So cool! I was really excited for the announcement of a new vehicle...and then you drop this bomb and I literally out loud was like "Thas f*****g awesome"
@@drivingsports Passport has been amazing! Thanks for your recommendation. Closest crossover/SUV with a single speed transfer case that gets close to truck like capability. Actually on some obstacles, the twin clutch rear differential is more capable than a ABS traction control 4WD without a rear locker.
I absolutely love this channel, being a car enthusiast, enjoying the content on this channel. Would love to see more great content. Congratulations on reaching the milestone team drivingsportstv! 🍻
Damn Love where this channel is headed, love the honest non biased feedback. Feels like the project farm of auto reviews. Refreshing, never let the companies buy you out as you get bigger.
How a car channel can get better and more interesting? "I bought a hill!" Mate, you are definitely the most entertaining car reviewer here. Excellent content, unbiased, and you really can show us what the cars are capable off without giving your personal emotions toward the model you are testing. Keep it like that! Greetings from New Zealand! PS: are you gonna keep using your normal spot for tests in the future?
200,000 subscribers ain't enough. You deserve more. This channel is awesome and your quality is top notch. Oh congratulations on the land purchase and can't wait to see what you come up with .
I was all in until I saw the electric weedeater. I liken that to bringing a Tesla to a sand dune climb. All jokes aside this is the best way to consistently test vehicles, thinking way outside the box!
Thanks for all you do to bring us great car reviews with realistic off-road content!! Sure people do more off-road with their vehicles but I suspect what you feature is as much as most people will tackle especially with a stock vehicle.
The BEST INVESTMENT while doing your hobby at the same time. I'm totally in awe. Wish I was near to help you shape that mountain. Cheers from Bali Island
Congratulations Ryan and Driving Sports TV on the very wise and thoughtful investment made. I am sure going ahead you'll will individually create different levels of off road paths to test vehicles. This will take the testing to a whole new higher level. For me this is already the Best channel with very valuable content . Also congrats on making the 200k mark.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Hill Ryan!!!! Can I recommend a cement shelf course? The beauty of a course like this is it won’t be dug out as vehicles drive through it. The test will stay consistent.
I have a 4runner off-road too, a trick I learned with the rear diff if it's not locking is to turn the wheel 45 degrees from a stop and crawl forward, it usually locks up within a foot.
Ryan, with all of that property, I highly recommend getting a medium-large size tractor with a 3 point hitch on the rear and a pto up front. With this you can get implements like a grader, rotovator, a rear hookup brush hog, a bucket up front. You are going to need this stuff to do basic upkeep even throughout the year. If you ever get stuck, a big 4x4 diesel tractor can pull you out and go anywhere. I know from experience lol. It will be a really good investment and addition to this new property! You are awesome for doing this and I LOVE your content!! TRACTOR! LIFE SAVER! Lol
@@JonDZ_Adventuring The Crosstrek almost got it. If it wouldn’t be because of the clearance I think it would climb it. The only Subaru that I believe is much better is the wilderness plus, it has almost 10 inches clearance plus, 277 pounds of torque! I think it will eat that hill.
@@ericpizarro3084 I’ve witnessed so many things in the AWD offroad/overlanding scene. Because that surface is so loose, not many vehicles have a chance. As Ryan from DrivingsportsTV explained, A 4WD has its center differential mechanically locked so front and rear gets an even 50/50. A-trac then modulates ABS to send power left and right. It also has a low gear transfer case. Despite all that, the 4 runner struggled. That’s a hard obstacle. It’s not surprising the Crosstrek made little process up the hill. You’ll notice that the rear wheels got to the start of the climb (that’s not almost making it). The Outback wilderness is an improved Subaru, it’ll definitely be a little more capable than my old 2015 Subaru Forester XT with 262 tq
@@JonDZ_Adventuring I agree 100% with you. Still, the Crosstrek did get into the hill. It lacked clearance, and yes that surface is too loose. I am pretty sure that Ryan will try that hill with the Wilderness in the near future. Let’s wait and see. I bet $1.00 on it. Wanna bet???? 😀
@@ericpizarro3084 haha! I’ll bet you 1 million Doll Hairs that Ryan levels it out a little bit more. I actually recommended that he makes a cement shelf climb. This will make the tests consistent. When other vehicles tear up the track, the test is no longer the same difficulty for the next car.
