Mercedes G350 v Land Rover Defender v Jeep Wrangler - TUG OF WAR
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It’s time for an almighty tug of war!
First up we’ve got the best of British, the new Land Rover Defender, going up against the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon! On the face of it, you may think the Jeep Wrangler has the advantage, given its 2-litre turbo petrol can put down 270hp - more than the Defender’s 2-litre turbo, which can only produce 240hp.
However, that’s just about where the Wrangler’s advantages seem to end, as the Defender can produce 430Nm (compared to the Wrangler’s 400Nm), it’s heavier (weighing 2.4 tonnes compared to the Wrangler’s 2 tonnes) and it’s jam-packed full of off-roading tech!
However, that’s not all! Once these two have gone head-to-head, the Mercedes G350d will roll up to take on the winner! With a 2.9-litre straight-six diesel which can produce 286hp & 600Nm, this is one Mercedes which can easily take on either of these competitors!
All we know is - you don’t want to miss this!
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You should have tried "Grass Gravel Snow" settings on Defender!
That wont help either... thats done because of the independent suspention
I felt a bit sorry for the Defender. Its tyres weren't ideal for this, but also the tow point being so far over would have put most of the load on that one side of the car, making it slide even more easily. The G was a class act though - diffs, gearing, tyres and mass all doing what they do.
They probably had to tow that Defender to the shop afterwards.
Matt, "Look it has wet grass mode" , but then "I'm going to put it in Mud and Ruts mode"
@@chrismason1033 ?????????????
Exactly
He just dont want defender to win its clear
The grass gravel snow mode is for hard surfaces covered in slippery stuff (misleading Ik) and mud ruts should really be mud-ruts since it’s for mud
G made it look so simple. Like a child being dragged to school.
With twice as many cylinders and thrice the price, I would hope so.
@@mickeytabby354 thats the g350 Not the 500 nor the 63 It is priced similarly to the land rover defender
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@@esthermezhu9297 Defender sucks lol. the Jeep did great and yes it will lose from a car that has extra 500 kg and 50% more torque and double the price.
A fatty dragging a tiny child 😂😂😂
The rope on defender it is attached to left back side,which makes the defender more prone to slip.But on jeep the rope is attached to central back and making it more stable.
bla bla bla... irrelevant. Regardless of where you attach it: No locking diffs = no chance. Simple as that.
@@MrFrankArcher you r from paid reviews family 😀😀
Jeep also have off road tires
the rope wasn’t on the centre of the jeep
@@williammoore5459 yeah that’s true but it would be also unfair to put the both of them on tarmac bc of the jeeps mud tyres
Actually one of the best videos I’ve ever seen..Thank you very much in deed
mt tires vs road tires....comics
G had road tyres and won ?
Point is stock vs stock ill guess
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It was my first thought.
Your argument would have been valid, had it not been for the G beating it with road tyres!
I wasn't expecting a tug of war on a fine Friday morning
UK 12:33pm
@@nefarioustomato902 ok
I live India time now615 evening
me neither on a fine Friday night, Tokyo around 10pm
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Mat is tryna start a world war 3 with his tug of war!😂😂
Would like to see a re-match between the Jeep and the Defender but both with nobbly tyres 👍
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When is Yianni gonna thrash him in a physical tug of war
Yanni is gonna absolutely body poor 'ol Matt
So, when you lost you begged for the other guy to stop, but when you won you kept going. Shows your true character I think
He sounds like proper nob too
It aint that deep
Bruh it's an entertainment program chill out lmao
oh shut up honestly it’s entertainment
He is British, what do you expect?
