I am so impressed with my 2022 with a 6 speed stick. It is a great car. The suspension tuning for a small suv is out of this world good. The price is amazing too.
Hey bro. Britneythe_Crosstrek here. Totally dope video! Definitely the coolest thing I’ve seen an XV do!! Your build is a huge inspiration for mine 😤 keep the awesome content coming! 👏
If Subaru has an offroad team, they should definitely put you in it. That little crosstrek wouldn't have been any to have done that without you. Good job! 👍 💯 🇺🇸
Nice! using that Suby momentum!! Impressive clearance, protection, and suspension in your CT! Coming from a history of rallying and off-roading my Roo, i appreciate a capable Suby. Ah for want to have X-mode, and impresi1ve AA and DA, and articulation (like NO stock or mildly-moderately modified suby can dream of), my old leggy was able to pull off some great feats here in Moab...back in the day ;p But the hot tubs were NEVER on my radar!! Well played and demonstrated that even a CVT CT, well provisioned (using the 'ol suby momentum) can see ya through some rad terrain@!!!
@@DarkneszFalls after seeing my buddy with a torq locker I’m almost certain it would have been much easier, and another buddy has the 2.5, same case of an easier time on this obstacle no doubt
Sick build..... Too bad they don't have low range like the old ones.... My old '82 would smoke my '17 Crosstrek off road... Wish I still had the old beast...
COOL VIDEO - Researched this car segment for the last 2 months, my findings, - 5th gen forester rated #1 in safety and readability over all others including RAV, trial hawk, honda and bronco sport. That said, it has been a long road for Subaru from the CVT tranny , oil consumption, head gasket issues of past generation vehicles. At 6'3, CR just announced the Forester is #1 with tall drivers as well, no surprise as the "green house" visibility is very attractive. All the safety dings can be disabled permanently, with the exception of engine on/off at stop. After market solution will solve that as well. So, I will be picking up my Subaru Forester Wilderness / pearl white next week. Comfortable driving on and off road, safety and readability, looks, honest service advisors that I have visited with during this time, all have pushed me this direction. And finally driving my daughters 2017 Forester premium, sold me on being a Subie owner. Suggested maintenance to ensure long life; 30k diff (F/R) service, 40k CVT Transmission service, and oil changes every 4k. Compared to the Outback, Off road analysis/videos show the turbo in the Outback gets totally in the way of performance when climbing, as the Forester's new gearing and software changes bring much more to the equation over the turbo, in my opinion. ua-cam.com/video/ZF_JtgJ7aKQ/v-deo.html HAPPY TRAILS but MIN ROCK CLIMBING for this cowboy. 🙂
I wanted the Outback Wilderness myself. Like you, I realized that the turbo just gets in the way sometimes! I ended up with the Forester Wilderness instead.
When you come to a stop, don’t keep full foot pressure on the brake pedal… release enough to keep the vehicle from moving forward and the engine will not shut off. Every loaner vehicle I’ve had, this trick works .
I can see not needing closed diffs since the X-mode will make up for that lack, somewhat. The CVT is torque limited which means the engine will back off at a certain point. I wonder if the external transmission/torque converter cooler was the big aid since I can see the torque converter could overheat under those low speed/high torque operations. Doubt you would want to be at the bottom of the hot tub and the car goes into limp mode. Definitely a gutsy drive.
This model doesn’t have x mode, though o do have an aftermarket transmission cooler and temp gauge to monitor everything, after 250 or so degrees the engine does cut power pretty aggressively, thankfully my temps stayed under at around 225 or 230 if I recall
The new Subarus have a chain cvt and you can actually turn off the auto protect mode to put more stress on the chain for serious climbs. Such a weird feeling to have a gear ratio that low on a car climbing at 45
Think of it as an "urban chiseled rat." An original article statement of the XV Crosstrek. Have owned at least six to seven over the years. I currently own a JLUR (eleven Jeep overall). Congratulations to driver and is XV.
Howdy, they’re from spiked performance, stamped metal, really helpful with allowing heat to escape my engine bay, no issues in wet and muddy conditions (I’m from the passion north west and run in the mud a lot), they are always open
I wonder if the Honda passport transmission overheating light would have flashed 3 seconds going up…..lol They can’t seem to handle much. Neither the LR. They are great though in the parking lots of Olive Garden 😂
BTW, what kind of trans temp gauge did you use? Does it hook into the electrical or is it a separate gauge with sending unit? It’s sounds like it would be a good idea to have one. I tow a small trailer behind mine at times. Mines a 2017. Don’t know if that will be different than yours. Thank you.
