You Say Our Off-road Course Is Easy: See What Happens to This Range Rover | Taming Tumbleweed Ep.14
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
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In this episode of Taming Tumbleweed, we open our most challenging off-road course to a viewer for the first time. Watch as Emeka, Andre, and David get a Range Rover Sport stuck in the mud repeatedly! Multiple recoveries involved! You won't want to miss this epic episode!
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Thanks so much for having me on the channel guys! It was an absolute blast!
Good job brother
Earned yourself a new sub that was awesome 👏🏽
Nice wheeling!
Thank you for showing me what my dream car is capable of achieving
Just subscribed to your channel, love your positive attitude, great job!
This is the real off road dude. Not scared to take his dream SUV to a test in real off road course. I’m proud of this man! Thanks for sharing your ride with us!
Glad to see you enjoyed the video!
@@DrivenHard You are a credit to Range Rover. Hope they are funding you some promotional credits or Land Rover gear. Albeit, in places outside of the USA, LR expects people to use these vehicles as advertised more than mall crawlers. Which you being from Canada fit the targeted consumer. lol BTW! (and this is not hindsight) Your tires were NOT the problem where the Mule towed you, it was the front fender/frame being hung up. (different than high centered) Had David NOT dug down causing more stain on it from under the vehicle, it is possible you could have put your track boards under the front tires and they would have gripped and lifted it up. Rule of thumb, if you are caught or high centered, you need to either raise the vehicle or lower the terrain. Always shocked when I see them doing the opposite or tugging when a little shovel work would suffice. The LRD's is why I bought my TRD. I wanted the historical reliability of Toyota with the capabilities of an LRD at an affordable price. Also, your launch system? I believe that is similar to the crawl control abilities of a TRD and it is impressive! Use that more when in uncertain situations where tire spin seems to be a hinderance. And give the computer time to work its magic. TFL seems to be too impatient to let things play out. As soon as they get resistance, they call it quits and say they are stuck. lol
@@WW-wf8tu well put. After watching the reply I definitely quit on the low traction launch too early. You can even hear the rear tire gripping something compared to before when I didn’t have it on. I should have let it play out a bit more.
@@DrivenHard Honestly, I don't blame you personally in that situation. As I said, TFL is notorious for being impatient. But it would be cool for you to go out on your own and test all of those systems in situations where you have more time to see if they will indeed get you out or not. As you discovered there, regardless of the function description, trial and error with all modes can get you along in the most unlikely scenarios. 🙂
Ha ha that sounds like a justified dig at TFL. Driven hard mad props!
I loved how giddy Emeka got when he went up that big hill. It's a great feeling, looking at an obstacle and going "I don't know if my car can do it" and then it does. Also, you seem like a cool dude, so, subscribed.
Haha yes that feeling is what off roading is all about. Glad to see it’s shared all throughout
Remarkable capability for a stock Land Rover on bald tires. Great video!
That guy had a great attitude on any off road damage
Ok wow. Great first guest on the company course. Dude knows his stuff off road for sure. Kudos to you sir.
Y'all need to bring him back more often he seems like a pretty cool dude and I'm glad that he doesn't have a pavement princess range Rover he actually used it for what it's made for
Agreed!
Every sunday I come to enjoy nice off-road ready vehicles getting stuck by the work of the marvelous David itself, like arts of the renaissance era this ranch is truly a masterpiece.
Uhh ok?
Good stuff. I love his attitude. Thank you sir for allowing this video. I appreciate and enjoy seeing responses from people that push their vehicles off-road past their comfort point with experience all around. 💪🏻😎👍🏻driven hard has a new sub.
He'd fit right in with the TFL team. Balls of steel
About to post similar comment. It's great to see someone willing to push a capable vehicle - sadly of a style generally bought by people who wouldn't dream of going off road (at least of what I see in the UK!)
Also it's such a shame that LR build a fundamentally capable vehicle and then ruin it by selling with ridiculous large wheels and plastic trim.
Thanks for watching Don!
A guy actually using a Range Rover for what it’s made for. I like this guy 😬
Thanks Philip!
Sorry but the new range rovers are better suited to mall crawling than out in the wild. Just look at rim and tire setup……
Absolutely! This vehicle might not keep sup with some others on the Rubicon trail, but those ones won't keep up with this one on the road.
Idk that thing looked better suited for a grocery getter. A tacoma or frontier with some mud tires would have handled that with ease.
@@gwagenadventure727 You do realise you can just change the rims and tyres for off road use right??
Man I love how he drove that Range Rover. Definitely not a mall cruiser there!
For sure
This guy is a great ambassador for Canada. He is putting his beautiful Range Rover into harms way just to show people on your site how difficult your course really is. Kudos to him.
Thanks David!
