Battle of the Bricks

Kleemann Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG versus Lingenfelter Hummer H2
Battle of the Bricks: 500-hp Hummer Versus 535-hp Geländewagen.

Five days before participating in this comparo, I was in Japan, driving a Suzuki hybrid. It weighed 1550 pounds. It sat atop a 70.9-inch wheelbase—the length of an old Schwinn parked in my basement. Then I suddenly found myself back in just-thawing Michigan, shepherding a 5660-pound Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG and a 6540-pound Hummer H2—more than six tons of bad attitude and generally dishonorable intentions. It was like playing two hours of rugby after a mixed doubles set of croquet. More...