Jimny vs RAM Size Comparison

Just thought you guys might be interested in some photos I got today parked up beside a beast of a RAM. The head of my snorkel was only just higher than it's bonnet haha. Very cool truck.

I imagine it's main benefit is for mid Western farmers hauling enormous loads. But yes I definitely get your point!

A landrover wins in tug of war over that american monstrosity, so there goes the "haul large loads" ..

I can tell you guys this much. Neither of you probably haven't driven one. If you had.. you'd know

Instead of sitting shoulder to shoulder in a jimny it's almost possible to sit 3 grown men next to eachother on the front seats.
It can pull the biggest trailer possible without you noticing.

And one more thing, it's a proper truck. Like a gazillion times more manly than a jimny will ever be. 33-37" tyres or not

A still drives much more comfortable on road than a jimny.

It has well over double the towing capacity of a Defender, a tug of war isn't a particularly useful test.

Towing capacity is one thing. The ability to it is something entirely different. I've been in a defender towing almost 3300 kgs. Not a lot of extra power to do with on steep hills and long uphill sections on highway.

It's just not very comparable.

furo wrote: It has well over double the towing capacity of a Defender, a tug of war isn't a particularly useful test.

Haha, i agree a tug of war isnt that usefull, other than to say whatever the ram can pull the defender with its much smaller everything can pull a lot more ! but not legally on the road, point being you dont need a huge monstrosity to pull something.. And im sure a amg g-wagon would pull the axles off that ram !
Im just not a fan of american vehicles, their bikes and cars suck... With one exeception, the tesla... now that is something else and the only car i really want badly.. nothing is as quick out of the box !

That's definitely fair enough! Personally I'm a fan of all 4x4s and while I'd rather have a Defender or G-Wagen over this RAM, I still think it's very cool.

rappey wrote:

furo wrote: It has well over double the towing capacity of a Defender, a tug of war isn't a particularly useful test.

Haha, i agree a tug of war isnt that usefull, other than to say whatever the ram can pull the defender with its much smaller everything can pull a lot more ! but not legally on the road, point being you dont need a huge monstrosity to pull something.. And im sure a amg g-wagon would pull the axles off that ram !
Im just not a fan of american vehicles, their bikes and cars suck... With one exeception, the tesla... now that is something else and the only car i really want badly.. nothing is as quick out of the box !

How much is an AMG G wagen? Power isn't everything.. weight is also a big factor.

For the intended purpose.. there are not a lot of European vehicles that'll do the same.

How much as in money for a g-wagon? Far too much,in fact crazy too much even for a rusty shed, but power wise around 570bhp..
Weight is a factor until you add a fairly light unimog to the mix, then its unbeatable..
The yanks use huge diesel tractors/trucks to pull heavily laden sledges to see who can pull it the furthest, then if you watch what pulls the sledges back to the start - a little unimog !
I also agree there is nothing to compare to the yank tanks, but they are allowed to tow huge trailer whereas we use trucks for the same task.

Yes exactly.. An AMG cost something like 4-5 times as much as a 2500 us truck.
And when it comes to the tug of war you need the weight. How else would you transfer those 600 ponies to the road? Good tyres is only part of it.

New us turbo diesel trucks aren't exactly slow with 400+ bhp. And yes they're heavy.