SUBARU vs FORD attempt to climb TEST HILL

A Ford Bronco II tries repeatedly tries to reach the top of Test Hill at Silver Lake sand dunes. Later a stock Subaru travels up the hill in the same path and makes it without getting stuck shaming a large number of 4 wheel drives. Everybody watching was left scratching their heads.

[@vg4902]

Subaru guy: Forgot to pick up the groceries, gotta go fellas.

[@vipahman]

Subaru guy is trying to find the hill that everyone is talking about.

[@mattblank9302]

where's the "BIG" hill guys?

[@crayder1100]

You copied this comment from this video. Damn children always thinking they're cool if they copy a comment and get likes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip6lmpV8mbJ8iLc

[@lbzingmark7037]

@@crayder1100,so what. the guy posted what he did, and it made me laugh. Thanks V

[@akkidau8328]

@@crayder1100 you're a child and your point is? It's a comment. Get over yourself

[@metalmummy3361]

Copy paste comment *hahaha*

[@akbrahma7739]

Subaru literally said "_I don't have time for this_"

[@j.k.8773]

...just shrugs it off like a normal Tuesday

[@mamadragon2581]

I've owned both Fords and Subarus. There's a reason I buy only Subarus now. And I suspect the one I bought in '17 will likely be the last I buy, considering the previous one lasted 20 years.

[@joecool458]

Same here, my 4 door Subaru grocery getter put my 4X4 F-150 to shame in snow and ice.

[@Clavitz1]

Yeah they are great. I have a 95 Legacy wagon with 240k miles on it and made it over a 1k miles across the Rockies with no issues.

[@bryanwegman7258]

Just 20? xD

[@mamadragon2581]

@@bryanwegman7258 Alas, the winter road salt in the Northeast is murder on car undercarriages. :(

[@bryanwegman7258]

@@mamadragon2581 ah makes sense.

[@andrew3448]

There’s a good reason people in western NC love their Subarus.

[@techorsmtn7918]

They are everywhere here

[@The_catto1]

oregon has a fuck ton of them

[@seymourglass26]

Even Greensboro is full of them.

[@elonmust7470]

People in western NC never leave gravel roads. The blue ridge parkway is closed by the state every time it sleets. Western nc is not a rough place.....

[@andrew3448]

@@elonmust7470 I didn't say it was a rough place - although, i have to say not everyone in western NC even uses the blue ridge parkway a lot use the regular two/four lane highways which do not close. Blue Ridge closes since it is basically a tourist destination. Just using my own experience to affirm that subaru has AWD well integrated into all of their cars and at an affordable price point which is key and this shows since subarus are much more common in nearly any place in the US that has a mix of mountainous terrain and snow (New England, Colorado, Southern Appalachian range).

[@allielkins7870]

As a long time subaru lover, I am not even remotely surprised. Amazing vehicles!

[@xldestinyyylx4700]

Subaru’s are one of the best all round vehicles. Amazing off-road traction and a good amount of power. Very comfortable aswell.

[@0Synergy]

Reliability on the mid 2000's ones can be spotty, head gaskets tend to blow

[@maxpower19711]

Anon Anon The H6 engines don’t have the reliability issues, but they basically require premium gas to avoid being lag monsters

[@fotoamgamgfoto3695]

the new one is not that good now with auto transmission and computer controlleg max speed up :( even my duster goes up better

[@kyboy5]

Subarus are like bic lighters. Run out of fuel and you get a new one.

[@quintfl]

The Impreza ranked 33rd out of 36 in reliability

[@meowmeowone8479]

o.O Now I finally know why my neighbour insists on keeping his old red Subaru. He retired and everything just to off road into the sunset on the down low. Guess true Gs really do roll in silence.

[@bobpfaff2258]

In outback Australia, the main vehicle is a Toyota Landcruiser, the second car is a Subaru. Both super reliable and tough as nails. And they go for years and years.

[@jimmyrecard6021]

too true. subies are the perfect cars for Australia. I see them everywhere.

[@ferp420]

that used to be true till toyota bought out subaru now subis suck they have all kinds of problems and toyota dosent care they dont want the compition once subaru used the camery body as a base for the wrx i knew it was over what a pos that rig was

[@edbo10]

@Anon Anon lmao you're not completely wrong...have an older coworker, he's born after the baby boomers, but he has a land cruiser...and a pretty damn big caravan

[@billyryan6308]

@@ferp420 they bought only around 8 percent of Subaru.

