Our local Offroad Centre used two Jimny's as their support vehicles. Any time we got stuck this little yellow thing would come bumbling up the hill to give us a hand with the winch! Says a lot, really.
I was traveling up a snow covered dirt road and all our full size V8 4x4s were getting stuck half way up the mountain. A convoy of 3 Suzuki Jimnys went around our big 4x4s and headed the mountain. It looked like they were riding mostly on top of the snow covered road instead on digging into the snow. Thats when I gained respect for these small 4x4s.
Snow is all about surface contact patch to weight ratio. That’s why the best thing in the snow is a snowmobile. And that’s also why an ATV will outperform any truck or 4x4. I’ve seen some old Square body chevys people were running on 20 inch wide tires in the snow, it was almost as if it was floating
@@danielstark8258 Agreed. The bottom of the mountain was the Arizona desert so our trucks were set up for lots of dirt hill 4 wheeling. It was winter but so much snow is rare on that mountain top. Thats why so many were out trying to get to the top.
I had a 2010 jimny here in Australia. Loved that car regret selling it nearly every day. Kept up with the big boys no problem. 2 inch body and suspension lift and rear locker you can go anywhere.
Some times more power gives disadvantage, the tyre will spin more and will be stuck in the climb. There is a minimum and maximum speed for every climb.
Dont underestimate the Jimny. If you have ever driven the early Vitaras you would know how rugged they are and can take a lot of abuse off road in rough terrain. They dont compare to the Landcruisers, Pajeros, Hilux and Rangers but they can hold there own for a small portion of the price and still deliver. Suzuki has continued with the Jimny and im contemplating getting one in future.
Low maintaining to say these little beast require very less maintenance and usually cheap as hell!! Where as any of the above mentioned suvs might cause the pocket to burn
@@JohnSmith-fv7gi bruh don’t know about yours but the place where i live it will cost approx $14k at on road price but the quality might be sub standard to the international one but still at this cost it’s a fair deal
Was a fun comparison even though the Hummer was non functional and the Suzuki had stupid tires . I have Geo Tracker of 97' vintage with AT2 tires and often surprise people while out in the mountains or sand . The low horsepower and weight give it quite an edge in many situations . Also the short wheel base and great approach and drop off angles are very good . The factory skid plates front and rear do their job well . I have had the pleasure of pulling out a Land Rover in sugar sand and a Mercedies also in sugar sand . The look on their faces was priceless .
@@BrunodeSouzaLino The h2 was notoriously garbage. It was too big and heavy to be worth anything off road, and the suspension and steering was not designed to be capable of handling the vehicle on anything outside of perfect pavement.
My dad had the Suzuki Jimny LJ80. He loved it more than his family. He used to take the whole family off road. Remember my mother getting off car more than once because she was scared of the terrain 😝
I have a second generation Nissan Xterra. It is a terrific on road and off road vehicle. Recently purchased a 2023 Jimny. I am absolutely in love with it! Feels good on road and brilliantly capable off road! Kudos to Suzuki! 🇩🇴
Suzukis have always been good offroaders. It's like a big ATV. Only downside is that the car is pretty light and narrow so it can roll on it's side more easily.
Put it on wider axles and bigger tires. Problem solved. Plus thatd be offroad ready the jimny in this video is not offroad ready and still eat the hummer with offroade tires up. People sayijg the motor wasnt quite right dont get that it atill had more power than the jimny which means more power isnt always the greatest thing. Id rather have super low power that can barely spin tires so i can crawl
They don't roll easily at all. I own one right now. So I know. They corner like crazy. Stick to the ground. Also 2,900 lbs is not very light for what it is. **Literal mini tank**
Here in North Italy Alps, I went for a hike, and in this small villlage up a steep narrow road there were only jimmy from the late 90's to the new ones. No other car was parked in the village
Maybe the H2 could ACTUALLY work and have a real driver that knew what 4low was. This "comparison" was a sham. My truck is basically the same drive train and it would wax that Tonka Toy no problem. In 4low and ACTUALLY racing it would have won the hill climb and could easily have controlled its hill decent.
@@PayNoTaxes0GetNoVote I have spent some time on Saudi Arábia, Qatar am in the Emirates, you see the hummer in the cities, but off roading in Dunes on the desert, apart from the Toyotas, Nissan in greater numbers, next is the Jimny.
Towing a travel trailer to camp, or launch and retrieve a 24 ft or so boat. Or throw a 1500 or 2000 # load in the back. They both have their strong and weak points when you compare empty vehicles. You don't always run around empty. With the Suzuki you would have to find someone to pull the 25 ft. trailer to camp, especially in hilly or mountain roads.
H2 would still loose this, there is no way it would drive well through EU/UK cities and parking would also be a nightmare, even worse in 2 person setup jimmy might have larger boot than H2.
Same story goes for Suzuki Samurai VS Mitsubishi Pajero. Used to own both cars on different periods. Pajero was powerful and heavy with a 2600cc engine , but it was stucked in many cases. From the other hand Samurai was light and it could go everywhere eaaaaasy !!! Honestly I loved Samurai
@@Zub-Al-Muhammed you are right, in my country it used to also come with a different name but is basically the same car, its just an off road variant that was named differently
Loved my Samurai; was only limited by the tires. Sadly it was stolen. I did see it on the road awhile later, with a crappy all-over paint job, and a cop driving it.
as someone who's see what a Suzuki can do first hand there is no contest. geared up, a zuk is an off-roading weapons platform. spinning up that hill reminded me of my grandfather swearing his sierra up something similar on his farm when we were out hunting one time. he got her up there with words i've never heard since, and we were in the back the entire time.