It would be a great show, to see tug war with Rolls Royce cullinan! Matt, we sure you can make it happen🙌🏼
The Jeeps has mud tires and Land Rover has normal road tyres
It’s not fair
Yes but it comes from factory no modification not even tire changes jeep is good considering its price difference
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@@jedrothwell3663 if tyres where the problem then g wagon would have lost
It's problem of traction control as well. The defender has option of wet grass but he chooses rock mode
Yianni in a rover : killing at tug of war Mat in a rover : getting slain at tug of war 🤣
Yianni is a true car guy and knows to put them into Grass Gravel Snow.... Which activates Low Traction Start mode. Matt thinks shiny green stuff is mud and ruts. 😂
Yianni is a better driver 🤷♂️
Shit happens
I think to play it even, all vehicles should have the same tyres to meet up with the criteria. Same does apply with engine capacity. Clear win for G-Wagon seeing that it's got alot more torque, front, centre and rear difflock and asstounding body to weight ratio. Pretty much useless if you come to think about it without it's extra's.
Awesome content Mat, I really enjoyed the video
Mat wenn he gets pulled : ok Stop Stop Stop Mat wenn he pulls someone: I'm gonna keep him going 😂
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G350d did it without even a single moment of wheelspin lol
Ofc it did: heavier, more power and torque
@austinrover2005 don't think how expensive it is has to do with how it will perform haha. The Defender is more expensive than the Jeep and the Jeep kicked the Defenders ass.
@@liamgruber62 exactly
@@senuitzmarques1720 its not just weight, and the weight difference is marginal. A rwd Bentley Mulsanne is also heavier, but the Defender would still win. The superior traction and zero lag time of 3x mechanical locking diffs cant be matched by electronics. The G is also hand built to order , hence the price.
@@ahemgee9542 true but the difference in torque is a lot and the Power, also it's a petrol vs a diesel which typically has more pulling power
Matt: "I'm really annoying our American viewers" Jeep: ** yawns **
just cause of the tires
Only because of all the upgrades that could be added to the rubicon to match the price of those city girl rides and then see the true value of each vehicle!
now that's a sweet looking jeep, also that G is the best G wagen version, still loyal to it's past...at least more than the amg version
Mat, you can never ignore this race, Mat vs Yianni tug of war
There has "Grass Gravel Snow" option in LR..... I really dunno why would you chose "Mud Ruts"...... no clue
Its because the surface under the grass is mud. So it will give you more grip with its deeper grooves.
@@martinsvensson6884 mmmm.... if so, why would LR bother to give "Grass Gravel Snow" mode, all grass grow on mud, aren't they? "Grass Gravel Snow" mode is used on surfaces that is slippery as you can tell by "Snow". And "Mud Ruts" mode is more focus on differential, when wheel or wheels is stuck into mud rut.
@@gc602 Ah ok. I thought you meant why they chose those tires.
@@gc602 thank you exactly
People are seriously saying grass grows on mud? Mud sits on rock, so rock crawl? Rock sits on “magma”... where is magma setting?
The rubi would take any of these two on a real off road track with ease. Far more articulation and lower center of gravity. Also being light has some great advantages when wheeling.
@1:24 Classic Mat puts the landy into auto nice👍 this shows that Mat is an expert.
2 things that makes this entertaining yet pointless for the Landy vs Jeep tug; 1. Offside tow eye (literally designed to aid ‘drag’ recovery) and 2. Street tyres vs off-road.
Then comes Merc
@@ckb6.3 that is over 600kg heavier has the most horse power of course it would win
And the fact that the Defender wasn't in Grass Gravel Snow mode. Which means low traction launch wasn't activated. This is why Yianni is a better driver than Matt. He won in his Discovery and Range Rover SVR every single time because he knows how to use them properly. 😂
It's not entertaining either 😜
The locking diffs on the Jeep and the Mercedes had a lot to do with their abilities.
This Mercedes is a f*king Panzer xD
what's a panzer?
@@1990Thunderbolt german „Panzer“ = english „tank“
@@Henrik-fr2rp oh ok thx!
@Ocean Blue ok boomer
I dont want to be the 101th like... Well someone already did it
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That was so embarrassing with the Land Rover Defender😂😂
jeep had offroad tyres tho & defender had street tyres also look at where rope was attached middle in jeep & side of defender it gave unfair advantage to jeep
Im about to die before matt and yianny are about to do a running race
I think the biggest disadvantage for the Defender was that its suspension was at its highest setting
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Tug of war prerequisite - all vehicles on the same rubber! (or at the very least knobbly vs knobbly, not mismatched!)