The SUBY did the hard work in clearing the loose stuff for your four runner. You should have the SUBY after the four runner! I watch your videos all the time!
The Driving Sports TV and Slovakian Rasto Chvalas GARAZ TV are the only two channels on youtube that show realy capabilities of cars, crossovers, SUVs, etc.. in appropriate terrain. You are the only car channel Iam subscribed to since your reviews are worth watching - no bullshit emotions, jut good feel for the car and presentation of "what if I have to take my mostlyroadgoíngSUV to rougher road". Thank you!
I’ve been watching your channel for several months now. Today I subscribed. I hope this new course will provide more measurable and objective comparisons between vehicles than what is usually available out there on YT.
Love the Hill purchase and have been enjoying all your auto reviews and terrien test for a few years now. Keep up all the great work my friends love it!!!!!! Been watching since your 2017 subaru impreza sport review.
I really love what you guys are doing, enjoyed the way you test and review off road capabilities of these vehicles. Buying this piece of land shows the commitments to what you do. Awesome.. keep going.
Many congratulations on the 200,000 subscribers. Wow you bought a hill, that's epic. Yep, that show Driving Sports mean business, that's some commitment. Excellent work guys.😊👍 Amazing the crosstrek got so far with those tires, even the 4Runner had a bit of a job.
These desert type climates are more difficult than people think to navigate. In Idaho for a training with the military we had a hard time navigating the desert landscape because random patches of super loose dirt would appear and just sink even our 8 wheel drive vehicles with lockers on every axle. Was great for recovery training that's for sure.
WOW! I thought your access road drives to test the all wheel drive systems were cool and informative already. But now you got an entire hill to design however you want to test the vehicles!? I'm excited and looking forward to your videos.
Wow what an awesome idea! I don’t think there’s any other TH-cam channel out there with their own custom testing course. Can’t wait to see how this develops!
Holy crap, this is brilliant! So tired of the overhyped commercials and dudes driving on stuff that nobody will ever see. This is real. Terrain. Inclination. Gravity. Traction. Angles. Obstacles. This is perfect. I better subscribe!
Just got my 2021 Crosstrek Sport and immediately put on a set of Toyo AT3's .. a skid plate and a 2" lift. It did well on a break-in trip to Moab a month ago.
This is a good idea…that way they can’t “Close the road” while your doing vehicle comparisons. We should all be buying more hills as off-road enthusiasts as a club.
Too many times I see that you start an attack and you let off as soon as you feel resistance. This causes tire spin when you re-engage. If you are going to send it, send it!
crazy that we have these machines that can produce all this power and noise using the literal power of explosions yet both are taken out by a lightly steep hill. id be interested to see a 24 crosstrek sport with the seats taken out in rally mode try this hill.
Brilliant move on your part Ryan!! Have your own course. I will continue to watch and support your channel. One suggestion for the incline/grade is clean the grass and place some shale rock down. This way you get the grade test you want and not dig ruts into that soft sand. Just a suggestion. Keep up the great work!!
That dry grass is super slippery. I used to do work in the California hills and when the grass was dry in the summer my 4x4 truck just spun the tires on the grass when climbing.
THIS is how you grow your Business and audience! Doing something EXTRA and innovative! Excellent idea and step towards a more successful and entertaining show!
Congrats and that is a really good purchase/investment for what you do. Maybe for Christmas purchase massive snow machines and get those on that hill lol. 😂😂🏆
"we didn't want to buy just another crossover, we want something big" - okay, Wrangler? Bronco? Ram TRX? Ford Raptor? "I brought a hill!" - WUT!? 10/10 surprise video, if this isnt "going above and beyond" I dont know what else is. Ryan is truely the best auto/offroad reviewer on youtube. Congratulation on reaching a milestone of 200k!
