I grew up in the scottish highlands and remember a large military exercise where a local estate was asked by the military to use its unimog to pull some armoured vehicles (scout cars mainly) out of peat bogs. It was the only vehicle that could get into the bog and slowly drag the light armour out (it also used a winch and ground anchor). For such terrain the unimog is one of the few sensible truck choices.

I have been a driver of a Leopard 2. Sometimes we have been transported in a Unimog as shown in the video. This device is amazing ! Almost every terrain can be overcome with this Unimog. What I loved especially was it's hand throttle and its ruggedness. An incredible vehicle.

I drove an Unimog in the German Bundeswehr. They are virtually unstoppable. The older version, like the one in the video, was even more reliable than newer version. The engine is practically between the two front seats. Covered only with a sheet metal hood. Easy to maintain, but the noise inside the cabin was incredible. Also, while in winter we enjoyed the warm cabin, in summer it became very hot inside. Great memories, thanks for sharing this video.

I was in the german army when the Hummer/HMMWV was tested by german army as a replacement for their VW Iltis and Mercedes G vehicles and all variants of the UNIMOG (some people in the german army had in those days the idea (for logistics reasons) to replace ALL lighter 4 x 4 vehicles with variating models from only one "base vehicle" - and those people were "motivated" also by a lot of political pressure from the USA to "buy american" and - as rumour says, some pribe money from GM...). The tests were severe m multinational and "inofficial" - and very interesting: The Hummvee was a very good vehicle, to astonishing of the germans very reliable and could be orderd in many usefull variations - and it had a so much lower profile in battlefield... yes it was a possible replacement for Iltis, Wolf (mercedes G class) and most UNIMOGs of the Bundeswehr - BUT: It was expensive (even an much bigger 2 t UNIMOG of the 1500 series was cheaper than an Standard USA built Hummvee), and most important: The Hummvee was constructeed and was build for american drivers! Automatic transmission, foot-operated parking break and an "suspension" that was so hard that german test drivers got used to lay some pillows under their ass when they had to drive the Hummvee - and, to say it in an brutal and unpleasant way, this american brick was much to large (or wide) for german roads in urban areas, and it was not only very wide, the turning radius of this thing was also much too large - even an bigger 2 t UNIMOG 1500 had a much lesser turning radius than those early models of the Hummvee. Later versions of the Hummvee featured than better suspension and a slightly smaller turning radius. But during thoses tests, all drivers, even the drivers from the us army, agreed unisono, that the Hummvee is NOT pleasant to drive, when compared (under german road conditions) with the vehicles in question Mercedes Wolf (G-Class), Mercedes UNIMOG 416 class and VW Iltis (the VW Iltis had a big problem in those days due to too much accidents - a lot of german military drivers used to drive the Iltis on the german autobahn at speeds of over 100 miles per hour - and this military soft-top off-road vehicle was (surprisingly) not so stable at those speeds and so there were quiet a few Iltis that "turned over" (never seen an VW Iltis in troubles when it was driven how it was intended) ... but in those days Mercedes-Benz did a lot of lobby-work against all vehicles in the german military, that were not made by Mercedes-Benz.... Mercedes-Benz had (traditionally) much tighter relations to the german military and much more influence in politics than Volkswagen (some people spoke from the "companies with 1000-year-contracts with the german military" in referrence to the role this companies played during the, official 1000 years to last, III. Reich of the nazi-government). In the end, the Hummvee was considered "not suitable" for german road conditions, the Volkswagen Iltis was sorted out as too "dangerous" and the Mercedes Wolf (G-class) and its variants and the Mercedes UNIMOGs stayed and played an even increasing role in the german military. Some month later the last Volkswagen modells of the german Bundeswehr, the much beloved VW Transporters (Bulli) and the absolute legendary VW Model 181 (named in the Bundeswehr "Kübelwagen" in referrence to its Grandpa the Volkswagen Typ 82 from Wolrdwar II) - and also known in the usa as VW Safari or "the thing" - a nightmare for any car-mechanic, but beloved by it´s users) had also to leave the german military - also not for technical reasons, but due to political pressure from other companies. there was this saying in the german military on those days: When it has tyres, but it has no Mercedes-Star on it, it is not fit for german military...

