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iain cooper



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Range Rover steep climb

I was amazed at this hillclimb video

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jp



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This one's good too !!
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iain cooper



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absolutely incredible jp

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Post #118628 31st Oct 2011 8:28 am
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The Rock Climb
Shocked Surely not, the video of the rock ascent, he must have the camera off horizontal, even so it's impressive.
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EYorkshire wrote:
The Rock Climb
Shocked Surely not, the video of the rock ascent, he must have the camera off horizontal, even so it's impressive.


The background trees look ok though!
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Yeah, it does look to be real. A bit of 'googling' puts the rock at 45 degrees and I for one would not like to attempt the drive back down Shocked
I wander if it used HDC on the way down, it would take someone a bit special to rely on the car alone for braking.

This defender driver must have cacked his pants

Post #118655 31st Oct 2011 10:22 am
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That rock climb one has done rounds on a few forums and nobody ever agrees on it

It looks too steep, look at the trees, wheels skidding etc etc

Personally i think its a Censored steep hill, when you see the start the camera is horizontal and growing straight up, but then when its going up, at about the 28-30sec mark you see grasses that are growing at a angle, not straight up

i think the camera does tilt, intentionally or not, it is a really steep cliff anyway, but not as steep as the film dictates

Dont think the FL2 would get up it, as i reckon the RRS has the rear diff locks option

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Post #118656 31st Oct 2011 10:25 am
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Yep, been sussed...it's a very steep gradient but not as steep as it first appears

Watch it on a laptop and then tilt the image until the trees at the bottom of the slope (way down) are around plumb and you get a more sensible angle!

Impressive enough but no more so than any other decent 4x4 on proper tyres imho

Fiddling like this does LR no justice when it's so ****ing obvious! FL2 GS Auto '58reg
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His mate needs to do the LR Experience.

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And it doesn't help when you have recovery people with no brains.
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sweetfreedom



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ad210358 wrote:
His mate needs to do the LR Experience.

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And it doesn't help when you have recovery people with no brains.


struth what a muppet.....why turn the wheels when you are coming down so well?!!!

and as you say what a totally ****ed up recovery....ouch! FL2 GS Auto '58reg
Post #118706 31st Oct 2011 4:27 pm
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jp



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I would say the only way to rock climb is with an Auto box and low range, the Range Rover going down sound like its using HDC !!

Not for a freelander or for Me ( unless its not my car Rolling with laughter )
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Its his sat nav again, if he'd gone another 100yds further on he could have got to the top using the motorway, Laughing
Post #118737 31st Oct 2011 8:35 pm
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