Stuck In A Blizzard, Lifted Santa Cruz Vs Deep Snow

I buried my Lifted Hyundai Santa Cruz in deep snow,
I went out exploring and off road in a blizzard to fully test the capabilities and see how Hyundai's HTRAC all wheel drive system responds to deep snow and extreme winter conditions.

[@jasonmckay4435]

I own a 24' Crewz, ❤it! ❤ your snow adventures. "Keep forging ahead!"

[@rayvandamme4801]

Basically, when you bottom out any vehicle you're going to be stuck. even a 4 wheel drive will fail once you're sitting on the frame. Soooooo yeah, this is not negative quality that's unique to the Santa Cruz.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Air down tires helps traction, snow tires are important with spikes also snow-chains for such deep snow should be mandatory.. also because Santa Cruz is a small size lightweight pick-up and with only the driver overall quite light for rear, it would also help in such heavy snow or sand dunes to carry something heavy or some gears in the bed or above in a roof rack some adventure gear like (rescue/tracks, a shovel, few canister of fuel/water) it might consume more fuel carrying extra weight but the weight it will provide some extra grip in harsh conditions..

[@Mrstefdidit]

Thank you for the content I'm loving my Santa Cruz more and more everyday

[@AdventureGT]

No problem! It's crazy what these little trucks can do!

[@Mrstefdidit]

This is awesome video

[@jakekim5239]

Great video! Thank you for testing this out. I was wondering how Santa Cruz would do in deep snow but was too scared to test out without changing tire and lifting.

[@jamespugh]

Awesome jake . You definitely put to the test. Make a great little daily driver/ camp / hunting vehicles .

[@AdventureGT]

Appreciate it! I'm definitely enjoying the results so far.

[@Koreanrevinruralarea]

I got SEL 23(Non turbo) and it did good job during the snowstorm in the Midwest(I’m in Missouri) even though I’m still using factory tires, I did not expect that handle well but Hyundai’s Awd was pretty enough for regular drive. For sure it is not designed for extreme condition but for the urban compact truck, i think it is alright. Thanks for the video. Safe drive :)

[@primalpagan7632]

Great video, and good to know the vehicle's capabilities! I have a 2017 Renegade and Friday I'm moving from Florida to Oregon, so I'm going to learn the snow abilities of mine real quick lol!

[@AdventureGT]

Appreciate it! Best of luck with the move! The Mid-West is covered haha. Your Rene can handle it no problem.

[@glennkennedy441]

I have a Rene here in the New England, and it's GREAT in the snow, quite capable, you' be just fine.

[@primalpagan7632]

@AdventureGT update: my Renny couldn't handle the deplorable conditions of Louisiana I-10 and has had the alignment knocked out of whack, the steering knuckle loosened, and possibly damage to my driver's side cv axle. Currently stuck in Texas until Monday.

[@AdventureGT]

Dang man, didn't see that coming. Sorry to hear about it. Was it just a freak accident? Never heard of that happening

[@primalpagan7632]

@AdventureGT according to several mechanics I've talked to in the area, they all say that the I-10 run through Louisiana has been damaging cars because of how bad the road is. Mostly taking out alignments, I just hit a trifecta of trouble

[@johnnyteevlogs1995]

Having the right tires makes a world of difference and with my Santa Cruz I run Bridgestone Blizzac for the winter, but not crazy to go in very deep snow! LOL

[@jayhughes3987]

I changed mine last year to the same one. The clips are abit stubborn to pop out, I used a wooden spoon for leverage 😂. Also i did drop a nut inside the panel which took 10 minutes to retrieve with a magnetic tool😅. Looks alot better now.

[@danymatos286]

I have the 24 XRT and don’t plan on taking it purposely in deep snow but nice to know it will get me through the average NE snowstorm

[@AdventureGT]

Oh yeah! She'll do just fine!

[@ThisGuyRides]

Subbed. Did you get to test the stock tires at all for comparison?

[@AdventureGT]

Sure did! Check out our Santa Cruz Playlist, there's some Off roading and taking on some challenges with the stock tires.

[@jaro2040]

😱

[@bruceyyyyy]

WHAT? WHY? Your friend seemed happy to help.

[@AdventureGT]

He just wanted me to admit I was un prepaird on camera 😂

[@cesaralvarado-gil1015]

One you hit two feet of snow you will need a tractor to get out of there. But hey outside of a blizzard in impassable roads you’re good!

[@AdventureGT]

Definitely man! Loving how capable the SC is. Thanks for the channel support!

[@quantumfx2677]

What tires did you use? Snow? Or your all season tires.

[@AdventureGT]

All Terrian, Kenda Klever 31"

[@magicalhats]

Oh man, you called somone. 😅 I kibda wanted to watch and learn how to get yourself out of a situation like that.

[@AdventureGT]

Next time lol

[@miketebockhorst17]

Pretty awesome but didn't your Father ever tell you not to go out in a blizzard 😮

[@AdventureGT]

Nope!

[@heaps.]

Gotta agree with your friend there, kinda dumb testing the limits of your vehicle without planning for recovery. Why have the gear if you're not gonna use it?

[@heaps.]

At the beginning of the video I was looking forward to seeing what techniques and gear you'd use to get yourself out.

[@AdventureGT]

Definitely right about that. The recovery shackle, and tow rope were mine. But next time I'll deff be getting my self out of said situations lol.

[@JohnTheManMythAndLegend]

This video tells you what kind of folks buy a Santa Cruz…😂

[@rinbine2713]

He don't know about HTRAC. Do not turn off ECS and TCS. Do not use the sports mode in snow. Just use snow mode. And you don't need AWD Lock. It is the best mode in snow.

[@AdventureGT]

Strongly disagree. The settings I used, were for deep snow and off road. Putting the vehicle in snow mode limits throttle imput, which horrible for mud or even 4 inches of snow. How ever its great for Ice or starting of on a slick incline. Nobody uses traction control in off road conditions. It works great at highway speeds though.

[@mford9029]

Mentally challenged but interesting “content”.

[@shifttyrobot1882]

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