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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() A couple of more videos while driving in the slush, Man i was scared at certain parts, The road was a bit narrow with steep fall both the sides directly into water, The slush at some points was getting very deep which was making the car slide and loose traction once a while, But all in all the car did route well, The guy in the i20 kept on going after asking me if i would follow, He had a tough time really and he did have some guts! Could see his car sliding again and again and wheel spinning big time! Couple of Videos, Please excuse the quality since all this was with family on board! |
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| ![]() I coudnt find any other thread to post this, hence posting it here, hope you dont mind. We did test a XUV 500 awd yesterday in slush. This was the same place where this same XUV was stuck before and we found out that the AWD system had some problem and not working properly. The SC then changed few parts of this vehicle. Yesterday it worked all fine. Enjoy the video - |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() ^^ From above video, it looks more of a traction issue. I own a FWD XUV and have found myself in few situations both in slush and dry surface where vehicles tends to drift sideways like in video above. The other car I own, Alto used to get over similar situations easily. From my experience, the issue is due to tyre loosing traction and due to heavier body weight of XUV compared to Alto. One trick I usually do is to switch off ESP, slot in first and keep RPM ~ 1600 range. This makes the vehicle more responsive and momentum keeps you going through slush. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() The video posted above by Uprasenjit is after the AWD problem has been rectified. Yes at this time it was a traction issue but all the 4 wheels were getting power. However in the previous instance (video not posted) there was no power in the rear wheels and the car was behaving like a FWD one. That time we had to tow it out of the slush. I was the driver in both the instances. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Looks fun right? Indeed it was! ![]() The above picture was just one portion of what we crossed, We explored some amazing trails, 5 of us decided to head out, 4 of the xuv's were FWD & only mine was the AWD version, But i really believe good driver's are equally important to tackle the obstacles, An inexperienced driver in an AWD can get stuck at the same place where a experienced driver manages his throttle properly and crossed the same spot in his FWD, But sure having an AWD makes it a LOT more easier while going through such trails. We kept on exploring, Then it reached a point where we had no mobile network, No internet, No GPS either to navigate, But that's what makes it a tad more exciting isn't it? The place was lovely, Have a look at the video below, It was like that specific day was meant for US, Perfect cloudy weather, Perfect trails, Wasn't raining most of the time so we could easily get down any time we wanted & some breath taking views that we crossed too! The place we were exploring was near Vaitarna Dam. Commentary from Madhu during the video. ![]() We drove through many types of conditions in one single day, My favourite, Nasik route ![]() Broken Patches ![]() Good or Bad roads, XUV takes them well! ![]() kept going where ever the trails took us ![]() Views on both the sides were just great! ![]() The whole ghat section was covered with fog ![]() The weather God's gave us their best ![]() We kept following trails & the end destinations were simply amazing most of the times! ![]() As if convoy of XUV's was not enough to get attention on the road, We even have TORC T Shirts now! ![]() ![]() Those tyres weren't meant to what they were doing, But hey we came out of everything we went into (Atleast that specific day) ![]() I love the sunset orange when its dirty! A shining sunset orange colour won't awstruck me the way a dirty one does! ![]() ![]() Another video, It was quite a view! ![]() Aahhh! Nice! ![]() ![]() ![]() We saw many such spots! ![]() I wonder what bhpian Madhu was looking at? ![]() While we are at the topic of off roading, I was recently at a Mercedes Off roading event, I liked the trail and the GLS that i drove, Another experience was sitting at the back seat getting the passenger experience , However the driver was totally inexperienced which led to some funny, Scary moments, I remember the instructor sitting in the front telling me, God save us ![]() Until next time, Ciao! |
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BHPian | ![]() [quote=Tanveer_2558;4247472] I wonder what bhpian Madhu was looking at? Attachment 1664488 We were engaged in some serious discussion about Uttarakhand floods. You see that is the kind of thoughts that strike you when you see water all around Nevertheless this was one of its kind experience. I have driven this car for almost 90k in last 4.5 yrs now but have always been handling it like a sedan. Never abused it. This is the first time I tried venturing out and it turned out to be an extremely capable car. We din't do hardcore offroading but more of fun in slush and mud and the car behaved very nicely. We were roaming around aimlessly and venturing out in all possible trails that were coming our way. Believe me, this is addictive! I am now looking forward for the next one. |
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