[@ferp420]

@@billyryan6308 they bought 100%.of.fuji heavy industrys subarus parent company

[@Hunter45s]

It's what I would expect! The Subaru is very well balanced in every sense. Good driving too.

[@imvention5696]

You aged well.

[@vasilijevuckovic4906]

It all started today, this will come up your recommends in 7 years, enjoy.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

not really, since this isnt original or new clips

[@nathanhiss6487]

bruhhh 🤣

[@gabrielcheneyholub4322]

No, it started 5 years ago

[@aaronreyes7735]

Following

[@ThisGuyDrives]

What's funny is this one is recommended at the end of the one from 2015. But, that one doesn't show the Bronco. So, this one gives better context.

[@kalathos0042]

Growing up by silver lake and spending a lot of time on the sand dunes you can tell who is use to riding trails and who knows how to drive on sand. it dosn't take much of a vehicle to drive on sand but takes a little bit of a different knowledge than people are use to. was out running with a friend in his FJ40 and kept getting stuck on the hills. when i asked him he about tier pressure he was running at about 15psi. i told him to drop it to 10 but he was worried about blowing a bead. until finally he got stuck and i just dump out and downed his pressure to 10. had no trouble the rest of the day.

[@LordLoMR2]

When my Subaru fell into a ditch in Minnesota during a blizzard it climbed out no problems. A handful of trucks were not so lucky. 😂

[@twodayhero5139]

Legend says that Subaru guy is now climbing vertical walls

[@SlickDiecast]

I waited 5 years to see the failed attempts vs the Subaru. Worth it!

[@cconnon1912]

The Subaru AWD system is better than having lockers, well in this case. The other vehicles need lockers and they can get up probably. Light weight also helps.

[@Doushibag]

The Subaru actually pulled a pro gamer move it looks like. They drove right over an already made path. Riding over a more compressed spot.

[@CullenCraft]

If anything, that spot is more torn up, what are you talking about???

[@raithed1425]

@@CullenCraft you can legit see the previous tire streaks and the ground difference in the path he went

[@kidsafe]

You get less traction if the sand in the center is literally lifting the vehicle.

[@matyas7126]

subaru was like: I´m late to work i must go.

[@patricksimmons9853]

Subarus are very underrated off-road...

[@ceddricc5909]

Yeah i agree

[@Ty91681]

They literally make rally cars

[@user-lf7nf3kl7t]

Since when? They are most dominant brand in rally racing since stealing the throne from AUDI decades ago, and every model has AWD primarily known as great off road, or extreme weather vehicles.

[@nicholassternon5857]

@@user-lf7nf3kl7t Colin Mcrae would definitely agree

[@butt-7648]

well they r amazing rally cars

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Just got a Subaru Outback Onyx a few months ago. Amazing power and behavior in the snow. Too bad the sound system blows, but the rest of the package is incredible.

[@Phoenix-ku3uz]

If it's an older model subie, aftermarket speakers would be an easy install, about one days worth

[@Fauxghost]

Been a subie owner for 8 years now driving an 03 wrx. Best car i have owned

[@skywanderer]

If this Subi had wings it'd be on the moon rn

[@driftlizard9081]

have you thought about live streaming the test hill?

[@Nova-ne1il]

Seriously had a 04 sti beat it off road hard . I have had jeeps z71s f250s 4wd. Never once with the sti did I get stuck or even had it in my mind. . You have to experience it to believe it. It just doesn't get stuck

[@danbytp]

Send up that stock Subaru,I need a good "I told so!" laugh.

[@spionsilver9626]

we all know that this mom was just picking up her AND the neighbors kids from school and was on her way home .. , cmon

[@crimeson7218]

That Ricer just burned that Muscle Flake. LOL

[@benvasilinda9729]

While it was impressive, watch the original video of where the Subaru started from. It’s started way back and had a huge running start. Those other vehicles are starting from the stop position at the base of the sand dune.

[@rhensontollhouse]

I have owned 2 4WD trucks, a Ford and a Toy Tacoma, each with AT tires vs my Subaru Forester. The Forester out climbs easily. Also, 3 times rescued 4WD trucks with AT tire stuck in snow. The Subie just gets it done, quietly and in comfort. Not sure how Subaru does it, but it works.

