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Grand Vitara (07 4x4): only light off-roading?

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#1 of 6 Grand Vitara (07, 4x4): real off-roading capability references, experiences by ultranet Mar 26, 2007 (1:47 pm)
A co-worker said that it could only do light off-roading, not like a jeep. I tend to think that's not a true statement.   Yes, jeep wrangler has 11% more HP, but many of them don't have full-time 4x4. Plus, GV has limited-slip differential (apparently it only matters in AWD mode), which none of the wranglers have, other than saharas, which cost about $5.5K more.   I think GV is good for real off-roading. The only thing i noticed on mine is some pipes and bars on the bottom, which kind of reduce the amount of real clearance available for off-road, but i think it's still capable of hard-core off-roading.   What arguments pro and con do you have on this subject?   P.S. I don't need to mention that Jeep Liberty, for instance, doesn't have full-time 4x4 at all, AFAIK. And the models that do have 4x4 cost a lot more than GV does. So for me GV would still be the best choice, but i kinda wonder about its off-roading comparisons against some other models.   Thanks.
#2 of 6 I think these 2 references blow my co-worker's opinion away: by ultranet Mar 26, 2007 (1:56 pm)
http://www.autobytel.com/content/shared/articles/templates/index.cfm/article_pag- - e_order_int/4/article_id_int/813 http://www.autobytel.com/content/shared/articles/templates/index.cfm/article_pag- - e_order_int/6/article_id_int/1438
#3 of 6 One more ref in support of GV's real off-road capability: by ultranet Mar 26, 2007 (2:03 pm)
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=109809
#4 of 6 Some say offroading is GV's "raison d'etre" by ultranet Mar 26, 2007 (2:31 pm)
http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/suzuki-grand-vitara-2002500- .html
#5 of 6 The only limitation that comes up: by ultranet Mar 26, 2007 (2:35 pm)
Is what i mentioned earlier: clearance. This article says 7.9'' is not enough for "serious off-roading". http://suvs.about.com/od/suzuk1/fr/jf_06SuzGrandVi.htm Replies to this message: bm000092 (Mar 27, 2007 3:49 am)
#6 of 6 Re: The only limitation that comes up: [ultranet] by bm000092 Mar 27, 2007 (3:49 am)
Replying to: ultranet (Mar 26, 2007 2:35 pm) I did some off-road with mine and it's almost comparable with the previous Cherokee I had. If Jeep can say that one of the version of the Patriot is trail rated (the version with the proper drive-train), well just add 2 inchs of clearance to the GV with some kits already availables and you get better numbers.

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