For all Unimog fan boys - did you actually watch the whole video??? LOL. at 1:23 that thing just got stuck and couldn't overcome 5 inch hill and had to back off... LOL
It is superior to a Hummer if he has the right tire pressure and the right tires on - ding dong. Hummer cant crawl rocks with that ground clearance... 🦄10 vs 🐑0 😆😆
@Newroad Adventures Found the Hummer fangirl 😂 Did YOU watch the whole video? The unimog easily ascended up a steep, deeply rutted terrain with bumps many times higher than you perceive and actually makes it no sweat. On semi road tyres at that! 😂 Still waiting for the clip of the hummer doing the same route and completing it, the Unimog did 😉
That humvee didnt use specific tire for rock & muddy road. Plus unimog using american offroad innovation too 😅 , btw did they will produce rockcrowler too and call it unimog 😅😅😅😅 c0mm13nazi has no actual researcher & innovator 🗑🏚
Well the unimog does beat the H1 in every technical aspect. You can't beat the mog's torque tube suspension + coilovers. The hummer loose all its axle articulation because of its portal axles, but the torque tubes on the mog allow it to keep its axle articulation, despite also having portal axles. Also, the mog's chassis was designed to flex, further increasing axle articulation. The mog is really one hell of a vehicle.
I had a couple of weeks experience with a Unimog in 'proper' off-road conditions (similar to the video). Nothing stopped it. Great drivetrain, good tyres and ground clearance like no other. Probably the best 4 wheeled vehicle off road. If you want better, get more wheels, or a wide (LGP) tracked vehicle like a BV206.
And if the drivers were skilled, the Unimog driver would send a postcard to the Hummer driver, asking if he could start the fire for the barbeque, or if he still needs time . . .
I like all well-built and high-performing Off Road Trucks, and trying objectively look at all vehicles. Please do not bother to post hate messages - but it will be greatly appreciated if you share your experience, knowledge or observations.
its not hate.I would love to have a Hummer!/only the military,the real one/But look yourself,how hardly it moves.Like I said,too heavy...The unimog has much bigger tires.That helps a lot.My old unimog 421 hast 12 gears,diff lock and everything.Ist really unstopable.The Hummer is perfect for war purpose,thats right.You can do a lot with it.Weapons,shield,and and and.But I say,ONLY off road,the Unimog is better.
+J. Ori. Thanks for comments J. Ori. Wars are not running on paved roads, right? :-) BTW, there is no difference between military H1 or civilian - they were made on the same line.
Like I said,I would love to have one,but here,with our Gasolin prices...And taxes... You must have a very very good job...or good parents to have one..I dont say,I could not buy one,but just for fun....not...:-( But actually you are right,I never tried one... But maybe one day...you never know...;-)
100 per cent agree. I have been a mog owner in East Africa since the 1980's. No other offroader can challenge a skilled driver in a mog. No one can. Thanks to it's German Engineering and quality.
I own two Hummer H1, one for 23 years. They are the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. Only major component to break was a T-case 15 years ago. I have been all over the Western US and have always been able to go wherever I wanted, on or off road. They are reasonable comfortable on the highway and just awesome off road. I have done trails all over the Rockies and the Rubicon in California. Nothing can touch a Hummer on a side hill because of its low CG or on soft sand due to the CTIS. I have travelled with Unimog friends and they are great for off road, but dangerous on sidehills. They really can't be driven on the highway for any length time - too slow and noisy.
I actually own a H1 and it’s an awesome off road vehicle I’ve taken it thru mud, snow, sand, crawling, ice roads and I even crossed a 5 foot deep river in AZ and I’ve never had to use my winch but I would think the Unimog is superior and I’m sure much more expensive.
Unimogs are just tractors with equal sized wheels. And depending on the transmission you can have a dozen or more gears. Pop it in the low granny gear and it will happily walk itself up the mountain. I don't think the H1 was primarily designed for this type of terrain. If the Army needed a vehicle that primarily needed to walk up the side of a mountain, they would have designed it that way. H1 & Unimogs are both extremely fun vehicles to own, and are both very capable. I just don't think these type of comparisons really show the strength of both vehicles. If it was a race across the desert, the H1 would win hands down.
@@thomas1942 Man kann diese Fahrzeuge nicht miteinader vergleichen. Man kann keinen PKW, mit einem LKW, bzw einem Mlitfunktionfahrzeug vergleichen. Auch nicht mit einem Rennen durch die Wüste. Denn für einen Vergleich, müssten die Bedingungen immer gleich sein. Ein Hummer kann schneller fahren als ein Unimog. Dafür kann der Unimog viele mehr andere Dinge, die ein Hummer nicht kann. Stell mal 2 Tonnen Nutzlast auf den Hummer oder hänge mal einen Anhänger dran. Dann wird der Unimog den Hummer auch in der Wüste hinter scih stehen lassen. Man kann doch auch keinen Kampfjet, mit einem Frachtflugzeug vergleichen, auf wenn beide fliegen können.
Ok everyone is saying hummer was at a disadvantage or unimog is the best of all time. They were made for different applications. A hummer was meant to be a light attack vehicle in the desert. The unimog is meant to be a tough, unstoppable heavy-carry truck in the woodlands and swamps of Europe.
Humvee is not attack vehicle. Humvee is HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. It is utility vehicle with some added fighting capabilities. And it is not made to be used only in desert. Against enemy equipped with simplest RPGs Humvee is useless. Luckily US never had to use it against competent and/or well equipped enemy, just like any other weapon.
Had a unclog back in the 80s when I worked for CN Rail. Fricking awesome machine. On track, on highway. Rigged to the nines with hiabs and other gear. Really loved it.
Quite different vehicles with different roles, it's hard to compare them. The unimog had to turn on its diff lockers, that's the only reason it stopped. The Hummer is faster on the flat, personnel carrier, heavier, lower. The Unimog is slower, for carrying loads, higher centre of gravity. EDIT the unimig has PTO's, agricultural equipment attachments like front end loaders, fork lifts, back hoes. It's a tractor on steroids
Fully laden with 1ton payload the Hummer has a top speed of 55mph. Fully laden the Unimog U5000 weighs in at 27500lb/12.5ton (payload 16500lb or 7.5 ton) one of 60mph.
Unimog is the official vehicle of the ONU forces and the most national forces at the world.I saw the mudd performance in the Peruvian jungles is amazing.