HMMWV after the test : yeah ! I managed to get trough that track. Unimog : what track ?

One thing to mention: being narrow allows Unimogs and Pinzgauers to be operated in the woods, where no Humwee ever could make it‘s way through the narrow pathways. So having narrower axles has benefits in forrestal environments such as the alpine terrains for examples.

The Unimog was designed to be an agricultural vehicle that was modified for military use, also would love to own a Unimog

In the South African army we had a mine proof version of the Mog, called a Buffel. We always joked, if you got stuck in a Buffel, you either needed a bulldozer or another Buffel to get you out. An amazing vehicle

Here in germany you can see these Unimogs everywhere. And a lot of them are having a Sticker at the rearend that says: Sure can you go faster but i can go everywhere. I think that sums it up.

In Austria we still have mandatory military service and when I did mine I was actually a truck driver. We had Unimogs of course but I was assigned to a so-called Pinzgauer, which is very agile but also very prone to falling over, since it's quite high but also very narrow. Watching this tumbling Unimog kinda reminded me of the time I almost put one of those Pinzgauers on its side while driving through the woods.

As others mentioned, the Unimog seemed to go faster than the Hummer, thus increasing the chance for it to flip over (being taller nad thinner (relative to its length) also didn't help). But it did seem to me the Unimog, possibly because it had better grip, was driven a bit more recklessly. So, on account of the above, I'd say the Unimog was better / would have more clearly done better if it were driven like the Hummer was.

The Unimog is unbeatable. Drove one in the early 80s under all conditions. Only disadvantage: It was extremely loud inside. It was the gasoline motor, not the diesel.

"Capable" is an understatement. This is capability monster. In my region, this things are used for agriculture and forestry work, firefighting, trash collector, road maintenance, construction work and military use in all terrains. If a tractor is burning, the Unimog is the first fire truck there, maybe the only one capable to get there too.

I drove the Unimog in the Australian Army (Transport) and they are pretty amazing if you use all the features (pressurised diffs, diff locks etc.). They also have portal axles so ground clearance and wading depth is crazy. I also drove some HMMWVs here and there which aren't at all bad, just designed to fit inside transport aircraft so need to be lower hence some compromises. Also, the Unimog in this clip is OLD, possibly the very last model at the beginning of the HMMWV's service.

When I was soldier in the Bundeswehr, I was the leader of a small surveying unit for armoured artillery (M 109). We first had a M 113 and then we had to switch to an Unimog. First I was not happy, but then I recognized that the Unimog (same model as in the video) can go where no M 113 can go. I love the Ox !

A couple years ago at Northwest Mogfest there were 2 H1 Surplus Humvees playing around in “The Pit”. There were Mogs, Pinzgauers, C303’s, Rovers, Land Cruisers etc all at this event. Of all of them the Hummer was the least capable. They were very prone to getting high centered and couldn’t make the tight turns in the pit. 1 truck ended up broken and the other had to be pulled out several times. That being said Mogs are great if you don’t mind cruising 50-55 mph. “Unimogs aren’t slow trucks they are fast Tractors.” T-Lo’s Ultimate Off-Road.

When any offroad vehicle is stuck it's drawn out by an Unimog.

Hello from Switzerland. I definitely prefer the Unimog, the axle articulation in the video as such speaks volumes, plus the constant propulsion. The Hummer struggles at times, although the differential lock was probably not engaged (I'm assuming it has one). Ultimately, for me, one of the most convincing (army) off-road vehicles is the Pinzgauer from Steyr-Puch.