Mate, he has an awesome attitude. Most people I know would have hit the panic button from the second track and given up. Been an awesome video. Glad to see him again, it's been what, 3 or 4 years. Man time has flown.
Glad you enjoyed it Luca!
I wish he could make regular appearances on the channel. He brings good positive energy!
I agree, it was a blast!
Emika, I would love to see what your Range Rover Sport can do with some good tires, it seemed those were the single limiting factor here, having worn winter tires in almost summer. But it was still very impressive, thank you for letting us see that.
Yup the tires definitely held me back. Next time I'll make sure I have new tires to really see what it's capable of.
@@DrivenHard I'm not saying you need a mud terrain either, since you said you want to show what a stock Range Rover can do straight from the dealer, but just some newer non-winter rubber would work better in all this mud and give it a fairer chance. It was still impressive how well it was able to go over all that without too much help.
@@DrivenHard I would consider the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT 275/55r20 in the XL load rating, not the E load rated version, and this size fits in the spare tire well.
He needs a Jeep Wrangler 4xe High Altitude with 35s if he wants to off road with some bling. The Defender doesn’t cut it off road and the Bronco while nice is kinda basic inside. The approach and departure angles are just not good enough on the RRS unless you take off the bumpers and give it a lift. Any vehicle with ridiculous bumper covers can’t be expected to off road that hard. Ken Block did some ridiculous things with his new etron but you’re just asking to get stuck or spending thousands on bumper covers eventually. MTs will do nothing when the bumpers are hitting the ground.
Only 3 of them were snow tires for some reason. So maybe it was a spare that got used.
Great video, if he had the proper tires he could've done alot better, but had the best attitude. Good guy.👍🏻
100%, proper tires would have been so much better, even just NEW tires vs the old snow ones I had would have been better.
there are no good off road tyers in size 21,and you can't put smaller ones because of the huge disc brakes.this car is not for off roading.
By far my favorite taming tumble weed episode. Love that guy 👍
Daaaaaamn Emeka bulked up. Proper use of a Range Rover always makes me smile. Throw some BFG’s on that Sport and she would be unstoppable.
Some of the friendliest and nicest folks on the internet these days.
I gotta say this was one of my most favorite vids by far for the course, I love him taking the truck out in this
An only on TFL experience.
Love to see it with some proper off road tires. It did good with bald snow tires
Ya proper tires would be a sick test for it. Next time I'll make sure of that.
Great to see a fellow British Columbian on your test track. I so love the realistic nature of ALL of your tests and videos! Thanks for producing such amazing work.
Send that Canadian some proper tires. He showed no fear. He added some great content, you folks can buy him some tires.
That is a bad ass vehicle. Glad this gentleman is back at TFL. I remember when he was on the first time.
Man I wish I knew about kinetic ropes 20 years ago when I was pulling my buddy's Grand Cherokee out with my Samurai.
Wish I had a new Suzuki.
This video is great, really makes me want to go wheeling.....
Dude that Rover is a beast man and in fairly stock too. Emekah, you are the maaaan!!!! Just goes to show, a legendary vehicle driven by a legend, creates legendary results.....
Hello from Ontario!!! Good to see Canadians on here!!! Thank you TFL n the gentleman from Driven Hard channel.. Awesome video guys!!😃
It's that time of the week! Great job guys and thank you for the real world reviews!
Most definitely need to get this guy back on the show he has a great attitude that is infectious!
I actually look forward to these episodes each week! Love it guys!
Andre is the best, seriously. He was such a good addition to your teams years back. All of you guys are great. Thank you for the great content. I’d love to bring my 4Runner to your ranch.
Remember when the schtick was that Andre would speak only Russian back then? Really funny.
When Emeka said “But I’m here.” Respect. He also needs that on a t-shirt.
Much respect taking his vehicle through that hard of a course and not caring about damaging it especially with the price tag on it.
This was one of the best episodes ever!! Loved Emeka's spirit! His tyres let him down big time: ordinary all-seasons which were fairly worn out. With the right tyres the Range Rover would have been even more impressive.
Awesome video. I love Land Rover! Would love to see him come back with proper tires to get a comparison!
Love the enthusiasm and positive attitude! Off-roading is so much fun when you meet someone like this
Range Rover DOMINATES, they always amaze me. They get stuck and then their 4wd system figures it out and they start walking. Even with bald tires.
The Tumbleweed Ranch has always won, so far. It's a tough place, great job, David.
What a cool owner! He was super positive the entire time
Redefining "never say never" when it comes to no owner will ever take his luxury RR off-road.
It doesn't matter how many diff locks, technology, design or money is spent on making a vehicle great off road if it all gets driven through the same crap tires. A chain is only as good as its weakest link.