Absolutely love your channel just subscribed and did a thumbs up on it I live in Washington state and that looks like Eastern Washington very dry that’s an awesome course though I would love to go out there and try that in my truck
13:02 4--low doesn't lock the front and rear wheels together, you would need a rear, front, and center locker to do that, it's just trying to give a 50:50 power split through the computer. The 4-Runner has a great off-road system.
4hi and 4low on the TRD locks a transfer case, which is a locked 50:50 front-back. No computers involved. No “center lock” needed because there’s no differential. The computer through ATRAC tries to emulate a front lock. But the rear also has a locker on this TRD ORP. So.. straight locked in the back as well.
Ryan was already the best soft-roading/mild off-forading reviewer on TH-cam. This just puts him further ahead of the competition.
This is one dope idea!
Agreed. Very smart move to buy land
I wonder if both he and Karlina went in on the deal
There’s competition?
Check out TFL car. They do some good work based here near the Colorado mountains
"Instead. I bought the hill.."
*"YOU WHAT..?!"*
My exact reaction lol.
Right??
? Hill
That’s what I said lmao
Way to go all in!
You’re the best auto reviewer on TH-cam. You just exceeded all expectations by purchasing your own hill and making it your own test site. Great job!
except for the tire difference
Let me get this off my chest... you've made one of the best damn purchases known to man ( that hill)!!
So cool! I was really excited for the announcement of a new vehicle...and then you drop this bomb and I literally out loud was like "Thas f*****g awesome"
😂
I never realized I was a car enthusiast until I started watching your channel.
Wow! This man is super dedicated! I’m loving this! Time to retest the Honda PILOT! Can’t believe he just really bought some acres … mind blown 🤯
Waiting on a refreshed Passport.
@@drivingsports me too but i dont think its going to be soon
@@drivingsports Passport has been amazing! Thanks for your recommendation. Closest crossover/SUV with a single speed transfer case that gets close to truck like capability. Actually on some obstacles, the twin clutch rear differential is more capable than a ABS traction control 4WD without a rear locker.
I absolutely love this channel, being a car enthusiast, enjoying the content on this channel. Would love to see more great content. Congratulations on reaching the milestone team drivingsportstv! 🍻
I agree. The channel is so good it should be on some cable TV channel
This is next-level YouTubing damn! TFL will have to respond with buying a mountain! haha
HAHAHAHA……TFL nahhhhhh let’s buy bigger rollers 😂😂😂. Does anyone watch those non-experts anymore
Damn Love where this channel is headed, love the honest non biased feedback. Feels like the project farm of auto reviews. Refreshing, never let the companies buy you out as you get bigger.
“I bought a hill” is better than “ I bought a zoo”
10:28 pulls out a rock "there's yur problem right there" 😂
Congratulations on this amazing milestone! So appreciative of your hard work and informative content you provide! Here’s to another 200k!!! 🎊🎈🍾🎉
How a car channel can get better and more interesting? "I bought a hill!"
Mate, you are definitely the most entertaining car reviewer here. Excellent content, unbiased, and you really can show us what the cars are capable off without giving your personal emotions toward the model you are testing.
Keep it like that!
Greetings from New Zealand!
PS: are you gonna keep using your normal spot for tests in the future?
200,000 subscribers ain't enough. You deserve more. This channel is awesome and your quality is top notch.
Oh congratulations on the land purchase and can't wait to see what you come up with .
I can’t wait to see how the hill develops over time! I can’t wait to see the various sections you guys put in. Best purchase ever!
Ryan’s passion and commitment to giving his viewers the best content is unprecedented. Keep up the amazing work
Love this idea. Very smart...and after you're done you can just sell it for double what you paid. 😅
I was all in until I saw the electric weedeater. I liken that to bringing a Tesla to a sand dune climb. All jokes aside this is the best way to consistently test vehicles, thinking way outside the box!
Lithium powered garden tools are taking over There already is a Tesla powered sand truck too.
@@TobyCostaRica I own a 56v Shindaiwa for my home and it serves it's purpose. This isn't weed eater vegetaion.