That test track looked like it was designed so that the Humvee could just make it through, and then the Unimog idled through it like, “wait that’s it?”.

don't worry, little hummer. unimog is there and will tow you out when you get stuck. be happy, little hummer. today you may play with the big boys. fun fact: the german word "Hummer" means "lobster" in english.

The UNIMOG may look very wobbly, but that's actually part of it's patented design. The entire chassis is made to bend. It also doesn't fall over so easily. It can still drive sideways up to a slope of 40 degrees.

The unimog is starting to become popular in Australia as a camping vehicle. If I got the option I would go with the unimog . More ground clearance and there's not to many places they can't go.

One of the HMMWV's design requirements was enhanced stability... it was supposed to be "impossible to flip" which we both know is impossible itself but they tried damned hard for that after the M151 debacle, to the detriment of it's offroad prowess. The Unimog was designed as an implement first but you can pretty much heave one on it's side at will, so there's skill in *not* doing that :)

I have owned 3 unimogs. They are hands down the best off-road truck in stock form

As a kid in the New Zealand Cadet corps we loved the Unimog

I was driving that kind of Unimog in the Germany Army back in the late 70s. Was even following tanks across fields at speed. And there was no hole in soggy terrain you couldn't get out of, engaging 4-wheel-drive and if that didn't help engaging the reduction gear (with differential lock). Wonderful machine, no comparison to a Hummer.

A more reasonable comparison would be a humvee vs. a Mercedes G Class (military name "Wolf"). When i was at the german army we had a saying "you can nearly go everywhere with a Wolf. where the Wolf cant, use an Unimog. where the Unimog cant, you dont wanna go to anyway".

I'm gonna spare what others already mentioned but one thing caught my eye that I didn't read in the comments yet. The Humvee spun its wheel on one side only (at least it looked like it) like it doesn't have 100% locked differential - the Unimogs tires were all running/spinning at all times at the same speed.

This is an quite old model of the Unimog. Initially the first Unimogs developed post war were intended for agricultural use, but more versatile than a regular tractor. Civilian use in Germany of the Unimog is mostly in road servicing by cities or state / federal agencies, with firefighters and the ocasional farmer or forest service. Many Armed Forces worldwide used them as well. Older ones (like the one shown, mostly ex-military ones) are used privately by enthusiasts and the occasional conversion to offroad motorhomes. BTW Unimogs are generally expensive, new, used, parts and repairs. If you find one offered cheap, get suspicious or at least cautious. There could be hidden defects, or an expensive maintenance waiting behind the next corner - or both. Ex- military ones can be great, or have multiple (expensive) broken parts (gearbox). Ones used by road services in winter are usually quite rusty.

They are both great for wath they are made for. In the German Army signal corps we had the U1300 with a radio cabin attached onto and with a 4 ton heavy antenna trailer. This beast is capable to race with 25 mph through rough woodland terrain in this combination. A very important feature for fast tactical movement of our command structures. And a frightening load of fun 😂

Well.... Here in Germany we are measuring the quality of off-road vehicles in "percentage of Unimog capability" - so the Unimog is 100% and everything above 50% is pretty good for a common standard off-road car 😁😁😉😉

holy shit dude, nearly 100k subs! i remember the 5k days. happy for you mate, you've definitely put in the work. :)

Whats worth mentioning here is that this unimog seems to be a very old model (looks like a 406 from the 60s) and therefore is a "small" one. Look at the "newer" ones like the 427 or 437, those are true offroad monsters

With all your vids I thought you might also have had a look at Sabine Schmidt's try at going round the Nürburgring in under 10 minutes... in a Van. It was an old Top Gear event after doing under 10 minutes in a diesel - also with her involvement as a coach and showing Jeremy Clarkson how it's done. She was the queen of the Nürburgring for a reason.

