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Originally Posted by RWebb
on rocks, that is
on beach or Sahara sand, or mud... likely not - on equal tires, I'll bet that the newest most sophisticated drive/traction system will win
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Early off-road test of the Mercedes M-Class reported that it was pretty much immobilized in deep sand or mud.
Sand and mud require some wheel spin to churn through. Th M-Class's traction control reduced power further and further intil it sat there idling- Had to get towed out.
Granted, this was not Consumer Reports, but a hard core off roading magazine.
I'm sure Mercedes must have upgraded the electronics by now. But then again, I don't see any Mercedes where I take the Jeep.