He needs a gas powered brush cutter.
@@rivercitymetaldetecting9854 for that he needs a John Deere 😀
This is FANTASITC! The best Auto Review on TH-cam hands down! Congratulations keep up the amazing work!
Living the freaking dream. I've wanted to do this since I was a kid
What the HILL were you thinking 🤔
Lol. Badumtiss!!! Dad jokes. Gotta love it.
When he said “I bought a hill” I hit that subscribe button! Love it!
Thanks for all you do to bring us great car reviews with realistic off-road content!! Sure people do more off-road with their vehicles but I suspect what you feature is as much as most people will tackle especially with a stock vehicle.
A ton of potential!!!!!!! Congratulations! Very proud to see your channel grow more and more!
Congrats to your purchase of a "hill" ... perfect for all the 4WD and AWD tests ! Love to watch your channel 👍😍😊👏👏👏
I've been watching for a while without subscribing, now I'm a subscriber!!!
Thank you!
This will be great! Having a purpose built course for testing will take you to the next level! Can't wait 🙌
The BEST INVESTMENT while doing your hobby at the same time. I'm totally in awe. Wish I was near to help you shape that mountain. Cheers from Bali Island
Wow that is so cool and so creative! You just found a way to totally stand out within all web reviewers. Good job!
More off roading videos in the 4Runner please!
Congratulations Ryan and Driving Sports TV on the very wise and thoughtful investment made. I am sure going ahead you'll will individually create different levels of off road paths to test vehicles. This will take the testing to a whole new higher level. For me this is already the Best channel with very valuable content . Also congrats on making the 200k mark.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Hill Ryan!!!! Can I recommend a cement shelf course? The beauty of a course like this is it won’t be dug out as vehicles drive through it. The test will stay consistent.
If I lived closer I'd definitely want to bring out some machinery and help build your course. Best idea ever
I have a 4runner off-road too, a trick I learned with the rear diff if it's not locking is to turn the wheel 45 degrees from a stop and crawl forward, it usually locks up within a foot.
Insane. What a commercial for the 4unner. Impressed
Now this is commitment to your craft... Buying a new car, anyone can do that. Buying a new hill... well that shows motivation
These videos are so much fun! I love, "Define THERE GOES the bumper..." 😅
Ryan, with all of that property, I highly recommend getting a medium-large size tractor with a 3 point hitch on the rear and a pto up front. With this you can get implements like a grader, rotovator, a rear hookup brush hog, a bucket up front. You are going to need this stuff to do basic upkeep even throughout the year. If you ever get stuck, a big 4x4 diesel tractor can pull you out and go anywhere. I know from experience lol. It will be a really good investment and addition to this new property! You are awesome for doing this and I LOVE your content!!
TRACTOR! LIFE SAVER! Lol
please drive that hill with the outback wilderness edition
That hill is a 72% grade. Outback wilderness is rate to climb 40% grades, or 21 degrees.
@@JonDZ_Adventuring The Crosstrek almost got it. If it wouldn’t be because of the clearance I think it would climb it. The only Subaru that I believe is much better is the wilderness plus, it has almost 10 inches clearance plus, 277 pounds of torque! I think it will eat that hill.
@@ericpizarro3084 I’ve witnessed so many things in the AWD offroad/overlanding scene. Because that surface is so loose, not many vehicles have a chance. As Ryan from DrivingsportsTV explained, A 4WD has its center differential mechanically locked so front and rear gets an even 50/50. A-trac then modulates ABS to send power left and right. It also has a low gear transfer case. Despite all that, the 4 runner struggled. That’s a hard obstacle. It’s not surprising the Crosstrek made little process up the hill. You’ll notice that the rear wheels got to the start of the climb (that’s not almost making it). The Outback wilderness is an improved Subaru, it’ll definitely be a little more capable than my old 2015 Subaru Forester XT with 262 tq
@@JonDZ_Adventuring I agree 100% with you. Still, the Crosstrek did get into the hill. It lacked clearance, and yes that surface is too loose. I am pretty sure that Ryan will try that hill with the Wilderness in the near future. Let’s wait and see. I bet $1.00 on it. Wanna bet???? 😀
@@ericpizarro3084 haha! I’ll bet you 1 million Doll Hairs that Ryan levels it out a little bit more. I actually recommended that he makes a cement shelf climb. This will make the tests consistent. When other vehicles tear up the track, the test is no longer the same difficulty for the next car.