I drove the Unimog in the NZ army back in the early 90's. At that stage they did look at the Humvie as a replacement to the Landrover 110 we had as a smaller vehicle. They rejected them on a couple of points. Ground clearance, width of track & maintenance costs. They were too wide to follow in the tracks of the Unimogs and the Landrovers and got beached too often on the offroad tracks out the back of the Waiouru army camp. Nice on the road though, much better than the others and way more torque than the Landie for hill climbing.

I was talking to my mate who owns a unimog about 5 minutes ago. I am sitting in his workshop next to a heap of parts, joy oh joy

Ah, I used to drive one of those Unimogs from about the same era, built in the 1960s , with a mobile radio unit in the back around 1997 in the German army. Was fun doing some percussion with the antennas on the signs while going through a McDonalds drive-through. 🤣

They both do great, but the UNIMOG's wheels adjust to the dips and peaks much better. I think the UNIMOG was going faster so that probably kicked it sideways more.

First I will like to say thanks for your work. This Unimog dates back to the 70s and it comes from the Danish Army. The chassis work as a part of the suspension as well and this is one of the reasons it is so capable in the terrain. Suggestion for another Mercedes to look at: they use to do tractors; try to write MB1800Trek on KZfaq. If you think a Unimog is a multitool; wait until you have seen the MB Trek? Believe it was the first tractor equipped with full suspension in all four corners among many interesting features. BR. Mark T from DK.

Unfortunatly wasn`t able to drive them myself yet. But during my armytime I had to accompany some guys who went for millitary truck driver liscence. Joined the cab, when they did a training parcourt for offroad in the unimogs. I`ll give it that. It for sure feels scetchy when the cabine is angled more than 0 degree to the side. But wouldn`t try to tip over, no matter what. Other than that, that thing could take crazy terrain and the climbing ability was crazy. Also, we drove back to our barracks during the night. And the sergeant driving me was in a hurry, to say the least. Driving this thing at top speed over a curvy road feels just as scetchy as driving over sharply angled offroad terrain, lol. All I gonna say.

The Unimog shown here is a model 416, produced 1965-1993, an elongated version of the 406 series. This series had a track gauge of only 1536 mm (until 1971, total width 2030mm) resp. 1555 mm (total width 2130mm), very similar to the earlier models produced back in the 1950s. The only currently produced series 437 (models U 4023/U 5023) has a width of about 2490mm. Fun fact: The Unimog 419, also based on the 406 series, was produced 1986-1991 solely for the US Army and the US Marines (2200 of those vehicles were refurbished starting in 2001).

I haven’t read all the comments but it’s hands-down for the Unimog. You can see the Humvee struggling and getting stuck and having to use its slip differentials to pull itself out. I’m pretty sure there were no lockers used on the Unimog it just went through this course with its absolute outstanding articulation that keeps all the wheels even in such a situation on the ground so it doesn’t need the lockers. Now just imagine where it could go with all 3 lockers engaged. 😀

Ground clearance its the big factor, in my army days I used to have unimogs like that but petrol eng, and they will go every where, whe call them mountain goats

In the UK while you don't see many on the roads UNIMOG are the go-to vehicles for people like power line workers who have to cart heavy gear into muddy fields. They are pretty much unstoppable.

there is a tiny but fierce offroad vehicle from the austrian military called "pinzgauer". i drove one of those. basically a little unimog. comes with 2 or 3 axels. super fun to drive

In the 1990s, when I was serving, we drove Unimogs sideways over ammunition shelters about 10 meters high. These were covered with turf. If we drove fast enough, some drivers managed to jump over the shelters. In any case, it took the slope without any problems. If you were a passenger or even sitting on the loading area, it was a bumpy ride.

Pickels auction site in Australia atm are auctioning of ex Australian Army mogs. There's one day left on the auction, depending on the model & set up they're going form around 8k

Germany is literally famous forthose damn things. The Unimog has been produced by Boehringer from 1948 until 1951, and by Daimler Truck starting 1951. The concept was then sold to Mercedes-Benz. 1953 Mercedes-Benz started to produce the first Unimog with the Mercedes-Benz Logo (three pointed star). They're are still being built today! Very good and reliable little beasts, they helped to build up Germany again after the devastation of World War 2.

