blittle

Put this vehicle or any other vehicle with AWD, 4WD or whatever....on an ice rink with a light film of water on it and you will have the same result: you will NOT move.......at least in any kind of direct fashion. If there is no traction where the "rubber meets the road", then all the "systems" that the vehicle might have are useless. After all the issues are factored in.... the "last hope" is the tires' ability to "grab" the surface or "dig" down to where is CAN grab. My experience with the Continental tires on the GLs that I have owned is that those tires are next to useless in the grab and dig department and, unfortunately, in the 19in size there very few alternatives.

BJ021

Agreed! I just switched to Toyo Versado CUV's that came out last fall... so far so good! Quite, great in rain, get better mileage that I did with my Dunlop SP summer tires. They are AS tires, but I change to 18" wheels in the winter with Blizzacks. Had them for 2 winters - and they ROCK! The vehicle is just too heavy for the AS tire line up we have in 19" that everything slid and spun too much - I should get 4 winters out of them! They are still in awesome shape - since most of the wear comes in warm weather - so I'm very optimistic!

Germancar1

Its clear you're a another clueless SUV driver. Thinking that just because you have 4WD and a "truck" you are invincible. If you floored the the car in such a situation, you're the one that doesn't know squat. Period.

I simply asked the question if it could have been driver error, nothing more.

Again, learn how to drive a SUV properly and learn about how your vehicle behaves/reacts to different terrain before calling someone ignorant, because in essence that is exactly what you were when you took the wheel of your GL.

FYI: I have read what others are telling you and they're saying the same thing, not to floor the gas. It takes all kinds I guess. Like I said, another clueless SUV driver.


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ksdprasad

+1, me too went into that storm, my GL effortlessly pulled us to home without a problem.

mikapen

No need to be judgemental here.

Most drivers will not ever experience the dreaded "wet grass on mud" condition, so not very many drivers know what a strange situation it is.
Even the most proficient off-roaders will find that almost all proven techniques just don't work. One of the posters likened the situation to an ice rink with water - well, not exactly - I can drive on wet ice at 32 degrees but grass/mud can be harder, because the sod forms a barrier to forward progress.
The time I got stuck (my only time) in a Nebraska city park (earlier post) I was idling along when one wheel broke through the sod. I stopped immediately and got out to look, and while I was watching, two more of my tires broke through into the soup below. Easy throttle, rocking, traction devices, the aforementioned kitty litter - all were useless. And this was with mud tires! In this case, even my Hi-Lift jack was useless because it couldn't break the suction.
In my opinion, getting stuck on grass/mud is purely a matter of luck (bad), and getting out without help is purely a matter of luck (good).

Glyn M Ruck

Guys - play nicely or we will have no option but to take action.

blittle

I agree..... the right tires ARE the key.... I am in the process of replacing the Conti's on my 2011 GL with Hankook All Seasons..... the only 19in tire I could find with survey results that indicate reasonable winter traction.....the only other alternative being to go to 18in wheels, winter tires, etc. Bottom line is if you have the OEM Continentals on your vehicle, your slippery surface traction will be not so good.... Continentals ARE good for comfort, quiet, performance, etc. but you sacrifice the "bad road" traction aspect

Germancar1

Oh I wasn't being that, I just asked a question and then.........


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cmarshack

Here's a pretty capable off road vehicle falling victim to bad tires on grass and mud:

http://youtu.be/3ShJZnH3flQ

Max Blast

Not so much bad tires. Chalk that one up to an inexperienced driver who put the car in the wrong terrain mode.

IMHO the best off road vehicle ever, in the history of ever, is a rental car signed out to someone else.
Little bit of military humor for you there.

cmarshack

I like the humor there

FWIW: There is no terrain mode on pre-2007 range rovers, the one in the video is MY 2003-2005.

tsanjose

OT: hey pteam can you tell me where you got your towhook? any idead what kind of thread it is? i need something to tie down the bow/stern of my kayak

pteam

the tow hook came with the car it was in the tool kit

Reed_EX

I agree, the right tires make all the difference, and wet grass is probably the worst terrain for any vehicle. I currently drive a LR LR3 with locking rear and center diffs. The only time ive been stuck is on wet grass and ive put her through a lot (including many offroad parks and that DC snow storm mentioned earlier.) When my tires are new, its unstoppable, but when the treads almost gone like it is now (waiting on Pirelli ATR's backordered) the trucks completely different.
Love the GL's, though i think id have to have one with the off-road pack to be able to keep up with my LR3, which is like finding a needle in a haystack