That hummer sounded sick and clearly wasn't working right so I'm not not sure that was a fair comparison but the Jimny's a fun little thing, if only Suzuki would give it a an engine upgrade and modernize the interior more.
Lol, this was my thought, 2 speed tests...a turning test and a downhill test, then the things it would accel at...the systems weren't working? I feel like this was just a setup from the start, xD
I would love you to do this challenge for expensive city SUVs, you know the ones that look like they’re meant for off-road but their owners just use to pick up the kids from school… and carry shopping back from tesco 🤔
Agree with some others in that this was somewhat disingenuous. The H2 was an obviously unloved (since no one even bothered with fixing things like 4WD modes and rear diff lock), at least a 15 year old model. The one used was a 03-07 which has a 6.0 with a 4 speed trans (325hp and 522Nm) - you listed the specs for an 08/09 model which is the 6.2 with a 6 speed trans. Had the 4WD modes worked (instead of just the high range AWD) and the rear diff lock the outcomes would have been quite different. For what it is though - that little Jimny is quite a capable little beast! And to be fair for the Jimny, if it also had mud terrain tires it also would have likely done better as well. That alone, even with the H2 being well sorted might still have given it the win.
They also fail to mention the H2 was never equipped with hill descent control. Plus, the rear diff would work if the transfer case could shift to 4 low. The computer won't let it lock until 4L is engaged.
Yeah they didnt drive that hummer properly at all. My mate has an 06 one, stock apart from some bigger offroad tyres, and it would demolish both of these in this video.
One thing that didn't get mentioned is, if a Hummer was to go on a 4x4 club run, They would find their car would not fit some tracks (or have difficulty) if it was well worn by normal 4x4! Reason being, Hummers have a much bigger wheel width track. Mind you, I am a big Suzuki 4x4 fan, having owned two hard top SJ413 Samurai's and one soft top 1989 Samurai which my every day drive, so yes I'm dias 😄. Nice video.
Yeah, the H2 was built to have a similar size to the H1, which in turn was built to have the same track width as an Abrams tank in order to be able to disguise its tracks in loose materials.
We bought one for our daughter and she loved it! If she went a certain speed over one of our bridge pavement section, the cars rear wheels would almost leave the road. It was her favorite section of road when she had two of her girlfriends in back.
I had an 87 Suzuki Samuri. It was an amazing little rig. Bone stock with the same all season tires, and it went everywhere I ever pointed it, even in well over a foot of snow! And because of it's age, mine only had 66 hp. 🤣😄👍😎
I had a mk 1 Jimny which was horrible on the road at anything over 40mph, but for work on beaches and within sand dunes and environmentally sensitive places, it was superb. Rust did for it in the end.
16:40 "That looked good, ...when he finally got "it" up." 🤣🤣🤣 nice banter there, nice one I am honestly supprised a 100hp vehicle can perform this well. The Jimny is the definition of efficient power use
I've heard that Jimny is a necessity in Japan's heavy snowfall areas and in prefectures with narrow forest roads. So in such places being too big is probably unsuitable as a good tool.
I mean, the HUMMER can fit 4 adults comfortably, longer wheelbase means much more stable highway cruising and you don't bounce around as much as inside a Jimny, larger contact area tires would beat the Jimny in very muddy situations, also has more cargo space meaning more space for your offroad tools and whatnot. You also get more respect while driving a HUMMER compared to driving a Jimny. Some larger SUV's or pickup trucks might bully the Jimny in sketchy situations in highways.
@@luisandrade4633 they're very dependable. look it up. and i do have a locking differential his didnt work probably bc the abs sensor was malfunctioning
Just started the video and my impressions are: we got 2 cars, one is a real off-road behemoth, the other is an American SUV made to go off-road on a Mall parking lot.
Except every "challenge" wasn't what we Americans would call off-roading. If you aren't rolling through mud, rivers, or ravines then you aren't really off-roading. Most things a Hummer would go through would sink a Jimmy.
@@StandardRacing So are you saying that the Hummer failed at something that isn't even considered as off-roading by american standard? That's really embarrassing then
@@Daniel-dj7fh and that hairpin turn. Having to stop for a 3 point turn meant it was always going to lose that challenge. But other than those challenges, the locking rear diff would make a helluva difference.
You won't beat Jimny or grand vitara offroad. You need to heavily modify other vehicles to do what Grand Vitara can do as it will only be beaten on ground clearance. Isuzu and Landcruiser are the only other 2 vehicles outside Grand Vitara I know of that can tow boats to seriously hard launch sites. Nothing LR makes can do it they are over rated as 4x4s and unreliable junk and the German 4x4s are a joke. There are only four vehicles fit for purpose in the 4x4 category now since LR decided to turn the defender into a tank that gets stuck all over the place because of its weight.
No systems were working on the humme. so you can't say the Jimmy is a better off roader. They should do a fair comparison. Go against a hammer that is working properly, then let's see the outcome. If Jimmy wins then you know for sure which is the better truck.
What tyres did the Jimny have? They used to fit Bridgestone H/T tyres at the factory but now they use Dunlop A/T, which are supposedly not great on tarmac but might be better off-road. Many enthusiasts fit Yokohama G015 A/T tyres eventually.
Well, thanks for this video. I was having a hard time figuring out my next RC truck, and there are a few decent models on sale right now. I've always liked the original hummers, but they still dont fare much better against the jimny. So, like a dozen videos later, I can cap off my research with this video. Thanks for that!! The RC company FMS will appreciate it as well because I will be buying one of their rigs now! Looked like you all had a blast, keep up the great work!