[@wildbill23c]

@@rhensontollhouse Power to weight ratio. Most of today's vehicles have way too much power so all they do is lose traction and dig 4 holes, doesn't get you through the mud, sand, snow...just gets you stuck deeper and faster. The older vehicles did better because they might have less power but it was going to traction rather than spinning wheels...whoever was driving that Bronco 2 needs a restart on driving skills, and not start at the very base of the hill...poor thing only has like 140HP on a good day LOL...and the dang weight of them makes them very sluggish on flat ground let alone trying to climb up a hill of sand LOL. I have an 88 Bronco 2, and with the anemic 2.9L V6 and slush box automatic it has a hard enough time getting out of its own way but it does great in ice and snow because it don't have enough power to spin the tires off of it like today's vehicles do, and the weight is a bit more proportional to the vehicle front to rear, unlike today's bloated size trucks with heavy engines up front.

[@rhensontollhouse]

@@wildbill23c Sounds like you are describing weight distribution rather than power to weight.

[@rhensontollhouse]

Yep, my Forester with MS tires has rescued 4WD pickup trucks with AT tires who got stuck in snow 3 different times. Not sure how Subaru does it. Balance? Magic drivtrain?

[@joshbowling5032]

Subaru Outback owner here... yup it’s a beast

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

Hehe...i just got a 2013 Outback last year. Didn't know what to expect, just wanted something safe. But i love love love it now. The way it handles feels so good. It feels like riding a horse.

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

@Gerard Maher i might get an older one and make it all ugly and bad ass, but this one is for me and my old lady. Still wanna take 'er out and get a little nasty. Hehe..

[@jvalentine8376]

In Europe they did electronic traction control testing on many 4x4 vehicles only three passed all the tests , Mercedes , Subaru and Nissan x-trail .

[@shaun8253]

I've owned a subaru & driven many - but to be fair that Subaru does appear to come up from behind the other vehicles starting point at a pretty good speed starting out.

[@duolingoowl7043]

honestly, it’s travelling at more or less the same speed as the other cars

[@shaun8253]

@@duolingoowl7043 in all that sand who the freak knows lol

[@duolingoowl7043]

@@shaun8253 lmao

[@ericg4915]

That's what I'm confused about having never personally done this before. Is it better to approach in 4 lo or 4 hi. You guys keep talking about speed but in 4 lo your speed is limited to around 20 miles an hour depending on the vehicle and in 4 hi you can go faster but you lose a lot of torque. I wonder what is better maybe someone with experience can say

[@hazelsdreams]

0:37 When you're lagging in a game.

[@SHORTFISHFACTS]

this is one of those random recommended videos everyone gets every 4 years

[@sarblader]

Imagine expecting to have an american car perform well lol

[@GhostOfDamned]

Lmao

[@thatguybrody4819]

Ford Ranger. Only ford worth buying.

[@ericg4915]

Give me a fuggin break. Jeeps will climb a damn near 90 degree incline. Go watch a video of a jeep climbing a wall. A Subaru is not gonna beat a jeep and no foreign car is gonna beat a jeep off road. Shows how little you know

[@stepha5926]

@@ericg4915 Jeeps have an average lifespan of around 80,000 miles 🤣

[@ericg4915]

@@stepha5926 yea where did you pull that stat from? out of your ass? Lol! I plowed snow for a company that used a fleet of about a dozen Jeeps. They all lasted to at least 200-300 thousand miles which is not really a fair comparison considered my boss abused the hell out of them and plowing is rough on vehicles

[@4638000]

Subaru driver"could you hold my alkaline water pls"

[@Mangiomolto]

I see now, why they said in previous video that Subaru made the others be ashamed! 😅 My next car will be a Subaru.

[@oofliqe]

I'm here in 2020 when it's the first time recommended to me

[@andrewmcginley5946]

It do be one of those videos

[@quabiloyoink]

Yup

[@aaronreyes7735]

Following

[@Handsomeboy13333]

What is the tire PSi should be ? trying this?

[@VividlyChillin]

This will definitely pop back up in a few years

[@Lt501st]

SUBIIIEEEE POWAHHHHH This makes me proud to own an impreza

[@mustangs263]

What a plug for subaru.

[@victorpradha9946]

Subaru has a slight correction to "Stairway to Heaven": Eh...it's more of a ramp!

[@ResinManiacs]

Just a speed bump for the Subaru guy.

[@mem3656]

suby driver: yes im looking for a hill they say alot of people are having trouble going up can you point me the way.

[@f1master973]

Never tried sand hills with my Subaru XT Turbo AWD with pneumatic suspension but I have been to some decent steep muddy roads in the mountains and never had to go back...

[@Nuuu007]

this is why i never change the car in hills climb racing

[@austinl.2703]

I don't know 4 wheel drive much. I have seen reduced tire pressure helps on sand. I would try it at 16 psi. YES or NO ?

[@josealmeida5768]

U r Right!

