"Fearly cheap" portal axels conversion kit is ~$2500 per wheel. And Honda Civic with proper turbo will leave any Ferrari eating dust. G wagon roll on every corner that it takes at any speed (similar to samurai).
"Fairly" cheap I think is what you meant to say.
You're missing the point with the Civic/Ferrari comparison. It wasn't just about the overall speed of the cars, it was everything about them.
And why are you talking about the G500 rolling in corners? If you take a corner too fast in any SUV/truck it will roll, especially a lifted one. That sounds like grasping for straws as to why a Jeep with portals is better than the new G500, even though the Jeep will be just as likely to roll.
And yes, we can put portal axles under our vehicles and gain the same clearance. However that is not what my initial post was about though. It was about a really sweet vehicle that Mercedes is going to be making and someday I might be able to pick up used. Can't we just appreciate this vehicle for what it is, and not resort to "Oh, well, I could do THAT to a Jeep and save $200,000."? You're still not going to end up with the same vehicle.
As much as I love my H3, I see qualities in other vehicles that make me desire them, such as Land Rover Defender's, Land Cruiser's (the nice ones everyone else in the world gets to have but not here in the US), the G wagen, Unimogs, etc. But I personally am not going to spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to turn my H3 into any of those, and I certainly wouldn't waste my time doing it to a Jeep Wrangler. After buying the H3 and seeing what I can do with a hard body offroad capable vehicle, I don't think I'll ever buy a Wrangler except to have as a toy. I'd rather get a diesel Land Cruiser first, or a Land Rover Defender, or a G wagen. But those are my preferences, I know some people think Jeeps are the only worthy offroad vehicle out there, and I agree they are fun, but there are so many other options out there that I like better and work better for me and my family.