I’ve dragged a Tesla back on the road, cleared an oak tree down from a storm to open a road back up, driven through a meter of water, and jump started a Greenpeace sticker covered Honda Accord and the crazy lady thanked through clenched teeth so I’ll count that as a win.
Something about that Jimny, like the look of it. Now if it can do so well in standard form, no wonder people with big nobbly tyres and lift kits have so much fun. It's still a giant killer.
Wish we could get the Jimny in the US. It'd be just like a modern day sidekick or tracker. My neighbor had a H2 but the only cool (although annoying) thing his hummer had was a competition subwoofer. I know my old land rover disco 2 could beat a hummer off-road and it did while we tested both on a trail.
Considering the purchase of either a new Jimney or used 4Runner TRD Pro here in La Paz, Baja. Major obstacle being the sand dunes to the beaches. Obvious price difference, but would the 4Runner be worth it?
The H2 was definitely NOT performing the way it should have. I have driven H2 in harsh terain for quite a bit and I can tell this one was weird. Especially the downhill drag race. That couldn't have been low range on 1st gear... Also the cross axle? Where is the rear lock engaged, wtf was that?
Seems to just be an ad for the smaller vehicle. H2 driver said none of the controls were working and the presenter was just bashing the H2 for the whole vid.
I have an ‘06 H2. On the downhill, in 4WL and locked diff, it would have almost stuck there without any brake even on the incline. The driver in the vid basically tossed it in neutral and gravity took over.
I have a 2002 Suzuki XL-7 4WD, and it has amazed me at how well it does off-road, even with all-season tires. It seems like smaller size and lighter weight are a big advantage.
No body gonna talk about how the hummer is broken and the Jimmy isn't on proper tires?. I honestly feel like the Jimmy still would have won't but it would have been better on decent tires and if all the hummers systems was working. Seeing all the vehicles that have came in this show ik he could have found a Hummer working correctly or atleast checked. They should run a rematch for content sake
@@tetispinkman9135 Well.... I just watched it again. Not only was it broken, but for some reason the driver never put it in low range or locked the diff... which made it even worse.
@@MrRadicalMoves Well the guy probably turned up without telling them it didn’t work or maybe not even knowing. So it would have been a waste of time not to do the video
That Hummer definitely is not running right, the sound and lack of power are LOL worthy. Sounds like a squatted Tahoe from Daytona Beach. Yay for the Jimny!!!
I want one, just because my 1991 Tracker with 97K miles doesn't have AC and I'm in South Carolina. But I don't think I can get one in the USA? Major bummer!
@@prempun1049 Thar jeisa aggressive road presence nahi hai is liye. Weise India me maximum log shopping karne nikalte hain Thar ya Jimny me. To logo ko bas looks se matlab hai, kaam se nahi.
WOW!! 2 of my most favourite vehicles besides the JEEPS, in one single video!! 😍 I am a bit partial to the Hummer, it's a literal tank on wheels. But that Jimny too surely is on absolute FIRE 🔥
Always skip the first 4:30 of any CarWow video as its just dragged-out talking nonsense that has nothing to do with anything you came here and clicked for.
Even if it was working it'd still have lost. Plus the Hummer is on actual off road tyres, not skinny little all season road tyres usually fitted to trailers...
This was a horrible comparison... don't know what your talking about. The smaller and newer H3 would have been better. A 10 year old H2 with no working 4x4 components vs a new 2018+ Suzuki is a good comparison to you? Just ridiculous. Not knocking the Jimny but this was not a good comparison at all. To be fair a stock H2 with everything working probably would have performed much better as you stated.
@@MIKEK3NTfor one challenge it was unfair and that was going downhill slow. Otherwise what stopped it from beating the jimny? Nothing. Add the same tires to the jimny and itd be eeeeeeven better. Lol. Hummer bois big mad.
What other off-road battles should we run?
Hammer vs land rover 🤔
Tesla Model X vs Mercedes-AMG G63
That Hummer vs the even bigger Marauder 😅😃
Yianni vs matt
Toyota Land Cruiser vs Land Cruiser Sahara vs Jeep Rubicon
Our local Offroad Centre used two Jimny's as their support vehicles. Any time we got stuck this little yellow thing would come bumbling up the hill to give us a hand with the winch! Says a lot, really.
WAR THUNDER
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I thought they use GAZ AAA
I mentioned this on the last vid. If jimny can beat or match all these so called 4x4s then the Grand Vitara will humiliate them.
@@athiftsabit1208 what is GAZ?
I was traveling up a snow covered dirt road and all our full size V8 4x4s were getting stuck half way up the mountain. A convoy of 3 Suzuki Jimnys went around our big 4x4s and headed the mountain. It looked like they were riding mostly on top of the snow covered road instead on digging into the snow. Thats when I gained respect for these small 4x4s.
Snow is all about surface contact patch to weight ratio. That’s why the best thing in the snow is a snowmobile. And that’s also why an ATV will outperform any truck or 4x4.
I’ve seen some old Square body chevys people were running on 20 inch wide tires in the snow, it was almost as if it was floating
@@danielstark8258 Agreed. The bottom of the mountain was the Arizona desert so our trucks were set up for lots of dirt hill 4 wheeling. It was winter but so much snow is rare on that mountain top. Thats why so many were out trying to get to the top.
That reminds me of Legolas walking on top of snow, while the rest of the fellowship were digging their way through, up the Misty Mountains lol
So, basicaly Jimnys are like elves.
In off-road you don't need power and to be big and heavy
I had a 2010 jimny here in Australia. Loved that car regret selling it nearly every day. Kept up with the big boys no problem. 2 inch body and suspension lift and rear locker you can go anywhere.