Therefore: Defender v8 with goodyear allterrain Tyres (Modell Adventure)…. Dream car! I Love it! 🇩🇪
I love his attitude, I could never be that ok with my truck getting that level of trail damage. I'm jealous.
Doesn't look like he has been missing gym time in those 3 years. Dude is yoked...
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Emeka, you are fearless man. Thanks for showing us what your vehicle is capable of and how hard the course is. You made a great video. Have you guys run the FJ through this course since it's been finished? Thanks guys. Tumbleweed is the best.
You are very welcome. Its was a blast running the course!
“I’ll get the wife som pretty then repaint it” my man’s got his priorities straight 😂
With the right tires and ground clearance,that beast is capable!Land Rover Defender,Jeep Willys,Mercedes Benz,and Toyota landcruiser are the WW ll legends
This car is legendary, especially the old models. New one in urban. Love the fact that this car is challenged in this natural habitant and to show that it is still good off road vehicle
That much positive attitude and he could be a motivational speaker in corporate
RR needs to hire him.
Please more content like this. I’m enjoying people bringing their own vehicles to sacrifice to the off road course.
You have to give a big thumbs up for this guy, take his dream RR AB to crazy off road. Thank you
Kudos for using your vehicle's capabilities to the max! You're definitely making JLR engineers proud!
Driven Hard has my respects here. Not just because he is fearless, but because he proved that RR has capabilities. And that stock tires are not always the downside to terrain challenges. Those stock tires with the proper drive systems take you further than many think. I would most def. like to see a 4R TRD OR go through that course! Stock tires or not. It would rival that RR. ;)
the 4R which has fewer lockers and an inferior TMS would do better than this did?! I would love to see it... lol
Love that guy’s energy. Really impressed with the capability of the rig. With the right tire set up that thing can do a lot
Dang, give David a dr pepper. He was the off road guy!
Range Rover struggling on a dirt road with a few dips in it is giving "purpose built" off road-ers a run for their money? lol
David brings a ton of common sense to the party
I like this guy. Very cool. He needs to be on here more
really enjoying the addition of dave and hope he sticks around.
Ha! - He's got the wrong wheel tire combo - low profile street tires - needs more sidewall, and better tread...
The amount of stuff this RR WAS able to complete on those tires was really impressive
Would love to see the Z71 Tahoe vs the New Sequoia and Expedition on this course.
An R1S would be a cool, interesting addition to this too.
Judging by their last offroad tests of the Z71 amd expedition id say the sequoia would mop the floor with them. The expedition they tested a while back had its 4wd system overheat and the tahoe couldn't get one front tire over a really small rock. The solid rear axle on the sequoia will have better articulation, and it has a real diff locker.
@@Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix True but I believe that Z71 Tahoe was not equipped with the eLSD, which they later tested in an AT4 Yukon and 22 Tahoe in the snow and were thoroughly impressed with. The Expedition has even bigger changes for this year, I believe the Timberline trim is slightly lifted with 33 in ATs and lockers front and rear.
@@zellodavis8453 the Z71 had the rear eLSD but still had trouble on one rock. In the snow I'm sure its different but the Z71s Achilles heel will be off camber obstacles. The Expedition sounds promising with the lockers because when two different channels tested the FX4 they both had 4x4 overheat failures on them. Hopefully this will no be the case with the new one, but lack of suspension travel/articulation means it will be lifting wheels alot more than the sequoia. They sequoia should have revocery hooks and a front locker at least as an option.
I am really liking these Tumbleweed videos. I basically stopped watching you tip toe trucks and SUVs around obstacles, but I will watch this now. That was awesome watching that Landover perform on street tires, and especially seeing first hand the difference a kinetic rope makes.
I want to bring my Mercedes G-wagon to the course!!! Plus I have mud tires. Btw this man is a legend with a great attitude. Love him.
He needs to come back more often! True off roader, knowledgeable, and great on camera
I love this guy's positive attitude. Great episode guys 👍
I love how enthusiastic the owner is about range rover and its features
That Range Rover is really off road worthy Great video !
No fear with a obvious tire limitation. Love this guys determination and go for it attitude!
What a great RR owner.
Having tons of fun mudding with his expensive car, but laughing from ear to ear.
Do more videos like these where subscribers and guests bring thier vehicles . Lov d it
Love Emeka’s energy . He really knows and loves his car . Good sport ! He is the star of this video for sure.
I would really like to bring the power wagon through this, and see how much it "doesn't care" haha!!
The break over angle on the Power Wagon is brutal.
@@thechugdude That's why I want to try it
@@JustinKingOffroad I want to as well 😂.
This dude is legit! Totally worth having him on! Maybe widen the roads to keep the paint off the bushes?
