Off Road In The New Ford Everest: 4x4 Review

It’s become a cliché that modern 4x4s spend most of their time navigating mall parking lots, occasionally taking on a pavement here and there, instead of grinding through mud and sand and mud and more mud.
However, with the new Ford Everest arriving in SA, packed full of the latest in Ford’s 4x4 technology, we thought mall parking lots and curbstones just wouldn’t be enough to challenge the latest bakkie-based SUV.
And so we headed out to the infamous Melk “Bos” 4x4 facility north of Cape Town, and the result is this video: a full off-road affair with all the mud-flinging, water-diving, side-skirt-scraping three-wheeled action you could hope for…or at least that I could pull off without breaking the car/injuring myself/breaking a camera.
With a new terrain response system, which you’ll see in action, it was as easy as turning a dial to deal with whatever the Ford wanted to climb over. And as capable as it felt from the get-go, it felt virtually invincible when in 4x4 low. It’s like running out of ammunition in a battle, only to remember you have a tank ready and waiting.
However, as good as it might be out here, what really matters is how the Everest fares in the hearts and minds of South African motorists. At around R650 000 for the top of the range Limited model in our video, it is pricier than the current Toyota Fortuner, but there’ll be a new one of those out early in 2016, and I think it’s fair to wait until then to compare the two.
At that price, the Everest is in line with the Toyota Prado, and with its impressively luxurious interior, we think some buyers might be interested in comparing the two.
After a full day out in HelGat, the facility’s 4x4 crater of awesome, I was a) badly sunburnt and b) hugely impressed with how easy it was to pilot the Everest over the rough stuff. Either I am very good at this sort of thing, or the Everest is very good offroad. And I think we all know the answer to that.
0:00 Intro
0:41 The New Ford Everest: 4x4 off-roading
1:17 Terrain Response Feature
2:24 Pricing and 4×4 Appeal
3:11 Off-Road Obstacle
4:03 Ground clearance and wading depth
4:48 Rear seats
5:44 Interior
6:37 Off-roading on a big hill
8:08 Overview of the Ford Everest
8:28 Rivals & Pricing
9:31 Closing
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[@KonnakkottuJohn]

Ciro is easily my favourite car reviewer/ entertainer since Top Gear vanished. Keep it up, because I love it!

[@thobekanikhoza4038]

One of those "to be continued" moments.. we can tell you having fun in this job because its really fun watching and listening to you. Excellent job my man!

[@maxwellcyrus5828]

fantastic work....love the way u put the vehicle to the test....keep this up!!!

[@thunderbolt7341]

Ford everest FTW ☝🏽️👌🏽🙌🏽👍🏽

[@mahmodabdulsalam99]

great review thank you sir.

[@mohammadkusbudiajis.pt.8273]

Very impressive review ... !!!

[@living4angel]

good review and excellent car in its segment

[@ReezyChiloane]

great review bud

[@monian2877]

excellent review .... i have just bought one. Ordered directly from the manufacturer. I have used your video many many times to confirm to my family how good the vehicle is. Thank you. You have done a really great job.

[@jacksonkaloli3146]

How is the review after 5 years? Any noted issues?

[@Manny3able]

great review!!

[@MrLols69]

Great review👌🏽

[@voodoodiecast]

Excellent review

[@samkeloradebe2692]

just took my interest away from the Fortuner

[@remsemforever6507]

excellent ..so cool..like Ford Everest. ..

[@rickydhillon7626]

I am Getting mine in September Gonna have a Good time 😆

[@FordSouthAfrica]

Awesome video!

[@lindomadondo4279]

Best car review

[@jennysiguenza1083]

I love Ford Everest

[@reneantipuesto3107]

very good ride this type of car

[@ngakamogga]

i love this suv

[@gozilla33331]

Superb..

[@nagulapallyjezreel7114]

we gonna buy this now

[@dashingyaad]

superb car

[@y1sL]

pajero sport what a suv car dud it rocking king of offroadder , i was jummp with this car from hight of 30 feet deep , what a control guys its rocking , waiting for aug 2016

[@lehlohonololesito2121]

Ciro plz review the latest Isuzu KB and Toyota Legend 45, wanna know which one overcomes on and off road challenges

[@rodrigodeboinha2430]

hi very good canal.

[@marcogoncalves5158]

want one.

[@rafaeljontolentino248]

this SUV is cool

[@louisetiwari8520]

good car

[@prathmeshpatil1696]

this is the powerful and mussel suv

[@BeeeHonest]

We don't have that in Canada.. =(

[@MuhammadIkhwan95]

2016 will be much more competitive in SUV market : New Pajero Sports, New Fortuner, and All New Ford Everest, but I am looking for the official launching in Indonesia and prices they will offer to market

[@TonyStark-cv5vd]

Review skyline r34 v spec please!

[@PiliaeAl]

lmao! this guy is hilariously cool!

[@edward2030]

In Australia, Europe we get sync 3

[@sidneymogotlane978]

This 4x4's should have a camera in the front that can enable a driver to see when going onto a hill, what if it's the end of the road?

[@trksraja]

Tesla have come with that

[@joshuatsyim6045]

do the crazy block challenge

[@saithsanders]

"Oh... That's Deeep!"

[@alqarni-AMG]

Wooow ❤👍💪

[@iam_joshua_bcxvii]

Is the new everest taller than the 2014 model of everest?,its just that it looks taller when I am seeing it on the road nowadays, it seem shorter and smaller a little bit than the older version which is what we have. But its talller right?

[@silvia-nw8fz]

Can we activ that 4 wheels mode without stopped???

[@HoaTran-tt4fg]

Xe everest đẹp ghê

[@udihu]

Now I envy you Aussie mates!