"Define there goes the bumper"...
What d'you think that means, Ryan? :)
Congrats on 200K.
AWESOME! So when are you going to open this up to paying customers?
This was super cool to watch. I just bought a 2021 Crosstrek (Limited) in December. Looking forward to watching more videos!
The SUBY did the hard work in clearing the loose stuff for your four runner. You should have the SUBY after the four runner! I watch your videos all the time!
Congratulations for such a phenomenal acquisition. 👏I
aww, cvt just said nope on that steep climb :(
More like the tires gave out, even the 4runner had trouble.
The Driving Sports TV and Slovakian Rasto Chvalas GARAZ TV are the only two channels on youtube that show realy capabilities of cars, crossovers, SUVs, etc.. in appropriate terrain.
You are the only car channel Iam subscribed to since your reviews are worth watching - no bullshit emotions, jut good feel for the car and presentation of "what if I have to take my mostlyroadgoíngSUV to rougher road".
Thank you!
I’ve been watching your channel for several months now. Today I subscribed. I hope this new course will provide more measurable and objective comparisons between vehicles than what is usually available out there on YT.
So, actually the Crosstrek do not do to bad considering the difficulty the 4 Runner had. Awesome!
Is that a hood protector on the Subie? Looks Great!
Love the Hill purchase and have been enjoying all your auto reviews and terrien test for a few years now. Keep up all the great work my friends love it!!!!!! Been watching since your 2017 subaru impreza sport review.
Not into off-road, but watching you makes me wanna get into it.
Welcome to the channel, hill!
I love your show! Because of you, my partner and I bought a new 2021 Subaru Crosstrek and we love it!!
I really love what you guys are doing, enjoyed the way you test and review off road capabilities of these vehicles. Buying this piece of land shows the commitments to what you do. Awesome.. keep going.
Kinda reminds me of what TFL did a year or so ago. Good idea, looking forward to your upcoming videos. Thanks for your videos!
They bought their Ranch a year after we bought our hill. Thanks for watching!
Best. Purchase. Ever. That is a Subaru owners playground! It's going to be fun to watch your set up grow over time.
Many congratulations on the 200,000 subscribers. Wow you bought a hill, that's epic. Yep, that show Driving Sports mean business, that's some commitment. Excellent work guys.😊👍
Amazing the crosstrek got so far with those tires, even the 4Runner had a bit of a job.
YES!!!! So excited for this! If you ever open your road to outsiders pls let me know! I’m all in!
These desert type climates are more difficult than people think to navigate. In Idaho for a training with the military we had a hard time navigating the desert landscape because random patches of super loose dirt would appear and just sink even our 8 wheel drive vehicles with lockers on every axle. Was great for recovery training that's for sure.
WOW! I thought your access road drives to test the all wheel drive systems were cool and informative already. But now you got an entire hill to design however you want to test the vehicles!? I'm excited and looking forward to your videos.
Wow what an awesome idea! I don’t think there’s any other TH-cam channel out there with their own custom testing course. Can’t wait to see how this develops!
Holy crap, this is brilliant! So tired of the overhyped commercials and dudes driving on stuff that nobody will ever see. This is real. Terrain. Inclination. Gravity. Traction. Angles. Obstacles. This is perfect. I better subscribe!
Nothing says dedication to car reviews like buying your own testing spot
Congratulations to your success. Keep up the good work. You deserve the success.
been interesting to see what "crawl control" would've done.
Just got my 2021 Crosstrek Sport and immediately put on a set of Toyo AT3's .. a skid plate and a 2" lift. It did well on a break-in trip to Moab a month ago.
That sounds awesome. Hope Moab went well for you.
This is a good idea…that way they can’t “Close the road” while your doing vehicle comparisons. We should all be buying more hills as off-road enthusiasts as a club.
