Three Very Different New AWD Cars Hit the Trail - But ONLY ONE Makes It! 

Of course it's not going to want to go up an icy hill when you keep stopping and are afraid to hit the gas.

The Audi A6 allroad air Suspension goes one step higher then shown in the offroad mode in this video. The way to do it is to select offroad mode, then touch one time in the raise column(where you see the height column). Thats the way to unlock the fifth height increase. In this video the allroad is in height mode 4 of total 5(where 5 is the highest level). Winter tires, little more height and throttle would have helped alot with this quattro🙂. I have own severel, and they are truly great offroad wagons 👍 Test the Audi E-Tron S with three motors and good winter tires, truly a beast offroad and especially on dynamic winter driving (ice track with studded tires😎).. But remember the height column after you select offroad for best clearance in the wild. I personally own the E-Tron S tri motor and it is awesome in the snow and ice😎 Best regards from Norway(Hard winters)

Love the ranch but love to see you guys on the mountains again. You guys are awesome and enjoy all of your off road content... 🙂👍

In snow, momentum is your friend. You guys keep stopping 1/2 way up in the deep and then throttle the vehicles. Keeping a steady pace is the way.

Ok. Credit to the KIA for keeping all 4 wheels spinning without killing power. Would like to see Telluride vs Hylander and Ascent in this scenario.

Matt's Off-road Recovery will be pulling those KIA out a lot, I predict.

Audi has always suprised me with their AWD system, I seen them plow thru snow like nothing, but yeah off roading like that I can see why you have to be careful way to expensive & obviously you don't want parts flying all over.

Once again, Roman brings a vehicle to a place he knows he won't drive it.(for all the right reasons) So why bring it at all? To make the point on camera (again)that you should not? IF one has NEVER watched ANY TFL videos and this was the 1st time EVER watching and wanting to know if the Audi is worth buying for a family hauler up the ski slopes to a cabin on non plowed roads, the answer is no. Outside of that, the best advice is to buy something "affordable" with AWD or 4WD, put on snow tires with "chains" and bobs your uncle. End of debate.

Roman - then why bring the Audi if you are too worried to test it hard? I get it that you don't want to break but, but what I don't get is including it in the video.

In the most recent podcast Roman said he loves hearing about us watching TFL on the weekends with our morning coffee, wanted to let you know Roman this Sunday I woke up early, stuck on some eggs and a pot of coffee with this episode on the TV! Great job love your content

The Audi could have made it up that entire hill, as well as the kia. Not sure why you even brought the Audi to drive it 1 foot and then say the classic "I don't want to damage it" line. So you're not actually going to test it or show us anything? ok, leave it out than.

I think that Audi had a lot more to offer. Wish it had gotten a fair shake.

Really enjoying the videos lately, love the variety of content. Keep it up!

Great video, but it really shows the importance of wheel size and tyres. 22s on a Defender?🤯 Think I’ll stick with my current combo- Audi Q4 E-Tron on 20s for daily duties, and a Disco 2 TD5 on 18s if I need three rows (and a set of 16s for play time😜)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It would have been awesome to see Nathan's Santa Cruz on this one! I'm considering the Santa Cruz 2.5 NA AWD but I am curious about its performance in the snow. The Santa Cruz would have given us a good sub 40k addition to this test.

I like when Roman makes himself vulnerable and reveals he's a hoarder (still has all his childhood toys). This channel with short-term ownership of vehicles is great therapy. I'm with you Roman pulling for you to be able to let go of things.😁😅🤣

The world needs more wagons!

All that was missing in this, was Nathan gleefully sending it up hill in the Defender. 😁😁

You made Audi look bad. Haha. But also drove it respectfully and like someone that works hard for there money might. Thanks Guys !! I'd never think to buy one of these but it's interesting

At least you called it that the biggest weakness for the Defender was the wimpy sidewalls. If you had wheels/tires with beefy sidewalls (I'm thinking more like going down to 16-17" wheels) you could have aired down and snoozed through all that.

This was a great presentation that would appeal to all enthusiasts. Best line, "How willing are you going to be when you possibly break or damage your own vehicle...."! BINGO! That's the meat & potatoes of it.

I really like these kind of comparistions. Great to see all the different settings each manufacturer has for this type of conditions. I wonder how the 2023 Jeep Cherokee Track Hawk would do in these conditions, vs Defender

Good thing you abandoned the Audi test before it got scrambled. The Land Rover as expected went over easy.

The ranch is cool but I love seeing you on a trail.

I strongly believe the Telluride was more than capable for this test. My Sorento with all-season tires has gotten me up steeper hills that were unplowed.

I've driven an old Mercedes 307 (not a sprinter the old square shape no turbo diesel) for miles on the A19 uk , more snow on the floor n snowing so hard I had to use my flask of coffee to thaw out the frond windscreen less bother than you're having here.

