loved every second of my P300 110 S. Its not been bothered by anything I or the environment have thrown at it. No serious issues yet and the vehicle is just superb to drive. You can drive it harder than you'd ever think possible on and off road and its beyond up to it. Having an international 5 year Warranty and global recovery services covered by my dealer for 5 years is a nice peace of mind as well. It gets tons of love everywhere I take it. People take pictures, give the nod, walk up with questions and at least 50% of old defender drivers send love out on the road lol. Sure not everyone loves it, but its been a joy to majority of people out in the real world who see it. Its the biggest win for someone like me, who is not a defender of defenders and just want a great capable vehicle with a warranty and incredible livability.
What a waste of money
@@stn7172 i just returned from another incredible adventure in this amazing vehicle..We all had such a Blast!! I cannot put a price on the joy that this vehicle has brought to myself ,friends and family! Priceless!
why pair a defender with ute's? i dont get it... the other two are for work fun and family... the other remaining is for family and fun. like i mean can you put wood planks or furnitures and other stuff in the defender on your work days?
Lr defender for $74,0000. Not sure where you can get one for that price
The base models are less than that
That's the top end
I'd be happy with any of these three vehicles. However iv'e heard horror stories from TFL about reliability issues involving the new Defender.
Tfl annoys me banging on about having their third defender. First one, fair enough but their second, some technician cut through the wiring loom. Hardly the car's fault!
I Want the 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 V8.
same:)
So you think someone shopping for a defender would consider the other two in this test over a Landcruiser, Pajero, Patrol....Ya Dream'n!
It still outperforms all 3 of those. Most notably the LC.
Since when does a vehicle fitted with a flat bed or tray be classed as an SUV? I think you have lost the plot.
I love ford ranger raptor
Out of this 3 cars I would definitely go for defender
I missed the cars. I only saw one SUV & two pickups
Defender wouldn’t last long
Genuine "Congratulations to Land Rover". Thanks for doing this comparison, good to see.
Defender is now built on Discovery 4/Range Rover platform so it has nothing from the original Defender.
Don't get me wrong, I Iove the Discovery 4 which is one of the most capable offroad vehicles straight from factory and this new defender is marketed to a different segment of the market, $150k?
What keeps me away from the Defender is reliability concerns. If they could fix that they might really have a new segment to sell to.
@@Verdigris. Totally Agree
Good review ; however you forgot to give the exact price of the winner as tested ??? Up near 100 k or what?? Comon guys ...
was that a comparison? or rather an advertising video for the defender?
New defender very impressive suv
Raptor doesn't have adaptive cruise control or park assist, unless a new updated model is on the way.
Glad someone said this
I bought a Raptor from these guys review to then find the Raptor doesn’t have Adaptive Cruise Control…not even an option! Credibility of these guys clearly in question when they can’t take the time to research or test properly.
Could you do a land rover defender vs toyota land cruiser? :))
I’d throw in the Patrol. Value for money and off road capabilities my money on patrol
Do you think the new landcruiser would be nimble round the track? Also they made a point of saying these cars were as sold not modified. It is surprising that there is not an offroad and overland component to this test. Reading between the lines they seem to be saying the wrangler would win the former and the raptor the later.
Aren't utes specifically car based (unibody construction)? This would make the Ford Maverick a ute, but the Ranger, Ram and Gladiator trucks (ladder frame).
No. the Ranger and Gladiator are ladder on frame. The Maverick is not sold in Australia. We call everything with seating up front and a load down the back a ute. Except trucks, but trucks (cab over generally) are pretty easy to distinguish and exclude here. A RAM is called a ute, despite what it is referred to in the US.
@@Drivecomau I thought that the definition of a ute (coupe utility) was a car based (unibody) vehicle with a open cargo area. They would pretty much all be called pickup trucks here, even the unibody versions (Maverick and Ridgeline). We do, or used to, get a more classic Australian style ute with the Subaru Baja. Nobody knew what to call it.
Are all Rams considered utes? There is a lot of variation between a 1500 and a 5500. Same with Ford's F150 to F750.
Thanks for any info that you can provide. It really is interesting to know how these things are view around the world.
Defender winning comes as no surprise. It’s streets ahead of the rivals. I knew before watching that that would be the indisputable result.
The Ram on its highway tyres isn’t really an issue because if you’re buying one new you’d just make it a condition of sale to swap them for ATs etc. Ok so factory fitted are Highway but not relevant in real life except for testing as stock.
Witches hats? They are called traffic cones.
