Donny803 My rwd can do better, if I put on the handbrake as a lock diff.

Pretty sure this test was done to see how they would do without momentum. Since nobody accelerated quickly from the bottom

Pretty sure this test was done to see how they would do without momentum. Since nobody accelerated quickly from the bottom

We were trying to show, how awd systems perform in equal situation. And how awful fwd and rwd cars are in the same conditions. The surface was very soft, but I couldn’t find better place.

You are lucky I live in a place where sometimes you really do have to make your own road to get home if the dirt roads you normally drive on are flooded or there was a mudslide which happens a lot....

the ford won. did ur Sexually Transmitted Infection infect ur brain?

The allroad and outback have a lot of ground clearance. Nothing was dragging on those cars.

momentum and common sense go a very long way

Adolfo Barragan Delgado you are absolutely right. But I think it is more weight: awd: tyres:

could be a blown fuse for the rwd mate

ok folks... I apologize for my foolishness... I was under the impression all Subarus are AWD, apparently they are not... mine is a FWD :( In my defense, in my research I found that I am not the only one who thought this...

Visesh Lall as far as i know FW subarus are only 1.5 l. Engine imprezas.

Anton Ni Yeah, mine is a 1.5, but it was a rushed buy, did not do the research I normally do, but I still think I might have missed this, oh well...

Visesh Lall next time to see if it is awd. Lay on the ground and look for the shafts to the wheels and differencial.

SAMAND33 I bet the new Subaru or any Toyota Land Cruiser will not be able to climb better then these. The conditions were really hard.

Anton Ni the subaru should have the best result in such condition. i think the ranger is impossible. also depending on the tire of the car. ranger have bigger treads than the rest.

yes

u know the ford won right?

We speak Russian in the video )))

yep. he also hit it the slowest..way slower than anyone else.

Russ H. Exactly spot on it is the shittest test ever!

For sure

Awd is front wheel drive with a clutch to the rear wheels which is electronically controlled. 4x4 is mechanical drive train layout. It is a true and constant all wheel drive system.

There are different types of AWD systems. Anton is referring to the haldex type AWD systems, which are the most common. Audi and Subaru use more full-time AWD systems. 4x4s are often 2wd until you actively engage the 4wd modes.

Joshua Mercado I didn't go deep in details in order not to be too complicated. but, yes you are right

and 4wd without locking differentials will only give 1 wheel spinning in front and 1 wheel in the rear. AWD systems use locking and open differentials depending on the car and sometimes will offer torque vectoring and such which will allow the ground wheel to grip even if the other 3 are spinning. to do this in a 4x4, you would need front and rear diff lockers installed in your differential.

OscarWithC for one, NONE of AWD systems that I know of, has a low range. Subarus that came with LOW RANGE, were 4wd, not awd. Thats one very important feature that comes on some more expensive 4x4, torque multiplying for steep uphill or downhill climbs.Thats why Subarus are soft offroaders. It's just as capable as any 4x4 till you need a low range. In Subaru both axles are powered ALL the time. Whether you are doing 5mph or 165mph in STI. IN regular AWD systems, only one axle is powered the other one is freewheeling, until there is a slippage and then clutches engage the driveshaft for the rear axle. Lack of that delay is what makes Subaru so capable. But you pay for that in fuel economy, sort of. These days they use smaller lighter pistons to offset awd. So the engine will knock and ping like a motherfucker till it warms up, and they still get 23-25mpg out of a 4cyl midsize car. Thats like a V6 territory. Honda Accord 2wd V6 will get 23mpg. But Honda uses regular pistons. Subaru pistons are moving around in the engine, making a clunking noise till they expand enough. It's all done for fuel economy.

All depends on tires but on on the brand. Rubicon is a good car with all locks but is for gentle use, coz signal wires to differential locks are very thin and unprotected. Also the ground was very soft and the test was focused to see the differences between brands, and as expected Audi and Subaru are the best ones between awd. If we had Defender or any other off road legend we would definitely show it , but unfortunately we don't have any.

try a suzuki jimny or sierra

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+tom hull terrano unfortunately had front axle failure. So it was a RWD at that time

+tom hull but in other situation it is the winner. 4x4 and mud tires :)

+Saturdays Beats Subaru it is almost the best vehicle in the current price range.

yep, Subaru has the best weight to awd capability

i think the right rear wheel was spinnin I think it has a bad four wheel drive system that should be the problem

+Lukas G it was FWD dummy

Nahh.. all of them need better road

They chose to do it the hard way

+Dusan Stevanovic niva is great, due to its light weight and 4x4 for surr

+Casper 2015 100$ in total ))) I am very excited and couldn't even imagine that

Ford*

+Nzo D-K Not only was it open diff, it was front wheel drive.

+Nzo D-K it's a kia, what do you expect?

+Trevar Ladd alot

+Gozz PropZ that i would genuinely like to see,and a discovery,lada, susuki and volvo xc make it more fun everyones invited yah

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SpIRiTus1995 are you that simpleton?

***** No and you ?

SpIRiTus1995 Not a simpleton. But you are stupid.

***** You are even stupider for not understanding a joke. So yes "simpleton"

U r right, the purpose was to see what is better in real common life.

+Anton Ni The first one got max advantage cause every next car makes the holes deeper (idk english is not my native) and you drive exactly in the holes.If some of the drivers tried to climb it from the smooth side (maybe bit to the right )they could reach higher.So they are bad drivers.

+josephboot1 no it has more to do with power to weight ratio, 4wd low and posi/trac lock

Actually. it has a lot to do with tires. Road tires do shit all on soft dirt like this, even worse when they're low profile. 4x4 tires, whether AT/R, MT/R, S/R or anything else, are quite often a lot wider, and always has deeper tread. 4x4 tires can run at pressures far below road tires, therefore giving even more traction. So lets say, I take a 4x4 with AT/R's up the hill sitting on 40psi, I would get further than this bunch did. If I take it down the 20psi (Which is what I usually run while off road), I could almost double that distance.

Nothing to do with power to weight, it's all to do with traction. By the way, traction control doesn't help in this situation.

***** and not trying to fight an already rutted out trail

***** for sure it could. All cars had normal asphalt tires. So we were just judging the AWD and 4x4 and FWD capabilities

+Jay Man My old custom van would have beat all those. It has good limited slip in the front and locker in the rear. I would have used my good AT tires with low air pressure. This test fails to take into account any important variables like tires and tire pressure which totally invalidates the test.

Too bad the audi won and yet saying the Ford did. Not close. Look at your video

Jay Man Not my video. If it was I would be able to tell who won. As it is the camera is all over the place and the stakes are not marked.

Outback has low range on mechanical transmission. These Hilux and Ranger don't have rear lock.

Stavros S Your not going anywhere without tires.

genmaxpain it depends on the region. In fact it is the same car

Brutuszilla thats the point of the test. NO MOMENTUM. It shows which is system is better. Honda civic would climb that hill at 7omph

your gay. jeeps rule best things to drive ever

yes yes they are

Unfortunately it was Arab Hilux, without rear dif lock.