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I used it off-road for an entire year before getting a lift. (Up to and including video #28 it was stock.) Now it is lifted by 4cm, by having replaced the original springs with MAD cross country springs (MAD Suspension Systems from Holland).

Nikto nevravi ze su to terenne auta, ale mozu bez problemov jazdit v lahkom a stredne tazkom terene (ako aj mnohe druhe AWD auta). Zo skoro 30 tisic km mam vyse 20% najazdenych v terene na off-road cestickach (kde zvycajne vidim iba ATV).

Pozdrav. Ovo je okolina Zlatibora. Vecina video snimaka je iz Zlatiborskog okruga i iz Crne Gore. S-Cross je iz 2023, automatik. Snimala sam to na mobilnom telefonu koji je u drzacu na instrument tabli, tako da nemam kako da ga stavim van auta... (Na vecini v. snimaka se vidi dobro teren ali na ovom nazalost ne bas toliko.)

Glad you like it. I always turn music off when watching such videos. :)

Tyres ? Thank you

@@mikeioannidis2515 On this video still with Michelin Latitude Cross (light AT tire, 70/30). They are pretty good on snow but my winter tires (Conti WinterContact) are nevertheless better on snow and snow-ice.

@@ZookOffRoad-l3kthank you

As far as I know the Freelander is also an AWD with no low range and no lockers. So, if you were going off-road then, you'll be ok with the S-Cross too. Try some easier trails first. It's a capable car but of course it's not a real off-roader; not having low range there will be terrain it won't be able to get through (at least not safely - you can get through almost anything if you don't mind damaging a car, of course). Ground clearance will be its limit before the lack or low range or lockers could. I lifted mine recently but was using it off-road for an entire year before the lift. The one thing one needs to do before anything else is put a steel engine and gearbox skid plate on (the factory plastic one is ok for dirt roads but not for rocks).

There are a few pics of the car among the trail photos here: www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/user.do?id=15903329.

The problem with sound is, I listen to music whenever I am in the car but cannot upload videos with music due to copyright issues. So I tried turning music off and just recording whatever sounds can be heard in the car, but all one can hear then is the loud noise of the phone jumping in its holder on the dashboard and stuff (rocks, etc) hitting the underbody.

It doesn't have hill descent control. However, on most AWD cars that do have it it is too fast (like 10 km/h), so not of much use on steep descents. I put it into manual 1st gear and use brakes (when descending steep hills off-road). I also use manual 1st to climb steep hills or any terrain with large rocks and other such obstacles.

​@@ZookOffRoad-l3kthank you! And the ground clearance, is it good?

@@Mapeando_ando Well, depends where you want to use the car. The factory clearance (17.5-18cm) is ok for light off-roading. I used it in factory condition (except for tires) for an entire year off-road, and only got it lifted this autumn because there are large rocks on many of the trails here. (Everything until video #28 was with original suspension.)

2023

@ Deluje kao odličan auto i za grad i za duga putovanja i za teške uslove

@@josefowitzer Jeste odlican (bar ovi 1.4 turbo mild-hybrid). 1.5l hybrid ne mislim da bi valjao off-road (ima premali obrtni moment). Jedina mana svih Suzukija je da se cuje dosta buke u kabini pri velikoj brzini (bar u poredjenju sa skupljim automobilima).

@ Dobro, meni taman i treba za ovakve puteve koje vi pokazujete, za planinarenje i skijanje

@@josefowitzer Bicete zadovoljni. Moj je bio prvih 14 meseca u fabrickom stanju (osim guma), i oko 20% ga vozim off-road. Sad je podignut 4cm posto ovde ima na planine velike kamenje i treba sto najveci klirens.

Michelin Latitude Cross, 215/60/R17. They are really good in most terrain, including my frequent driving on sharp rocks. Not good in mud though. Excellent on asphalt as well, not too noisy and handle great on wet roads. (I do air them down quite a lot off-road, especially for rocky terrain.)

I'm sure you will enjoy it.

Ponasa se isto kao pre, i u krivinama, i u visokoj brzini. I bolje se oseca kad ide na losem asfaltu sa rupama, itd. Proizvodjac je MAD Suspension Systems u Holandiji. Napisite im email, oni ce Vam poslati kontakt prodavca/uvoznika (ako nema u Crnoj Gori, onda bi ste morali da kupite online u nekoj drugoj zemlji i poslace postom...samo da cete platiti carinu i PDV). MAD Vam ce i poslati info koje tacne opruge su za Vase auto - nisu sve iste, zavisi od modela i da li je benzinac ili diesel, mild-hybrid ili hybrid...

​@@ZookOffRoad-l3kHvala na odgovoru. Bas sam gledao na njihovom sajtu za dizel i hybrid dodju isti, a benzinac druge opruge za scross, predpostavljam zbog razlike u tezini. Mislio sam da ste vi iz Crne Gore pa da ste ih negde ovdje nabavili i ugradili pa rekoh da pitam

@@normativno Da, tako je (ja imam benzin mild-hybrid). NIsam iz CG ali pre malo sam bila kod vas...lepo je. :)

@@ZookOffRoad-l3kMine is an older model 1.4 without hybrid. Eibach is only 2.5cm, these with 4cm should be great. Thank you, nature here is really nice, maybe next time go to the peninsula Lustica, some mild offroading next to the sea. What tires do you use?

