Jeep Vs Land Rover

The argument as to whether Jeep or Land Rover is the better vehicle can be traced back to the early 1950s when the Land Rover Series 1 emerged as a British interpretation of the WW2 Willys Jeep.

- Andrew Middleton

Both brands are iconic in their own right and today each of the marques produces some of the most high-tech and capable 4x4s on the market.

But which nameplate produces the most capable vehicles? It’s the kind of question that can only be answered outside in the field.

The scene for the most recent brand skirmish saw 40 vehicles from each camp descending on Honinklip Farm near Bot River, on an extremely windy Saturday with dust and grit nearly sandblasting the paint off the vehicles. Despite this, spirits remained extremely high and 10 heavily-modified vehicles, representing each manufacturer, entered the ring.

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