Please stop letting Roman drive the weakest vehicles in these tests; he’s far more conservative in his operation of a vehicle than the rest of the staff. It’s noticeable enough to skew perception of vehicle capabilities and testing results with your editing. Put Roman in the most capable; the rest of the team seems better matched in responsibility level off-road.

Need to do the same test with a 2023 Pilot Trailsport! Honda AWD is always superior to Kia and the 2023 trail sport has underbody protection

Would of been cool to compare a more capable audi like a q7 or q8

I can not stress this enough. TIRES, TIRES, TIRES, TIRES. If you put the very same brand and model of tires on each of these vehicles, they would perform nearly identical, aside from ground clearance. So I reject this review as accurate. I owned a 2015 Chrysler 200C AWD for about 6 years including in Kentucky where we once had a dump of 28" of snow that I plowed through with no issues as well as in Utah where I once again went anywhere I wanted to with the correct all weather tires.

Oh come on guys! 13:40 - it's all about proper tyres. AllSeasons or AllTerrains are not meant to perform in snow or ice.

"the big hard boiled egg" really made me laugh. I thought it was a perfect analogy especially when you got to the defender

I wouldn't buy any of these.If I'm going off road it isn't going to be with a new vehicle that I don't want to damage.

Low range is not your friend here. Wheel speed and momentum in the snow and sand.

What great vehicles. My price limit for an off roader is $30,000. Surely they come as used.

You have to drive that Audi like they are meant to be driven, I.e. harder and with less trepidation and it would go right up that hill. A Q7 which is more similar to this two will keep up with the Rover.

You guys always do this: bring a vehicle that you’re afraid to scratch…. This is a useless comparison. Not to mention you like to keep telling us that you’re afraid to damage the car. If that’s the case then don’t include it in the comparison. Bring cars that you will push to their limits and make it worth our while. You may as well do grocery runs.

That is why cars like the Kia are so popular.

Didn't Audi want to give their car a fighting chance and at least provide it on winter tires?

It would be nice to see how a proper quattro with the torsen center diff and the rear sport diff(audi electronicaly controled mechanical lsd or tvd) would do. The current a6 allroad, doesnt have the legendary audis quattro system anymore

Can't believe how they drove that Audi freaking unbelievable...

The whole overlanding and offroad craze becomes pretty pointless when you're driving a vehicle that's so expensive you're afraid to explore it's capabilities. My 2007 FWD Civic becomes more capable than a 80k Audi because it won't require a second mortgage to repair.

17:06 Andre looks like B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) driving the van on A-Team! lol Great video!

I cannot believe the Audi costs 82k or the prices of the others. The car mfgs are out of their minds. Instead of getting a new car every 3 years, I'll be getting one every 5 to 7 years.

This test just says get winter tires

Put a proper winter tyre and repeat the test...

Where are Nathan and the dog?

This video should be labeled "how to underutilize your vehicle by driving like a grandma"

I'm sorry about saying this, but Tommy just doesn't know how to drive on snow and ice! Where did he learn to drive? I grew up in Western NY (near Buffalo) and drove a lot in Canada and the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, and one of the first things that I learned about driving on these types of surfaces and in rather deep snow was: 1.) DON'T FLOOR IT (keep it slow and steady with no abrupt acceleration attempts), and 2.) AVOID TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE WHEN THE WHEELS START SPINNING.

Love these real word testes. Can't believe Andrey actually gave the LR the beans!!!

Why even bring the Audi

I love the show, but this video was kind of pointless. Yeah, a fully loaded Land Rover is going to beat any Kia off road, and a off-roady Kia is obviously going to beat an Audi car off road. I know it was the "All Road" Audi, but that's still essentially a car with a slight lift. Again, love your videos (usually) but this one was pretty pointless.

I think Tommy was too soft on the Kia but I can only see what the video seems to show. Was the KIA really “given the beans” like the Defender? What is evident is the Defender was driven much harder to make it up the course. But that’s just my opinion. BTW, I watch all your videos and am a fan.

I'm on my forth Audi with quattro AWD, and one of them was an A6 allroad. I think your fear of damaging the car was hurting your effort. Totally understandable, but I could have done better having owned one for four years.

The Land Rover is brilliant when it works 👍

On today's episode: We'll show you an expensive vehicle that'll never do any real offroading We'll show you said vehicle not doing any real off roading Then we'll show you why it can but shouldn't do any off roading

If you don't want to damage a vehicle then don't take it where it can get damaged. I used to work at a big car dealership and there was very little concern about cars getting damaged because cars got damaged and you would go nuts worrying about it. These guys are so wimpy in the way they drive and I'm sure some of it comes down to trying to make the videos somehow more exciting. Drive the damn vehicles and fix what gets broken if it gets broken. They do seem to lack in driving skills unless that's just an act.