@@normativno The MAD springs are 3.5cm front and 4cm rear. Yes, loved the nature and scenery in your country. I currently live in Serbia so it's not far. I was doing some off-roading in Durmitor and then in the hills/mountains above the Bay of Kotor and in Lovcen NP. I did visit Lustica Bay (the new expensive housing development) and a few other seaside towns. Tires are Michelin Latitude Cross 215/60/R17.

The Suzuki AWD system is pretty good. The limiting factor for this car is the ground clearance. I just installed a 4cm lift, and now it can go through more difficult terrain. (Like this, for example: www.wikiloc.com/offroading-trails/montenegro-kavac-kotor-mt-vrmac-donja-lastva-189305018 ...if the slope was very steep and had such large rocks, then it might not be able to climb through it; one needs 4L for such things... maybe the S-Cross could still do that with more throttle but the risk of damaging something would be high.) So, the Jimny can definitely do much more, but it doesn't drive as nicely (and fast) on roads. :)

MAD cross country springs (from MAD Suspension Systems).

The 1.4 turbo mild-hybrid, 4x4, Aisin torque converter AT. (The 1.5l strong hybrid has less hp and, more importantly, very little torque - it would be useless off-road.)

@ZookOffRoad-l3k are you happy with the inside materials? Or do you have problems with the plastics

@@Sr3_Sr250Gt To me they are fine; most Japanese cars have plastics like that. Suppose it depends on what you want from a car. (Mine is scratched all over from branches and bushes, and inside from transporting furniture in it, but I want to use a car and not baby it, so no big deal. Suzuki does have pretty thin/bad paint, so if you go off-road it will be scratched quickly. Same for the plastics, both exterior and interior ones.) I'm happy with the way the car drives (both on and off-road), and the rest isn't that important to me.

@@ZookOffRoad-l3k understood thanks. I saw your videos and I am surprised by the car skills and your skills. I am 80% positive to buy . The other 20% goes to the Dacia duster

@@Sr3_Sr250Gt The Suzuki AllGrip AWD system is better than Dacia's. However, Dacia has higher ground clearance. I just lifted the S-Cross some weeks ago, by 4cm (now it can do much more serious off-roading - like this: www.wikiloc.com/offroading-trails/montenegro-kavac-kotor-mt-vrmac-donja-lastva-189305018 ). So, it really depends on what you want to use it for. Just don't get the 1.5 strong hybrid. :)

When the video was taken it was stock suspension. Tires are Michelin Latitude Cross. (Only very recently have I installed a lift - 4cm, MAD lift springs.)

@@ZookOffRoad-l3k Great ! 👍

@@ZookOffRoad-l3kI would to see your lifted kit 2:18 2:22

@@Mapeando_ando Not sure I understood... the lift kit you mean? When that video was made the car was stock, no lift. Later I replaced the stock springs with MAD cross country springs (from MAD Suspension Systems) which provide a 4cm lift.

To be honest, I don't remember which mode I used on that particular one. However, I usually use the following off-road: when climbing really steep hills (incl. if the ground is rocky), Sport + ESP Off; on hills that are less steep but have rocks or mud or similar, typically Lock (ESP On or Off depending on conditions); and in other (less challenging) terrain mostly Snow. I've found that climbing 30-40 degree slopes Sport + ESP Off works much better than Lock + ESP Off. (The car of course doesn't have low range, and neither does it have sufficient torque for those sort of climbs, but the Sport mode helps in such situations. There are limits...I doubt it would get up anything steeper than 40 degrees, especially if the soil is loose or rocky or has other obstacles - in such a situation even a 35 degree slope is already plenty difficult to climb). Also, for climbing (and of course also descending) steep hills I put it into manual 1st gear.

PS. I also air down my tires, which helps quite a bit (depending on terrain).

@@ZookOffRoad-l3k thanks for your detailed explanation. You are right, S cross have limits. I doubt tire choice can be a game changer but may worth a try

@@zibbietheoeah Those are the limits for all AWD cars, not just the S-Cross. You'd need a real 4WD with a low range transfer case for more demanding things. Tires are important when it comes to certain terrain, and airing them down helps too. But, of course, they won't do any miracles... it's still just an AWD car. :)

Muted...the only sound one could hear is the noise the phone makes (jumping on the dashboard when driving on uneven terrain); since the camera and microphone are on the phone, that's the only sound that can be heard - thus I remove audio from the videos. I could add some music but I dislike music on videos where music is not necessary, so... :)

Mine is from 2023, mild hybrid, with the 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission (made by Aisin). If you want to use the car off-road, I can highly recommend this AT. (From what I've heard the manual is not quite as suitable for off-roading.) It seems in the EU they stopped selling Suzukis with this AT in 2022/23, but in non-EU countries they continue to be available. (Of course you could buy one that is 1-2 years old, and save some money too.)

@@ZookOffRoad-l3k i dont want use it specific In offroad. I am interested to use it for tourist purpouses with a roof tent camping. What i found , users says that manual Gearbox Is much much better that automatic in this model in daily use.

@@kabe6146 It depends on which automatic transmission it comes with in your country. The classic torque converter AT (Aisin) is excellent for any use, daily on roads, in town, etc. However, if in your country the car comes with the AMT (automated manual transmission), then that would not be so good. You can just get manual (if you don't need it for off-roading, manual should be just fine). Best is to test drive the vehicle before you buy, to see how you like it.

After one year, so far so good. It went through all the trails I've taken it to, without major issues. It could use higher ground clearance and better approach angle though.