One interesting feature of the Unimog is that the frame of it is actually designed to twist when driving on bad terrain. That twist allows for an extra degree of adaptability to terrain undulations and it improves the overall offroad performance.

In 1991 I was in the motorized infantry 4. MOTINF/I/DRLR in Denmark, and we had Unimogs as your platoon vehicle, like the one in this video. We never got stuck, even through deep sand, that went over the axels. Our driver keep it going, and the Unimog crawled it self out of the sand. Had he let off the power there is no doubt, we would have been stuck in the sand. Awesome machine.

The unimog is also used by the British SAS as it can carry a lot more spare equipment than a Land Rover or a hummer.

I just found out that the US-Army was also using the Unimog. About 2400 of these were shipped to the States.

I would choose an UniMoG (it called UNIversal MOtor Gerät = universal power device) with an hardcase body, like the ones used for radio in many armies. One of the main differences is the PTO shaft of the UniMoG. Imagine that the original construction of this vehicle is more than 70 years old. As a kid I had a 1/10 scale model with multiple attachable devices (rotating brush, plow, snowplow, crane), driven by the PTO.

A great report. Thanks. Yes, it lags, the Unimog is a good 25 years older than the Hammer, and there was generally less comfort built in. the hammer driver braked in front of the holes so he drove more carefully into the hole so as not to swing too much. Furthermore, the Unimog is less than the hammer, which of course leads to a higher tilting moment, but it tends to get through between 2 booms where the broad hammer gets stuck. you can also change the springs, depending on the application. I have a Puch G (Mercedes G) because you get the right springs for every application and payload (5 different ones at the front and more than 7 at the back) have a nice Day from Styria, where the Puch was born.

Ok. I agree! Friend of mine works with everything tree. He has one. Does everything with it. It's a BEAST. And I LOVE it😊. So I'd pick that one. Not the humvee. They are very rare on the Dutch roads. Because they're just too big for them 😆. You'd need 3 regular parking spaces for one😅. There's someone who rents them out around here. 16 years ago when I graduated, I got suprised with one that picked me up after the graduation. Thank you, parents, for knowing you daughters' wishes😊. Too bad I didn't have my license yet, back then. Oh. Another humvee drives around here. It's a XL streched limo. Pink.😂. Very un-Dutch😂.

They say that as long as you can keep yourself in its seat, a Unimog will not tip over.

One of the original uses the Unimog was designed for was agricultural work. In europe they are frequently used for things like crop spraying etc and can be purchased from the dealer with front and rear three point linkage and mechanical power takeoffs.

One thing you need to remember is that those are different generations. A Unimog build in the same year than the HMMWV would take the track more easily than it already did. The Unimog model used in the video was a model first build around 1965. The models from around 1985 when the firsts HMMWV were produced had a different design and improved cross-country mobility for difficult terrain. Here in Germany in some brown coal mines they use a Unimog as an ambulance vehicle. Same do the firefighters and ambulances in the mountain regions, because they can get everywhere. The French army uses the Unimog as a platform for their 6x6 Caesar anti aircraft system they sent to Ukraine and other companies did use the Unimog as a base for their mobile weapons, too. I think there is even a race on KZfaq between a tank and a Unimog.

The Mogger has been my dream rig for many years. There are a couple around here. A guy on the next street over has a really nice one, and he is building a collection of accessories, like a utilty box on the back (kinda like a camper), various trailers and tow behind equipment. I drool every time I drive by. I wouldn't kick a Hummer out of bed for eating crackers tho. No pun intended.

Served in the RAF in the Belize and we had a “Moggie” it did everything from towing Aircraft to moving kit deep in the Rain Forest brilliant bit of kit

The Humvee did surprisingly well but the Mog never even looked like it was trying. Also, the Mog would've looked a lot less sketchy if it had a load in the back.