I've had the pleasure of testing the original Hummer back in 91. It was an awesome beast. However, the unimog and the Hummer can't really be compared in my opinion. One is built solely for being a universal tool that happens to have wheels and portal axles. The other is an awesome compromise between a car, a truck and a gun platform made from parts that are easily obtainable if anything should break. Yes, they are both awesome off road vehicles. Yes, they both have 4 wheels and an engine. But that is pretty much where the similarities end.
+Alf Torp. Agreed, they were built for different purposes and both are awesome. But it is interesting to see what both can do in similar condition. Both did great.
World-“Hey Germans, make a vehicle that can go anywhere” MB-“Hold my beer” Lmfao I’m a red blooded American but I know when it comes to our military it’s built by the lowest bidder. The Unimog is a superior machine all the way around
Not necessarily... They are 2 completely different vehicles. The Unimog is more a kin to a road going farm tractor. In fact lots of people all over the world use them as such. Whereas the H1 is designed specifically to be much more nimble with a far lower center of gravity. With gears and portal boxes at each wheel that give it the unique abilities it has while off-roading. You know...things like being able to climb vertical ledges. And no I'm not suggesting the Unimog can't do these things. We know it can. And does them quite well. I'm just noting that they are completely different vehicles.
Well we don't know if the Hummer completes it because it was cut short when it lost traction. For those observant enough to notice, the Humvee began losing traction at the large rock on the right. That is where the video cut to the Mog, which also lost traction at that point but then powered past it.
Very different vehicles. I think the Unimog would be better overall offroad, however the Hummer is also able to carry a lot of people in comfort, do road duties much better. Both are great vehicles at doing what they are designed to do.
4 People is a lot? The M998 can transport 2+8 Soldiers, the Unimog can 3+8 (2/3 with comfort, 8 without comfort. In my time at the german army, we had a training with the US Army and change the cars, on the end of this day, they wouldnt give us our Unimog back
Unimog and Hummer have vastly different roles and intended purposes. To compare one to the other isn't valid. Both are exceptional vehicles for the purposes they were designed.
No matter how far out in the wilds of Baja California I get in my lifted Xterra with 33” M/Ts I always run into a beater 90’s Corolla with bald tires and an entire family in it coming the other way. ¡Vaya con Dios, amigos!
I still to this day find Hummer to be pointless. This video just points this out another time. The Danish military have Mercedes GD (the predecessor to the G-class), Unimogs and a Swiss equivalent to the Hummer that they have a few of because they need them for light armoured operations. When it comes to terrain operations they only choose Mercedes... and that's for a GOOD reason. That said Hummers are fun to drive for one reason people move out of you way when you meet's one the road! :-D
Off-road the only competition to a Unimog is a Pinzgauer. The Hummer is useful militarily if you want to traverse flatish deserts at speed. Germany and Switzerland haven't got those, they've got mountains instead and then you really want either a Mog or a Pinzgauer. The Pinzgauer is about as fast as a Humvee with 100 (6X6) or 110 (4x4) vs 113km/h) but has a 2.5 ton payload to the Humvees 1.1t. The Moggy is slower at 93km/h but it can carry 7.5ton! Humvees were expensive! The US Army paid $220 000 for each! The Unimog looks like a bargain now.
I am not experienced with either vehicle, and don 't really care one way, or the other. The Mog had considerable more ground clearance and bigger tires, but the Hummer came up the rocks, with less slippage. Why did they cut the Hummer off when it started over the large hump on the left, and switch to the Unimog, for a lot longer, and until the end of the video? Fair is fair.
Thank you for this very nice comparison, thumbs up! I always loved Unimogs but don't think one of them is better or worse, both Unimog and Hummer are very nice machines having their own purpose.
This shit is absolutely LAUGHABLE. Hummers at best, are the tabloid stories of boy-town. Unimogs are a true legacy of manly accomplishment. A 1950 Mog laughs at today's Hollywierd vehicle designs. Mogs are a fine primary insight as to how as a species, should be, and have been, striving for the best.
funny, but Hummer did better on this hill... that is LAUGHABLE 🤣🤣🤣 (for unimog fanboys -> I'm not saying which one is better... just stating the fact for this specific episode)
Unimog is underpowered, that is the simple cause. Although they are very capable for offroad, their primary intention for use is not this, hence the power train is not made for it. Get an unimog and give it correct power output for such use for it's size and then see results. Hummer on the other hand has a large enough engine, more in fact, hence it manages to get some obstacles . The ratio is completely different between power and size for these 2
First off a lot of these "video offroaders" have never driven either. I am quite familiar with the HMMWV (22 yrs Army mechanic retired). Second, the HMMWV was designed as a MILITARY VEHICLE to operate in a TACTICALl environment. It wasn't designed to be the ultimate off-roader. It makes no sense to have a vehicle that can scale cliffs if non of your follow on vehicles (support) can get there. It was built to contract specs which include width, height, load capacity, ground clearance, gradient traverse, etc. That said it does quite well off road. I have had the privilege of driving a few Unimogs (including the Army's SEE and FLU version). The 'Mog is one step a way from a tractor, and very well versed off road. By the way, the Army SEE sucks as a excavator. The FLU sucks as a forklift too. I love both of these vehicles, but I'd take a Unimog for off-road play. But If I'm back in a warzone the HMMWV (or a new JLTV) would be a healthier choice.
Unimog had bad tires...of all the Offroad / Military tires this is the one most suited for road applications.Put on a Michelin XML or a Dunlop SP T9 and it will perform better. Although there was a great lack of commitment by the driver. Of course its crawling, but you need to hit the bumps with just the right momentum to make the tire hop over...same goes for the Humvee though. Both great cars. But Unimog was made for cargo transport and Humvee for personal transport, different approach in engineering.
Unimog please. A huge problem that most people don’t discuss about the Hummer is the small fuel capacity that they have. It’s a 190hp / 380tq vehicle that gets about 8mpg with a 25 gallon tank. It’s grossly underpowered. It’s very capable but that engine is gutless for a vehicle capable of 12,500 GVW.
@@Freedomtooffroad Well have you tried a Unimog? I have seen them perform during my military service and they are astonishing. Just watch the massive ground clearance difference and especially the missing lower control arm. If carve over rocks you can get stuck. Also the water depth is beyond belief. I've seen Unimogs crawl through mud bogs with a waterline just below the windows.
as a german i have to say thats a bit unfair ! Unimog is a light truck and Hummer a Off Road military car. Better compare Hummer vs a Mercedes G class military .
@@oppx9525 omg, i drove these Unimogs at army time ! The 1500 but hey when the US mates come along with their Hummer ALL of us want to drive those Hummers....more comfortable. Only on small roads in forrest the wide Hummers sucks here....rest was quite above our Merc G class !!!