Medium is the Allroad. Kia is the soft road imho. The original A6 had locking diffs and low gear in the manual version. Proper tires and that would give the LR a run for its money.

This was a test of tires more than anything... Really I didn't see much of anything that needed more than 7" or so of clearance This was bad.. Just bad

Take a look under that Kia. It’s not meant to go anywhere off-road. Compare it to a Jeep Grand Cherokee or 4 Runner on a hoist and it’s clearly visible.

Like Andre said....childs play...!! Get on it.., that Audi can drive those flat snow covered roads... !!

The money you save on the Rover you could put into lift and wheels. I love my wife’s Palisade but the large wheels and sport tyres make it awful when the roads are bad.

I have the 2023 x-line Telly. Lifted 2 inches with an aggressive off road tire on 18s. Hasn't failed yet

Wish you would've continued with the Audi lol would've just been funny to watch Audi take a L. But add a lift and beefier tires and the Audi would lead the pack

Why you take 3 cars to the test and in "deep" snow and your are testing only 2 of them? Audi has the last level suspension High and you arnt using it Oh, poor test

You' comment that you wanted to test the vehicles with the tires they came with from the factory. So are you trying to tell me that the Defenders come with snow tires from the factory? I think not.

The amount of people that think their crossover with "adventure" trim can handle off-roading is quite scary.

Nobody gets a Telluride for 55. Demand is so high and the waiting list is long. The dealer markups on Tellurides are among the highest of any vehicle anywhere. 55 isn't even in the same time zone as what you'll pay.

I’m sorry but you really need to learn how the drive an Audi Quattro! I have an Allroad and been in way worst than that! There was loads of clearance left!

It's a low trick, Defender was able to ride only because it got speed at the start and Kia - not. Let kia some speed - it will drive better :)

$82k for that Audi, how? I would buy the Kia, and have $27k in change. That's a no-brainer

Drive like gramma in snow staged i mean give gas after stuck learn how to drive.should have guys bronco you beat on.

All are too expensive, but the KIA is just too damn ugly. That interior is awful.

all season tires? Who would choose those on snow and ice?

I'm disappointed in the audi. That's not a very steep hill. That's a driveway in remote locations

Can you please test RAV4 hybrid AWD system on rolling racks? Thanks

Needs at least 3 inches of airlift and 18" with taller sidewall and more aggressive peak rated all terrain .

Don’t see any hard off-roaders here. Wouldn’t consider doing legit off-roading in any of these

I think these comparisons are only good oif all drivers drive all vehicles. Or one driver drives them all

If you replace the Kia with Subaru forester it would have give a much better fight to the defender

c'mon, in eastern european citys are worse roads then this "offroad course"...:D

Snow tests should include the vehicle's ability to make multiple stops on the uphill and downhill stages. Real-world snowy road conditions have the driver sharing the road with cars that "get stuck" and have to back down or otherwise be avoided by the test 4x4. Davison Road at Mammoth Mountain after a snow dump is a real-world challenge. Downhill traction control and Hill Descent must also pass "the test."

Audi All road, should be called Audi Mall road, the only road it can take is to the mall or supermarket

You need the same tyres on all vehicles, if you want to compare it, this is painful to watch .

Okay guys. The telluride is nice, but as nice as the rover? Come on

😀😃🥇🏆 Very happy, thanks for share 🙏🏻. I prefer Audi for the reliability and powerfull system of traction, Kia in design and probably similar like Audi in the top models of Kia in comfort, but Land Rover mmm for me the design is no good, and the reliable parts and build quality is no good, are important skill that Land Rover 😶‍🌫️need improve, because is expensive and the reliability is no good for the price, for the price body in aluminum and some days of reliable.

I bet tommy wishes he was driving a 4runner trd. Off road. Lol

I want one of the coats that Roman is wearing! LOL......love the color and the TFL logo.

Where did Tommy get that Land Rover coat?! I want one!!

I want to see that Telluride xpro go head to head against Bronco Sport

Why bring a car to a test if you’re not willing to test it?

These are good videos to watch after a day at work.

The more I see videos like this, the more I adore my ‘04 Sequoia Limited. It will take me as far and maybe beyond what those brand new, expensive, fancy vehicles might go.

The Nathan method prevails! Good job Andre! Haha

I want to move there! This looks amazing, to drive or hike.

I wonder how my GX460 would do in that !

Was really impressive with my old mk1 V60 cross country. With some all seasons it was pretty much all the car you'd want

Are we really surprised as which one would make it?

I don’t have a cabin so I guess I don’t need to worry about it

All season tires are not meant for any country road in winter.