Subaru Ascent Off Road Sand Racing a Subaru Outback 3.6R and 1998 Forester at Silver Lake Sand Dunes

In October 2023, a few friends of mine and I went off-roading at Silver Lake Sand Dunes. We decided to have some fun racing on the dunes, which helped me answer, quite visually, how the Ascent's FA24F compares to the Gen 5 Outback's H6 3.6R.
We off-roaded a Subaru Ascent and Subaru Forester and Gen 5 Subaru Outback 3.6R H6
In the race:
- My 2019 Subaru Ascent with GVWR of 6,000 pounds
- Jason and Downer in a 1998 Subaru Forester with a GVWR of 4,133 pounds
- ‪@bruceyyyyy‬ in his 2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R
I am, as those of you who follow me likely know, loaded in 2nd and 3rd row, and the cargo area, as usual, lol!
So, let's see who won!!!

Пікірлер: 24

  • @bruceyyyyy
    @bruceyyyyy9 ай бұрын

    I thought the H6/FA24 would be close. Was surprised myself. Good times!

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    I can't wait until the next adventure, my friend!!! I want an Outback Wilderness out there next time, to see how badly it beats me. Do you know anyone who has one? 😉

  • @bruceyyyyy

    @bruceyyyyy

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SubaruAmbassadorRobert We'll have to have a rematch when I get the Ascent drivetrain in there!

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@bruceyyyyyheck yeah!!! You should be able to crush me after that!!! ❤

  • @rakithab
    @rakithab9 ай бұрын

    Wow! did not expect that wide-margin lead by Ascent 😯

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    Imagine what the half ton lighter Outback Wilderness would do. 😉

  • @Dawn191

    @Dawn191

    9 ай бұрын

    Please do the same test with the 2023 Ascent, Wilderness, and the outback and Forrester. ❤😊

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Dawn191 I'd love that, if I can get friends who own those out there. Here's my predictions of what would happen... The Outback Wilderness would utterly trounce everything but the Ascent. Nonetheless, it would beat the Ascent by a handy margin. The Outback 3.6R and Forester Wilderness would be battling for third behind them. The rest would be some place behind those.

  • @autumnsummers2491
    @autumnsummers24919 ай бұрын

    The false start was hilarious and a result from us not taking the car out of park after switching drivers! lol :)

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    Hey my friend! Funny story, the other day on the way to work (or on the way nowhere, lol), I did that in my driveway trying to back out. My neighbors musta thought I was crazy as I kept revving up the engine while wondering why I wasn't going anywhere. 🤣

  • @jimbecker5675
    @jimbecker56759 ай бұрын

    That....is freakin' impressive!!

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    And fun! 😊

  • @jimbecker5675

    @jimbecker5675

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SubaruAmbassadorRobert That acceleration was eye opening!

  • @wed_ward
    @wed_ward9 ай бұрын

    Looks like I voted correctly!

  • @user-gf7tu9fq2c
    @user-gf7tu9fq2c17 күн бұрын

    Какой размер шин вы используете на своём Ascent?

  • @powerofyourbrains
    @powerofyourbrains9 ай бұрын

    Nice video buddy!

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks! And so much fun!

  • @powerofyourbrains

    @powerofyourbrains

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SubaruAmbassadorRobert yes it was, we'll have to do that again

  • @chiehlee7982
    @chiehlee79829 ай бұрын

    Out of curiosity....what tires on the different vehicles? I know your Ascent is loaded-down, Robert, but would you happen to know weight distribution? I voted that the Ascent would win, but by what I thought would have been a much smaller margin!

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    My Ascent usually balances out 50/50, hence all my 2 and 3 wheeling photos. I only know my tires... hybrid mud-terrain/all-terrain Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Not the best for sand, but did surprisingly well. So far, I'm thrilled with them.

  • @simplistek
    @simplistek7 ай бұрын

    Just curious as to why you're using GVWR vs the Curb Weight. I highly doubt you're at 6000lbs unless you have 5-200lb occupants plus gear., fuel etc.

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    7 ай бұрын

    I only know my curb weight, and with similar cargo capacities and loading, the differences are pretty relative, with the Ascent being a half ton heavier at the curb than the OB (I've got every option, plus the roof rack and tire carrier as my "stock" setup putting me at about 4900 pounds curb weight). Wish we'd had the chance to find CAT scales to get actual weights though, but we didn't know we'd be doing this until moments before, lol! Maybe next time.

  • @krea1975
    @krea19759 ай бұрын

    Add a good tune, exhaust and intake. Would be a good whooping on the other cars

  • @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    @SubaruAmbassadorRobert

    9 ай бұрын

    On the Ascent? I wonder if an owner with an AccessPort would give that a try. The Stage 1 93 tune from COBB gives it another 21% hp and tq. But I'm content to not run a tune, as fun as it might be.