Mat, please export your videos from your editing software with a higher bitrate and let youtube do the compression.
I've never seen a more pixilated 1440p image.
And here i am turning up quality thinking it's TH-cam acting up
The video actually looks better in 480p than in 4k. It hides all the nasty artefacts then at least
me watching in 144p: 😳
I was wondering the exact same thing! Even on 4k it looked like I was watching a JPEG video
Mat, can you find a Fiat Panda 4x4 to fight against Suzuki Jimni? This would be epic.
More likes so that Matt can see this. This would be the ultimate showdown
@@SadanE36 yep. Do also about CZ3 TARMAC vs Citroen C4 WRC.
YUSSSSS
Could be the Jimny or the Ignis
Panda doesn't stand a chance, Panda is same categroy as Suzuki Ignis, not Jimny. Panda vs Ignis would be very interesting.
It is amazing what that little jimny is achieving with all season tyres..! Imagine what off road spec tyres and a bit more power can do...!
Some times more power gives disadvantage, the tyre will spin more and will be stuck in the climb. There is a minimum and maximum speed for every climb.
Suzuki needs differential locking
It's very bad build quality not a safe vehicle
@@hemantchawla2205it’s more safe then a hummer😂
That little Jimny is an absolute beast
Worth every penny 🔥
More like every single coin.
I used to drive one as a company car. It is really extremely impressive. Slow as molasses in January on the highway, but it'll take you anywhere.
@@Stinger430 yeah man Suzuki has confirmed that they will be bringing the 5 door version soon which has already been spotted now
@@clashwithsan1296 Bro how much the cost of 5 door jimny expected price.
@@raam111189 this
Dont underestimate the Jimny. If you have ever driven the early Vitaras you would know how rugged they are and can take a lot of abuse off road in rough terrain. They dont compare to the Landcruisers, Pajeros, Hilux and Rangers but they can hold there own for a small portion of the price and still deliver. Suzuki has continued with the Jimny and im contemplating getting one in future.
Pajeros, Hilux and rangers are all terrible in stock form...
Low maintaining to say these little beast require very less maintenance and usually cheap as hell!! Where as any of the above mentioned suvs might cause the pocket to burn
Maybe a portion of the price when they were 26k AUD 3 years ago. Now theyre 40k+
@@JohnSmith-fv7gi bruh don’t know about yours but the place where i live it will cost approx $14k at on road price but the quality might be sub standard to the international one but still at this cost it’s a fair deal
@@uy7019 thats why I put my currency there, AUD. Australian Dollars.
Was a fun comparison even though the Hummer was non functional and the Suzuki had stupid tires . I have Geo Tracker of 97' vintage with AT2 tires and often surprise people while out in the mountains or sand . The low horsepower and weight give it quite an edge in many situations . Also the short wheel base and great approach and drop off angles are very good . The factory skid plates front and rear do their job well . I have had the pleasure of pulling out a Land Rover in sugar sand and a Mercedies also in sugar sand . The look on their faces was priceless .
Never knew they came in a 97 foot version. Doesn't seem very practical though.
@@mediocreman2 Had to special order it !
Hummers are hit and miss just like the HMMV. Either you get one example which is a tank or unrealiable to the point you just fix it enough to run.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino The h2 was notoriously garbage. It was too big and heavy to be worth anything off road, and the suspension and steering was not designed to be capable of handling the vehicle on anything outside of perfect pavement.
@@mediocreman2😂😂
My dad had the Suzuki Jimny LJ80. He loved it more than his family. He used to take the whole family off road. Remember my mother getting off car more than once because she was scared of the terrain 😝
What? Is that car good or not??
@@purwantiallan5089 i think funny
Oh wow that's awsome, I have a LJ80 Ttoo
@@purwantiallan5089 He loved it so pretty sure he did.
@@purwantiallan5089 ofcourse it is. 🤦♂️
I have a second generation Nissan Xterra. It is a terrific on road and off road vehicle. Recently purchased a 2023 Jimny. I am absolutely in love with it! Feels good on road and brilliantly capable off road! Kudos to Suzuki! 🇩🇴
Suzukis have always been good offroaders. It's like a big ATV. Only downside is that the car is pretty light and narrow so it can roll on it's side more easily.
Wasn't this proven to be a smear campaign by a rival car company?
Put it on wider axles and bigger tires. Problem solved. Plus thatd be offroad ready the jimny in this video is not offroad ready and still eat the hummer with offroade tires up. People sayijg the motor wasnt quite right dont get that it atill had more power than the jimny which means more power isnt always the greatest thing. Id rather have super low power that can barely spin tires so i can crawl
They don't roll easily at all. I own one right now. So I know. They corner like crazy. Stick to the ground.
Also 2,900 lbs is not very light for what it is.
**Literal mini tank**
You'd have a hell of a time tipping one. I hairpin at the graveyard off our highway all the time at 70k and I've never been able to get onto 2 wheels.
It also doesn't Have the
Horsepower or torque.
the Jimny really has impressive capabilities despite having only 100 hp. would definitely be nice to have this in the US!
Suzuki Samarai.
That's the jimny they're using. You could get a used one CHEEEEEP!
I like that Jimny!
You would get bullied, because all americans are going to tell you to go back in your country if you don't drive a big V8
@@kenik2023 It's old and it issues
Here in North Italy Alps, I went for a hike, and in this small villlage up a steep narrow road there were only jimmy from the late 90's to the new ones. No other car was parked in the village
It's impressive how well the Jimmy did with those road tyres. With more aggressive tyres the H2 may as well forefit.
