Theres nothing wrong with leaf suspension for offroad, i think some people are forgetting that when you do true offroading you want a BALANCE between simplicity and technology. Personally i disagree with those who say that a 60's Defender or 70s landcruiser are the best offroad, because the new tech does help make your life easier...but obviously you dont want something so complicated that if it breaks you have no chance of repairing it outside of a dealership. Sure people love to claim the Range Rover is the best because they see some adverts and TV progs where its climbing up mountains in controlled environments, sure it has some great tech and is more rugged than it looks, but it wouldnt be on my list of cars to use for serious offroading...i dont think ive EVER seen one doing real offroading. Usually youll see older Range Rovers on the beaten path but never the newer ones. You need to ask yourself in all these shows has the Range Rover ever taken damage ? No because they dont and wont show it, and one of the major factors of of a good 4x4 is how well it can keep going despite taking some damage, even the best offroad drivers make mistakes so you want you vehicle to keep going if you do make some.