I was in the French army in 1979 in Germany, and we had AMX10, Unimogs and Berliet Gazelle in the support platoon of AMX30. The Unimog was our radio base. It wax an excellent all terrain vehicule, not as good as light tanks especially on wet environements. It was however much better on dirt roads in terms of speed and fuel consumption.

Drove the Uni Mog in the Australian Army Reserves in the 90s. The mog was going a little bit fast into the dips. I have been in worse drives then that. Nice video.

The winner is the Unimoc. Unimocs is universal machine, the Hummer is a real army machine. Unimocs you see also by Train Companie as well as a Agrar machine by Farmers as well by Fire Departments and the by the Cities is the Unimoc also very popular. Also you can see sometimes Unimocs as Off Road Camper.

A tree surgeon friend has a Unimog and it is really more than just a truck. It can also be used as a farm tractor.

If the HMMWV gets stuck, at least you got an Unimog to pull him out. 😇

I use to have a 405 it is about 69 or 70 something.. cascade gearbox, lots of options and about 3 air pressure extra circuits and 2 extra hidraulic circuits. I have carry load by places you would not imagine... Had to sell it because I didnt use it any more and need the money... but... if I could I would had kept it for life... Now a years after it is running though hard hills and mountains moving trees... Awesome machine!!!!!

Fun fact: the UNIMOG that I drove a few times in the German military in 1988/89 had 8 forward and 4 reverse gears. It was great fun to drive.

I would choose an UNIMOG any day over a hummer. I was trained in the Nationalguard here in Denmark and its capability offroad is one of a kind for a truck

Hi Ian, you are spot on regards the solid axle, and about the lower C of G. One of our Aussie 4WD Adventurers have run the 6x6 Unimog with 44in wheels I think - that was mad!

Imagine a modern Humvee based on the Unimog underpinnings with portal axles and flex potential. That would be an absolute beast of an off roader

In the 1970s I was a conscript in the South African army. For 2 years I drove Unimogs of the same generation. I can't imagine that the Hummer could do what the mog could do, simply because of the smaller wheels, lack of articulation and much less ground clearance. The Unimog does have a big Downside gas demonstrated in this video - they are really easy to roll over. The 1st time I drove one in convoy the guy behind me told me that he could see daylight under the inside wheels around every corner - I had no idea. A few months later a bunch of our guys were killed when one rolled over while driving at some speed across a grassland (on exercises).

Unimogs are used in agriculture also.. Like a tractor they can be equipped with 3 point hydraulic linkages and PTO.. The MB Trac tractor is closely related to the Unimogs..

Wow! Thata awesome! I love how flexable the unimog is, my love is still for humvees. They both did do pretty well. I did thought the unimog was going to tip over tho. But awesome video for sure to see both styles!

I'd really like to see a comparison betrween of the HMMWV and a UNIMOG of the same era. This one was a UNIMOG 406 introduced 60 years ago and thus being some 20 years older than the HMMWV. Which is quite a bit for an offroad vehicle.

The Unimog is about 2m wide and therefore much more Euro road friendly. The Humvee is nearly 20cm wider. And than of course there is the unbeatable versatility of the Unimog.

I was sitting in the back of a Unimog with the German military when it drove into difficult terrain. We were thrown back and forth so hard that the benches we were sitting on splintered and collapsed, and an RPG we were carrying in our group was thrown out of the Unimog.

I remember when the hummer first came out. Apparently the Brit’s were looking for a landie replacement. They got in and within 30seconds bogged it on a sand dune (too long wheelbase) tossed the keys back to the Americans and left. It was also too wide for the British country laneways.

What makes the difference - among other things - are the portal axis. They give the Unimog a ground clearance of two feet and more. When you look under the vehicle, you can see that the axis don't go straight from wheel to wheel, they first go up, to give it more ground clearance. The suspension resembles that of what's usually used for train waggons, making it exceptionally tough. It holds a multitude of world records including roads with a max. incline of 110 % (48 degrees) and sideways it's 38 degrees without tipping over or sliding.

