The Subaru XV takes on the Land Rover Defender

[Music] splashing through mud and crashing over Boulders may seem like challenging fun to many motorists but it's simply not realistic in the largely Urban environments where you might find more than 99 9% of all Motor Vehicles on the other hand a purposeful test track offers a clinical view of a vehicle's competence and its claimed [Music] performance of course the land rber Defender Reigns Supreme at one end of the scale it's fully independent suspension low ratio gearbox settings tough styling and resilient engineering are renowned however so too is Subaru in return to form in a model that harks back to the company's origins in producing go anywhere transport the new Subaru XV May comply with today's SUV precepts but its range of capabilities is significantly broader than any of its Rivals most 4x4s are compromised vehicles they possess four driven Wheels good ground clearance moderate approach and departure angles Allied to underpinnings that will tolerate a degree of abuse although comparing a Land Rover Defender with a Subaru XV could be described as unfair we believe that you will be as impressed as we are that the XV delivers a more than capable account of itself in an arena that might even trouble the archetypal land rer [Music] it is intriguing to notice that even the IND fatigable Defender will experience a spinning wheel when it loses traction whereas the Subaru XV equipped with its inline boxer engine and symmetrical all-wheel drive simply diverts power away from the tires with the least grip to those with the most [Music] even on one in three gradients the Subaru has no difficulty in maintaining station with its fearsome rival yet on axle twisting transverse gullies the Subaru simply its wheels and tackles the terrain purposefully feeding power to its multi-surface tires as expected severely rutted surfaces upon which it might be fair to expect some scraping of the car's belly are crossed without issue however it's noticeable that the ride quality in the defender induces markedly greater head Sway and demands more control by the driver than the smooth riding [Music] Subaru as stated up front there is no intended comparison between a Land Rover and a Subaru however it is astonishing that a family car which might appear more at home in an urban environment than its agriculturally biased rival is capable of delivering a true off-road potential that not one of its more realistic competitors can achieve the Subaru XV are you Subaru [Music]

Channel: Subaru UK

Views: 2,084,355

Keywords: Subaru XV, driving, drive, cars, SubaruUK, Confidence in Motion, off road, car review, car test, Subaru, XV Adventure

Id: BWdQqMRdTrs

Length: 5min 0sec (300 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 20 2016