At Hohenfels, HMMWVs pretty much Stayed stuck. I know of at least 3 that disappeared permanently under that black goop. HMMWVs are good vehicles, but they truly suck in deep, thick mud. Too heavy and underpowered.
If you want to see a real Offroad challenge between a unimog vs. hummer I would be glad to put up my unimog against anyone hummer in any Ca/Nevada Offroad trail. Now that would be fun, who’s up for the challenge? I’ll even bring the film crew. 👍🏼
I would think a H1 Alfa would give you a better run for your money but prob still wouldn’t take the Mog. But there’s also substantial money difference in the two.
Is this really a fair comparison? I like both..but the Hum vee is a large Suv type vehicle, while the Mog is a proper truck. For me, it would take an awful lot to persuade me to have the H1 - Unimog every time - if only for its world wide reputation.
Um, where did you learn about vehicles? The Hummer is built on a full truck like frame and even comes in a truck format. Just because this one had a full shell doesn't make it an "SUV" by American modern consumer ideals. Both vehicles are highly capable. And, I doubt you'd even know how to operate either one...
From the looks of many of the comments, people are confusing the latest Hummers (which are just Tahoe/Suburban copies) with the original H1 (which the military still uses). The H1 is an PHENOMENAL off-roader. THAT'S what it was designed to do for the US military. I have personally driven one at full throttle across the desert southwest in a Baja California race kind of way and it handled EVERY jump and every dive without any fuss. Although, I did lose the 2 water cans on the back...which I quickly replaced with someone else's before anyone noticed :)
Agree - lots of confusion..... US military did not use Hummer H1 - they use Humvee. Hummer H1 was the first in line of Hummers and based on Humvee built by AM General. Hummer H2 is the Hummer based on GM truck rather than AM General Humvee . It was built in next door plant where Humvee and Hummer H1 were built by AM General but owned by GM. Hummer H3 is Hummer based on Canyon/Colorado platform. It is Hummer evolution (version 3) and was tailored for wider consumer base. In my opinion - it is more important to look at specific capabilities rather than what it is based on, on what make/model it is.
I was serving as a mechanized combat engineer when our unit replaced M151A2 Jeeps with M998 HMMWVs. It was heartbreaking how unreliable and incapable the new platform was in the field. It's hard to believe the military stuck with that platform all these years.
i like the hummer h1 but the unimog it is much better the frame , axles , transmission and bigger tires make it stronger , the hummer h1 it"s not that good for extreme rockcrawling as the unimog
Two different missions. Unimog is an off road monster. Hummer is a multipurpose all terrain transport and weapons platform. Low profile. High towing capacity. Heavy payload. High mine survivability. Not really designed for heavy off roading in tight quarters. It's too wide anyway. I drove one in Okinawa and it wouldn't even fit down some of the streets. But that same truck was driven in 6' of breaking surf the same day and didn't even break a sweat. Both great vehicles for what they were designed for.
I have driven HMMWVs to hell and back. Could use more power. The 6.2 got the job done but even the 6.5 turbo wasnt enough. Have yet to drive a H1 Alpha with a duramax. Hurts when you get one airborne.
At the very end of the video we get a quick glance of the Mog's tires . They look well worn indeed. On fresh rubber there would be no contest. That said, there is a difference in how you drive a HMMWV you bought versus one Uncle Sam lets you borrow. Most of the guys I served with drove them a bit more assertively.
I have no real off-road experience, I really like both, they both seem pretty heavy though for deep mud, would a modified defender or Suzuki not be a better answer if you didn't need to Carry a load?
It would all depends on trail. It's more about size (width and length), weight, ground clearance, tire traction, axle ratio, approach/departure angles, axle articulation - and not really about make and model :-)
The bottom line is there both epic off-road, and way more capable than most people will ever use them too. The H1 looks badass the Unimog looks more purposeful in my opinion.
I worked with several Unimogs in Cameroon Army in the deep jungle - there is nothing better! Have a look to the ground clearance and the engin works with palm oil....
Humman Off-Road Adventures l never driven humer , l from croatia region dalmacia its very very rocky no roads , unimog with eqviment save us from fire manny times
UNiversal MOtor Gerät. UNIMOG! Originally developed for farmers to serve as both, a tractor (ploughing et cetera) and a pickup truck. A role in which it didn't succed. Nevertheless the vehicle Turner out to be a big success as multi purpose vehicle with road construction companies (especially short wheelbase. For duties such as mowing, pulling towed street rollers, compactors, sweeping, watering and light transport et cetera) and of course the military.
Anton Chigurh. I thought turner made your statement sound more authentic. Their are times I find broken english very pleasent to read. It lets me see that their are people. Who are trying to make an honest and respectfull attempt. To communicate his her thoughts to someone of another race. I dislike those who dont. I think it is very desrespectfull to make other people do transulating.
When there was severe flooding in Germany at the beginning of this summer, the only thing thst could go through the water to rescue people who had been trapped jn their houses were boats... and Unimogs!
What was the tire Pressure, Unimog looked to be street PSI a little less bounce on the rocks and a little more traction. And yes they both can go places you think they shouldn't
H1's are troop transport vehicles suited best for light off-roading or desert environments. They were never designed to do this kind of stuff. My Jeep would eat this trail up, however.
Right the jeep is great for this, but it is far too expensive (outside u.s.a.) and not easy to get parts, thats why they have success in america and in the rest of the world they are more of a luxury item (trust me, i live in argentina)
Testing in condition like this depends very high from the Tires you use. The Mog had "normal" street tyres. But nevertheless the result was good for both.
Hummer-ul este bun nimic de comentat, dar problema este că Unimog nu a avut anvelope bune iar șoferul nu la folosit la capacitate maximă, Unimog poate mult mai mult.
Just for info: The first Unimog has been a American/German project! ;) My favorit is the unimog, because we have the ~1974s U406 ... Greets from Germany
I find these comparisons kind of shaky, since going up a trail so variable, so organic is going to be different every time you lay a tire down. It even changes after somebody gone head of you just once, sometimes for the better, sometimes making it worse. Your tires are going to shift to slightly different grips by the inch, every time. In this particular test I noticed the Hummer slipped a bit and stopped, and the video cuts to the Mog. Then Unimog slips once and stops, you hear the airbrake, then they make good on a second attempt. Again, this is one of a thousand ways it could go, and it seems you need some 4 out of 5 runs or more to let us see more info or a bit more variables and possibilities. I have just an old Isuzu Trooper hahaha... a '99 with only aftermarket springs/shocks. I failed going up a very steep, moist trail in the desert (rare rain the day before), with crumbling earth caking up my mediocre off-road tires. I went back for one more try (my fourth)... after letting my pressure go from 35 to 30PSI, and taking a more dangerous but slightly different line, tires just had a foot to the right of the original track. I made it without much fuss from the Trooper at all. Looking back scared me, as I could hardly believe the steepness that stock old SUV just climbed, and some guys in a 4runner even cheered me as they slowly crept by realizing what I just did. You never know what might happen on just another run.