Need to see a repeat with the Defender on knobblies
Exactly what I was thinking, giving the jeep those tires is definitely unfair for the defender
How then g vagon won with normal tires? 😂
@@marcismarcis6323 the g wagon is better than both cars because it's 3x their price , but the defender would have one if it had the same tyres
@@AH-jf9ge g wagon is 3x the price because its luxury car , mostly no one use it for offroading
@@marcismarcis6323 yes I know but it also targets off-road except it's fans are too careful and classy to use it for off-road
G Wagon Power! Best school run vehicle ever!
Massive difference in price
Unless you live in a city and a Complete waste in that case .
It's a fkinig over priced boat. I'd go for lambo
@@j.wick.30yearsago48:(
@Christ Bk of course mate, svr is a performance model... But yeah you're right 👍🏽
Can you do the offroad test and tug-of-war with a Bronco and Land Rover
The defender wheels arnt working together and just trying to send power to each wheel when it slips however the keep is just doing all 4 wheels at one speed because of front and rear lockers on solid axles which makes it better
Now imagine the G wagon on the off road tires that the Jeep had.
Imagine all with their max V8 engines and offroad tyres
@@mahir6239 that gwagon was v6
Now imagine the G vs Ram 2500 Cummins
@@FEGTTTSDH now imagine defender vs ram
Now imagine the 392 😘
Matt: were on grass let's just put it in mud rut mode instead of grass mode
Wouldn't the auto mode have figured that one the first time?
@@bryanmondal9611 well it's british engineering, not exactly brilliant every time is it
@@stratis722 no not that if you put it on auto mode you can also choose a more specific mode after like grass gravel snow to make it react quicker the autoode can't react that fast when constantly getting pulled
@@bryanmondal9611 auto mode takes some time to figure it out based on the slip characteristics of the wheel. Not very good for an INSTANT tug of war scenario. In the previous videos Yianni put the Discovery and Range Rover SVR in Grass Gravel Snow mode which activates Low Traction Launch mode automatically. He actually knows what he's doing.
@@chrismason1033 ??????????
A Jeep being out pulled by a much heavier and more powerful vehicle... How stunning 🙄. Considering the Jeeps capabilities at a fraction of the G wagons price, I'd say I like it more still
That's why you wait for all of them to hit the used market.
No amount of electronics can beat a good old locking diffs interms of traction....... Then comes other factors like tyres pattern, tyre size, engine type, engine power and torque, car weight, etc........ Or so proved by Matt....... Nice show there!!
Gotta love some people wetting themselves over the G Wagon, conveniently forgetting that not only it is quite a bit more powerful than the Jeep, but also weighs half a ton more.
And costs x times more...
And in off-road the jeep is better because it is lighter, then there is also a big difference in price, no one would take 100,000 euros of car off-road
Buy the defender.
The Defender was let down by the organic bit behind the steering wheel lol
No, its an automatic system.
@@martinsvensson6884 Doesn't matter if the guy behind the wheel mashes his foot to the floor. As soon as you spin the wheels and break traction the grip is gone, especially on road tyres. Sure the mud tyres on the Jeep gave it the advantage, but working with the Terrain Response on the Defender would have helped not just flooring it.
@@Plantsman1989 And where does it tell you that he just mashed the gas? And just in the LR? But it doesnt matter that much when you have traction control on. Because it will never let all that power go to the wheels anyway. As soon as 1 wheel loses traction it will cut power immediately until it regains traction. And if the car moves back or forth during that it will again have its full traction back.
@@martinsvensson6884 You could see he was heavy on the throttle. He was throwing mud everywhere. All the off-roading and recoveries I used do I'd never just floor it and let the electronics do the rest. It's all about being light on the pedals, refined, no big inputs, feeling what the vehicle is doing underneath you. Very rarely did I have any electronic interference at all. The only thing I used to use regularly was the Hill Decent Control.
