BEST comment. Hysterical! 🏆😂🥇

Exactly

My X-pro is Olive Garden color to 😅

@@gmoto2380 Oof…sorry to hear you paid extra for the X-Pro 💀

Dam

Some people don’t care at all. They just want the look and that’s it.

@@willr1796 weird, sounds like you had a bad engine or maintenance was lacking, good luck with your trucks!

Agree. While I appreciate the video and effort it goes into this test, this is essentially a minivan for people that are embarrassed to say they own a minivan.

100% agree. People who buy this are just posers looking for a badge.

​@moloono1 I'd believe that out of an audi or bmw... but a kia? A badge? That's a little off of an assessment if you ask me.

@@MaGiKRat420 Why would anyone buy the X-Pro if they were truly after off-road capability? They just want to show off their X-Pro badge to be “better” than all the other Tellurides. But I definitely agree with you, who’s out there showing off in a Kia, LMFAO!

@@gs98999 Exactly. My wife wanted to get a minivan and I refused. We compromised on this. Waiting for the order to come through. It seems like it will be fine on light trails. We ordered the skid plate add-on just in case. This is just for some casual adventuring on road trips, while 95% of its use will be around town and on the highway, like most SUVs.

Yes this!!

Yes please

Ryan has done great showing Subaru's true capabilities....when my 2005 Ford Taurus dies I'm getting a Subaru Forester or Outback Wilderness model.

I have the latest forester in sport trim. I looked first at a wilderness trim as well as an outback but after driving them both I like the shorter length of the forester for navigating tight trails and decided to ditch the wilderness trim on the forester and simply get some knobby tires for the sport trim. I really like how it's working out. Capable yet not very costly to own and run. A great balance. If you do not need the extra space of the outback or the power of the turbo four, get the forester. It's a little mountain goat light on its feet and surprisingly entertaining to drive with momentum through narrow twisty roads. Nearly no body roll

@@steveryder6733 Forester definitely then to avoid the turbo nonsense....thank you for the insight. I don't really go offroad, just up to camping spots which are on gravel backroads, although the camping spots are usually just dirt...but most of those trips are during the late spring, summer, and early fall before the roads get too messy...but more so I'll use it as a daily driver with the normal winter snow storms. I don't need much room, its just me if they still made a Subaru Justy it would work just fine too LOL.

@William Sevier it's perfect for all that and more if you need it to be. Won't let you down. The 2.5 liter engine will last for the long haul as well. Took me many years and many cars to learn there is no replacement for displacement. The driving position as well was something I enjoyed. Great visibility. Always a blast having a good camping adventure with some funny stories to tell afterwards.

@@steveryder6733 Thanks. I'm right there with you on the no replacement for displacement, those tiny little turbo engines in what are supposed to be work trucks don't last when you actually request that they give you the work truck power needs all the time...they might be fine for the weekend warrior crowds who take their camp trailer out a few times a year, but for those of us who use our vehicles to haul/tow and keep them for longer than the warranty period, the larger engine is definitely the best way to go, you lose a bit of economy overall, but you gain that loss back in longevity and less failure points. My aunt works at a dealership, she gets to see all those tiny little engine vehicles coming in all the time on wreckers with catastrophic failures, not only due to the lack of engine, but due to people skipping regular maintenance, and it costs them dearly in the end. Those little turbo 4 and 6 cylinder engines don't take kindly to skipped oil/filter changes.

Got my Crosstrek as my first subaru. Has taken me places I feel I shouldn’t have been able to go with a lifted car. It is a beast in the snow too.

@@traviscollins3249 Happens to the best of us, I go places I really shouldn't go all the time with my 'Ru!

They're far more capable than they look LOL.

Maybe due to the trailer harness fire hazard recall affecting up to 2022 Tellurides? Maybe they stopped selling them at all pending a redesign.

These are easy to find in the aftermarket. That way you get more options also.

Don't waste your money on xpro package. Get SX prestige instead.

We pull cargo trailer and been going to burning man and no issues what so ever. Ride comfort is better way than full size trucks, full van. You name it. If you can’t find 3rd party to install aftermarket, then it’s your problem not able to find it. Highlander? Nice just like Corolla station wagon but Highlander is more like wallpaper. Blend in nice and unnoticeable and boring and…boring

Buy a subaru

Out of the question for long term reliability too.

@@Rockmachine99 lol how so?

@@mikeossola6397 its korean lol

@@Rockmachine99 theres been tellurides over 100k miles lmao

Shouldn't have been in question at all 😂. Only pilot trailsport should be in this class.