And don’t forget that the Defender can come with 7 seats too.
when did trucks become suv`s? i knew the fix was in when i saw the three contenders. but i didnt expect anything different, and after reading the comments section, i didnt expect anything different from those who comment. people willfully call trucks an suv so they can cheer on their favorite....k
I've only just watched this video and I know that it's quite old, but I am astonished that the defender could have even been considered as a serious offroader. The fact is that it's technology is it's greatest weakness. There is no way in the world I would take this vehicle to anywhere that was more than a few hours from the closest repairer. You will not be able to join a group that crosses any Australian Desert. They just won't allow it to join because it will give everybody huge headaches when it breaks down. The most important thing by far with an off-roader is it a get you home.
Ranger raptor all day every day hands down
If it had a V6 diesel it would have been a ripper, but that little 2L diesel, no way.
@@commonsense-grs get the f150 beo it will kick these 3
@@Ford-Explorer606 now you are talking.
I Love Ford Ranger Raptor turbo terrain Fighter, it is the Best! 👍
Agree 100%, outside of the electrical and mechanical problems, the Land rover is amazing.
It’s not a fair comparison.
Raptor $70k
Gladiator $70-80k
Defender more than $110k🤣
Exactly. Rather stupid comparison tbh. Probably paid by Land Rover
Where are you getting $70-$80k for the Gladiator? I almost bought a Rubicon fully loaded it was right at $60k. I guess with alot of after market add ons it will hit the $70k mark.
I would rather buy an lc or the f150
This is what happens when you ask city blokes to review an off roader. Only 3 out of 13 min of the video is spent off road. Also title states off road SUV but only one of the test vehicles is an SUV ???
I wouldn't sully the Defender with such a vulgar name as "SUV" I'd call it an off roader :P
Wheelbase of the Jeep looks ridiculous
Looks like a stretched Limo
Guess it has more wheel base than a Rangerover Long wheelbase and A8L S class and 7 series L wheel bases
diferente tyres in the Defender for a brake test and off road test
Excellent review👍🏻
Thank you for doing this review! I always wanted to see a comparison between the defender and the raptor.
Ford Ranger Raptor.
Why no one is including dependability and off the grid repair ... Those are the important one according to me
Because for that you should buy a LandCruiser 200... Every vehicle in this list can't be fixed in the bush.
@@HughSmith I agree - but i wish the youTube would include when they do review mate - Thats all - Thank you though...
Never had any vehicle like this but...... Would be Raptor all the way for me!
Not sure about your defender pricing
The Ranger Raptor doesn’t have adaptive cruise or parking assist…
These reviews leave out such an important part.Two of these fall apart, one does not. I'll leave it up to you to work out which...
3 vehicles from 3 companies with appalling after-sales customer relationship. It then boils down to which brand is less on the nose for that and which vehicle is more reliable. Ford wins on both counts by default!
An interesting comparison. A SUV compared to a Ute. Very different vehicles and use, why not throw in the Suzuki Jimmy 🤣
is raptor an suv?
Ute based SUV segment should be done aswell
What about the bt50
Comparing Land Rover to Ford and Jeep is like comparing BMW to a Toyota of the same class and wonder if they are similar...... 100k for a Ford raptor before on road, I would say Ford has refined the best way of separating people from their money.
I must say the Jeep gladiator looks cool from outside and the price point isn't too bad, although if I was in the market for one, I would stick to a demonstrator and haggle the hell out of it, I also hate the fact its not Diesel. I have owned Ford and would stay away. Ford and Holden are money pits rearranged to look like a car.
Hmmmm $100k for a Ford Raptor before on road? What are you smoking? They said $77k - open your ears
The Gladiator has a 3L diesel as an option. At least here in the US it does. It's $4,200 though. If I was going that far I would go with the Ram 3500 SRW diesel.
There's no chance the Defender with that specification shown is anywhere near the base model price. Base model doesn't even get air suspension!
You can't afford it anyway.
@@stringer-ik1pc lol, you're evidently not the LR salesman currently trying to get me to spend money with him instead of Ford, then
@@roystonstarling They sell themselves That's what 'Status symbols' do. Old boy.
@@stringer-ik1pc Yep, it's all about status isn't it, stringer number 2295. The Defender is an incredible car, but this 'comparison' is so far from a true comparison, it's useless. This old boy is tired now, all this intelligent input from you has taken it's toll (or is that 'troll'?). Night, night.
I understand that all 110 Defender models get air suspension, you only have the choice if you buy a 90.
Nailed it!
3 vehicle that are totally different, not even comparable. Can you take the doors and top off the Ford & the Defender? I'll take the Gladiator any day over the other two, no comparison in my opinion.