Howdy mine is a 2016 and I’ve been using a scan gauge 2 which hooks directly to the obd2 port on the car, super helpful because over heating is one of the big killers for our cvts
Thank you!! And honestly I just was a little lazy and didn’t air down all the way, normally I run 38 on highway and so 30 was a bit they’re than the alternative, also I was fighting for clearance a bit and the more I deflate the lower my clearance would have been
Holy 💩!! I never thought that could happen. I know Subaru is capable but that blew my mind. Well done, well done indeed. CVT is by far the best for Subarus and really negative talk is from those that don’t know anything, the unintelligent. Keep up these fantastic videos
Howdy!!! I’m running flatout suspension And inverted trailing arms which gives me 4 inches in the rear and 3 in front, running toyo open country at3 tires in size 225/75/15
Those are tiny tires. Did you air down? It mostly looked like you didn't have much traction due to the v-shape of the exit or the tire tread. That's a fun hot tub---it's still a challenge but definitely *much* easier than the other two nearby.
@@silverbulletxv4497 Definitely gutsy! I've thought about taking my Ford Explorer out there, but after seeing how much trouble AWD cars have on both Hell's and Fins, I don't have the stomach for it. It gets too stressful to be fun without enough clearance. And my wife isn't a fan of the body damage. ;) So we ended up buying an overqualified Jeep. :)
@@RandallLewis haha for real, awds can do a lot, but clearance is no joke either, I’ve got more diff clearance than a lifted 4 runner on 33s, and a much better approach angle than most awds because of my bumpers, smart choice on the jeep haha
Howdy I have flatout suspension gr plus coilovers lifted to about 3 inches, and the rear has rallitek control arms which I inverted bringing my rear up to about a 4 inch lift
Howdy, I don’t have any info on any forums but you can follow my instagram, ask me questions and watch what I’m up to and what I’ve done in the past!! @silverbulletxv
Technically yes, though it was when I had just gotten the car and didn’t know anything, accidentally drained the transmission instead of my oil and ran the car while empty, currently my new transmission is at 70 or 75k miles and I am running a transmission cooler
@@silverbulletxv4497 reason why I ask is I have an outback with 120k kilometres on it. Subaru Australia refuse to service it at all. I've asked multiple times and willing to pay. Further a friend went to 3rd party specialist and serviced their forester xt CVT and it died 20k km later at approx 120k km. Love the car and I could see CVT lasting reasonable amount of time if it had a service schedule. But nothing mechanical will also without having at least fluids replaced. $14k for a replacement CVT is hard to swallow.
Thought Subaru put power to wheel with the most traction. What a bullship statement they make. There is no ordinary diff in the world that can do that. One needs locker or posi. If power went to wheel that gripped the most then it would have climbed out of there first go. But kudos to the driver.
Honestly you’d be surprised, there have been loads of instances where more contact patch saves it, if you see the front end spinning and not gripping, that extra contact would have been great
First off this particular hot tub is not one of the harder ones and any 4x4 should be able to do it especially dry. What's impressive about this is that he didn't immediately destroy his transmission. But I doubt he could do it 10 times in a row without that CVT blowing up. Still, impressive.
Yea for sure nothing over the top, though for 28 inch light duty ats, a cvt, and no low range it was the perfect challenge for this little car lmao, would love to go back with a locked rear and give it another go
That was a good climb! The Crosstrek handled better than I expected! But I think the deciding factor was turning on all the light bars.
Haha agreed, that’s how I triple my torque actually
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@@silverbulletxv4497👍👍👍👍👍👍
I am so impressed with my 2022 with a 6 speed stick. It is a great car. The suspension tuning for a small suv is out of this world good. The price is amazing too.
Hey bro. Britneythe_Crosstrek here. Totally dope video! Definitely the coolest thing I’ve seen an XV do!! Your build is a huge inspiration for mine 😤 keep the awesome content coming! 👏
Really appreciate it!!! As long as I can I’ll keep pushing and exploring with this wild trek of mine!!!!
If Subaru has an offroad team, they should definitely put you in it. That little crosstrek wouldn't have been any to have done that without you. Good job! 👍 💯 🇺🇸
You did something totally crazy but truly inspiring!! Awesome video!
