OK my take
firstly, a suzuki out of the showroom has small tyres, therefore worse in ruts.
zuks are lighter, so in certain situations it gives them advantages, but equally sometimes greater weight is no bad thing, if you want to get down to hard ground under the mud for example.
defenders have far greater towing capacity.
new defenders have fancy leccy trickery which means they are exceptionally good in most off road situations, such as loose gravel, which i believe the jimny has not got.
defender has alot of load space as stated, making it a farm ore practical vehicle
jimy is indeed smaller, so it will go places a defender cant fit.
equally, a jimny may be able to manage 650mm wading depth, but will it manage that in a raging river? i reckon that is for still water only, a defender, with superior weight and sure footedness could manage in a pretty fast flowing river. oh and yes the quoted depth is given as 500mm but i have photos of my 110 going through a 3 and a bit foot deep river - without a snorkel.yes it has a 2 inch lift and larger tyres, but it isnt 40 cm higher than a standard one
if a jimny goes wrong, it will cost the earth to fix, and you wont be able to do alot yourself. part of the joy of landys is if they go wrong they can be fixed. parts are interchangeable, its like a mechano set for adults. and if they break in the field they can be fixed. example, ok not a defender but a 3.9 efi rangey that was drowned completely, in what must have been 4 foot of water. got towed out, and 30 minutes of wizardry in the field and its good as anything, and drove home.
more aftermarket parts available for a defender also, so its is cheaper and easier to equip to suit
i know i have gone off from your initial question, but in my mind there is simply no comparison. yes both are off road vehicles, but they are totally differant.
also, i reckon if you had a test between a new model defender, with he electric wizardry and that, it will get alot further than a jimny.
oh, arent zuks known for falling over in a light breeze also?
firstly, a suzuki out of the showroom has small tyres, therefore worse in ruts.
zuks are lighter, so in certain situations it gives them advantages, but equally sometimes greater weight is no bad thing, if you want to get down to hard ground under the mud for example.
defenders have far greater towing capacity.
new defenders have fancy leccy trickery which means they are exceptionally good in most off road situations, such as loose gravel, which i believe the jimny has not got.
defender has alot of load space as stated, making it a farm ore practical vehicle
jimy is indeed smaller, so it will go places a defender cant fit.
equally, a jimny may be able to manage 650mm wading depth, but will it manage that in a raging river? i reckon that is for still water only, a defender, with superior weight and sure footedness could manage in a pretty fast flowing river. oh and yes the quoted depth is given as 500mm but i have photos of my 110 going through a 3 and a bit foot deep river - without a snorkel.yes it has a 2 inch lift and larger tyres, but it isnt 40 cm higher than a standard one
if a jimny goes wrong, it will cost the earth to fix, and you wont be able to do alot yourself. part of the joy of landys is if they go wrong they can be fixed. parts are interchangeable, its like a mechano set for adults. and if they break in the field they can be fixed. example, ok not a defender but a 3.9 efi rangey that was drowned completely, in what must have been 4 foot of water. got towed out, and 30 minutes of wizardry in the field and its good as anything, and drove home.
more aftermarket parts available for a defender also, so its is cheaper and easier to equip to suit
i know i have gone off from your initial question, but in my mind there is simply no comparison. yes both are off road vehicles, but they are totally differant.
also, i reckon if you had a test between a new model defender, with he electric wizardry and that, it will get alot further than a jimny.
oh, arent zuks known for falling over in a light breeze also?
. Working on them is as easy as a landrover, they're very basic too. 