I think Unimogs are awesome (well the newer ones look weird but the older boxy one I love) but I got the impression that the Hummer driver was really not trying that hard
they are opposites in terms of offroad terrain capability. the hummer would destroy the unimog in a baja race setting. still love that quirky unimog though, would be nice to see one in the states.
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For all Unimog fan boys - did you actually watch the whole video??? LOL. at 1:23 that thing just got stuck and couldn't overcome 5 inch hill and had to back off... LOL
It is superior to a Hummer if he has the right tire pressure and the right tires on - ding dong. Hummer cant crawl rocks with that ground clearance... 🦄10 vs 🐑0 😆😆
You are aware that this Unimog had road tires fitted, are you?
We never see the Hummer give a take at the same part of the mud road. Its video is cut right before, and it seems that it also gets stuck.
@Newroad Adventures
Found the Hummer fangirl 😂
Did YOU watch the whole video? The unimog easily ascended up a steep, deeply rutted terrain with bumps many times higher than you perceive and actually makes it no sweat. On semi road tyres at that! 😂
Still waiting for the clip of the hummer doing the same route and completing it, the Unimog did 😉
That humvee didnt use specific tire for rock & muddy road. Plus unimog using american offroad innovation too 😅 , btw did they will produce rockcrowler too and call it unimog 😅😅😅😅 c0mm13nazi has no actual researcher & innovator 🗑🏚
i agree with the comments on here 2 completely different vehicles for what they do. still prefer the unimog though.
Well the unimog does beat the H1 in every technical aspect. You can't beat the mog's torque tube suspension + coilovers. The hummer loose all its axle articulation because of its portal axles, but the torque tubes on the mog allow it to keep its axle articulation, despite also having portal axles. Also, the mog's chassis was designed to flex, further increasing axle articulation. The mog is really one hell of a vehicle.
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And Diff Locks .........
And Diff Locks .........
I had a couple of weeks experience with a Unimog in 'proper' off-road conditions (similar to the video). Nothing stopped it. Great drivetrain, good tyres and ground clearance like no other. Probably the best 4 wheeled vehicle off road. If you want better, get more wheels, or a wide (LGP) tracked vehicle like a BV206.
Funny how the video is cut out just when the HUMMER comes to the first serious obstacle ... and shows how the UNIMOG goes over it :D
+Danijel Scepanovic both did well - trust me
Totally agree! It is much easier to break the truck than make it through the trail with not damage!
Unimog any day of the week
A unimog will go places that scare a jeep or a hummer....unstoppable
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@@gedientfurdeutschland3718German 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Unstoppable?
Sand dunes stop them very easily
@ that’s not what’s it supposed to be, sand dunes will even stop ural 6x6
I love both... BUT... Unimog rules...
Life is fast enough :) We must slow down and a Unimog is a great option to start my friend... Love your videos and lifestyle...
Very wise and totally agree :-) Thank you for watching
Carlos Mayer haha, that is so beautifully said! I do not know why wise old man, but i loved your comment :)
You don`t need speed off road, the unimog is a small mountain goat, compared to a bear of a hummer.....size is not always good
Mark Berry I guess you haven't seen an Unimog close, have you?
And if the drivers were skilled, the Unimog driver would send a postcard to the Hummer driver, asking if he could start the fire for the barbeque, or if he still needs time . . .
Two terrible drivers! This job can be done in 15 seconds with the Unimog.
I'm army specialist driver, long time driven Unimog - very easily handling!
Horrible drivers
agree with you. If there is enough space for the Unimog.....it's unstopable
I like all well-built and high-performing Off Road Trucks, and trying objectively look at all vehicles. Please do not bother to post hate messages - but it will be greatly appreciated if you share your experience, knowledge or observations.
its not hate.I would love to have a Hummer!/only the military,the real one/But look yourself,how hardly it moves.Like I said,too heavy...The unimog has much bigger tires.That helps a lot.My old unimog 421 hast 12 gears,diff lock and everything.Ist really unstopable.The Hummer is perfect for war purpose,thats right.You can do a lot with it.Weapons,shield,and and and.But I say,ONLY off road,the Unimog is better.
And I want to tell,that IM NOT ANTI AMERICAN!
+J. Ori. Thanks for comments J. Ori. Wars are not running on paved roads, right? :-) BTW, there is no difference between military H1 or civilian - they were made on the same line.
Like I said,I would love to have one,but here,with our Gasolin prices...And taxes... You must have a very very good job...or good parents to have one..I dont say,I could not buy one,but just for fun....not...:-( But actually you are right,I never tried one... But maybe one day...you never know...;-)
+Humman Off Road Adventures Thx! Same wishes for you!
With a skilled driver (the guy from the video is not) the Unimog would call that trail "Autobahn"
100 per cent agree. I have been a mog owner in East Africa since the 1980's. No other offroader can challenge a skilled driver in a mog. No one can. Thanks to it's German Engineering and quality.
I thougt simply the same. Cruel Driver!
I own two Hummer H1, one for 23 years. They are the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. Only major component to break was a T-case 15 years ago. I have been all over the Western US and have always been able to go wherever I wanted, on or off road. They are reasonable comfortable on the highway and just awesome off road. I have done trails all over the Rockies and the Rubicon in California. Nothing can touch a Hummer on a side hill because of its low CG or on soft sand due to the CTIS. I have travelled with Unimog friends and they are great for off road, but dangerous on sidehills. They really can't be driven on the highway for any length time - too slow and noisy.
I am with you on your points
I actually own a H1 and it’s an awesome off road vehicle I’ve taken it thru mud, snow, sand, crawling, ice roads and I even crossed a 5 foot deep river in AZ and I’ve never had to use my winch but I would think the Unimog is superior and I’m sure much more expensive.