Maybe the H2 could ACTUALLY work and have a real driver that knew what 4low was. This "comparison" was a sham. My truck is basically the same drive train and it would wax that Tonka Toy no problem. In 4low and ACTUALLY racing it would have won the hill climb and could easily have controlled its hill decent.
Yaa Jimny did it with Road tyre, if Jimny do it with Mud Terrain waaah... 😂 Hummer far behind Jimny
@@PayNoTaxes0GetNoVote I have spent some time on Saudi Arábia, Qatar am in the Emirates, you see the hummer in the cities, but off roading in Dunes on the desert, apart from the Toyotas, Nissan in greater numbers, next is the Jimny.
The Suzuki Jimny is better than Hummer H2.
The hummer has aftermarket rims and some
Crappy tires.
US: "Bigger is better"
Japan: "Hold my beer"
Should've added a grocery trip or a mall crawl section so the H2 could work to it's real life strengths
The jeep already won that segment.
Chugging fuel like americans chugging coke is not a strength
Towing a travel trailer to camp, or launch and retrieve a 24 ft or so boat. Or throw a 1500 or 2000 # load in the back. They both have their strong and weak points when you compare empty vehicles. You don't always run around empty. With the Suzuki you would have to find someone to pull the 25 ft. trailer to camp, especially in hilly or mountain roads.
H2 would still loose this, there is no way it would drive well through EU/UK cities and parking would also be a nightmare, even worse in 2 person setup jimmy might have larger boot than H2.
@@Kocan7 The h2 definitely has more cargo space, that's obvious.
ooooooh ultimate comparison between big and small cars, love the off road battles please keep doing more
We also need more tug of war videos.
@@allo8161 indeed we do
@@allo8161 fax
@@badenwheeler6890 underrated car indeed Baden. 🙏
@@allo8161 or search and destroy dirt race?
"its a hummer - the only thing that matters is the engine!"
Imagine if it was 100% working properly 🤷♂️
Same story goes for Suzuki Samurai VS Mitsubishi Pajero.
Used to own both cars on different periods.
Pajero was powerful and heavy with a 2600cc engine , but it was stucked in many cases.
From the other hand Samurai was light and it could go everywhere eaaaaasy !!!
Honestly I loved Samurai
I believe Jimny and Samurai is the same vehicle, named different in different markets
@@Zub-Al-Muhammed you are right, in my country it used to also come with a different name but is basically the same car, its just an off road variant that was named differently
Loved my Samurai; was only limited by the tires. Sadly it was stolen. I did see it on the road awhile later, with a crappy all-over paint job, and a cop driving it.
@@ramblinjack294 Sorry to hear, I changed 2 Samurai back in the days ,I used only for vacations , especially for the beach .
The Suzuki Samurai is better than Mitsubishi Pajero.
Try that last climb again in the Jimny, but with decent off-road tyres, comparable to what was on the Hummer.
He probably also destroyed the street tires with that last run..
And in reverse order so that there aren't so big holes from the hummers attempt.
@@MT-eb2dx yep. What if Land Rover Discovery used that too.
The hummer had mall crawling tires and wheels on it, those were not a proper offroading setup.
@@willdrivesu7914 I would tend to agree, but still had a lot more tread than the Suzuki
as someone who's see what a Suzuki can do first hand there is no contest. geared up, a zuk is an off-roading weapons platform.
spinning up that hill reminded me of my grandfather swearing his sierra up something similar on his farm when we were out hunting one time. he got her up there with words i've never heard since, and we were in the back the entire time.
That hummer sounded sick and clearly wasn't working right so I'm not not sure that was a fair comparison but the Jimny's a fun little thing, if only Suzuki would give it a an engine upgrade and modernize the interior more.
Also the low profile tires on the hummer are terrible off road cant air down.
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Agreed
Lol, this was my thought, 2 speed tests...a turning test and a downhill test, then the things it would accel at...the systems weren't working? I feel like this was just a setup from the start, xD
It works as intented because their preferred use case is driving to the mall
I would love you to do this challenge for expensive city SUVs, you know the ones that look like they’re meant for off-road but their owners just use to pick up the kids from school… and carry shopping back from tesco 🤔
We used to call it "mall princess"
Toyota fortuner
In UK we call them "Chelsea Tractors" Chelsea being a very expensive part of inner London and about as far away from off road as you can get in UK 🙂
@@anggautsal I have never loathe a car as much as this, it’s so big but you cannot even go off roading with it
I wonder how the results would have been if you had a working H2 instead of a broken one.
Not much difference
H2 hummers rule
You would need a time machine for that.
@@anotherhumanbug or get a H2 in working condition.
better wonder what would happen if the jimny also had proper offroadtyres as it has only some semistreettyres..
8:32 I genuinely did not expect his feet to be on the actual dash.
This was hilarious 😂👌
Agree with some others in that this was somewhat disingenuous. The H2 was an obviously unloved (since no one even bothered with fixing things like 4WD modes and rear diff lock), at least a 15 year old model. The one used was a 03-07 which has a 6.0 with a 4 speed trans (325hp and 522Nm) - you listed the specs for an 08/09 model which is the 6.2 with a 6 speed trans. Had the 4WD modes worked (instead of just the high range AWD) and the rear diff lock the outcomes would have been quite different.
For what it is though - that little Jimny is quite a capable little beast! And to be fair for the Jimny, if it also had mud terrain tires it also would have likely done better as well. That alone, even with the H2 being well sorted might still have given it the win.
They also fail to mention the H2 was never equipped with hill descent control. Plus, the rear diff would work if the transfer case could shift to 4 low. The computer won't let it lock until 4L is engaged.