Thanks bros!!!!
Heck yes that is so rad! Of course there's a Roo sticker banner. Much love Crosstrek homie.
Dude!!! Blows my mind every time I see this! 🤯🤯🤯 And yes, you are crazy! 🤘😆 ~SublymTrek
Haha I love it!!! If I’m not a little crazy what am i?? Boring!!!!
Absolutely amazing!😁Subies can go anywhere, as long as there’s a will there’s way!
Nice! using that Suby momentum!!
Impressive clearance, protection, and suspension in your CT! Coming from a history of rallying and off-roading my Roo, i appreciate a capable Suby. Ah for want to have X-mode, and impresi1ve AA and DA, and articulation (like NO stock or mildly-moderately modified suby can dream of), my old leggy was able to pull off some great feats here in Moab...back in the day ;p
But the hot tubs were NEVER on my radar!!
Well played and demonstrated that even a CVT CT, well provisioned (using the 'ol suby momentum) can see ya through some rad terrain@!!!
Cool video for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Well done!!! Awesome vid!!!
Crazy video with INZO. So rad dude
Love it so much! Want to know where to buy this suspension and how to attach the tire to the back.
Nice !
I would have thought the brake based traction control would have done a little bit better but you made it anyway.
That's fucking dope my guy! Probably the most difficult thing I've ever seen a Crosstrek do!
-wraithtrek
Haha thanks man!! Took a while to get here and myself to this point but man is it fun to push the limits of this platform!
@@silverbulletxv4497 Really makes me want to see a 2.5 try it to see if the extra hp makes any difference. Also curious to see it with a torq locker.
@@DarkneszFalls after seeing my buddy with a torq locker I’m almost certain it would have been much easier, and another buddy has the 2.5, same case of an easier time on this obstacle no doubt
Sick build.....
Too bad they don't have low range like the old ones.... My old '82 would smoke my '17 Crosstrek off road... Wish I still had the old beast...
For offroad enthusiasts, every obstacle is an opportunity to conquer.
Really cool cross trek man
Stupidity has no boundaries.
Yee Haw happy for you man!
COOL VIDEO - Researched this car segment for the last 2 months, my findings, - 5th gen forester rated #1 in safety and readability over all others including RAV, trial hawk, honda and bronco sport. That said, it has been a long road for Subaru from the CVT tranny , oil consumption, head gasket issues of past generation vehicles. At 6'3, CR just announced the Forester is #1 with tall drivers as well, no surprise as the "green house" visibility is very attractive. All the safety dings can be disabled permanently, with the exception of engine on/off at stop. After market solution will solve that as well. So, I will be picking up my Subaru Forester Wilderness / pearl white next week. Comfortable driving on and off road, safety and readability, looks, honest service advisors that I have visited with during this time, all have pushed me this direction. And finally driving my daughters 2017 Forester premium, sold me on being a Subie owner. Suggested maintenance to ensure long life; 30k diff (F/R) service, 40k CVT Transmission service, and oil changes every 4k.
Compared to the Outback, Off road analysis/videos show the turbo in the Outback gets totally in the way of performance when climbing, as the Forester's new gearing and software changes bring much more to the equation over the turbo, in my opinion. ua-cam.com/video/ZF_JtgJ7aKQ/v-deo.html
HAPPY TRAILS but MIN ROCK CLIMBING for this cowboy. 🙂
I wanted the Outback Wilderness myself. Like you, I realized that the turbo just gets in the way sometimes! I ended up with the Forester Wilderness instead.
When you come to a stop, don’t keep full foot pressure on the brake pedal… release enough to keep the vehicle from moving forward and the engine will not shut off. Every loaner vehicle I’ve had, this trick works .
I can see not needing closed diffs since the X-mode will make up for that lack, somewhat. The CVT is torque limited which means the engine will back off at a certain point. I wonder if the external transmission/torque converter cooler was the big aid since I can see the torque converter could overheat under those low speed/high torque operations. Doubt you would want to be at the bottom of the hot tub and the car goes into limp mode. Definitely a gutsy drive.
This model doesn’t have x mode, though o do have an aftermarket transmission cooler and temp gauge to monitor everything, after 250 or so degrees the engine does cut power pretty aggressively, thankfully my temps stayed under at around 225 or 230 if I recall
@@silverbulletxv4497 what kind of bumpers are those and who made them?