Unimogs are just tractors with equal sized wheels. And depending on the transmission you can have a dozen or more gears. Pop it in the low granny gear and it will happily walk itself up the mountain. I don't think the H1 was primarily designed for this type of terrain. If the Army needed a vehicle that primarily needed to walk up the side of a mountain, they would have designed it that way. H1 & Unimogs are both extremely fun vehicles to own, and are both very capable. I just don't think these type of comparisons really show the strength of both vehicles. If it was a race across the desert, the H1 would win hands down.
@Matthew Hayslett independent also rides better on the road.
@@thomas1942
Man kann diese Fahrzeuge nicht miteinader vergleichen.
Man kann keinen PKW, mit einem LKW, bzw einem Mlitfunktionfahrzeug vergleichen.
Auch nicht mit einem Rennen durch die Wüste.
Denn für einen Vergleich, müssten die Bedingungen immer gleich sein.
Ein Hummer kann schneller fahren als ein Unimog.
Dafür kann der Unimog viele mehr andere Dinge, die ein Hummer nicht kann.
Stell mal 2 Tonnen Nutzlast auf den Hummer oder hänge mal einen Anhänger dran.
Dann wird der Unimog den Hummer auch in der Wüste hinter scih stehen lassen.
Man kann doch auch keinen Kampfjet, mit einem Frachtflugzeug vergleichen, auf wenn beide fliegen können.
Load 2 tons on each of the two vehicles and then drive up there again. For one thing, the Unimog wasn't built to show off on Hollywood Boulevard.
Neither was the H1? lol
The Unimog has more ground clearance, but, even so, the HumVee rolled right over a rock the size of a beach ball. Either one of these is awesome.
Unimog is a legend by right and if you get a Unimog stuck, the only thing that will unstick it is another Unimog.
Or a Tatra 8 x 8.
Ok everyone is saying hummer was at a disadvantage or unimog is the best of all time. They were made for different applications. A hummer was meant to be a light attack vehicle in the desert. The unimog is meant to be a tough, unstoppable heavy-carry truck in the woodlands and swamps of Europe.
Humvee is not attack vehicle. Humvee is HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. It is utility vehicle with some added fighting capabilities. And it is not made to be used only in desert. Against enemy equipped with simplest RPGs Humvee is useless. Luckily US never had to use it against competent and/or well equipped enemy, just like any other weapon.
@@zpetar
A normal RPG will not go through a tank, but it will fuck up any IFV and AFV that exists, and those are much more numerous than tanks.
And yet the Hummer is no faster top speed wise than the Unimog being able to carry 10 ton payload compared to the Hummers 0.9t.
The unimog is a beast, it chews everything
Both are a bit big and heavy IMHO. Jeep TJ with 3" lift and good tires would get the job done nicely. But I'd take the Unimog over the Humvee.
Had a unclog back in the 80s when I worked for CN Rail. Fricking awesome machine. On track, on highway. Rigged to the nines with hiabs and other gear. Really loved it.
Quite different vehicles with different roles, it's hard to compare them. The unimog had to turn on its diff lockers, that's the only reason it stopped.
The Hummer is faster on the flat, personnel carrier, heavier, lower.
The Unimog is slower, for carrying loads, higher centre of gravity.
EDIT the unimig has PTO's, agricultural equipment attachments like front end loaders, fork lifts, back hoes. It's a tractor on steroids
Fully laden with 1ton payload the Hummer has a top speed of 55mph. Fully laden the Unimog U5000 weighs in at 27500lb/12.5ton (payload 16500lb or 7.5 ton) one of 60mph.
Hummer is not a off road vehicle but to impress the girls in the city
+sid yes,girls with no brain
Have you met many girls with PhD?
Literally dozens. That might say more about the people we like to hang out with though.
Try again my H1 has been thru mud, snow, sand, crawling, ice roads, and I crossed a 5 foot deep river in AZ. Never had to use my winch.
I'll use a line from a movie we know:
- I can get out and run faster than this!!!
The UNIMOG - king of offroad-vehicles !!!
+TheAnvil1971 Isn't that slogan used by Tatra? The winner of Dakar in the truck class many times and the European truck challenges.
+PropperJ
I don't know. But we had Unimogs at my time at the german army. Those cars are real monsters on the trail.
It was great fun driving them.
+TheAnvil1971 Ural, kamaz, zil...those are great too :)
+ApocGuy. I think Kamaz did very well in Dakar, and I like it more than Ural or Zil
Not same result! Because the driver of the Unimog had no idea, apparently, how to use it properly.
Unimog is the official vehicle of the ONU forces and the most national forces at the world.I saw the mudd performance in the Peruvian jungles is amazing.
I've had the pleasure of testing the original Hummer back in 91. It was an awesome beast. However, the unimog and the Hummer can't really be compared in my opinion. One is built solely for being a universal tool that happens to have wheels and portal axles. The other is an awesome compromise between a car, a truck and a gun platform made from parts that are easily obtainable if anything should break. Yes, they are both awesome off road vehicles. Yes, they both have 4 wheels and an engine. But that is pretty much where the similarities end.
+Alf Torp. Agreed, they were built for different purposes and both are awesome. But it is interesting to see what both can do in similar condition. Both did great.
World-“Hey Germans, make a vehicle that can go anywhere”
MB-“Hold my beer”
Lmfao I’m a red blooded American but I know when it comes to our military it’s built by the lowest bidder. The Unimog is a superior machine all the way around
Not necessarily... They are 2 completely different vehicles. The Unimog is more a kin to a road going farm tractor. In fact lots of people all over the world use them as such.
Whereas the H1 is designed specifically to be much more nimble with a far lower center of gravity. With gears and portal boxes at each wheel that give it the unique abilities it has while off-roading. You know...things like being able to climb vertical ledges.
And no I'm not suggesting the Unimog can't do these things. We know it can. And does them quite well. I'm just noting that they are completely different vehicles.
Trevor de la rosa Respect man for saying it how it is👏👏🤙
Hummer: "Oh god this terrain sucks!"
Well we don't know if the Hummer completes it because it was cut short when it lost traction. For those observant enough to notice, the Humvee began losing traction at the large rock on the right. That is where the video cut to the Mog, which also lost traction at that point but then powered past it.
How calm and collected the Mog is .
In my view, there is hardly a competitor for the Mercedes Benz Unimog that is so versatile.
High quality made in germany. 👍🇩🇪
#Lol the Unimog didnÄt even have the diff locks on until he was half way up.
Can't say the result surprises me at all.
Very different vehicles. I think the Unimog would be better overall offroad, however the Hummer is also able to carry a lot of people in comfort, do road duties much better.
Both are great vehicles at doing what they are designed to do.