Yeah Ive been saying the same thing
Yeah they didnt drive that hummer properly at all. My mate has an 06 one, stock apart from some bigger offroad tyres, and it would demolish both of these in this video.
One thing that didn't get mentioned is, if a Hummer was to go on a 4x4 club run,
They would find their car would not fit some tracks (or have difficulty) if it was well worn by normal 4x4!
Reason being, Hummers have a much bigger wheel width track.
Mind you, I am a big Suzuki 4x4 fan, having owned two hard top SJ413 Samurai's and one soft top
1989 Samurai which my every day drive, so yes I'm dias 😄.
Nice video.
Yeah, the H2 was built to have a similar size to the H1, which in turn was built to have the same track width as an Abrams tank in order to be able to disguise its tracks in loose materials.
""Bigger isn't always better. That's what I tell my girlfriend""😂🤣
Size always matters. Small sometimes prevail.
I was about to comment that😂😂😂
Your poor gf.....yes it's sarcasm
@@nando03012009 his gf needs help.... Sarcasm🥲
let her compare herself n decide,
Tbh the hummer's mods and driver persona match perfectly with the truck
100% power, 0% skill?
@@HyperVanilo - Just the 0% skill of the driver applies... That thing should have been in 4 low with the auto diff lock for 3 of those tests.
@@HyperVanilo Wanker in a truck that is lots of $$$ and a noisy torquey engine that just spins the tyres in the loose stuff.
We bought one for our daughter and she loved it! If she went a certain speed over one of our bridge pavement section, the cars rear wheels would almost leave the road. It was her favorite section of road when she had two of her girlfriends in back.
I had an 87 Suzuki Samuri.
It was an amazing little rig. Bone stock with the same all season tires, and it went everywhere I ever pointed it, even in well over a foot of snow! And because of it's age, mine only had 66 hp.
🤣😄👍😎
"No diffs". It has a magical drivetrain!
Yeah no diffs, except the front and rear diff!
to think the jimmy was less than half the price and on worse tyres as well, just goes to show how good it is
Just goes to show the H2 wasn’t driven properly.
@@hexjumper1060 it may not the fastest or the most agile but it H2 is more like a sturdy beast
I had a mk 1 Jimny which was horrible on the road at anything over 40mph, but for work on beaches and within sand dunes and environmentally sensitive places, it was superb. Rust did for it in the end.
16:40 "That looked good, ...when he finally got "it" up." 🤣🤣🤣 nice banter there, nice one
I am honestly supprised a 100hp vehicle can perform this well. The Jimny is the definition of efficient power use
1/3 the weight only needs 1/3 the power
I wish they'd do a jimny with the 1.4 from the swift sport in it 😕
I wish they didn't stop selling the Jimny
Wish also Cappucino Tuned can do offroading.
In japan u can get a 1.5 jimny
@@user-bs8ed9wi4s the 1.5 is naturally aspirated the 1.4 is turbo and would be class in this
The 1 litre boosterjet would even be better than the 1.5
Jimny proving that size doesn’t matter 💪🏾
It was biased towards the Jimny tho. They need to bring a Hummer H2 with functional offroad modes
I've heard that Jimny is a necessity in Japan's heavy snowfall areas and in prefectures with narrow forest roads. So in such places being too big is probably unsuitable as a good tool.
I mean, the HUMMER can fit 4 adults comfortably, longer wheelbase means much more stable highway cruising and you don't bounce around as much as inside a Jimny, larger contact area tires would beat the Jimny in very muddy situations, also has more cargo space meaning more space for your offroad tools and whatnot. You also get more respect while driving a HUMMER compared to driving a Jimny.
Some larger SUV's or pickup trucks might bully the Jimny in sketchy situations in highways.
That's what she said.
Suzuki 4x4s have been embarrassing everyone else for over a decade now with GV and Jimny
This is wrong. You cannot compare jimny and H2 for offroad. H2 good for hiphop/rap video clip.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A functional locking rear differential on the Hummer would be a game changer.
A functional car made by Hummer would change the game 😂
@@luisandrade4633 lmfao facts
@@luisandrade4633 they're very dependable. look it up. and i do have a locking differential his didnt work probably bc the abs sensor was malfunctioning
@@joeturtleneck2300 No American car is dependable
You can't find functional rear diff on Hummer.
Just started the video and my impressions are: we got 2 cars, one is a real off-road behemoth, the other is an American SUV made to go off-road on a Mall parking lot.
The opposite I think.. It was a military vehicle from the start
Except every "challenge" wasn't what we Americans would call off-roading. If you aren't rolling through mud, rivers, or ravines then you aren't really off-roading. Most things a Hummer would go through would sink a Jimmy.
@@martinsvensson6884 huh? Only the H1 is a military vehicle.
@@StandardRacing So are you saying that the Hummer failed at something that isn't even considered as off-roading by american standard? That's really embarrassing then
@@martinsvensson6884 the H2 is definitely not a humvee
Your episodes have got some genuine TG and TGT touch ... keep up the good work .. its fun watching
I'm curious if all the systems on the Hummer had worked or the outcome would have been different.
I mean it's got rock tires, it should have technically won all of the challanges because of that alone.
Except maybe the hill decent since it's heavy.
On the other hand: How would the Suzuki perform with proper offroad tyres?
@@Daniel-dj7fh and that hairpin turn. Having to stop for a 3 point turn meant it was always going to lose that challenge. But other than those challenges, the locking rear diff would make a helluva difference.
