Want to see how they fair on-road? watch this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK9ymZSmzprXYpc.html

You should use same momentum with all the cars, you are not constant in your momentum between the different cars!!

Log climb ability is very much determined by the tyres. Rigidity test should be opening the back gate. With comfortable, low noise, fuel economy tyres, even a jeep wrangler will struggle in the log climb.

mate I wouldn't let you test a light switch.

This “test” is not consistent.

The lack of credibility in this video is rife! You did the door test at a different point of the offset track in every car and hit the hill at a different speed in every car, sometimes even backing off in some cars and not others.

I'd love to see this test done again, but with off-road tyres used instead of the stock road tyres.

when Seth McFarlane isn't making Family Guy episodes, he tests out different SUV's

Would be interesting to do this test then show us a “real” 4x4 such as a LandCruiser with diff locks etc doing the same tests to show how much difference it really makes.

Subaru Symmetrical AWD system works like magic.

That tiguan didn't get a fair assessment on chassis. It was the only one on a really severe angle. As for subaru it had the fastest momentum.

Interesting video! It would have been interesting to see a “true” off-roader complete the log test. My guess is that even a “true” off-roader would struggle or even fail the log test.

you should have use a true 4*4 to benchmark the slippery log test...

I have the Mazda CX5 AWD 2014 2.5 l and in the snow if i have a little trouble to get out I take off the traction control and it is like 4X4 lock system mode . I recommend the CX5 AWD it is the only one that drives like a car instead of a 4X4 truck

i feel dumb after watching this video. wasted my time here.

Give that Subaru Forester a grippier offroad tyres like the BFGoodrich AT tyres and you'd be able to conquer that stupid slippery logs.

Since Subaru has been at this game for half a century I’d expect the first test to be a walk in the park for the Forester.

Yeah use the same speed with all the SUVs when going up the logs!!!

Put some off road tires on the vehicles if you want them to crawl up the logs. Road tires are a joke not the SUVS.

I'll take the Subaru Forester out of all these.

Love these wide range of SUV or any particular type of vehicle for a test. Keep it up, mate! It's freaking awesome!

I sure like this test because the vast majority of offroad tests never test the vehicles head to head against an obstacle that some or most of them cannot accomplish. You can't say where the limits are without bumping into them!

Would like to see the how the Jimny tackle these tests

At the Slippery Log Climbs don't reduce the speed at the beginning of the climb, starting from 0 km/h is very difficult or almost impossible. 11:36

The log test was completely pointless and provided little useful information

It would be nice to see which vehicle outside of this set could do the slippery log climb with the same type of tyres as a comparison. otherwise that test doesn't have much value

can you please do more light off roading tests in these vehicles without log test.

The Mazda CX-5 has a “Trail Mode” but it is labelled “TCS OFF” and is a button by your right knee, Paul. You can query Dave Coleman of Mazda NA about the function (increases braking on a wheel when it’s in the air, allowing more power to the opposite wheel with traction). They are still working on how to convey what it does to the driver with better labelling, etc. Knowing about it could make all the difference when on trails in your compact SUV; so sooner the better!

Sweet comparison! In the USA these vehicles are called small crossovers.

You enter the log test at different speeds, not really fair.

This is almost like "The Verge" of computer building lmao.

Why would you not use X mode for Subaru on the logs and try??

Can you please do the same test in luxury suv (Audi q5, BMW X5 ect) or even better Volvo v60 cross country and Audi A4 allroad.

Do the same test,for the premiums,; MB, Volvo, BMW, Audi, Lexus, infinity

What a shameful test !! Completely useless. I feel bad for that guy

The Subaru is the only one I'd trust to take me off road - it's the only car with a proper permanent AWD. The rest are FWD based. The symmetrical AWD system in the Subaru is awesome!

Mazda, Subaru, Honda... the best in my book,.... Tiguan is utter crap, but no surprises there.

