Wow... SC wins in pickup category and 2nd place overall. Very encouraging performance against a fine field of very capable SUVs/Trucks.
Emojis make me think of Hyundai marketing team's reaction to hearing the good press that they won... in the pickup category:The Santa Cruz won the pickup category, but it's NOT a pickup!![]()
This is one of the reasons Subaru has been so successful I think. It turns out most people wouldn't dream of tackling such rough conditions thus a "soft roader" is actually darn good. Similar to full size pickup truck owners I bet most Jeep owners have never used more then 30% of their vehicles capabilities. And just so I'm not throwing stones the same can be said for sports car owners. Vehicles tend to be really well engineered these days which is why 100k is now considered reasonable mileage to achieve with standard maintenance.But it is a wakeup call that 99.9% of the terrain any of us would encounter in normal driving can be handled by most AWD crossovers, SUVs, and pickups.
For the roller test when he had all three wheels with zero traction, an uncommon event, he only tried normal mode and didn't goose it. Giving it more gas and/or trying other modes may have caused the ABS system to respond and brake the spinning wheel up front.Hyundai needs to work on its AWD system. The performance is very lame.
Yup!For the roller test when he had all three wheels with zero traction, an uncommon event, he only tried normal mode and didn't goose it. Giving it more gas and/or trying other modes may have caused the ABS system to respond and brake the spinning wheel up front.
😂perfectEmojis make me think of Hyundai marketing team's reaction to hearing the good press that they won... in the pickup category:
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Its a soft roader and not meant for rock climbing. It gets the job done... mostly... kind of... sort ofHyundai needs to work on its AWD system. The performance is very lame.
Agreed. Driver skills matter. The on/off gas usage simply does not allow the AWD system to work as designed. But at least he finally stayed in the gas to climb the hill.. and no over heating of the DCT. 👍For the roller test when he had all three wheels with zero traction, an uncommon event, he only tried normal mode and didn't goose it. Giving it more gas and/or trying other modes may have caused the ABS system to respond and brake the spinning wheel up front.
In addition he didn't try snow mode. TK did show that the Canadian version performed better when using the Terrain modes in the admittedly not as scientific test.For the roller test when he had all three wheels with zero traction, an uncommon event, he only tried normal mode and didn't goose it. Giving it more gas and/or trying other modes may have caused the ABS system to respond and brake the spinning wheel up front.
Spot on - its all about image... you can't own a wimpy truck. If the cool police find out they take your man card away, so best to buy a massive 4x4 and forget this silly SCI put 130K on my Tundra and it's never done any off roading to speak of and those that rail against the SC for its wimpy off roading capabilities are really just blowing smoke for no apparent reason.
Take my Man Card away? After over twenty years of marriage I hope my Wife hasn't lost it!Spot on - its all about image... you can't own a wimpy truck. If the cool police find out they take your man card away, so best to buy a massive 4x4 and forget this silly SC![]()
After 25 years my wife already has my pants... I assume my man card is still in the pocketTake my Man Card away? After over twenty years of marriage I hope my Wife hasn't lost it!