You won't beat Jimny or grand vitara offroad. You need to heavily modify other vehicles to do what Grand Vitara can do as it will only be beaten on ground clearance. Isuzu and Landcruiser are the only other 2 vehicles outside Grand Vitara I know of that can tow boats to seriously hard launch sites. Nothing LR makes can do it they are over rated as 4x4s and unreliable junk and the German 4x4s are a joke. There are only four vehicles fit for purpose in the 4x4 category now since LR decided to turn the defender into a tank that gets stuck all over the place because of its weight.
Good question, but a double edged one as well. One may also conclude that fancy systems introduce a serious point of failure.
I had an old short wheel base 1.6 Vitara. I loved it! The places off road it took me where incredible then bound down the highway at 140kmh.
Rich off-roaders drive Hummers. Serious off-roaders drive Jimnys and LCs.
Jimny killing it. Without a propper tyres as well 🤣
No systems were working on the humme. so you can't say the Jimmy is a better off roader. They should do a fair comparison. Go against a hammer that is working properly, then let's see the outcome. If Jimmy wins then you know for sure which is the better truck.
@@Richard-vj7dhonly thing I will accept here is the hill descent part, still puts hummer 9-10 against the suzuki
Matt please try some of the old-ish SUVs like the X5M E70 and the ML63 W164
th-cam.com/video/ojva6Ny9RoI/w-d-xo.html
Love the Hummer as I have an H2 but that exhaust might be just a little too much for me lol. I must say, the Suzuki is pretty impressive though.
Even in the last two tests, if the jimny had mud terrain tyres and Matt was a bit skillful, he would've won
The matchup cannot be any better than those two for a offroad test
What tyres did the Jimny have? They used to fit Bridgestone H/T tyres at the factory but now they use Dunlop A/T, which are supposedly not great on tarmac but might be better off-road. Many enthusiasts fit Yokohama G015 A/T tyres eventually.
Mat you never fails to impress, entertain, amaze and excite us!
Are you a kid?
@@shahan484 nope. I am an old one.
Every video, same comment.
Before start I thought suzuki jimny would have been humiliated by gigantic Hummer H2 Great SUZUKI
Well, thanks for this video. I was having a hard time figuring out my next RC truck, and there are a few decent models on sale right now. I've always liked the original hummers, but they still dont fare much better against the jimny. So, like a dozen videos later, I can cap off my research with this video. Thanks for that!! The RC company FMS will appreciate it as well because I will be buying one of their rigs now!
Looked like you all had a blast, keep up the great work!
Could you go against a Hummer H2 that actually works. I did a course when they 1st came out and the H2 was impressive
I’ve dragged a Tesla back on the road, cleared an oak tree down from a storm to open a road back up, driven through a meter of water, and jump started a Greenpeace sticker covered Honda Accord and the crazy lady thanked through clenched teeth so I’ll count that as a win.
A crazy KAREN thanking you its a win enough. And your HUMMY s systems actually works?Assuming it was a HUMMY you pulled them feats with.
@@randombiker4610 H2….and it wasn’t a big deal on any of it.
Or a jimny with off road tyres and a lift kit
I love little 4x4s, but yeah this is an unfair comparison when the Hummer is broken.
Something about that Jimny, like the look of it. Now if it can do so well in standard form, no wonder people with big nobbly tyres and lift kits have so much fun. It's still a giant killer.
This little Jimny is amazing. I like it. Thanks for these off-road challenges.💙💙❤❤
Next time bring someone who can actually drive the Hummer, Also bring a fully functioning one smh.
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Oh man Hummer H2 was my childhood dream car. Only wish it worked in this video so we can see its full potential.
2:53 ENVIRONMENT LEFT THE CHAT
Sounds like my friend from school 😂😂
I laughed out loud when the camera switched to the Hummer driver having his feet up on the dash
years of Yoga helped (-:
Wish we could get the Jimny in the US. It'd be just like a modern day sidekick or tracker. My neighbor had a H2 but the only cool (although annoying) thing his hummer had was a competition subwoofer. I know my old land rover disco 2 could beat a hummer off-road and it did while we tested both on a trail.
Man, I miss those old sidekicks and Trackers!
1 Suzuki Sidekick
2 Chevrolet Tracker
3 Suzuki Jimny
4 Hummer H2
Considering the purchase of either a new Jimney or used 4Runner TRD Pro here in La Paz, Baja. Major obstacle being the sand dunes to the beaches. Obvious price difference, but would the 4Runner be worth it?
Maybe the best youtuber out there… Keep it going Mat
The H2 was definitely NOT performing the way it should have. I have driven H2 in harsh terain for quite a bit and I can tell this one was weird. Especially the downhill drag race. That couldn't have been low range on 1st gear... Also the cross axle? Where is the rear lock engaged, wtf was that?
Seems to just be an ad for the smaller vehicle. H2 driver said none of the controls were working and the presenter was just bashing the H2 for the whole vid.
It's rigged as usual
I have an ‘06 H2. On the downhill, in 4WL and locked diff, it would have almost stuck there without any brake even on the incline. The driver in the vid basically tossed it in neutral and gravity took over.
@@hexjumper1060 Exactly, the 4L does a great job breaking the vehicle downhill..
Let's just say the H2 is not a HUNVEE
I have a 2002 Suzuki XL-7 4WD, and it has amazed me at how well it does off-road, even with all-season tires. It seems like smaller size and lighter weight are a big advantage.
No body gonna talk about how the hummer is broken and the Jimmy isn't on proper tires?. I honestly feel like the Jimmy still would have won't but it would have been better on decent tires and if all the hummers systems was working. Seeing all the vehicles that have came in this show ik he could have found a Hummer working correctly or atleast checked. They should run a rematch for content sake
Agreed... so much on that Hummer was broken its embarrassing that they decided to go through with it.