There are a few issues with this test. First, when putting all these small suvs on the structural rigidity test, you did not use the same stopping location on all. Many times, a deviation of a couple of centimeters/inches could make a differens in torsion stress. Second, none of these small suvs have propper off-road worthy tires. Even larger suvs (with the possible exception of a few hard-core off-roaders) will have a problem trying to climb the slippery logs on "stock" road tires. Third, momentum and speed are ke6 when off roading and will make or break a successful off road experience. In my opinion, you tried to go up the slippery logs a bit too fast and you did not use the same momentum on all the test vehicles. A sure way to get stuck off roading is going too fast, which you did with all of these. Anyhow, this should serve as a lesson to potential buyers to see where not to take their beloved small suvs. Ha!

Tyres are a big part of this job. Road ones get clogged easily and just slip. Even a Landcruiser with any of these tyres would have trouble in these tests I think.

Where do you rank cx5..because in the video you were surprised with how good that was but didnot mention it at the end

Log trail is hard test specially with wet land, it is better if proper tire is stalled.. shame on the most expensive one but weak chassis.. the best i think is Subaru..

I miss the grand vitara! All its glorius off road capabilities...

How could the Hyundai Tucson failed on the offset mogul while KIA Sportage passed? It is basically the same vehicle with different face.

Wow, a lot of hurt feelings by reviewers that their cars didn’t perform as expected. The Subaru crowd tends to be whiners in these tests. No, your cvt is not a Wrangler or 4 Runner. He obviously did not put all terrain tires on the vehicle because the premise of the test was an owner wanting to take their road suv off the pavement for a camping or similar trip. You want to show what your suv can do? Load a video. I expect most owners of these suvs realize they are not off-road machines and do not want to put all terrain tires on a vehicle that they use 99% of the time on pavement for work, good road handling and good gas mileage, with .9% off pavement driving and .1% at best on anything that taxes the civilized suv’s capability. This video provides some basic information on how the vehicles handle a discrete set of tasks. It is not without flaws but is beneficial.

I swear it looked like you came in a little hotter on the logs in the Forester.

Did a proper 4x4 go up the logs?

The Forrester got a longer start on the log hill there than the other cars

Very interesting, but I felt you should have used all the cars with same tyres type and size. Also I think you should have use Rav4 Edge/Adventure instead of the hybrid. Anyway, Subaru rocks !

Most people who buy "true" 4x4's never actually use them so they could actually buy one of these and save themselves a tonne of money. Easier to park, cheaper to run...whats not to like.

Should have the RAV4 Adventure go up there...

No jeep compass trailhawk?! Which is the only vehicle in this catagory which is actually designed for the use you are stating in this test.

I've owned two Subarus since 2005, Tribeca and the Outback. I used both vehicles for work as a news cameraman. I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are a lot of steep hills and never got stuck in the snow. Subaru makes one of the best all-wheel drive vehicles. The full-time all-wheel drive will cost you a little more at the pump, but well worth it.

It was not fair at all how can you increase the speed for the forester than the others lol

this test had a lot of potential but not done the right way

With a crappy road tires like that no suv would climb that log even with a difflocks

It's not a bad video but, where are the Jeep Compass and the Mitsubishi Outlander?

I think it's a fair test, regardless of stock road tires, you can still see which tires spins when the vehicle is stuck, and when the other tires starts to engages. Thank you for doing it, glad to see these kind of reviews. Some people are probably just upset that their cars are shown and failed.

You really don’t know anything about off-road. Watch how Russians do off-road test.

You are super inconsistent with your speed up the logs and through the "mud pit"... think you should have a fixed speed and then go through each obstacle... the mazda out performed the subaru in the mud pit... but you had more speed going up the logs with the subaru than the mazda... and you also went very show with the Hyundai up the logs... and why is there no Ford Kuga/Escape?

I would pick Subaru after watchning this video

You say two wheels off the ground on door test. I think your wrong on that statement.

Have any SUV ever passed that slippery log test before? Would love to see some serious off roaders put on that test

Discovery Sport is the best by far. I wish Peugeot would make the 3008/5008 AWD, it's so close to being a perfect car except for a couple of let downs. Also, not everyone buys a medium SUV for kids.. plenty of singles and couples buy them for the space and ease of entry/exit, not to mention visibility and comfort for long drives.

GOOD test !! Considered that most of the SUV drivers, are not off-road drivers.

part 3 of your test is not applicable for this kind of suv's , big hill full of mud with street tyres . even proper 4x4 will have very had time in such case .