Solid idea. I know the course is still a work in progress
Nathan - "If in doubt, flat out..." In rock crawl mode, the LR/RR will literally take over your momentum. Based up incline, steering angle, wheel slippage it will apply breaking to stop you sliding backwards. It is a little weird for sure. Just let it do its computational assessments and keep your foot on the go pedal. I went up a slope in Sandy (LR4) probably 60 degrees, the Landy was snaking left and right all the way up. Best mode for that is Grass/Gravel/Snow. Let some pressure out of your tires, to enable them to catch the recovery tracks. Oh, and bloody good sport for taking the RR around the course. Bravo.
It's quite impressive to see how well that 4x4 system works.
Finally somebody that gets it.
Emeka is a super trooper!! He’s doing great!
I love this guy. You couldn't have found a better guest. Great video......👍👍
He said serious off-roading and then a Land Rover shows up. LOL I laughed so hard I nearly pissed myself.
Props to this guy for actually taking his vehicle out there
not bad for a stock Rang Rover but it's not even close to the level of a purpose built off roader! but still i give respect to him for actually taking it off road!
600 whp not exactly stock lol
@@omardevonlittle3817 yea Engine is modded but stock wheels, suspension & drive line lol
Absolutely love this dudes attitude. Good stuff. Have a safe trip home.
When they are working, Range Rover's are about the most competent stock vehicle you can get for any kind of off-roading.
I think this video proved they are not even close to the most competent. The traction control is excellent but the tires and overhangs kill it. That course is much easier in a stock jeep, 4runner or bronco.
@@peachpole Guess this is your first time watching a video on this course?
When you look at all the comparison tests around the world on RUclips, the Range Rover or the Disco are pretty much always at the top of the AWD SUV pile. Yes, a small number of genuine 4x4's such as the Wrangler are better but many are not due to being way too large and bloated. On road LR are just on another level, even the new Defender. I just wish Land Rover would commission a dedicated A/T tire for all their cars as anything remotely off road capable is difficult to find in many of their wheel sizes.
@@ruk2023-- Nope far from it. The LR did fine in the first part of the video going through the dry ruts and up the hill. But as soon as got into the wooded area the tires and approach angle really held it back. It really struggled in the rut at the 20 min mark which wasn’t a difficult obstacle at all.
Everyone has their favorite type of off-roading and if the LR capabilities suit yours then cool have at it. There are far more capable stock vehicles out there though. Did you see the video with the ZR2 Silverado? That thing crushed it.
@@peachpole You make a good point. I should have given a bit of context to stock vehicle. I have no interest in a pick up so didn't think about them
A Canadian in Colorado? I have to do it... "Okay, Buddy. I'm not your Buddy, Guy. I'm not your Guy, Friend, I'm not your Friend, Buddy!" South Park!
It was me that said pergola :) That was super cool he really put it to the test!
What an awesome guy ! Great personality and fearless ! Kudos !
This man lives life..I applaud him
I am not a Range Rover fan but I am a huge fan of Emeka in this episode. He has one amazing attitude and seems like a lot of fun to hang out with.
That’s pretty impressive capability considering the tires. Grippier tires would make such a huge difference. These all seasons on a Range Rover is a bit like installing a 1” receiver on a 1 ton truck
The 4runner TRD Pro made easy work of terrain that was far more demanding. Snow, water, mud.
I love this gentleman’s enthusiasm and energy! Such a fun video to watch!
That Range Rover is seriously impressive even with those slick tyres.
Those traction boards are good in very rare situations, most of the time they do not work.
Not true.
You just need a bit of shoveling if the surface is hard.
Also, I haven't seen this brand before. Maxtrax is the way to go.
What I have learned about traction boards is the more aggressive the tires the easier they will bite and grab onto the board. These X-Bull are trash, this was the first time using them and one of them has a crack all the way through the middle now.
This is so cool! Wish I could spend a day at the tumbleweed ranch with the TFL crew
I'm thinking that's the purpose.
Them highway tires caused almost all the grief. KO2s baby!
Man what a great guy and a great vehicle. I just wish i could have seen it try it with some proper ko2 s on there, that have been even more amazing!
Same!
this is the kind stuff we like to see, great job.
Rovers for the malls. Toyotas and Jeeps for the trails.
Love the Frozen backpack in the back seat
that range rover is a beast
This guy is awesome
Might have to come back with better tires and give it another go.
Different wheels, too. I looked up his tire size and there's super slim pickings available. Looks like Land Rover offers a 19" wheel for the Range Rover Sport. I'd throw that on there and try and find a more common tire size while keeping the same or a little bigger diameter (those 275/45/R21s have about a 31" diameter).
Did his arms get bigger since we last saw him? 😂 Dudes been workin out. 💪 Nice man.