A Mercedes-AMG G63 is a boxy, twin-turbo V8 powerhouse that runs well into six figures. A Suzuki Jimny is a tiny, budget off-roader that most people associate with narrow trails and cheerful reliability, not raw power. Put the two head to head in a straight fight, and there’s only one obvious winner.
That’s roughly the setup carwow’s Mat Watson and Rob went with, using a tug-of-war instead of a straight fight, and letting the numbers escalate round by round, adding another Jimny each time the G-Wagen refused to budge.
What started as a mismatch turned into a genuine question of how many small, cheap SUVs it actually takes to out-muscle one very expensive German off-roader.
Round One Was Never Close
The test began with a single Kinetic Yellow Jimny tied to the back of the G63 by a tow rope. Mat took the wheel of the Jimny, while Rob settled into the G-Wagen looking thoroughly unbothered by the whole idea. The result matched the mood. The G63 pulled the lone Jimny backward through the mud without much resistance, and Mat called it off almost immediately.
It wasn’t a surprising outcome. A single Jimny simply doesn’t have the power or the weight to contest a heavy, high-output SUV like the G63, and the first round mostly served to set the baseline before things got more interesting.
Round Two Doubled the Horsepower, Not the Outcome
For the second attempt, a second Jimny, this one in Brisk Blue, joined the yellow one, combining for what Mat estimated at around 200 horsepower between the two small SUVs. Rob stayed just as relaxed behind the wheel of the G63.
On paper, doubling the horsepower should have made a real difference. Instead, the G63 pulled both Jimnys backward through the mud regardless, the same outcome as round one despite the added power on the other end of the rope.
Three Jimnys Finally Turned the Tide
The third attempt brought in a second yellow Jimny, forming a three-way bridle setup with all three small SUVs connected to a single line running back to the G63. On Mat’s count, all three Jimnys pulled together in unison rather than as three separate efforts.
This time, the result flipped. The combined pull from all three Jimnys proved too much for the G-Wagen, and the Mercedes was dragged backward through the mud instead. It took tripling the number of vehicles and combining their power output, but the underdogs finally got their win.
Why the “Staged” Question Keeps Coming Up
Tug-of-war tests like this one tend to invite skepticism, and it’s easy to see why. Viewers often wonder whether traction, wheel spin, or deliberate throttle management played a bigger role in the result than raw pulling power alone. That kind of skepticism comes with the territory whenever a lopsided-looking matchup flips in the underdog’s favor, especially in a muddy field where grip can vary from one pull to the next.
That’s not the same as saying the result was manipulated. There’s nothing here suggesting the third round was rigged rather than simply won. It’s the kind of outcome that invites questions precisely because it’s satisfying to watch.
A Fun Reminder That Numbers Still Matter
Whatever the finer details, the broader takeaway holds up. A single Jimny was never going to beat a G63 in a straight pull, and even two together came up short. It took three separate vehicles working in unison to generate enough combined force to overcome one heavily built performance SUV, which says as much about the G63’s capability as it does about the Jimny’s limitations.
Rob spent two full rounds looking completely unfazed by the challenge. By round three, that confidence finally met its match.
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