10:18 the Ridgeline has a 20:1 crawl ratio with twin clutch rear differential. The Atlas does it next best (2nd least violence). The Outback XT is 3rd. The Sorento is last and incredibly violent. Man, I love your videos 😃

Buy Land Cruiser.

@@addicz2 I'll take a Porsche, thank you.

lmao "premium".

@@Kumar-bg6nr It’s obvious you’ve never been in one

Kia has nicer interior minus the 2 flat screens stuck on front of molded cluster area, horrible afterthought looking idea, either have cluster in it, or make flat dash for flat cluster

Just debadge it and get the new one

@@curiosityredpill7030 not possible! The shape and type of badge is different.

So Truck King just did an off road review of the Canadian X Line, which is more of a mid range model and the off road settings did seem to have more effect when they tried the off camber test

What did you go with instead? Or what would you buy instead of the Sorrento because of the transmission?

I think the tires make these reviews silly

Felt like the kia was 2x stronger

The Kia ads in particular show the Sorento "scaling mountains" and ripping up valleys. They specifcially target off-road adventure. As for the tires... manufacturers don't let us change tires on test cars. That's something we don't have control over. But then again, they're both on equally awful off-road tires. So it's equal.

Passport is due to get a refresh. New videos after that.

I'd like that very much

I agree, I want to see the Mazda CX-5 with the regular 6 Speed Automatic!! Maybe tested with a new Tucson? But I'd take whatever (or nothing) as the second car :)

I'll say one thing that VW cross sport is the best looking crossover/ SUV on the road today.

@@waynerogers6621 the point is it wont last long like any other volkswagen car

...everyone talks about KIA's/Hyundai's fantastic 10-year warranty; but no one ever discusses getting a warranty repair at year 6 or 7...or even at year 9+. How "easy" is it to get a failed part warrantied at the dealer beyond year 5? Is it just the part that is covered or is labor covered too? What service history must the car have in order for the service manager/dealer not say "owner abuse" caused the failure? Sorry, I have to side with VW on this one. My '04 GTI was nearly flawless.

@@K03sport I have had phenomenal coverage with my Hyundai's & Kia's. They cover parts and labor. They stated the sound I heard was caused by a bad CV joint in the axle and it was 53 miles short of 100,000 miles. They told me the part would be in the following day and go about what I had to do and even though when I would be returning it would be over the 100,000 miles for the replacement of axle shaft it would still be covered under warranty since the issue was found previously to 100,000 miles. Also there were times that they would also give me a loaner vehicle for part of the day or even a couple days if need be. Another thing is you can also pay to extend your 5 years 60,000 miles bumper to bumper out to 10 years 100,000 miles. I have done that on every one and it has always more than paid for itself. $840 and got over $4000 in parts and labor. Hope this was helpful.

@@leighstratiff3652...glad it worked out for you. I want to assume you had good rapport with the dealer and used them for (scheduled) service too. Again, only assuming.

That's a good point. Same thing with all other tests like 0-60, braking, slalom, etc, and not just on SUV's but all cars and trucks.

@@chuckwalla2967 yes exactly. Or at the very least these tests should be done on the cars designed as people carriers. So sports cars yes, 1 passenger is enough but SUVs and large sedans I want max capacity make it more realistic. I know for a fact my Subaru is amazing by myself but honestly a little basic when loaded with passengers

Its a little bit better. But not by very much.

It’s a Ford Sierra Cossie. You are right that the Sierra was sold in the US as a Merkeur.

@@drivingsports That's right, a Cosworth.. Awesome company!!! Thanks for reminding me, Ryan..

well said

...truth

Watch it again. He engaged the center lock.

Yeah I've seen a lot of videos of Subarus' performance being hindered by their transmissions. Unfortunate. Check out TFL's reviews of the Outback on Gold Mine Hill in CO. Even the VW Atlas outperformed it.

@@lukeheffernan I totally hope Subaru will follow Nissan and reverse back to traditional auto transmission for their most offroad focused models at least

@@tallll70 Me too! CVT makes sense on like an Impreza or maybe their Ascent but not on the Outback, Forester, etc…

Giving an awesome review of crossover capabilities.

This is not offroad. And these cars are exactly designed for places like this.

Total gimmick as we can clearly see by these test. As fake as the plastic skid plates.

@@krane15 the word „test“ seems to be a fake itself, because there is no sense at all in trying programs in situations they are not made for

Kia told us that Smart was the right mode. That's what we're basing it on.

Kia/Hyundai drop off-road modes due legal restrictions in the US Market.

@@drivingsports oh wow didn't know that, anyways I'm not going to bother with the AWD, I'm going straight to the front wheel drive automatic transmission, I think that's where the sorento fit best

That's how it sold, so that's how it has to be tested. After all, nobody changes the tires to test their Jeeps or their RR.

Sound is not a good way yo judge structural integrity. That is more a design feature than anything.

@@Minimalist1266 The Atlas is solid. My friend was T-boned in his by an idiot who ran the red light at almost 50 mph. In the car it was him, wife, 4 kids and nanny. They all walked away fine from the accident. He ended up purchasing another one the next day.

@@williekim5297 strong when they work, haha

In Canada we get terrain modes Snow/Mud/ Sand on the same switch as the drive modes, also these KZfaq "car people" test these cars with street tires and they know about it. Most middle class people with decent income will never take a 45000$CAD car that they have on payments for 7 years beyond the back alley of a neighborhood in which they are lost, forget about taking these cars off-road. As for the cars in the vid, the Kia wins all day long with 5year/100,000 km warranty vs VW for almost $50k CAD here with 4y/80,000km, we also have remote starter button built into the key fob from factory so you get a remote starter which costs around 600$ CAD usually to install a Kia 2 way system at a dealer. That 3d row should be viewed as an added bonus, you have it just in case, no adult will sit there in reality. I recently drove 2021 Sorento SX 2.5L turbo and was very impressed being an owner of a 2018 3.3L V6 Sorento EX+, the 21' Sorento has way more torque than my car, it really puts you into the seats and is perfect for the short bursts in town. The new Sorento is lighter and is 10-12% more fuel efficient than my 2018 which gets 8.2L on average / 100km in the City which is good for a V6. I used to be a VW fan but just got tired of wasting money. In Canada the Kia trims are so loaded at 45K range that to get a similar VW you need to spend over 50K

@@williekim5297 I didn't say they are not well build and solid. But you cannot make the assumption car sounds solid so it is solid. Manufacturers pay engineers to make their cars sound a certain way.

The vehicles are sold as off-road capable so the tires have to be stock.

I answer all the time. But I’m not sure why you posted the same question over three completely different videos? Also, we took the RAV4 hybrid on the trail.. if that’s what you’re asking. The video is in our back-catalog if you look for it.

He's American, they don't have Skoda there, only Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche from V.A.G.

Wrong country ..

@@jonlosito2004 unfortunately 🙁

The previous model would fail. The latest one with double-clutch coupling in the rear axle would do better. Check the SUV battle channel for details.

Actually the Touareg is similar to the Sorento. It began as a competent off-road vehicles but lost those roots long ago. All the technology that made it a challenging off-roader (height adjustable suspension, middle and rear lockers, etc) are no more

Yes, only difference is the Onyx has dual-mode X Mode.

Simp

So not the point.

Having a mode setting doesn’t make it an off-roader. Also, the Sorento outside the US has an off-road mode, with otherwise identical hardware.

Fail

I never expected them to be anywhere near a Jeep rock climbing capable, but these tests weren't that hard. One wheel off the ground should not have been a total struggle.