But hammer never works
@@tetispinkman9135 Well.... I just watched it again. Not only was it broken, but for some reason the driver never put it in low range or locked the diff... which made it even worse.
@@MrRadicalMoves Well the guy probably turned up without telling them it didn’t work or maybe not even knowing. So it would have been a waste of time not to do the video
@@moeez1211 perhaps... but at the very least... he should have definitely put the thing in Low range.
when a jimny is involved it's always a "David vs Goliath" scenario
That hummer sounds like a defender in God must be crazy 🤣🤣🤣
The Suzuki Jimny looks so small when comparing with the Hummer H2!
Gymni us not small, the Hummer just big boned
Anything is small next to a Hummer
@@shahan484 yep. And heavyweighted too.
@@Daniel-dj7fh yep. Even also Nissan Pickup.
The Jimny always prevails. Thanks, Carwow!
He didn’t even get the Hummers engine type correctly.
The only two losses the jimny had was driver error that thing is beast
Could have deflated the tires on the Hummer a little bit
And done the same on the jimmy
That Hummer definitely is not running right, the sound and lack of power are LOL worthy. Sounds like a squatted Tahoe from Daytona Beach. Yay for the Jimny!!!
As a person from Florida that's very accurate
I want one, just because my 1991 Tracker with 97K miles doesn't have AC and I'm in South Carolina. But I don't think I can get one in the USA? Major bummer!
Sometimes less is more, nice job Suzuki Jimny.
Congratulations, the Jimny beat a broken H2….the most incapable hummer of them all…
The H3 is much worse than the H2
@@oliviersavard8676 True, but ironically would have likely made for a better comparison. Due to the much more similar dimensions.
yeah these video are stupid
unfortunately you're right and this was not a fair comparison
Sazuki Jimney 5 door now launched in India 🥰 jimney is love
india mey kyu success nahi ho gaya bhai ?
@@prempun1049 Thar jeisa aggressive road presence nahi hai is liye. Weise India me maximum log shopping karne nikalte hain Thar ya Jimny me. To logo ko bas looks se matlab hai, kaam se nahi.
And the longer wheelbase , cancel the attributes off road
The thing I hate the most Mat's camera quality I set the video on 1080p but still it gives the performance like I played the video on 144p
WOW!! 2 of my most favourite vehicles besides the JEEPS, in one single video!! 😍
I am a bit partial to the Hummer, it's a literal tank on wheels.
But that Jimny too surely is on absolute FIRE 🔥
I love the different type of tires..
Have you ever tried the Jimny against a oldfashioned Samurai?
Cheers from the Netherlands
The moment I saw that H2, I knew something must be broken with it, turned out everything already broke 🤣
13:42 Is that a TRX or a Ram Rebel?
Hennessey mammoth (tuned trx)
@@XristosAr is that car good btw??
@@XristosAr that's sick. Would love to see some drag races with it
The H2 ist so good the Sound is amasing
nothing wrong with my beast of an H2. i got the SUT. love it
We need Yianni vs Matt offroad running race!
LOL
We want that as well also running in mud and the fact they can be ultra athletes.
Please do some update on Jimny 3 door lounch for india, we are only looking for 3 door Jimny not 5door, so please
Always skip the first 4:30 of any CarWow video as its just dragged-out talking nonsense that has nothing to do with anything you came here and clicked for.
Please do more segments with Darren, he is a fun chap
TOWing capacity ? how much can each pull ?
Hummer pulls RVs, toyboxes, & boats fairly well....
"Bigger isn't always better "
- Matt Watson 2022
of course a smaller suv could offroad better than a large one
What is going on with the video quality? Looks like someone has used far too low bitrate for this.
same here, i tought was only me
You are here to early TH-cam hasn’t optimised it yet
This should get the award for best video on carwow 🎉👏
5:44 "bigger is't always better" he has told his GF 😂😂 what is ur SMALL Mat 😅
Using a broken H2 🥴
Yeah fair challenge .
All hummers are broken
Even if it was working it'd still have lost. Plus the Hummer is on actual off road tyres, not skinny little all season road tyres usually fitted to trailers...
@@M_H_H
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what's up with the bitrate?
i don't think 4k resolution should look like badly upscaled 360p/480p
Good comparison. Would be cool to have had a more stock H2, those offroad tires make a massive difference.
The tires were fairly useless considering the H2 couldn't lock the center diff, rear diff, or use 4WD Low.
This was a horrible comparison... don't know what your talking about. The smaller and newer H3 would have been better. A 10 year old H2 with no working 4x4 components vs a new 2018+ Suzuki is a good comparison to you? Just ridiculous. Not knocking the Jimny but this was not a good comparison at all. To be fair a stock H2 with everything working probably would have performed much better as you stated.
H2 was broken, vastly unfair
@@mitchwest6453yeah but put actually offroad tires on the jimny and watch what happens.
@@MIKEK3NTfor one challenge it was unfair and that was going downhill slow. Otherwise what stopped it from beating the jimny? Nothing. Add the same tires to the jimny and itd be eeeeeeven better. Lol. Hummer bois big mad.
Wow I thought the Hummer will beat the little Jimny 😀
11:38 the sound ❤
We'll that doesn't expect form Jimni hatts off Jimni for great achievement 👍🏻🔥
Jimny hat! Haha
imagine just how well the Jimny would do with some decent off road tyres! these little beauties are highly underrated.
"That looked good, when he got it up" - Matt🤣🤣👑
Gotta be a special kinda person to drive a Hummer 😬