War and Peace
A long-overdue dose of road manners makes the Defender the more versatile rugged 4x4 – Gareth Dean
Both will fulfil your weekend 4x4 needs but Defender vastly superior on road – Wilhelm Lutjeharms
Wrangler offers plenty of feel-good factor and off-road capability but is compromised for everyday use – Marius Boonzaier
WHEN asked what pieces of military equipment made the greatest contribution to winning World War 2, celebrated US Army general Dwight Eisenhower was quick to rattle off a list including such innovations as the M1 rifle, Sherman tank and the atomic bomb. But at the top of that list was a boxy little all-wheel-drive vehicle that came to be known as the Jeep. Serving above and beyond the call of duty by taking on myriad roles: from armed scout to general transport and a lightweight gun tractor, it became an indispensable instrument of war and would continue to wear its battlefield-earned stripes as it made the transition from military to civilian life.
Ironically, this battle-hardened 4x4 was the spiritual progenitor to a vehicle that would become something of a quietly spoken peacetime hero and a vital part of the UK’s post-war agricultural recovery:
