When the going gets tough, who’s toughest?
That’s the question Top Gear set out to answer when we sent the new Toyota Land Cruiser off into the Welsh wilderness together with the facelifted Mercedes G-class, the latest Land Rover Defender, and the 4×4 that apes ye olde Defender, the Ineos Grenadier.
We sent these four 4x4s clambering over rocks, wading through rivers, and generally doing the sort of stuff they’re designed for but never actually do in the hands of most buyers.
Which clawed its way out of the mud ahead of its rivals? Top Gear Magazine’s Ollie Marriage and Tom Ford are your referees…
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00:00 Intro
01:40 Water Crossing
04:05 Bomb Hole
10:07 Issues
12:32 Thoughts So Far…
20:34 Rock Crawl
24:02 Conclusion
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Which of these 4x4s would you pick for an off-road adventure?
bounch of British clowns 😂😂😂
Not sure I'll put myself in between a 3 ton vehicle and a rock for a video
Here in South AFRICA We have a very old expression in the 4×4 fraternity/ and that is the following namely; "… the most important nut on any 4×4 vehicle, is the nut behind the steering wheel…". And in this vid it was evidently proven correct with the driver of the Defender not being able to get out of the "bomb Hole.
You can have all the tech in the world available and the driver is a 'nut' then the best machine available can be real rubbish
And after 100K miles, only one of them will be failure free… no prize offered.
Jeep wrangler
What exactly does 4L Centre Diff lock do?
Rubbish British and German OFF ROAD CARS. Still cannot beat the Land cruiser lol
Clarkson could have done it
I’m a massive fan of Landcruisers, I’ve had 4, but to be fair to the Grenadier, the steering system is more agricultural because it’s tougher and more off road focused than all of the others, this means there will always be compromises on road, great test Gents.👍
That Toyota is ugly, boring and slow. Nobody over here buys the Toyota. Nobody cross shops that Land Cruiser with a new G. The G usually is the car that people want. The Defender is also high upon that list.
So what we learnt was that the Defender driver cannot drive and shouldn’t be on the program !!
wow I was tryng to give them a shot but these hosts are just horrible I fell asleep watching this…..sorry guys…just awful…so much giggling.
I wonder how the 4 of these would compare to the Rivian R1T
Dude was so afraid of some love taps😆
Toyota land cruiser 💪💪💪💪
I find this whole thing a bit ridiculous. Saying the G is less good an offroad since it is to expensive and preferring the Toyota because of that reason while nobody will buy that Toyota new for serious off-roading since it is to expensive and the old stuff is way better.
It’d be a tough choice between the Land Cruiser and the Grenadier
The guy who drove the defender should walk back home
Tell me you don’t know what you’re doing off-road without telling me you don’t know what you’re doing off-road:
Let’s put the defender at the tallest setting and then be surprised that there’s no wheel articulation. 🙄
More cars should have overhead button consoles like the Grenadier. Manufacturers really should tap into our childish need to feel like we're piloting the Millennium Falcon or a 747 rather than driving round a tesco car park.
Wouldn’t buy the Ineos. I couldn’t knowingly give money to that hypocrite Ratcliffe. Pro Brexit, saying it’s great for Britain, and then builds them overseas😂😂😂
The Land Cruiser is the one I would buy , because of the great little Diesel engine . If they bring it into the states I might have to get one. No turbos or Hybrid for me.
Off road ," there just Farm tracks,
And where’s the Jeep at?
LandRover is about as reliable as a fish in desert.
Toyota hands down here in Australia 👍🇦🇺
Why do the Brit’s keep on defending the defender???😅😅
That bald guy doesn't do much off roading by the looks. Don't be so quick to engage the dif lock. First try without it then engage it if you can't make it.
Needed a Wrangler in the mix
The bomb hole was a bit wet
The DEFENDERIS NOT THAT GOOD!
My 2012 Range Rover Sport has done the Strata Florida without a single issue. Bomb hole dealt with with no problems at all. I've seen the Strata done on winter road tyres fitted to another Range Rover Sport. The filming of the Defender in the Bomb Hole was obviously done with an outcome in mind. Oh, and the Defender 110 and 130 have exactly the same wheelbase. The 130 just has a longer rear overhang. Such poor journalism. Shame the Top Gear name – once well known for informative car reviews (before Clarkson et al took over) – is reduced to this travesty.
LC is always the best choice
this is more like a podcast
Wheres the wrangler and bronco?
they're following your tracks BQR
No one will ever off road any of these
Do this on an 4X4 EV 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Land rovers are garbage, they lose their value so fast and they don't hold up as well as a Toyota.
Toyota is an suv on a pick up chassis and drive train… it’s too expensive 50k would be reasonable
I think you should consider shutting down the show. You are a bunch of clueless persons!!
So the Land Cruiser is the poor man’s Mercedes,who’d I’ve thought it?
Boring?