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About 24" difference between those two vehicles.

'Ramp-over angle' is what you are talking about

That would be very strange and a unhealthy mind set.

That was what we thought and he thought as well, until he got stuck and needed a Subaru to pull him out. He ego was hurt real bad.

100% I drive a Santa Cruz as well and your right. No dangling stuff for things to get caught on. The shorter wheel base is super helpful to compared to some of the wiener dog Tacoma's

I have aggressive off-road a CVT Subaru now for 7 years. I have over 130k miles. Been to 5 different states off-road driving very aggressive trails. The biggest issue is managing heat. The CVT needs an upgraded trans cooler and fan is a + in the really hot climates. Other than that if you keep the heat in check and monitor that aspect. They are very capable. Mine has a locker in the rear diff on 31s and winch. She does everything I want it to do and gets 24+ mpg traveling out on the highway with all my camping gear.

Yes, it was rough , yes it was gnarly. But that is where we wanted to camp that evening LOL, so we were not going to give up after 5 hrs of trail driving. We were driving our Subarus for 3 days camping and exploring over 500 miles then driving home. Not going to do that in a side by side.

I just clicked over 235k miles on my Outback with the original engine. Garbage.

lmao toyota fans cope so hard when they get btfo it's hilarious

That was a very specific year range and it was because they didn’t torque the heads down properly and those years were also popular with the Rice Rocket Tuner crowd. They blew them up by modding and tuning them. Don’t buy those years and you’re good.

Wondering how you feel about the consumer report standings currently 😅

@ considering I have a 2022 Outback, pretty good. Number 1 overall. Years of blown head gaskets are 1998-2004 and most Forrester with the EJ25 Not saying they’re all great, but the one in this video has a high rating and so does my model.

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outback are not shortwheel base lol crosstrek yess

@dieudujambon the video is comparing the outback and taco.

@@dieudujambon smooth brain comment

@@dieudujambon That's great and all, but in the video, which I assume you watched, there is no Crosstrek to be found. The wheelbase on an Outback is around 108 inches whereas the Tacoma is around 132 inches. Thank for providing you opinion, but let's try sticking to the matter at hand in the future.

@@mikemazzantini6397 Also of note is that the Toyota 4Runner's wheelbase is 110 inches, very similar to the Outback and probably would have made that bump. And yes I know there's no 4Runner in the video either, lol.

A fridge or couch maybe, but you don't need to move furniture everyday. You may need to drive on icy roads frequently and I know which vehicle I'd choose.

Not if there are any mild bumps in the road.

A Subaru Outback Wilderness has 9.5 inches of ground clearance, which isn’t half bad considering a 5th gen 4Runner TRD Pro has like 9.7? This particular Outback has bigger tires which probably give it more. Subarus biggest weakness when it comes to harder off roading is its CVT (notorious for overheating in situations where you’re spinning tires a lot), and lack of low range. If Subaru would give the Outback wilderness a 2 speed t case and a traditional transmission, it could rival, if not a 4Runner, then at least something like a Land Rover Defender (the new one). Edit: he said elsewhere it’s not a wilderness, and a 2018, which has 8.7” stock. It’s on a 3.5” lift here with oversized tires so he’s probably pushing 12” if not 13”. The rest of what I said stands.

This is a 2018 Outback with a factory clearance of 8.7 ground clearance at the rear differential. With the larger tires and lift this 1 is 11.2 as shown in the video. It has been modified more and is now 12.1

The big difference seems to be the shorter wheelbase of the Subaru. Meaning a better break over angle. (i hope that's teh correct english word, not my native language)

@@nirfz break over angle is the exact term in English.

@@backwoodstherapy thanks for the confirmation!

This generation of Forester 2009-2013 dose not have X-Mode. X-Mode works well and it would have helped a lot in this case. The locker is far more effective quicker and more instant, also with X-Mode engaged and a locker it is a very formidable combo.

Yes, we as a company have 8 Subaru models with a Torq Locker and 6 of them have various versions of X Mode they all function and work well with the X Mode.

Much Apricated!! Keep exploring and we will be here to help with you next adventure!