This must be an Aussie POV. In NA these three could easily be cross shopped and asked to do the same thing
@@BlackPenquinn no way jose
Lol let’s test off road in a closed circuit course comparing trucks vs a suv. surprisingly a vehicle designed for the highway won the handling challenge….people aren’t buying these things to race down a track lol . My rubicon will go more places than the defender my cuz owns .. the raptor is faster for dirt racing but realistically how many are racing full speed … for me best all around off roader is the Jeep rubicon truck (it has a box) and it comes with recovery hitches for lesser vehicles like the defender lol
ranger raptor!!
Car Weight does matter how it brakes. Ranger Raptor has the highest weight in this segment.
"Best Off-Road SUV" - 2 Trucks/Utes, no Land Cruiser, mostly tested on roads. lmao
A Landcruiser isn't going to give you much change from $100K, although as someone else pointed out, I'm not sure where they got this one for $74K
Hate it when reviews are based on tyres....anyone who buys a 4x4 to go offroad changes the tyres straight away.......ram 1500 shouldnt be judged based on its tyres.....
not gonna lie, the LR really looks nice and premium
but reliability, Id take ford over landrover even though ford is also not known for its reliability
Fords are reliable here in the great USA.
If you're going to do a review of best OFF ROAD vehicle can we please see the vehicles performing in real off road conditions?!! How do they perform up steep rocky tracks, through mud and rivers, up and down sand dunes etc including loaded with gear needed to go off road for a period of time. Otherwise this os not a true off road test. Cheers
Nice
I love jeep gladiator
It's amazing how many people commenting didn't understand the simplest of briefs outlined by the reviewers...if you can't understand what the aim of the review is for then rather keep your comments in your heads. To reiterate: "Most capable factory bought SUV (A.K.A. LIFESTYLE VEHICLE)".
This wins the dumbest comment of the year award!
Agree, didn't do the review to there brief.
Quality of content sure has dropped off since CH9 took over and most of the talent left CA/Drive. Having a “best SUV” comparison with only 1 SUV in it! What a joke.
This is such a sales video……not even skin deep comparison.
Defender best all rounder!!!
This wasn't a test for the best all rounder, it was the test for the best SUV off road from the show room floor, the Jeep would win this hands down.
Till it breaks down. I choose something like a mercedes g class to kick that money pit. Merc by the way is the most reliable vechiles after volvo cars
@@commonsense-grs Raptor wins I think where is the jeep
There is no way that defender would go the places my Ranger raptor has taken me. I've owned true land rovers in the two door rangie and the disco....no way
So your comparing a new Raptor to 25/30 year old Landrovers?? That statement proves one thing only.
I'm sure the defender is a great vehicle, but the brand has such a bad reputation in Australia.
Cheers for the review.
Ranger Raptor with a different tyre be my choice. And maybe a front brake upgrade from Harrop Engineering.
In saying that if I had deeper pockets I would not say no to a nearly 300kw Disco. I mean who makes in line sixes these days. Hard to beat for smoothness.
Jeep Wrangler Rubicon's look grouse (Gladiator dimensions look strange, is it a limo?). But there are just too many horror stories. I know every car has their gremlins (I've owned a Ranger) but Fiat Chrysler arguably have the worst track record.
How many horror stories can you tell me about the Jeep Gladiators Rubicons. Just because another model had some issues 6 years ago doesn't make this one a horror story. So what you are saying Jeep keep building there cars with the same issues, never improve.
@@commonsense-grs fiats suck. Ford and gm are also way reliable than those fca and jeep products . Every survey says that. The land cruiser will shit all these 3 in seconds and my pick would be the land cruiser definitely
@@Ford-Explorer606 fiat may suck in your opinion. Just wonder when did fiat design the Jeep? I know the Jeep SUV I own was designed by Mercedes . Jeep has been around long before Fiat has had anything to do with Jeep.
@@Ford-Explorer606 what in the hell us Fiats got to do with this, the Gladiator as nothing in common with a Fiat, where did that come from. Now I would bet my house on a off road comparison between a Jeep Rubicon vs a landcruiser. In standard form the LC is very average, need to spend BIG money to make them off ready and also you need to rob a bank to buy these over rated.4X4's. Check this out th-cam.com/video/h4xTph-_RVk/w-d-xo.html
@@jojojack4975 those mercedes inspired jeeps wew the best
Yayyy lets test the best off road SUV ... on a racing track 🤔🤔 the jeep is the clear winner, but i know you have to keep the big company happy so you can keep "reviewing" their car 🤡🤡
Agree bullshit review, did the test where the Defender was better, had there minds already made up.