There is another very capable offroad vehicle: Bucher Duro 4x4 or 6x6 of the swiss army, loved that thing😍

Wo der Humvee aufgibt, fängt es für den Unimog erst an und das Model ist einer aus den 60/70er Jahren 😅.

This year the ADF was decommissioning some old Unimogs (35 years old, 350,000 on the clock but still in working order) and the NSW State Emergency Service was able to get 3 of them donated which they have refitted to work in the recent flood crisis.

You have to take under consideration that the Unimog has a flexibel frame . It was designed to be able to do just what you saw in the video, to keep the wheels on the ground as long as possible. Both vehicles have those special wheel hubs to put the ground clearing as high as possible, but the Unimog in adition has higher wheels. It is very hard to get a Unimog stuck.

My impression is that Pinzgauers can successfully challenge a Unimog - but that's about it.

when MB wants to build a truck, they do not fool around. That 'mog is from the 1960s, too. It's basically stone-age engineering, but GREAT design.

Somr time ago i read an article about off-roading in a Unimog. at the end of it the writer wrote "where you can´t go in a Unimog you need a Tank"

I actually just watched your "Unimog Video" last night. So it's really cool to see that you now brought this one up :) Thanks a lot. And thanks for the shout-out too.

Dewlp in Victoria Australia have dual cab unimog kitted out with protection from falling trees onto cabins ( dewlp g wagon has the same system)

The Unimog is originally no military vehicle. It was meant to be used for farmers. It is widely used in German disaster management, firefighters and military, too.

Unimogs have deliberately flexible chassis to help with articulation, also what looks like a near tipover isn't really, most of the weight is at the front so it stays planted while the rear end sways a lot. I mean it does have a higher centre of gravity so it will probably go over first but they are more stable than you'd think given whet they look like.

Where I used to off in Victoria Australia ground clearance was everything, and bottoming out a serious danger, especially when on your own. look at some of the U/mog off road stuff in alpine Victoria, scary.💪👍

They are built for different purposes. Unimog will wipe the floor with humvee on wild terrain. Humvee is as wide as tank tracks and is faster on smoother terrain.

I would pick the unimog every time, my dad has a 406 with a crane on top of it and its really awesome. Fell in love with it.

I think the comparison is rather fitting: Unimogs are used by the german military, as are Humvees by the US army. Since I only had the opportunity to drive a Unimog, but not a Humvee, my insights are rather limited, which does not prevent having an oppinion non the less: I personally think, that the Unimog is more suitable the rougher the terrain gets, on the other and, the Humvee will be faster and more comfortable on the street or in moderate offroad conditions. Some weeks ago, you uploasded a video on hill climbing trucks. Unimogs have taken part in those events rather successfully, but I can´t remember having seen a Humvee in those competitions - and I guess there is a reason for that...

We used to race the unimogs in reverse, because you've got 8 gears still

Unimog, by no competition. It was never close to tilting over. The the tarp and lightweight wooden structure that makes the bed is fixed to a solid axle that will articulate with the surface its driving on. When the wheel is down in hole like that, the center of gravity is moved even closer to the ground. It looked a bit dramatic. But there was never any real danger

I had a Unimog 404 years ago, I think it is a bit older than this one. In its lowest gear I could just give it a little hand throttle and it would just keep advancing at a constant crawling speed no matter what without touching any of the pedals. Also it may look top heavy and seem like it's going to rollover but it is not that at all. Somehow it seems to stick to the ground and take some impossible angles without going over. Not sure what magic does that, perhaps the weight of the wheels and axles keeps it down.

A Unimog at the front and a Unimog at the back connected with a pull bar between them are almost unstoppable in heavy terrain!

Finally someone who can drive cross country without breaking something.

Didn't expect to see a Dane doing this competition. Pretty cool