The minute Suzuki Jimny would have outshined all of them in that area

If you would put proper off-road tires on these SUV's, they would probably all pass.

You should put a off-road tire for all cars to let them past the log climbing

would love to see the same test with some UTEs!

The only suv to get over the huge log in the center would be a jeep Wrangler or Rubicon.

Nice review Paul. I liked how the CX-5 and the Forester went through the ruts(offset model). Was surprised that the Tiguan exhibited more chassis flex. I have the previous generation from 2012 and the doors do not close well when parked on uneven terrain offroad. I thought that was going to be addressed with the new generation but obviously VW put their attention elsewhere :-). Besides the obvious that the structure on the Tiguan flexes more than the other cars, anyone cares to comment if there are any implications safety wise considering the Euro NCaps rate the cars similarly for safety? Greetings from South Africa..

I wasn't surprised with the Tiguan at all.

Would've been nice to see the Jeep Renegade and/or Cherokee in this comparison. I think either in Trailhawk trim probably would've passed all three tests but would also be fun to see a non- Trailhawk edition compete. Excellent simple test setup. No BS straight forward comparison. 👍👍

I would like to see a proper 4x4 ranger hilux etc climb the logs

Would be interesting, by way of an ‘inter-segment’ comparison if you like, to see how “real” 4WD perform under the same conditions

The first test is too easy, the second is too difficult. An intermediate test is missing.

The tire marks from the cars in the beginning on the logs are making it easier for the later cars.

where is the mitsu outlander? you should take that as well

Begs the question why are these equipped with AWD and marketed likewise!?? An FWD/RWD SUV will be lighter, fuel efficient, high riding seat easy ingress appeal and still take you camping. People have been going camping, traversing grass muddy puddles in their FWD/RWD Wagons for years! Are there underlying safety benefits of AWD in daily life? Any benefits to driving dynamics in everyday driving? Which marketing teams do not bother to advertise because it’s not glamorous or appealing to adventure seeking audience.

Nice test this is what we are looking for

You went very easy on the RAV4. My wife bought a RAV4 two years ago and it is very nice on the streets and highways but I would never trust it on any off roads.

Should have thrown two jokers in... ranger raptor and WRX STI just to see how they would have compared.

All of 'em suv's here have approximately the same wheel base (give or take 10 cm) because they compete in the same market segment. That's why they all stop at the same point on the logs. If you watch closely they all stop at the point where they have to climb two obstacles at the same time, one for each axle. That's hard to do with a proper off-road setup and near on impossible with a road vehicle on road tires. From my point of view, this test was useless.

I would’ve liked to see how the boot opened and closed when the body was flexed on all these vehicles

Hi , Would like to know which SUV has passed Log hill test ?

No Outlander? :)) he kicks some cars from here like half :)

my honda civic can fail that log test too.

These are not SUV....these are medium size CROSSOVER.

Thanks for this video - I found it interesting and informative. Thanks also for putting in the easy-find links.

Good video but 2 wheels were not off the ground with all cars when you opened the doors. Some had no wheels off ground whilst others had 1 and some looked like they may have ahd 2 wheels off. Should have thrown the new Suzuki Jimny in for good measure!

What a stupid video, the log test is way beyond any of these vehicles without at least offroad tyres. And the Subaru is the only one that has a true chance. SUV's are not off-roaders full stop. I detect youthful over-ambition. If you want to go offroad, buy a true offroader.

This man really likes those logs

Wow never ever thought much of a Kia Sportage. Think it did almost as well as Subaru on that log test😮

the log test is really stupid, no vehicle (including 4x4 with similar sized tyres) can make it up a slippery stepped hill

This test only prooves. which suv has the best tyres for off rd. All these suv' s would need the same tyre, and someone who can drive more consistently... for a more accurate conclusion.

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I expected more decent structural rigidity from Volkswagen. That's surprising and a disappointment.

I miss the Discovery Sport! '

Seems to me Tires are the main issue with road tires slipping on these logs I bet with proper tires these would climb way up there .....no truck with road tires would go up that log climb

Should've turned traction control off on the Tucson. Would've let the gearbox run MUCH better without stopping you.