4 People is a lot?
The M998 can transport 2+8 Soldiers, the Unimog can 3+8 (2/3 with comfort, 8 without comfort.
In my time at the german army, we had a training with the US Army and change the cars, on the end of this day, they wouldnt give us our Unimog back
i trained off road on S404 and on 712M. fantastic vehicles!
Unimog and Hummer have vastly different roles and intended purposes. To compare one to the other isn't valid. Both are exceptional vehicles for the purposes they were designed.
And then you see the Zambian Taxi driver in his Corolla coming up the same hill... Any driving school student can come up this hill in a Unimog.
No matter how far out in the wilds of Baja California I get in my lifted Xterra with 33” M/Ts I always run into a beater 90’s Corolla with bald tires and an entire family in it coming the other way. ¡Vaya con Dios, amigos!
I still to this day find Hummer to be pointless. This video just points this out another time. The Danish military have Mercedes GD (the predecessor to the G-class), Unimogs and a Swiss equivalent to the Hummer that they have a few of because they need them for light armoured operations. When it comes to terrain operations they only choose Mercedes... and that's for a GOOD reason.
That said Hummers are fun to drive for one reason people move out of you way when you meet's one the road! :-D
@Åke Åkesson Och människor som inte kan åke en bil :D
Different things. Hummer is a military vehicle first. One of the early specs was that you where supposed to be able to put 4 of them into a Hercules.
Off-road the only competition to a Unimog is a Pinzgauer.
The Hummer is useful militarily if you want to traverse flatish deserts at speed.
Germany and Switzerland haven't got those, they've got mountains instead and then you really want either a Mog or a Pinzgauer.
The Pinzgauer is about as fast as a Humvee with 100 (6X6) or 110 (4x4) vs 113km/h) but has a 2.5 ton payload to the Humvees 1.1t.
The Moggy is slower at 93km/h but it can carry 7.5ton!
Humvees were expensive! The US Army paid $220 000 for each!
The Unimog looks like a bargain now.
Comparing fuel consumption onroad, the MOG takes a bit less, 11 miles/gallon vs 8 miles/gallon of the humvee.
I am not experienced with either vehicle, and don 't really care one way, or the other. The Mog had considerable more ground clearance and bigger tires, but the Hummer came up the rocks, with less slippage. Why did they cut the Hummer off when it started over the large hump on the left, and switch to the Unimog, for a lot longer, and until the end of the video? Fair is fair.
Unimog all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't think it is a good choice for daily drive to work :-)
Neither is a Hummer
Actually I know people who do :-)
Humman Off Road Adventures do
damn... :-) ... corrected. Thank you spell checker :-)
unimog has a hummer for breakfest
Thank you for this very nice comparison, thumbs up!
I always loved Unimogs but don't think one of them is better or worse, both Unimog and Hummer are very nice machines having their own purpose.
Unimug is in a different league, just like any other German technology .😀😁😂
I'll take the Uni any day, it has the option for 6 wheel drive with additional trailer.
I need to tell you, the 2 wheels in the box are not powered.
@@montiacpontana41 there is a powered trailer on some models via the the drivetrain of the unimog, look it up.
@@joelcromwell5983
I know 😉
This shit is absolutely LAUGHABLE. Hummers at best, are the tabloid stories of boy-town. Unimogs are a true legacy of manly accomplishment. A 1950 Mog laughs at today's Hollywierd vehicle designs. Mogs are a fine primary insight as to how as a species, should be, and have been, striving for the best.
funny, but Hummer did better on this hill... that is LAUGHABLE 🤣🤣🤣
(for unimog fanboys -> I'm not saying which one is better... just stating the fact for this specific episode)
@@NewRoad Unimog need more extreme challenge.
Just saying unimogs went the highest a wheeled vehicle went
Unimog is underpowered, that is the simple cause.
Although they are very capable for offroad, their primary intention for use is not this, hence the power train is not made for it.
Get an unimog and give it correct power output for such use for it's size and then see results.
Hummer on the other hand has a large enough engine, more in fact, hence it manages to get some obstacles . The ratio is completely different between power and size for these 2
@@roberts.wilson1848 John the H1 is also very under powered until you get to the last year that had the duramax but that was only 1 year.
First off a lot of these "video offroaders" have never driven either. I am quite familiar with the HMMWV (22 yrs Army mechanic retired). Second, the HMMWV was designed as a MILITARY VEHICLE to operate in a TACTICALl environment. It wasn't designed to be the ultimate off-roader. It makes no sense to have a vehicle that can scale cliffs if non of your follow on vehicles (support) can get there. It was built to contract specs which include width, height, load capacity, ground clearance, gradient traverse, etc. That said it does quite well off road. I have had the privilege of driving a few Unimogs (including the Army's SEE and FLU version). The 'Mog is one step a way from a tractor, and very well versed off road. By the way, the Army SEE sucks as a excavator. The FLU sucks as a forklift too. I love both of these vehicles, but I'd take a Unimog for off-road play. But If I'm back in a warzone the HMMWV (or a new JLTV) would be a healthier choice.
Awesome comments! It's always good to hear and learn from people who have knowledge and real experience.
Unimog had bad tires...of all the Offroad / Military tires this is the one most suited for road applications.Put on a Michelin XML or a Dunlop SP T9 and it will perform better. Although there was a great lack of commitment by the driver. Of course its crawling, but you need to hit the bumps with just the right momentum to make the tire hop over...same goes for the Humvee though. Both great cars. But Unimog was made for cargo transport and Humvee for personal transport, different approach in engineering.
Not to mention the bullet resistant steel, a dead weight for off roading...
Der unimog ist mehr wie ein lastwagen und der hummer wie ein jeeb
Unimog please. A huge problem that most people don’t discuss about the Hummer is the small fuel capacity that they have. It’s a 190hp / 380tq vehicle that gets about 8mpg with a 25 gallon tank.
It’s grossly underpowered. It’s very capable but that engine is gutless for a vehicle capable of 12,500 GVW.
I own both, so far the only advantage has been the Mog is taller and can cross a deeper river because of the increased snorkel height.
you own both and you still dont know shit.
Unimog any day of the week. Just look at the clearance. Enough said.
There is a reason world travellers use Unimogs for the most remote parts of the world while carrying beds, a kitchen etc.
Thank you for watching
Obviously they would use unimogs but I'd much rather take hummer cuz I've driven em in pitchett canyon which is not easy
@@Freedomtooffroad Well have you tried a Unimog? I have seen them perform during my military service and they are astonishing. Just watch the massive ground clearance difference and especially the missing lower control arm. If carve over rocks you can get stuck. Also the water depth is beyond belief. I've seen Unimogs crawl through mud bogs with a waterline just below the windows.