[@Carscoza]

+Peter Toth Thanks for the sentiment but we're South Africans! Don't worry, it happens all the time.

[@udihu]

sorry, I was not actually checking the URL for the site. I've read about this car and it was stated in that article that it is Australia only. :)

[@Carscoza]

No problem at all! The car is popular across East Asia, Africa, India and Australia.

[@nevhutalutsumbedzostanle9947]

Peter Tothfdtrtfjxc

[@tebohobonganimasemola6549]

@@Carscoza where was this video shot , i would like to go play

[@joanisabokszczanin1821]

This one way better than the bi turbo and second to the v6 diesel

[@Johnvalkyre]

review the fortuner too plz

[@Carscoza]

There'll be a new one out early next year, best to subscribe so you're the first to see our review!

[@prasadpawar1574]

गाणीं

[@K0818069199]

you need to put more people on that wheel to simulate the real uses.

[@yishaiidreamer1413]

Ooh i see it’s a ford 4runner! Hahaha

[@baddriversofcolga]

There's a lot to like about it, but that belt-line is unreasonably high. I just don't get why they thought that was a good idea.

[@videoviewer502]

I said it before I will say it again...Nissan Pathfinder had most of this gadgetry (transmission and suspension) way back...I guess their marketing just couldn't convince the public

[@RynoKarelsen]

But how is it on the open road? People don't 4x4 all the time.

[@yhangsyabelita7662]

Engine Start/Stop button have this Ford everest 2016?

[@Ezalian]

+Yhang Abelita No.

[@yhangsyabelita7662]

Ezalian Ok. Thanks

[@thwong37]

looks like a durango

[@pwnage9423]

Ciro for president if he can also pronounce the following number: 12 355 455 122.

[@Carscoza]

Brilliant! But we checked with him and he thought it was a Pretoria phone number, so sadly there goes that idea.

[@balalunga1]

Didn‘t know Jimmy Kimmel is also doing car reviews.

[@King88_8]

"landrover discover and tracing paper" ... like they copied the wheels off a daimler? because theyre round?

[@mesaybeyene2768]

service time inteeval for fordeverest /km

[@steinwaygrande3971]

Most of these vehicles will never see any sand or mud let alone get the tyres dirty. Probably used as a Mums Taxi. Where will the bull bar go plus 12,000 lb warn winch. What about spare wheel carrier ??? Low profile tyres are no go on the beach. Cant deflate them for off road work

[@stevenholmes6490]

why isnt this spld in the states?

[@stevenholmes6490]

sold*

[@bazil8551]

+Steven Holmes it will cannibalize sales of the explorer, edge and escape. plus diesel is more expensive in the US and the engine is only euro 2 compliant

[@prasadpawar1574]

Bazil Prosianos

[@Max-rs3mh]

i feel like they could make more money selling this one beast than the 3 shitty "suvs"

[@hassimesaoud]

I am very interested in why the Chevrolet Trailblazer did not once exit your mouth, or was mentioned? It is in the same class as the "so-called' mighty fortuner. I drive a Trailblazer, and it is mighty competent. I would choose it again. But my Q remains, why is it not even mentioned as a competitor? ?

[@Carscoza]

Hi there Kevin, Ciro here, thanks for the comment. Here at the Cars.co.za office, the Trailblazer is well liked (in fact it's a personal favourite) and often recommended, but the reality is that the Fortuner is the market leader by some margin, and I was wondering aloud as to what kind of dent this new Everest might make in the Fortune's dominance. If you have a look at our Fortuner video, you'll see we went into depth with regards to its competitors, including the Trailblazer. Thanks for watching and all the best with your vehicle ownership.

[@Ford_Everest]

Fortuner & Everest = Best Deal Buys for Men Pajero sport -+ Soccer mom

[@fordexplorer9414]

Spongebob Squarepants pajero Can t beat the Everest

[@slicingninjagaming7080]

Still who pays 80 grand for a ford while you can pay 50 grand for a Pajero that it competes with Everest. Reliability is shit on the Ford while Pajero it ain't.

[@fordexplorer9414]

Spongebob Squarepants but in features list the Everest is first

[@toyotahighlander6896]

Ford Everest this guy is mad

[@tesla_models]

Cannot comment but one thing is for sure that mitsubishi ain't what they were before and with steering in the hands of renault their fate as a company is completely in the hand of almighty just like the way nissans future speculations have arisen. They're line up is just junk excluding some of their patrols and armendas are. They as a brand are going to go defunct just like ford did with their mercury line up. Expert rise up to the volume saying the end for mitsubishi is very close . Hence mitsubishi are almost a brand that is defunct and have shifted long back from automobiles to other buisness in the automotive industry. So it's obvious that we'll see Toyota manufacturing vechiles on a large scale and even create brands like the hilux abd supra for resident evil village and for fast and furious

[@mayibongwemayibongwe1014]

Adell

[@Dave998100]

So what that SUV really is, is a Euro Ford Explorer.

[@fordexplorer9414]

David Isaacson are u saying about me

[@elvisdumisani6145]

hvc

[@meetahir3318]

meet

[@keithaquino5516]

Bye bye Toyota fortuner

[@1000MileVision]

A Yuppie .......snow flake mobile.......is NOT A BRONCO........ IGNORE

[@sauberbeast]

Packed with way too many gimmicks just waiting to fail, typical ford. Great concept though.

[@mohammedkhan11]

Toyota fortuner is the best

[@neil78b]

*But why is it so ugly... looks like its from the 90's.*

[@dashingyaad]

superb car

[@rafaeljontolentino248]

this SUV is cool

[@samkeloradebe2692]

just took my interest away from the Fortuner

[@samkeloradebe2692]

just took my interest away from the Fortuner