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One of the keys to being a good "offroader" is size, or lack of it actually.
The G-wagon and Hummer H1 may be able to run sand dunes and dirt roads with aplomb, but send them up a real TRAIL and their size will stop them in a heartbeat. They're too long and with the H1 too wide.
Back in college I owned an '88 Suzuki Samurai and was able to take up dirtbike trails in the mountains. There's no way an H1 could fit between the trees like the Sami did.
Since they don't make the Samurai anymore, my vote goes to the Jeep Wrangler (I also owned a '01 Wrangler Sport so I have experience with it as well). It's bigger than the Sami, but with the 4.0L six and coil sprung suspension it can't be beat.
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