@@Plantsman1989 Just flooring it is an advantage during some off road conditions. It depends. But it doesnt matter that much if he is heavy on the throttle once the pull is in action. The system wont deliver more power to the wheels than they can take. Regardless of how much you push the pedal. And the newer the car the faster the system will react. And you dont know if the drivers of these cars did anything differently. Of course its going to throw mud when its being pulled backwards. And you can see in the start that he's not just flooring it. Because it doesnt spin to begin with! And you can see the system braking the wheels to a momentary stop even, to regain traction. Doesnt help. The tires on the Jeep has much better rip.
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The ‘21 Land Rover Defender has an engine option that is a 3L twin turbo straight 6 with 300hp... would be interesting to see how that would square up again the Merc
Better still with the 400bhp hybrid its a monster 👹
in these conditions and "test" pretty sure the same as the 4cyl Diesel. This "test" isn't about the engine, the LR lost because the electronics need wheelspin to react. And if the wheelspin occurs, the other car (no matter if the Wrangler or the G) had 4 wheels without wheelspin (3 locks) and thus more connection to the ground with which more force could be applied.
@@nirfz ye that's true but the new discovery when he had a tug of war with that car, it managed to beat the g wagon.
@@beaviccoon470 If i remember correct it was a Range Rover Sport SVR, against a G63. (The AMG should be a tiny bit lighter than the Diesel) Manufacturers today aren't that honest with their "empty weights" These usually highlight the "emptiest" trim and without all optional extras in the "cheapest market". The G is a bit closer to these numbers as there's not much in terms of options anyway no matter the market. So the Range Rover will have had the advantage in weight. (despite the claim of it to be lighter) And then we get to MR. Watsons eagerness to apply power. Which in the 350d's case he was able to calm down.
@@nirfz oh yes it was a range rover sport SVR that's right.
Put a different tires on the Defender and see the difference
Still more to do with weight. Put 5 large people in that Landrover with 1 person in the Jeep and it would probably have won. Tug of war is a pointless test
Right? at least same tires would be great
That would defeat the purpose, the cars are supposed to be tested like they come from the factory. You could put even better tires on the Jeep and then it would win again lol
@@kyleb5518 excuses
@@kyleb5518 can you please explain to me why the center of gravity is important in a tug of war?
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Can you do a tug of war for the new defender Vs the outgoing defender. That would be interesting!
Hey Matt! Love the videos! I would be so interested to see a video on some of the new hot hatches coming out. Maybe golf r vs Mini GP vs Civic type r (and maybe toss in the AMG A45 S because that car is always a beast to watch). A new Model Y LR may also be a cool comparison! I'm over in the states, and we get kind of screwed when it comes to Hot Hatches, but I love watching them.
Put some offroad tyres on the Def and try again for another video!
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Now imagine mr G wagon with the mud tyres lol
& now imagine old gen range rover sport svr with street tyres 😏
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Give me that Defender and it would defeat both Jeep and Merc 'all day every day'!!
So learned “British” Land Rover is s*** American hero is s*** German stuff is good... I don’t feel I learned anything but I was entertained
British? Made in Slovakia I think?
But British Land Rover is more shit and for over 100k the G better fucking win 😂
@@Jason-bc9eu no clue really I know they’re parent company is Indian now hence the quotes 🤣
I think that’s down to the tyres
No it’s all about power however the only reason the G-Wagon won the jeep because Matt cheated somehow for sure.
@@Nick-1992-SRB well it’s not all about power, you could have all the torque in the world but if it can’t get grip, then you’ll just be pulled
@@Nick-1992-SRB it's heavier and it has more power and torque so that's probably why the g wagon won.
Do a tug of war between Hammer H2 & AMG G63.
Ok indian
H2 vs LEOPARD 😀
The "Hammer" would win if it had the correct tires on it. It has a weight advantage.
They already did. The hummer won
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Well Matt at the end of the day the jeep weights much less so go figure LOL
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4:24 when we finally watch Mat v Yianni running race. MAKE IT HAPPEN CARWOW!!!
