The off - road section is a meandering bit of two - track featuring a water crossing, undulating woods, a man - made steep ascent hill, a series of alternating hillocks, a sand pit, and
a wheel articulation test.
Not exact matches
In contrast, the Discovery Sport's path was blocked by a set of ice blocks, which put its
wheel articulation and traction control systems to the
test, on one of its laps.
Excellent
wheel articulation and best - on -
test ground clearance (231 mm) were a bonus.
The dog sled team had to negotiate the initial incline before getting a free run, but the Discovery Sport had to encounter ice blacks en - route to challenge it further and
test its
wheel articulation and traction control.
We didn't
test the Disco Sport to that extreme — and we doubt many prospective buyers will — but an extended off - road section through the mountain surrounding Canberra this week proved it does indeed deliver class - leading off - road prowess, including unrivalled traction on steep, greasy inclines and enough
wheel articulation to make light work of the kind of rocks and bog holes that would severely upset an Audi Q5.