Well since selling the TDV8 it's been all on road stuff for zee German.... until today.

2 miles of steeply sloping, boggy, wet, long grassed lanes with the odd deep muddy farm gateway to concentrate the mind.

In addition I was towing my 11ft boat and 10hp outboard used for river surveying.

All on 295 21" Michelin road tyres

Went down fine.... was wishing I had HDC a few times but kept it straight and pinned in 1st.

On way back up at end of day it was a case of nailing it in 2nd, turning off traction control and keeping the rear out of the ditches....

It did it... and was highly entertaining.... still wished I was doing it in the sport though  RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

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Sounds good .... but can't believe that you, of all people awd man, haven't attached a picture  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Well I took a picture at the job, but it's flat there so obviously not very helpful!

During the steep bits I was kind of busy

PS looking forward to your "stranded Beemer on the driveway" shots when it starts to snow

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They'll be from the comfort of my garage actually  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Does the q7 have off road options with the gearbox etc?

Should of had a go pro on the dash to film it.

I've not had your old sport off road yet, well it been up a curb or so (using the drop curb of course )

no mate... all you get is a traction control on/off button

The sport is waaay more accomplished than the Q7... The Audi just wants to squirm all the time, where the sport was rock solid and really needed to be bullied to miss-behave

Saying that, I took a leaf out of the "off road" videos on here, when it gets a bit touch a go...boot it and keep steering to find grip.... seemed to work even though I think I shaved a mm or 10 off my tires  RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

All good fun though.

The audi seems well planted on the tarmac so you can't have both.

I would imagine it was a bit like this?



Ok , full fat v cayenne , but very similar comparison to yours off road I would think, fun video all the same

Cheers
Dave MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged ), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG