[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by island911

Well, as Porsches go, my Cayenne has adjustable ride height, and adjustable damping (shocks). ...and I'm fairly certain that an OE Cayenne would leave an OE Wrangler on or off the road.

I'll add that I really didn't want to like the Cayenne, but there it is, now sitting next to the 911.

On road the Cayenne will hand any Jeep its ass, that's hard to argue. But I seriously doubt it can keep up in true off-road rock crawling. For true off-road you can't beat solid axles, armor, big aggressive tires, large approach angles, and locking front/rear/center differentials. There's a reason why competitive rock-crawling buggies use that formula, and it's how a Rubicon comes stock. IFS/IRS just cannot provide the same amount of articulation, no matter how many computers control suspension and traction.

With that said, most Jeep owners don't actually use their Rubicon on the Rubicon. In reality I'm sure a Cayenne would actually be more practical, but the Wrangler does have a unique rugged appeal.