@@Warpshift they’re from f44 off-road, look them up and send them an email, great bumpers that have saved my ass a ton!!
Lockers would be much better than X-Drive since the computer delays reaction and cuts power.
The new Subarus have a chain cvt and you can actually turn off the auto protect mode to put more stress on the chain for serious climbs. Such a weird feeling to have a gear ratio that low on a car climbing at 45
Victorious!
Milton this is insane!!!
Haha maybe just a little!!!😎
Where did you buy your hood vents ?? Nicely done
Good video 👍
What a pleasant surprise!!!!
Awesome!
Think of it as an "urban chiseled rat." An original article statement of the XV Crosstrek. Have owned at least six to seven over the years. I currently own a JLUR (eleven Jeep overall). Congratulations to driver and is XV.
this is so fking crazy bro!!! subaru is awesome!
This is great
Well that’s it. Last video I’m watching to convince myself to buy this over a $60,000 jeep. Sold! Thx
WELL DONE.
Amazing 👏🙀
Hey men! Can I ask you about the hood vents?? How do the perform in mud or rain? Can you close them??
Howdy, they’re from spiked performance, stamped metal, really helpful with allowing heat to escape my engine bay, no issues in wet and muddy conditions (I’m from the passion north west and run in the mud a lot), they are always open
I just bought a 2022 crosstrek..... 6 speed manual.
SICK!!!!
Crosstrek = mini Land-Cruisers w/out ACH
I wonder if the Honda passport transmission overheating light would have flashed 3 seconds going up…..lol They can’t seem to handle much. Neither the LR. They are great though in the parking lots of Olive Garden 😂
*Well played..................*
Now imagine it with the wilderness!!
Where did you get those front and rear bumpers?
From f44 off-road!!! Awesome California based company making off-road bumpers and wheels for crosstreks!!!
BTW, what kind of trans temp gauge did you use? Does it hook into the electrical or is it a separate gauge with sending unit? It’s sounds like it would be a good idea to have one. I tow a small trailer behind mine at times. Mines a 2017. Don’t know if that will be different than yours. Thank you.
Howdy mine is a 2016 and I’ve been using a scan gauge 2 which hooks directly to the obd2 port on the car, super helpful because over heating is one of the big killers for our cvts
@@silverbulletxv4497 Thank you for the quick response!
No lockers but what about the traction control?
Just curious why you ran the tires at 30psi!? Fantastic build and video, BTW!!
Thank you!! And honestly I just was a little lazy and didn’t air down all the way, normally I run 38 on highway and so 30 was a bit they’re than the alternative, also I was fighting for clearance a bit and the more I deflate the lower my clearance would have been
Which hot tub was this?
Great question!!! I’m actually unsure so just calling it one of the tubs lol
Holy 💩!! I never thought that could happen. I know Subaru is capable but that blew my mind. Well done, well done indeed. CVT is by far the best for Subarus and really negative talk is from those that don’t know anything, the unintelligent. Keep up these fantastic videos
Haha I really appreciate it!! Honestly these cars amaze me every day!! Love them to death haha
What year is that Subaru?
Howdy it’s a 2016 crosstrek!
where did you get that bumper
It’s from f44 off-road!!
respect💪
Wow! That was awesome! How big is your lift? Tire / wheel size?
Howdy!!! I’m running flatout suspension And inverted trailing arms which gives me 4 inches in the rear and 3 in front, running toyo open country at3 tires in size 225/75/15
Those are tiny tires. Did you air down? It mostly looked like you didn't have much traction due to the v-shape of the exit or the tire tread. That's a fun hot tub---it's still a challenge but definitely *much* easier than the other two nearby.
@@RandallLewis agreed, nothing compared to Mickys, though for a family crossover on 28s at 30psi it was a fun time haha
@@silverbulletxv4497 Definitely gutsy! I've thought about taking my Ford Explorer out there, but after seeing how much trouble AWD cars have on both Hell's and Fins, I don't have the stomach for it. It gets too stressful to be fun without enough clearance. And my wife isn't a fan of the body damage. ;) So we ended up buying an overqualified Jeep. :)
@@RandallLewis haha for real, awds can do a lot, but clearance is no joke either, I’ve got more diff clearance than a lifted 4 runner on 33s, and a much better approach angle than most awds because of my bumpers, smart choice on the jeep haha
How much lift did you put on it? It’s looks like coilovers were used. Am I correct. Also looks like more than a 2” lift.
