Subaru Crosstrek XMODE snow hill climb.

XMODE rocks.

[@burnthecandleatbothendz]

As a subaru crosstrek driver myself i kinda laugh when i see people stuck ,i shouldnt but i do

[@bradleyvantassal8328]

I'll stick with my '08 Outback. No CVT, no traction control. Gets me through Michigan winters just fine on all season tires. Great video by the way.

[@injuredtabletennisplayer1474]

Glad to know. I’ve used this in Va. plowed right out of a situation.

[@EZapar]

Hey viewers. Before clicking thumbs down, feel free to comment why you don'l like the vid. No money comes my way, this was just simply showing a vid of the car climbing a pretty steep hill at low speeds. Cheers.

[@markkulepisto1159]

Why would anyone thumbs down this ? It shows exactly how it looks like from the drivers point of view. Good stuff ! What tires do you have ?

[@EZapar]

@@markkulepisto1159 The tires were BFG KM2s. 215/75/15

[@StarHunter28]

They're probably bots. KZbin is infested with them.

[@martinr8278]

Well done! Hope to see more next time. Looked like another smaller incline in front of you. Great vehicle

[@EZapar]

Thank you. A few days later, with the family in the car, it made it up an incredible climb in about 10 inches of untouched snow. I was kicking myself the whole time on the way home for not asking my wife to film. I didn't think I was going to make it when I began trying, and then it was too late to film. . .

[@martinr8278]

E Zap I know you’ll have another opportunity LOL, I have a 2016 Forester and just got my mom into a 2019 crosstrek. Gotta tell you I’m a bit partial to the crosstrek. Interior seems a lot more durable, nicer, she has X mode also. She won’t be using it, but it’s nice to know it’s there just in case the weather turns badly when she is out. I love watching these videos and just how they showcase how wonderful Subaru’s are. Keep them coming! 🥇

[@EZapar]

@@martinr8278 Sweet. My KZbin vids include a descent with the XMode and a short crossing of a rocky gully. We've found that when it's really steep, the XMode pretty much disengages and stops sending power. You just have to know that, and work around it.

[@martinr8278]

E Zap definately good to know and thanks

[@ALTN8NRG]

I was cheering for ya!

[@vikrivii15]

Wow offroad ready in city suv looking car

[@DL-rx7pj]

I have Yokohama GO15'S on my outback, it's an A/T with 3 peak rating. They are a great on/off road tire. I do a lot of deep sand beach driving. A good tire to consider next time you need tires.

[@EZapar]

We actually just traded in the 2018 for at 2021 Crosstrek Sport. I've had those Yokohamas on our old 2006 Outback Sedan and didn't like them on wet pavement or in the snow so much. This time I put on Falken Wildpeaks and I'm pretty impressed. Quiet as hell on the road, grippy in the rain on corners, felt comfortable on gravel with icy patches. They did well on the freeway in the rain and didn't hydroplane. Cheers though.

[@DL-rx7pj]

@@EZapar thanks, I will definitely check them out.

[@woolfy02]

Are you supposed to have TCS off while x-mode is on? I just have never gotten a chance to use x-mode yet.

[@Doc1855]

We live on a private road and get 5-6 feet of snow every winter. After turning off the county road and onto our road we have to put our Subie’s into Xmode just to get up our road and into our garage.

[@alansach8437]

Impossible to tell in a video how slick that hill is, but it really doesn't look much worse than what I climb every winter day with my Prius and winter tires. Just keep the momentum going and up I go.

[@jibreelhd9597]

Love how traction control was off too just to flex

[@supercooled]

That ACcord Coupe looks like it has summer tires on too. Big rims, what a genius. I'm looking outise my window and mother nature just dumped some new snow on the ground. It's 5AM and no salters or plowers are out yet. My Subaru Crosstrek is sitting at the dealer. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on one. This video had me on the edge of my seat but yeah, very confidence inspiring to see it keep soldering on.

[@EZapar]

I love my Crosstrek!