Usually tug of wars are weight and tires. What makes this interesting is watching the computer react to it.
@carwow Do you think if you had put the Rover in "hill ascent" mode (or something similar), it would have won?
You forgot to do: Jeep + LandRover (tied together) vrs Mercedes
the biggest land rovers disadvantage is that its tow hook is at its left side instead of the middle, thats why it upsets the cars balance when you pull it
Jeep and G-Wagon also had tow hook on left side.
@@Technoboy1000 but mostly in the middle
@@iamtheone2292 No, its on the side on all cars.
How is it a disadvantage when the other 2 cars also has it on the side?
No. The biggest disadvantage was not having lockable differentials. The systems that rely on detecting wheel spin don't stand a chance against locked diffs.
That G didn’t come here to play, a true G.
Looks like traction control wasn’t off on the defender as the tyres kept braking?
Proof that clever electronics cannot replace proper differential locks. The Defender has become a Wag mobile / status icon.
😂 😂 The jeep was "What the hek is going on" LOL
6:10 thats humiliating...
It hurt. I'll never show my Wrangler this video.
5:42 I think Matt was a bit Mad at the jeep😂
To y'all not versed in science/physics, it's a function of vehicle weight and tire design. Heavier vehicles with better tires will have an advantage in a tug of war. I am not sure of the mathematics formula (which criteria -- the weight of vehicle or tires -- gets weighted more in the formula), but a tug of war in no way dictates the off-road prowess of a particular vehicle. Off-road prowess is based on #1 tires, #2 4x4 or 4x2, #3 does it have locking diff's, #4 ground clearance, #5 power/gearing.........etc..
"bituva disadadvantage" more like, a complete washout
Such a stupid test. If you don’t have the same tyres on each vehicle the comparison is meaningless.
Great comment. Thank you
One vehicle was missing diff lockers. If they are all on the same tires you get the same result. 1st goes to the heavier, more powerful vehicle with lockers, 2nd goes to the other vehicle with lockers and 3rd goes to the vehicle without lockers.
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Seeing the G-WAGON, it felt as a father walking out his son out of the room holding the sons ears
are you sure there is no 'pulling jeep wrangler' setting in the defender's electronics?
JLR is now looking into using the Discovery 4 drivetrain for the Defender... diff-locks all-round.
That was the difference maker in this.
01:28 That smile for the American viewers 😂 👌🏾
When is the Yani vs Matt drag race!!!
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@@IDK-uv9vk I never knew they already did it. Ty
Should have used a bridal for defender, lowered it and put it in grass/gravel, and then put same tyres with same pressure. Or taken them all to the tarmac
Wow Matt when you had the advantage with the Merc, vain were you
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1. MT tires vs. AT tires. MTs win on deep wet turf - doesn't matter what they're on. 2. Configurable Terrain Response mode on the Defender? Maybe not equipped, but can manually lock center and rear diffs on the Defender if it had it so optioned. 3. Grass/Gravel/Snow mode locks the rear diff and limits slip on the center diff. Not used. Why?? 4. GWagen had three lockers and a massive torque advantage over the Heep.
How about the G againt both Jeep and the Range together?
Matt @2:57: I wasn't expecting it Everyone else: Neither were we...
I think in future they need to pay more attention to tyres, be it drag race, tug of war....
The G wagon has been added some weight there. don't think that was a fair tug of war . what's that board behind Mat's seat?
To start with why not dial the LR to grass mode ? That looks like grass to me.
Things Matt isn't good at: 1. Tug of wars 2. Changing gears manually 3. Brake test See Carwow got the German national anthem right this time 🤣
And launching cars
You're on grass, use the grass mode. Lower the suspension to normal height too, it doesn't need to be in off road height, you're not rock crawling.
It was also pulled from an offset point aswell so the left wheels were bound to loose traction before.
@@Joey-ve7ku Same goes for the 2 other cars. None of them has the hook in the middle.
Offset anchor point on the defender means lots of the power is translated in a lateral direction as opposed to straight ahead
Good work sir