Howdy I have flatout suspension gr plus coilovers lifted to about 3 inches, and the rear has rallitek control arms which I inverted bringing my rear up to about a 4 inch lift
@@silverbulletxv4497 Cool!!
Awesome! This just popped up in my UA-cam Feed. I have a 2013 Crosstrek in Spokane. Any chance you will be at the NW Overland rally this weekend?
Howdy!! Yea I’ll be out there with a few other Subarus!! Will we see you there?
@@silverbulletxv4497 I saw your group going through the technical course yesterday at the Rally.
@@deltabravo1257 oh solid!! Come say hi today, we’ll be going through again this afternoon!
Would like to also see it in an MT XV, or , 2nd gen CVT 18+ to see any difference. Still, damn fine show. Let some air out next time!!
Yea I’d be super interested, hoping to go back with torq locker, and a few other crosstreks with different power trains
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Awesome! You happen to be documenting your build on a forum somewhere? Would love to learn some of the specifics. 2017 Forester 2.0XT here.
Howdy, I don’t have any info on any forums but you can follow my instagram, ask me questions and watch what I’m up to and what I’ve done in the past!! @silverbulletxv
@@silverbulletxv4497 wealth of information there! Thanks!
Have you blown a CVT? And how many miles on it
Technically yes, though it was when I had just gotten the car and didn’t know anything, accidentally drained the transmission instead of my oil and ran the car while empty, currently my new transmission is at 70 or 75k miles and I am running a transmission cooler
@@silverbulletxv4497 reason why I ask is I have an outback with 120k kilometres on it. Subaru Australia refuse to service it at all. I've asked multiple times and willing to pay. Further a friend went to 3rd party specialist and serviced their forester xt CVT and it died 20k km later at approx 120k km. Love the car and I could see CVT lasting reasonable amount of time if it had a service schedule. But nothing mechanical will also without having at least fluids replaced. $14k for a replacement CVT is hard to swallow.
Does it even have a low range?
Haha nope, Subarus haven’t had low range in the us in decades
"It's not the car, it's the driver." - Dom Toretto. (okay, and yeah it was maybe partially the car. Great job nevertheless!)
Those bumpers are awesome!!!! I've got to know where he got them!!!!!
F44 off-road!!! My favorite mods for sure!!
Just checked them out. Thanks for the info! I'll definitely buy those bumpers when I order a Crostrek. Hopefully they're in stock by that time!
@@williamlayng9725 so there is a waiting list, go ahead and email them to get on the list, usually is about 6 or so months out!!!
F@#$kg Legend!
CVT baaaaaby! Try doing that in a manual Subaru!
I’d love to see it!!
Damn you did this in the 2.0L?
Yup that’s correct!! Go to my instagram though to see how I just swapped an outback 2.5 into it😈
Thought Subaru put power to wheel with the most traction. What a bullship statement they make. There is no ordinary diff in the world that can do that. One needs locker or posi. If power went to wheel that gripped the most then it would have climbed out of there first go. But kudos to the driver.
dude🎉
Lower tire pressure might not have helped. With the CVT its ALL about momentum
Honestly you’d be surprised, there have been loads of instances where more contact patch saves it, if you see the front end spinning and not gripping, that extra contact would have been great
looks loke it was filmed from the moon
Insurance purposes?? FORGET IT- no insurance company will cover ANYTHING on that run... PERIOD.
Nice video! Totally annoying background dialog. Just a bunch of blather. Would rather hear the Subaru working!
Haha fair enough lol
First off this particular hot tub is not one of the harder ones and any 4x4 should be able to do it especially dry. What's impressive about this is that he didn't immediately destroy his transmission. But I doubt he could do it 10 times in a row without that CVT blowing up. Still, impressive.
Yea for sure nothing over the top, though for 28 inch light duty ats, a cvt, and no low range it was the perfect challenge for this little car lmao, would love to go back with a locked rear and give it another go
But but but CVT🤷
Passive aggressive comment. Cvt did great
How about giving Alan Watts some cred...but mixing his wonderful musings with that dreadful music...that is a crime. What a bozo
Great video horrible soundtrack
No way…..song was spot on!
wrong car for this type of activities... its like split in a half a lamborgini, and make him a camper car...
And yet performed flawlessly……they are the best capable vehicles for the money. EV owners just hate that, triggered lol