@@YouThana I have once it just doesn't suit me I've always liked hummers their js bulky for me which I like 😂
@@YouThana Stock marine humvees can ford 5 feet of water
as a german i have to say thats a bit unfair ! Unimog is a light truck and Hummer a Off Road military car. Better compare Hummer vs a Mercedes G class military .
kubanskiloewe I hope you know that the Unimog is also used in the military in certain countries and is the king of the Offroad world.
@@oppx9525 omg, i drove these Unimogs at army time ! The 1500 but hey when the US mates come along with their Hummer ALL of us want to drive those Hummers....more comfortable. Only on small roads in forrest the wide Hummers sucks here....rest was quite above our Merc G class !!!
Unimog is born to run off road.
Born for farm work.
Back in the day Mercedes advertised the Unimog with the slogan "Unimog - Getting stuck where others can't even reach"
Back in the day, long ago in the beginning. Unimog was not Mercedes!
there is a saying in the german army: when an unimog can't get there, nothing can get there (except helicopters) :D
I guess german army didn't try driving Hummer ;-)
At Hohenfels, HMMWVs pretty much Stayed stuck. I know of at least 3 that disappeared permanently under that black goop.
HMMWVs are good vehicles, but they truly suck in deep, thick mud. Too heavy and underpowered.
Hummer ab in die Presse! Der UNIMOG ist im Gelände einmalig. Der Fahrer vom UNIMOG war wohl vom Hummer-Werksteam!
Hab ich mir nämlich auch gedacht.. Das der Fahrer, so ein Gerät wie Unimog nicht fahren kann.. Oder das erste Mal in fährt.
If you want to see a real Offroad challenge between a unimog vs. hummer I would be glad to put up my unimog against anyone hummer in any Ca/Nevada Offroad trail. Now that would be fun, who’s up for the challenge? I’ll even bring the film crew. 👍🏼
Dan Dreher side note - you should contact Doug demuro & ask him if he wants to film it!
@@magnacars 😂
I would think a H1 Alfa would give you a better run for your money but prob still wouldn’t take the Mog. But there’s also substantial money difference in the two.
@@craigthescott5074 Any hummer, any time! Let's do this! Also, depending on the unimog, they are a lot less money than a hummer.
Is this really a fair comparison?
I like both..but the Hum vee is a large Suv type vehicle, while the Mog is a proper truck.
For me, it would take an awful lot to persuade me to have the H1 - Unimog every time - if only for its world wide reputation.
Um, where did you learn about vehicles? The Hummer is built on a full truck like frame and even comes in a truck format. Just because this one had a full shell doesn't make it an "SUV" by American modern consumer ideals. Both vehicles are highly capable. And, I doubt you'd even know how to operate either one...
From the looks of many of the comments, people are confusing the latest Hummers (which are just Tahoe/Suburban copies) with the original H1 (which the military still uses). The H1 is an PHENOMENAL off-roader. THAT'S what it was designed to do for the US military. I have personally driven one at full throttle across the desert southwest in a Baja California race kind of way and it handled EVERY jump and every dive without any fuss. Although, I did lose the 2 water cans on the back...which I quickly replaced with someone else's before anyone noticed :)
Agree - lots of confusion..... US military did not use Hummer H1 - they use Humvee. Hummer H1 was the first in line of Hummers and based on Humvee built by AM General. Hummer H2 is the Hummer based on GM truck rather than AM General Humvee . It was built in next door plant where Humvee and Hummer H1 were built by AM General but owned by GM. Hummer H3 is Hummer based on Canyon/Colorado platform. It is Hummer evolution (version 3) and was tailored for wider consumer base.
In my opinion - it is more important to look at specific capabilities rather than what it is based on, on what make/model it is.
I was serving as a mechanized combat engineer when our unit replaced M151A2 Jeeps with M998 HMMWVs. It was heartbreaking how unreliable and incapable the new platform was in the field. It's hard to believe the military stuck with that platform all these years.
Unimogs are awesome.. we had them eith NZ Army.. thanks👍🇳🇿
Some military bases have Unimogs up for sale during their surplus auctions.
The hummer is a vehicle to pick up girls to go disco.
The mercedes is the best when it comes to the real 4x4
@@Rando2636 Oh what is this? A sensible comment? Impossible!
TRUE
i like the hummer h1 but the unimog it is much better the frame , axles , transmission and bigger tires make it stronger , the hummer h1 it"s not that good for extreme rockcrawling as the unimog
We operated Unimogs with our NZ Army they are fun to drive 👍🇳🇿
u don't take a bad line around boulders in a unimog, you just drive over them.
Unimog is the better utility no questions asked. Also narrower which would be an advantage on some off road tracks in woods
We never see if the Humvee made it out...guess why! Because the unimog had to pull him out ;)
Actually ik you said this as a joke but the hummer probably did make it through
I still like the H1 better.
For desert and urban campaigns: Hummer. For jungle missions: Mog. Got it!
Unimog looked like it had an easier time.
the dude stopped and it seemed like it would tip over faaaar easier
@@humveeadventures You thought the Unimog would tip over? If so, watch some more Unimog videos. ;-)
Two different missions. Unimog is an off road monster. Hummer is a multipurpose all terrain transport and weapons platform. Low profile. High towing capacity. Heavy payload. High mine survivability. Not really designed for heavy off roading in tight quarters. It's too wide anyway. I drove one in Okinawa and it wouldn't even fit down some of the streets. But that same truck was driven in 6' of breaking surf the same day and didn't even break a sweat. Both great vehicles for what they were designed for.
I have driven HMMWVs to hell and back. Could use more power. The 6.2 got the job done but even the 6.5 turbo wasnt enough. Have yet to drive a H1 Alpha with a duramax. Hurts when you get one airborne.
At the very end of the video we get a quick glance of the Mog's tires . They look well worn indeed. On fresh rubber there would be no contest. That said, there is a difference in how you drive a HMMWV you bought versus one Uncle Sam lets you borrow. Most of the guys I served with drove them a bit more assertively.
You mean like this?
th-cam.com/video/y8a1noHenQE/w-d-xo.html
Something with the link you cited is not working.
Sorry, just corrected... those guys know how to take it to its limit
Comparing the mog to the H is as pointless as comparing the mog to a larger oshkosh or tata. Different. Apples-Oranges.
The unimog can climb that in reverse too. Best offroad truck ever.