100%

Exactly!!! Untill the engine seized right after warranty expired

Especially since the 2023 now has dual mode X-Mode. The Ascent is truly the only Subaru I’d consider. I need 3 rows.

I second to that.

You say that, but I've driven on a lot of off-road/forest service roads and never once seen a Kia.

Terrible for the environment. When on fire, they are so hot that they are left just to burn out, great for the chemicals they spew in the air, also the amount of gallons of water used just to keep the fire from spreading. Wonderful for the environment on how lithium is obtained. Seven years from now it’ll be interesting to see what kind of recycling problems they have. electricity is obtained, manufactured if you will from coal. Icing on the cake. There was absolutely no data to show that electric vehicles are going to help with climate. It’s just for those who are completely brainwashed. Also check out California, they’re electrical grid can’t even support EVs and they’re told at certain times they cannot charge them, that’s wonderful if you need your vehicle in an emergency. Enjoy

If you crap your pants it will not show. 🤔

@@robertyoung8289 It beats the 33 year old Depressing Grey or Death Black interior colors that became popular in 1990. It’s a proven fact that when there’s civil unrest, wars and rumors of wars, shaky economy, people run to dark, drab, depressing, boring colors. But when the future looks bright, there’s civil rest, stable economies, peaceful outlook, people desire cheerful, bright openness in choosing the colors of their automobiles, the interior of them look classy, bright, open. Over 1/2 the houses in America are Gloomy Grey with white trim. Interior Motif colors are grey, black, drab, dark colors. Most of the automobiles are silver, grey, charcoal grey, black, dark burgundy, dark blues, greens, etc. We finished building our dream home in 19. We chose to paint it a nice shade of Yellow with white trim. Our motif colors are tan, with splashes of burgundy, light greens. Cheerful colors because we tend to see the glass 1/2 full instead of 1/2 empty. We bought 1/4 of a Mountain in north central WA state and built our home 1/2 way up our Mountain. Our friends bought the other 1/4 of the mountain and behind our properties is National Forest. A neighbor who lives on the Canyon floor complained to me that our house is too cheerful. They are both alcoholics, their house is gloomy grey with dark grey, black interior motifs. There vehicles are black with black interior and the other one is charcoal grey with black interior. His company van is black with charcoal gray interior. They never have a kind word to say about anything. She owns 2 bars and has a mouth on her that would make a Trucker blush. The other 3 alcoholic neighbors have Gloomy Grey houses with White trim. Their vehicles are also death black or Gloomy Grey. Over 1/2 my life Depressing Grey or Death Black interior colors have been shoved down everyone’s throats. So I’m sorry you’re depressed and have a crappy outlook on life , but that’s your problem, and Thankfully not ours. And if you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a retired Psychologist. Enjoy your day…, if you can 🤣

I love it in my tundra 1794 edition.. peanut butter trim 😂

How old is your Explorer? The new ones from what I can tell went back to a more rear wheel drive based AWD system, so probably a better setup...my Explorer is much older, so I still have auto, high lock, and low range 4WD and the 4.6L V8...even at that they're still more of a street car than anything you'd really take offroad.

the ivtm4 has has actually stronger clutches on latest Pilot offroad model so hopefully it will be bit more resilient instead overheating in similar holes this was in

we take long trips in ours a few times a year with teens, and dogs and it's awesome to us. plenty of room, everyone is comfortable and we like the way it drives.

Hahah if Ryan doesn’t heart this comment then I’m done lol

This is a fairly new course and we haven’t run a lot of vehicles through it yet. I did attempt the Cadillac XT5: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idt5dtyHts2lYKc.html

We kept it as provided. About 38 IIRC.

We have a CX-90 on the schedule. Hoping it doesn't come with 22-inch wheels.

I'm not so sure any small wheel awd car would do it when you stop on front of bolder by each diagonal wheel like that and try to start rolling uphill over them... I would like to see if Crosstrek would do exactly same, maybe it was clutch limitation on this specific vehicle although it did good on 3 wheel slip test

@@tallll70 there is one. Check it in his KZfaq channel. You will be surprise how good is the Subaru Crosstrek Sport, and now there will be a new and even more capable Crosstrek Wilderness for 2024. What is even more important than anything else on these vehicles is the high clearance. The Subaru Crosstrek ground clearance is 8.7 inches. Even higher than this Telluride vehicle. The new one will have 9.4 inches clearance.

You have great AWD drive SUVs. Subarus are amazing! Enjoy the off roading if you go…..you’ll have no problems. VIVA Subaru 🏆🥇

Turning off TC, disables wheel braking. That doesn't help.

It's seems to have all 4 wheels spinning would b better than just 2

The Honda is much better.

