Jeep Wrangler Rubicon vs. Land Rover Defender 90

Which do you think is better in terms of:
-Stock Off-Road Capability
-Overall Rugedness
-and Which Do You Think Is The Ultimate Off-Roader Between These Two?

Thats tough.

Both orginate from the same Era, and both have a repuation for being the very best there is.

If you had picked models from each of thier last generations I would have said neither, they are both equals.
But, it looks like they possible both started to go a little soft?

Suzuki Samurai

Rubicon, from the factory it comes with better tires, and it has a super low transfer case, 4:1.

You'd look less gay driving a Defender than a Wrangler, that much is true. At least that's the case here....

You'd look less gay driving a Defender than a Wrangler, that much is true. At least that's the case here....


Yes, the Defender has much more taste in looks, and interior is worlds above the Wranglers I'm sure, but in my case I'd rather have the less expensive/more capable off road Jeep. I did see a picture of a new Land Rover, I can't remember if it was the Defender, going over what looked like some kind of concrete drainage trench, it had to have been 3 feet deep and 3 feet wide or so, and the Land Rover was sitting perfectly level with two wheels in that trench, parked at an angle across it, EXTREMELY impressive articulation, I'll see if I can find it.