Too many times I see that you start an attack and you let off as soon as you feel resistance. This causes tire spin when you re-engage. If you are going to send it, send it!
The purchase of the hill has turned out to be a great investment.
crazy that we have these machines that can produce all this power and noise using the literal power of explosions yet both are taken out by a lightly steep hill. id be interested to see a 24 crosstrek sport with the seats taken out in rally mode try this hill.
A fantastic next step for your channel! Looking forward to seeing how your style evolves!
That weed eater was cracking me up. Would take forever lol
your best video yet, great job. Attention to detail and keep the bar high.
Amazing job, and congrats for the subscribers and the new property. Sincerely a subscriber from Chile
Brilliant move on your part Ryan!! Have your own course. I will continue to watch and support your channel. One suggestion for the incline/grade is clean the grass and place some shale rock down. This way you get the grade test you want and not dig ruts into that soft sand. Just a suggestion. Keep up the great work!!
Step one is carving two new courses on the side of the hill, so we won't have to worry about grass. Trying to schedule work in August right now.
I love that you bought your own off road test property. I won't miss an episode now for sure.
Our test roads start getting excavated tomorrow!
There's looking ahead to the future, and then there's planning for the future. Well done Ryan. 4D chess move right here.
That dry grass is super slippery. I used to do work in the California hills and when the grass was dry in the summer my 4x4 truck just spun the tires on the grass when climbing.
Its like you head what I always dreamt of.
RESPECT FOR YOUR PASSION!
THIS is how you grow your Business and audience! Doing something EXTRA and innovative! Excellent idea and step towards a more successful and entertaining show!
All I can think of is FIRE DANGER! I know you'll be safe out there.
Great idea! Now you need to pick up a JD 310. Drill a water well and get a water truck.
Already priced a well. Water rights around here are contentious, but available.
“I bought a hill.” That’s dedication. Subscribed.
This is so cool they bought land just for off road courses and testing/reviews. Such a cool idea
Gooduck with the new property.
Congrats and that is a really good purchase/investment for what you do. Maybe for Christmas purchase massive snow machines and get those on that hill lol. 😂😂🏆
Keep pushing the limits when off roading.. you're onto something
All that dry grass was making me cringe, but I trust you are alert and you've got fire extinguishers. ;)
Can’t wait for future content. You have good help as well
Excellent video! Really brings out the truth in vehicle capabilities!
What!!?!?!?! I don't know what to say congrats!!!🎉🎉🎉
Woah! That’s impressive dedication to your channel! I’m glad I’ve been subbed to your channel for years.
Love your channel, Ryan. Congrats on reaching 200 k subscribers.
"we didn't want to buy just another crossover, we want something big" - okay, Wrangler? Bronco? Ram TRX? Ford Raptor?
"I brought a hill!" - WUT!?
10/10 surprise video, if this isnt "going above and beyond" I dont know what else is. Ryan is truely the best auto/offroad reviewer on youtube. Congratulation on reaching a milestone of 200k!
That place would make a great personal shooting range
Absolutely love your channel just subscribed and did a thumbs up on it I live in Washington state and that looks like Eastern Washington very dry that’s an awesome course though I would love to go out there and try that in my truck
Ryan to any cookie cutter crossover on his hill: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
12:12 Miss Gore was so dedicated to her work that she forgot to pay attention to the wind direction... :)
13:02 4--low doesn't lock the front and rear wheels together, you would need a rear, front, and center locker to do that, it's just trying to give a 50:50 power split through the computer. The 4-Runner has a great off-road system.
4hi and 4low on the TRD locks a transfer case, which is a locked 50:50 front-back. No computers involved. No “center lock” needed because there’s no differential. The computer through ATRAC tries to emulate a front lock. But the rear also has a locker on this TRD ORP. So.. straight locked in the back as well.
Congrats on the hill. I’d like to come check out the course sometime in my 2019 renegade 4x4. I live in seattle. Lemme know. Cheers!
Pretty awesome you were to do this. Hats off, congrats