[@procrastinator1842]

In a subaru you can go down to 10 or even 8psi.

[@christianbert9709]

Subarus symmetrical AWD is simply the best.

[@collinmc90]

hahaha I've got almost that same exact one, I still have my pick up but these things are amazing in the snow.

[@ChunkyWaterisReal]

All they need is good tires

[@DarkEclipse223]

It goes to show that you don't need to modify a stock Forester to climb the test hill

[@TabbyTank]

Symmetrical All Wheel Drive....say no more.

[@LucianVarimarthas]

Because of boxer engine and full time 4wd? Or momentum?

[@aaronbenthall9527]

All of the above

[@MicahGaede]

Hello people from 2025 who just got this recommended to them

[@shoberino3898]

hello person from 2020, I’m here from the future to warn you abou

[@MicahGaede]

Albino OH GOD ABOUT WHAT

[@chatteyj]

@@MicahGaede About Doth Robin

[@aryansigrid]

@@MicahGaede About The H2o Thing, you know! For real, people from 2025, the one's that are left, probably would want to warn us to : 1. Perserve as much Water(H2o) as you can get your hands on!!!!!!!!!! [You'll need enough water to sustain you & your family for the entire time you plan to exist. 2025 is the threshold time when water becomes the price of gold, it will be as scary af, fighting, shooting, looting, all on!] [The only one's who won't be worried are the Filthy-Rich A-holes in this world. "The" 1% of the worlds population who will have the luxury of water, just as 'they' planned it to be.] 2. So get Prepping & drain those Super-markets & other H2o stores of all their stock so your quipped for the next 30-50 years. 3. There's no power/electricity so invest in a Grammar-phone, records, books, a typewriter, board games, candle's, matches basically everything prior the invention of Electricity & of course lots & lots of Toilet-Paper & Flour though it's going to be hard to get an underground oven running so that you can use the flour, ie. bread.

[@MicahGaede]

@@chatteyj yo wut 💀

[@deferpanic8981]

Why does my chest clench up whenever those vehicles get stuck near the top?

[@No0dz]

I can’t be the only Subatomo brought here after watching so many shubas

[@coffeepls391]

Why the hell is this in my recommended? I know nothing about cars but this looks cool

[@leticiayniguez6313]

Just curious if anyone knows.. wat gears someone would hit in order to make it up the hill... for something like this would he ever need to get into 4th or 5th or was he mostly staying in 3rd & 4th?? Sorry if this don't make sense 😐

[@wildbill23c]

Well for starters you'd want to be in a gear and stay in it...you don't want to be trying to shift climbing a hill could cause you to stall out, and might have been the issue with whoever was in the Bronco 2. Pick a gear and stay there.... If that Bronco 2 is an automatic it might have been slipping, or not downshifting if they kept it in drive rather than picking 1st and leaving it there.

[@UncleRobsGarage]

I have a photo of my 87 Mazda 4x4 jumping that in 1988 it's at oceano dunes,and it's called competion hill.

[@grosseileracingteam]

Silver Lake sand dunes in Michigan.

[@someasiandude4797]

If Subaru used this in a Ad I would by their cars in a instant

[@damienkarras1366]

Question: DO you think a 2015 toyota Venza AWD V6 with all terrain tires could climb this HILL like the suburu ?? it has 20 inch wheels and AWD.....

[@winteronice]

To heavy, the Suabru's best trick is it's low weight, not power.

[@stepha5926]

No chance.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Subaru's are fantastic.

[@firepatriot42]

Always wanted a subaru. Almost bought one as my first vehicle. 900 and it could have been mine.

[@nitroxylictv]

im deciding on whether or not to buy one myself, im 18 and i would totally want a subraru as my first vehicle you can actually find early 2000s and late 90s outbacks for less than a grand even today

[@amateurgardener9300]

Where is this place?

[@ozawashere]

i love that generation bronco

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

What type of subaru is that?

[@LouiesLog]

Would have liked to have seen the little quad make it up the hill.

[@dviate3242]

Power to weight is simple science, all that beats Suubies is ground clerance! I loved my Subaru wagon but they do eat CV joint rubbers off road!

[@wrightvcx2249]

What does it mean? they do eat CV joint rubbers off road!"

[@planegaper]

@@wrightvcx2249 cv boots, there's no ground clearance, or angle to save them like on a lifted truck, so if you hit ruts, logs etc.. you rip the outer ones pretty quick.. good little winter car, best 4WD system in the business.. robust, and transfers torque very efficiently, it's why you see it not fail on the hill..

