I have no idea why it took MB 40 years to make the G as comfortable as a coiler LR. Got to drive a 2018 G550 and it still rode as hard as ever. 2019 models finally had to take the nuclear IFS option lol.
Regardless there’s plenty of vehicles that handle great by truck standards and hold their own on the trail. First gen Cayenne Turbo comes to mind.
It's close. Very close. Porsche knows AWD very well; but I'd sooner take a 911 out there with a mild lift for proper trips. Those can be
quite beastly.
The Cayenne is a great vehicle from a performance standpoint in general, but cannot compete in utility or overall durability, and does eventually reach a trail limit. I haven't seen one used beyond trails, but it wouldn't be my first choice.
It's actually one of my favorite vehicles on the market, and I've bounced around the idea of buying one a few times. It's just that Porsche reserves so much for their over-priced options and that damned Turbo model. It's hard for me to decide to do business with them. Unless you drop half again as much, you end up with enough blank plastic to build a Kia dashboard.
I appreciate their mastery of capitalism, but I'm certainly not falling for it.
I'd have okayed the new G if Mercedes (or Steyer, or whoever the fuck changed it) had used independent suspension on all four corners. I despise it when the front is independent and the rear is solid. Nobody has ever made a car that way that doesn't become severely unsettled when cornering and encountering a steep rise at the same time.
At the very least, from an everyday perspective, it's annoying as fuck getting into and out of parking lots.
Cheers,
Kennith