@@drivingsports Hi Ryan. On an unrelated subject which no one I ask seems to have the answer, what happens after I use up the battery in a PHEV by driving on EV only mode? Does the vehicle go into a combustion only mode? For example, on the new CX90 PHEV, about half of the 323 HP comes from the 4 cylinder engine and half comes from the electric motor. Once I deplete the battery, does it mean that I only have half of the 323 HP available to me via the combustion engine? It sounds painful to be driving a 5000 lb vehicle with only 185 HP ....

So it’s possible that there is a scenario where you’ll notice that, in most daily use that will never be an issue. I’ve driven hundreds of these things and I’ve never noticed it “going dry.”

@@drivingsports Thanks Ryan! I hope you get a CX90 to test soon!!

Subaru and it’s shitacular cvt? Telluride will have zero issues going anywhere a cvt equipped vehicle can go.

Sorry, the Subaru system has more aggressive wheel braking. Love or hate the CVT, the AWD system is better in the current Dual X-Mode Equipped Subarus.

@Harold Beauchamp this video showed the weakness of the telluride awd system where a forester made it with ease. My only wish for subaru awd system is if they could add the crawl feature for serious off-road driving.

@@zogadwoe my only criticism of Subaru is it’s cvt. If they swapped it for an Aisin 8 speed automatic it would perfect.

@Harold Beauchamp agreed. Not a fan of the cvt. Still getting used to it after 2yrs of ownership of the 2021 ascent limited. I don't drive it that much only during the weekend and road trips. The only comfort I have is to know that I have a subaru in my driveway in case of bad weather because of safety and awd system.

The EV9 does look great.

We haven't tested the CX-90 yet, but it is in our schedule for later in May, so I don't have an opinion on it. The Honda Pilot Trailsport has an excellent AWD system. Possibly one of the best in the category (mid-size unibody crossovers.) Ascent is second. Telluride is 3rd. Given the options you listed.

@Driving Sports TV thank you. I will wait for your review of the cx90 Mazda and make my décision. I currently drive a 2021 ascent limited but I am beginning to look elsewhere because beside the awd system and the awesome crash safety of the ascent, subaru is underwhelming in the luxury features for the same price range as a telluride or a palisade

@@zogadwoe From what I have seen from reviews the cx90 is a nice mid size 3 row but for off road it won't beat the Pilot trailsport. It won't have the features of the Kia / Hyundai but it will have better build / reliability.

Ford explorer has a much better AWD system then the Mazda and kia even better then the Subaru ascent

​ No subaru is better than the honda, we need a comparsion plz

Subaru is legendary in the AWD department.

A Subaru Ascent Wilderness would really be a good future option for their lineup for sure. Wish they'd build something like the Brat with an old school 4WD/low range setup, I'd buy one instead of buying a UTV.

@@wildbill23c Subaru having 4WD/low range in the past I guess the marketing dept said lets go behind mpg wars and just give CVT with a clutch based AWD (since CVT cannot handle a low range) 😥Since nowadays there are fuel efficient 9 speed / 10 speed automatics I really hope atleast they look at automatic transmissions just like Nissan did and skip the Crappy Vague Transmissions.

@@LionRunner Subaru was using CVTs clear back in the 80's, the "Automatic" option in the Subaru Justy was a CVT. Nothing new, other manufacturers toyed with them for a while too and gave up....although there are some of the hybrids that use some form of a CVT...except Toyota's Hybrid system I believe.

Bronco Sport Badlands comes the closest.

@@0HOON0 Yes. I would agree with that. 👍

So far Nissan has not allowed us to test one.

You so correct! I was thinking the same thing during the video 😂😂😂

​@M azen he owns a 4 Runner. He has talked about how good it is many times. Watch the show.

Right?!

Kia doing Kia things

for some reason they don't give us mud or sand mode in america but canada has it

@@haroldbeauchamp3770 Agree, but at least it did better than previous KIAs Ryan had on the channel. Lol. They were hopeless.

The Subaru is much better at side-to-side power transfer than the Kia. Also, Ascent is FT AWD, the Telluride uses a part-time system.

Parking sensors.

@@drivingsports ok thanks, that's what i figured. Can those be turned off while driving?

@@PrecisionRifleNetwork yup!

Last I heard is that Subaru isn't sending out Subaru Ascent test/review vehicles this year...not sure when they will resume. I got in contact with Driving Sports TV and even offered my own 2023 Subaru Ascent for his review since I live very close to him, but he declined due to insurance reasons (fair enough), then mentioned that Subaru isn't sending out Ascent's for review.

@@slandshark thank you for your insight. Very interesting. I wonder why Subaru would not loan their ascents? Hmmm