[@procrastinator1842]

@@planegaper maybe the early ones? But the 2000 onwards models don't have a problem with cv boots, even with a lift.

[@planegaper]

@@procrastinator1842 they are great on the road.. if the mechanic was cheap and used a hose clamp on the outer.. they tend to get caught on the screw and pull off, or tear.. they don't survive ruts too well either.. 1998-2005 should be the same model.. maybe they changed the axles in 2000 ?

[@procrastinator1842]

@@planegaper I've been offroading a 2003 outback for a good 10 years, it has a lift, tyres, snorkel, bash plate, as well as custom ratio low range gearset and uprated centre diff, doesn't have too many problems getting almost anywhere, loves the dunes, still a bit too much of a floating bath tub on river crossings though (lots of wet carpet, lol). But haven't had, or have never hard of anyone having cv boot dramas.

[@cope3555]

Ford and geep"oh no too steep" Subaru be like "fuck it we are going into high gear baybeh

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

We love you Sufjan Stevens!

[@olaniyioyelowo7348]

A walk in the park for the Subaru!

[@whenyourbored1212]

the subaru was about to deliver some doordash order and suddenly he found out that hes map is malfunctioning😅

[@shinestar2912]

Suburu girl just got lost looking for a Dunkins. Was just trying to get a better vantage point

[@daddybdpearson1]

If you are gonna be driving up hills like this, the test matters.

[@spearmintaltoids9889]

That’s a bronco II, the crappy Bronco. Not to be mistaken for the 1979 model of bronco Or the 1980-86 model of the normal bronco. Those are the best off roading vehicles.

[@wildbill23c]

The Bronco 2 was based on the Ranger, it would make it up the hill if someone knew how to drive it. 79-96 was the full size Bronco...but the original Bronco came out in 1965 the 79-96 Bronco was based off the F-Series pickups...the original Bronco was based off itself, it had its own frame rather than being based off another vehicle. I'd love an 80's or 90's Bronco, but a 65-77 would be great too. I have an 88 Bronco 2, it does just fine, unlike the piss poor driving skills of whoever was driving the one in the video. They're no speed daemon, but they'll do more than you would figure they could given their piss poor power output. Those old Subaru's will go places you wouldn't think a car could go...the older ones with true 4WD were even better, and some of them had low range as well.

[@kona1967]

Sounded like Burt Reynolds at the end.

[@1king4all]

Now imagine if a dinosaur was chasing that Ford? :)

[@NappaDZ]

Bye bye ford i guess

[@normalguy5208]

Subaru : oh shit i am late for work gotta take a shortcut .

[@snowrocket]

There's another video of a guy in a stock Impreza WRX going up a similar hill (the same, maybe?), to the surprise of many onlookers.

[@klazzera]

subaru guy explaining to the guy who failed: "BRO YOU JUST NEED TO STEP ON THE GAS WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU??"

[@RamadaArtist]

And that's why Subaru is the state car of Vermont. Imagine doing the same thing only the hill is covered in ice/snow.

[@bvk15]

This is a big hill

[@spinnetti]

I used to take my nearly stock (had 31x10.5 tires was about it) 1980 Toyota truck and race the bigblock guys with me going up backwards... More is not always more... Light weight and good flotation matter a lot.

[@lingling21100]

That guy in the blue truck is just a bad driver

[@Fraggr92]

Hell, i don't think my 4x4 TRACTOR could make it up that slope.

[@Poeticbladezero]

anyone know the year and model of that subaru? just curious

[@kosayno]

1998-2002 Forester

[@Poeticbladezero]

@@kosayno good looking out 👍🙏

[@1235pankaj]

which model Subaru it is year?

[@johnvender]

forester about 20 years ago

[@chachachaudhary391]

Forget about god. Subaru has a plan for everyone.

[@Gamer_io1298]

Yeeesss the original

[@d32b44]

excuse me, pardon me, juss passin through, have a nice day

[@SaadNabil]

0:22 Nooo!!! Ford!!!!

[@Urbicid]

Grandma: the gps says is this way to the nearest Walmart…ok

[@billyhatcher643]

The Subaru owns them all in the end which is hilarious

[@rajkc9209]

Ok.. I am switching from Nissans to a Subaru now

[@djb5320]

push it push it push it push it real good

[@MathiasScott]

Her: My parents aren’t home Him:

[@Pataganja]

This is in your recommended in the year 2023

[@DrJ262]

This is all about tires and tire pressure........Also the ford has an open front and rear diff.

[@rgo1262]

I feel sorry for the blue car driver 🤣