Unimog 👍👍👍👍
I have no real off-road experience, I really like both, they both seem pretty heavy though for deep mud, would a modified defender or Suzuki not be a better answer if you didn't need to Carry a load?
It would all depends on trail. It's more about size (width and length), weight, ground clearance, tire traction, axle ratio, approach/departure angles, axle articulation - and not really about make and model :-)
The bottom line is there both epic off-road, and way more capable than most people will ever use them too. The H1 looks badass the Unimog looks more purposeful in my opinion.
Agree!
I drove LR-Unimog-Dodge-Jeep-Toyota-Humvee ... The only 4x4 that went up or through where others could not was the little Suzuki
Both are badass!! Plus yes the driver is just as important as well.
I worked with several Unimogs in Cameroon Army in the deep jungle - there is nothing better! Have a look to the ground clearance and the engin works with palm oil....
Im schwierigen Gelände ist der Unimog die beste ...
Kaufen hummer ist schneller und kugelsicher
Ich weiß, aber wenn Offroad-Fahren ist ein Unimog besser :-)
Vielleicht ist Unimog besser - aber ich mag Hummers. Unimog erinnert mich an Landwirte :-)
We have unimog in our small fire department, unimog is very very good👍
It is good - but Hummer is better :-)
Humman Off-Road Adventures l never driven humer , l from croatia region dalmacia its very very rocky no roads , unimog with eqviment save us from fire manny times
The Hummer is no match for the Unimog !
UNiversal MOtor Gerät. UNIMOG! Originally developed for farmers to serve as both, a tractor (ploughing et cetera) and a pickup truck. A role in which it didn't succed. Nevertheless the vehicle Turner out to be a big success as multi purpose vehicle with road construction companies (especially short wheelbase. For duties such as mowing, pulling towed street rollers, compactors, sweeping, watering and light transport et cetera) and of course the military.
turned , not Turner.........dang auto correct!!!!!
Anton Chigurh. I thought turner made your statement sound more authentic. Their are times I find broken english very pleasent to read. It lets me see that their are people. Who are trying to make an honest and respectfull attempt. To communicate his her thoughts to someone of another race. I dislike those who dont. I think it is very desrespectfull to make other people do transulating.
Hummer: I can go anywhere!
Mercedes Benz Unimog: Hold my German imported beer.
*DEUTSCHE INGENIEURSKUNST!!1!!11!1*
@@YourLocalUkrainianGerman is echt so
Hold my wustel!!
@@aplsharusha richtig gut 👍👍👍👍👍
Guinness
When there was severe flooding in Germany at the beginning of this summer, the only thing thst could go through the water to rescue people who had been trapped jn their houses were boats... and Unimogs!
And in east german old GDR made IFA and Robur trucks that are excellent too!
Have you guys ever heard of airing down? Way too much pressure in those U tyres...
Yeah. And since the air pressure release is a button literally front and centre on the dash, the couldnt miss it.
@@coreaccount4376 ...and he could even hit that button while driving!!! 🤣
What was the tire Pressure, Unimog looked to be street PSI a little less bounce on the rocks and a little more traction. And yes they both can go places you think they shouldn't
Test mit falsch bereift drauf ein Unimog. Toll
That is awesome, but i doubt the Hmmwv will beat thet Unimog, just look at the difference in ground clearance
H1's are troop transport vehicles suited best for light off-roading or desert environments. They were never designed to do this kind of stuff. My Jeep would eat this trail up, however.
... and your Jeep is stock, right? :-)
@@NewRoad No but in stock form, my Rubicon would have handled it well.
The bummer lurks in the woods
Jeep?
😂😂😂😂😂
Right the jeep is great for this, but it is far too expensive (outside u.s.a.) and not easy to get parts, thats why they have success in america and in the rest of the world they are more of a luxury item (trust me, i live in argentina)
Testing in condition like this depends very high from the Tires you use. The Mog had "normal" street tyres. But nevertheless the result was good for both.
Hummer-ul este bun nimic de comentat, dar problema este că Unimog nu a avut anvelope bune iar șoferul nu la folosit la capacitate maximă, Unimog poate mult mai mult.
Just for info: The first Unimog has been a American/German project! ;) My favorit is the unimog, because we have the ~1974s U406 ...
Greets from Germany
interesting, i never knew about this ...
Just chuck the Hummer on the back and get to the campsite so we can all have a beer.
I find these comparisons kind of shaky, since going up a trail so variable, so organic is going to be different every time you lay a tire down. It even changes after somebody gone head of you just once, sometimes for the better, sometimes making it worse.
Your tires are going to shift to slightly different grips by the inch, every time.
In this particular test I noticed the Hummer slipped a bit and stopped, and the video cuts to the Mog. Then Unimog slips once and stops, you hear the airbrake, then they make good on a second attempt.
Again, this is one of a thousand ways it could go, and it seems you need some 4 out of 5 runs or more to let us see more info or a bit more variables and possibilities.
I have just an old Isuzu Trooper hahaha... a '99 with only aftermarket springs/shocks. I failed going up a very steep, moist trail in the desert (rare rain the day before), with crumbling earth caking up my mediocre off-road tires. I went back for one more try (my fourth)... after letting my pressure go from 35 to 30PSI, and taking a more dangerous but slightly different line, tires just had a foot to the right of the original track. I made it without much fuss from the Trooper at all. Looking back scared me, as I could hardly believe the steepness that stock old SUV just climbed, and some guys in a 4runner even cheered me as they slowly crept by realizing what I just did.
You never know what might happen on just another run.
I think Unimogs are awesome (well the newer ones look weird but the older boxy one I love) but I got the impression that the Hummer driver was really not trying that hard
It was easy for Hummer and driver has lots of off-road experience
Always Mog! Best off road machine ever
Way to much air in the tires
they are opposites in terms of offroad terrain capability. the hummer would destroy the unimog in a baja race setting.
still love that quirky unimog though, would be nice to see one in the states.
Them unimog s are all over rough country areas of Colorado
+manny i
Nope. UNIMOG's are raced in rally, and are very quick. And weird.
put 6 tons on its back and the unimog will go anywere
Oddvar mæhle
Assuming this one might be a 1300L it would be intended to carry 2 tons in an off-road setting like this.
in norway that unimog can legaly load 6 tons on the back an pull 35 ton trailer,but in norway that is registered as a tractor and not a truck
There isnt only one Unimog.
The U1300 can load 2to.
The U2400 can do bigger Things........
Idrive the U1300 in the Army.....wonderful !!!