Now what was the title of this, i thought it was best off road SUV off the show room floor. Now i will say it again BEST OFF ROAD SUV OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR. So why didn't we see a lot of off roading, more about where the Defender was better. Don't get me wrong, the Defender is properly a great all round 4WD, would have like to see these doing a lot more serious off road work and how far each got and how easy they did it, I still feel the Jeep Rubicon would have gone further and done it more easier off road, so it should have been the winner, but don't know.
defender is best
Ok...Defender wins...fine if deep wallet and can accept Land Rover's legendary reliability issues..
Lol, Defenders on fkn road tyres. Of course its going to win on the road track + interior features. But you put carry ability + off road + say double black tracks and rhe Raptor will kill it. Followed by the Gladiator. Stick some atv tyres on it maybe different story. Now we’re talking different strokes for different folks…..Jeep for rock crawling, Defender for mall crawling, plus you can take it bush if you want, and the Raptor, well it can do it all…plus you can jump it. Thats the facts.
Terain Response 3? Really?
Amazed the Defender didn't break down!!
Ranger not raptor
All three are great drives but the best won out.
Defender has "SOME" REIABIBLITY ISSUES
Defender will defenitely will get you into the bush, but not out from there..🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂
Sure... Keep repeating the same BS
@@HughSmith , its true though..i had a range rover.
@@abymathew295 so they keep building them the same never learn and improve.
@@commonsense-grs , Land Rover's Terrain response system is an engineering marvel, but as with any modern electronic gadget, it suffers from numerous technical issues.
@@HughSmith we used your terrain management system in the ford explorer and it definitely a bad 👎 one. Numerous technical problems
Defender is full with electric stuff which u don't need .
And can easy can be faulty which u don't want that happen when u r in middle of no where
The Jeep has all the sophistication of a tractor, in fact there are tractors with better on road manners, the Raptor is disgusting. The Land Rover is class...simples
@Professor Al That makes sense.
@@adkc19 Raptor is disgusting biggest joke I have ever heard from a trash fanboy
Wait for the Land Rover to go wrong and it will , then all that electronic gadgetry will empty your wallet time and again , if you think they are reliable , think again , its a Land Rover .
Gladiator is the best.
Best "OFF ROAD" "SUV" 🤡
To me would not buy any of these
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JEEP ALL DAY !!
Toyota still the best off roading machine
@@Ford-Explorer606 Ford also
Defender -shit tin. Warranty issues all day/no resale
Jeep -shit tin. Warranty issues all day/no resale
@@landrover1155 I own a hilux and it’s a dream, before that I had a triton and it was reliable and great. You want resale you buy a hilux or ranger
And the Ford is the biggest shit tin. I will take the jeep.
@@bigteddy66 hope you know some tow truck drivers 😂
@@barrakingbeatz7794 never been towed or had any major problems with jeep of any other Fiat owned product and there are many products what are you driving. Oh you said a hilux. Has it broken its back behind the cab yet, not one of them surely. Made a few quid plating them up.
@@bigteddy66 it’s well documented that jeeps don’t have the best track record and in Australia no dealer support or resale.
Yep. The defender is an apple i watch. A landcruiser is a rolex. The rest are rubbish. Where will these 3 be in 40 years? In the tip
Land Rover sponsored
Bullchit
the land rover mite be all that, but who are they trying to appeal to? blind people? come on, 2021 and it looks like a crayon smudge... they almost had a good 1.
That ranger raptor is awful. Looks terrible and silly expensive
And the least reliable
Would choose Toyota Landcruiser prado 150 anyday over these 3 unreliable ticking time bombs......💣
I have a 2019 150 series Prado worst car I have owned it's been on the back of a tow truck 3 times after going into limp mode. This is my 3 Prado had a 95 and 120 brilliant cars both of them have nothing but good things to say mind you they where both petrol a little bit thirsty but 100% reliable but this diesel piece of crap I have now is far from it
@@splurjioaarmani3205 I'm guessing your dpf was clogged due to the badly designed particulate filter & small driving trips?
On the updated 150kw/500nm 2021 version of the 2.8d Toyota have replaced the dpf with a better design & changed car software to do regular burn offs aswell as a bigger turbo & some other engine improvements. I believe the issue is gone now.....
@@splurjioaarmani3205 buy a 4 runner instead
@@Ford-Explorer606 what's a 4 runner haven't had them in Australia since the Prado came out we have the fortuna but that has the same 2.8 unreliable donk in it as well you cannot buy a petrol Prado in Australia anymore