[@jay71954]

@@EZapar hi E Zap is it your first crosstreck ? I had 2013 manual , was perfect on snow , climbing hard then 2015 automatic , was bad . I come back soon in Country and i don t know what to take ... xmode help a lot to climb hard snow road ? Thank you

[@EZapar]

@@jay71954 It's a long story, but no, I've had 5 Crosstreks. Two 2013s, one 2015, a 2016 and now the 2018. They've all been CVTs. XMODE does help to climb tough snowy hills. It also had hill decent assist. The 2021 model will have a more advanced XMODE system.

[@brentmacey1421]

Looks like you turned the Vehicle Dynamics off and X mode on. Correct?

[@EZapar]

It's been a couple of years, but yeah looks like the traction control was off, xmode on.

[@AMF96]

X-mode only works at low speeds right? Like below 15 or 20mph?

[@EZapar]

Yes. It disengages at higher speeds.

[@AMF96]

@@EZapar Do you know what speed it disengages at?

[@EZapar]

@@AMF96 It's been argued somewhere between 12 and 20 . . . I've never tried to find out. That car got traded in for the new Sport, have only tried slow speed stuff a couple of times.

[@obreezy1230]

Doesn't having traction control off and x-mode on kind of cancel each other out? Enlighten me if I'm wrong please.

[@RedBeardRebass]

i typically turn traction control off in snow as i otherwise end up fighting it

[@Saxie81]

What tires do you have mounted in this vid?

[@EZapar]

BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T/A

[@supercooled]

@@EZapar ARe the popular K02s winter compliant? They look like a nice compliment to the Crosstrek.

[@EZapar]

@@supercooled In my experience, they are better than a street tire. Being an all terrain, they work ok in snow, bad on ice, ok in mud, good in gravel, etc. My tires are Mud Terrains, KM2s. I only put them on when I'm out playing off of the pavement.

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

@@supercooled They don't fit on the crosstrek.

[@darrellcassell]

Jeff Spehar There are plenty of people running KO2s on crosstreks.

[@BimmerWon]

You want to leave traction control on when going high speed in snow. If the car’s wheels on the left go over a patch of black ice they will speed up otherwise and jerk your to the right once you come off it possibly into a guardrail. Low speeds however you want it off because otherwise it could cut power to all your wheels and you won’t be able to move since it will match the wheel speed with the slowest moving wheel. Turning on x-mode will then lock fast spinning wheels to deliver more torque to the wheels with grip.

[@floppinfish]

No it won't.

[@BimmerWon]

@@floppinfish yes it will. Educate yourself.

[@GLGolden55]

X mode shuts off at 15 mph on my 2021 CT

[@BimmerWon]

@@GLGolden55 yeah same here.

[@chrisschrecengost1235]

You needed X-mode for that?

[@EZapar]

Who can say? I didn't try it without it. The hill is a lot steeper than the video makes it look. Good times playing in the snow either way. :)

[@slobodanfemic4481]

👍💪👏🚗🙋‍♂️🇲🇪

[@EZapar]

20k views!! Hey now!

[@AMF96]

What year is this Crosstrek?

[@EZapar]

It was a 2018 Premium

[@AMF96]

@@EZapar cool. Do you still have it? How has the reliability been? I’m planning on getting either a Crosstrek or Forester.

[@EZapar]

@@AMF96 We kept if for three years and traded it in when the new Sport with the 2.5 came out. It was a really great car, it took a lot of abuse at high speeds on gravel roads. When it got traded in, I felt like I was abandoning the family dog or something.

[@AMF96]

@@EZapar Good to know. And thanks for the reply! How are you liking the 2.5 sport? Is it a big improvement over the 2.0? I live on a hill and was wondering if the 2.0 has sufficient power getting up the hills.

[@EZapar]

@@AMF96 Oh yeah, we notice the difference. I have a 2020 Impreza Sport. My wife and I raced up to 50 from the line two different times. Both times, the Xtrek whipped it. The 2.5 is a big difference. (go test drive one) :)

[@blazzing4321]

Dat took long

[@EZapar]

Whoohoo! 5k views! lol

[@timb8643]

60k

[@remissiveslave]

If they only had good engines their awd works well

[@BSnedeker]

Hey inflate your tires!

[@EZapar]

My winter tires were on, they had no TPMS sensors