Hummer versus Soviet UAZ - which is better off-road?

Sorry once again for the late upload. This is an older episode from back in 2020 when we still had the Hummer, and we thought it'd be a fun one to share. Hope you enjoy, and for Saturday we've prepared something pretty special.

[Foxonian]

The Soviet UAZ reminds me so much of the original International Scout 800 from the 1960's. Simple, a bit underpowered but unstoppable off road.

[Klyis]

Here's an idea for a video. Take two Lada engines and merge them together so that they are 180* apart and sharing a single crankshaft to create an eight cylinder boxer engine.

[billmyke]

Hi fellas,
American here, i knew the Uaz would kill that h2. Great video, thanks!

[Her-Maker]

The biggest obstacle was the mosquitoes 🦟. The H2 has nothing in common with a Hummvee (H1). They were a mistake GM would like to forget. Huge, heavy & slow. Interior was full of Walmart grade plastic. I expect you'll be fabricating that thing soon. UAZ looked very similar to a International Scout. I'd rock that thing here in the states for sure.

[lib]

I am intrigued by the UAZ. Over the past 25 yrs, SUVs have gotten silly in their luxurious expensiveness. I think there is a definite market for plain, no frills, utilitarian 4WDs like the UAZ.

[android]

This was like a DIY episode of the old Top Gear. An honest challenge with unexpected results and no script.

[kingpin]

Unbelievable! UAZ is unbreakable, it's like it was made for doing exactly that, it's ground clearance and confidence that comes wen he's driving it

[squallwilde]

Oh man I'd love a UAZ... Especially the 452... they're all rare as over here in Australia, I nearly got a lada niva years ago but missed out, I'd love to bring my 80 series over there and play in the mud and also build some stuff in the shop with u guys

[aleksandarjokic]

We had this vehicle in the army, plains, mud, winter, -20 degrees Celsius, it went everywhere and didn't get stuck, it was ugly on outside, even uglier on inside, but it was able to cross kilometers across meadows and fields in the mud almost up to half a wheel. Simple, reliable, without any, any, not the slightest desire to flirt with, not luxury, but the most ordinary feeling in the vehicle. Hard, uncomfortable.But the first choice
We had a bunch of vehicles, (I think they were called puch, and that they were made by the Austrian STAYER)
They looked a lot like Mercedes G-classes, they also had Mercedes engines, on the road extremely comfortable, the cabin is a bit luxurious, although you can see the military purpose, but off-road zero. When I say zero, I mean zero, at least winter, mud, rain, snow. In the summer it might be different, but we were not interested in trying it. We had UAZ.
We were at war and we were not interested in experimenting. Another good vehicle was the Fiat Campanola.
It's a small vehicle with narrow tires that cut through the mud nicely, reliable, its only flaw, an open convertible, with a soft roof and tarpaulin that didn't reduce the cold much. But a good vehicle, reliable, capable.It looks very similar (certainly a faithful copy) of famouse American jeep from WW2, only a little smaller, I have that impression.
We also had Austrian Pinzgauers, a spacious vehicle that looks a lot like a Volkswagen van (t2 or t3, the one from 1982, 3, 4, 5, with the engine in the back)Quality made, spacious, good heating, but mud and fields are not for him, maybe in summer.It goes, it works, but it's a lot of trouble in a more extreme nature, in winter,
and you have the feeling that you're taking a risk (some), and we shouldn't have allowed ourselves to do that.The vehicles that left a good impression were also the Russian ZILs (ZIL), they were almost 40 years old at the time, but they worked flawlessly, they started at -20 without major problems, (ours were all gasoline) and after that winter I was clear why weren't they already scrapped? Because you can simply count on them in such conditions. No beauty, no luxury, some feeling... hmmmm, what can you say, nothing ... but the sound of that powerful engine was like a sound, let's say a mixture a tank and a jet plane, your skin gets goosebumps when it goes uphill. Strong force, and you just feel that.The solid vehicle was a FAP (domestic vehicle, TRUCK, but with a Mercedes license, I think it was a 6*6, so it ran well, it just seems to me that it was a diesel and there were minor problems, sometimes, but again, it ran, It didn't have the power of a ZIL, but it had a steering wheel that you turn with your little finger, inflating the tires from the cabin, etc., which at that time was, for us, like a Rolls Royce.













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[_vrything]

big ups to all projects of this channell fills certain curiousity you did not know you had

[HitokiriRaiden]

Love the little uaz would love to have one here in the states, another awesome video keep it up guys.

[CoinyandMinky]

The mosquitos at the end were rediculous !

[travisyayes]

American here and I've got to admit, the H2 did better than I thought it would but the UAZ stole the show. If i had my choice of ORV I'd choose the original Hummer (Humvee). Though the UAV would be useful in tight situations because of the smaller wheelbase.

[kempaswe]

Would love a uaz as a daily driver. Had a Lada niva many years ago and it was a real great car.

[danielwiley]

I don't know about in Russia but here in America those Hummers are only used to take women to the mall

[fleetcore]

I give you all credit and I kind of figured the smaller lighter vehicle would have had a better time however with that Hummer you kind of got it jam your foot to the floor the entire time

[michaellawrence]

That was hilarious. Great job. I’d really like to try the UAZ.

[TTime]

And I thought the mosquitoes were bad here in Florida lol.. Wouldn't of guessed they were that prevalent in Russia

[GtRCpU]

20 years ago my friend told me that UAZ took him up a vertical rock in the mountains and was constantly going of the road where ever he likes, saying look ow I'm making new roads through the vegetation...

[thomaslabantt]

great vid to proove you should always weld your diffs