They’re big, they’re expensive, they’re put to ultimate test an endurance trails. Here are my top ten offroad channels on Youtube:
10. Cotanak Off Road
The channel is based on Turkey, it featured videos of various offroad cars from Dacia Duster to Toyota Land Cruiser, from Lada Niva to Audi SQ7. It started on May 2014 and now it has 61.5K subscribers and over 24 milion views. The most popular video: extreme OFF ROAD Nissan Mitsubishi Suzuki Ssagyoung
9. Offroad Turkiye
Offroad Turkiye is a strong team of friends that have powerful modified offroad cars that upload on a weekly basis. From its first upload back in July 2013, they have over 89.1K fans and more than 37 milion views. The most popular video: EXTREME OFFROAD @BELGRAD **land rover-jeep-nissan-toyota.
8. Ronny Dahl
Ronny Dahl is an australian youtube channel that offers vraiuos offroad videos like 4x4ing, off-roading, overlanders, touring, adventures and camping. First upload was in September 2011, now has 288K subscribers and more than 54 milion views. Most popular video: All Terrain vs Mud Terrain, best tyres
7. All 4 Adventure
This is another australian based Youtube channel following a couple of modern-day adventurers on rugged expeditions into some of the remotest corners and wildest frontiers of Australia. From December 2010 untill now they gathered more than 43 milion views and 181K subscribers.
The most popular video: 4×4 Recovery Goes Seriously Wrong
6.Kanal Ne Tormozi
The guys from this channel love tuning and off-road! Channel releases are dedicated to cars and everything connected with them.The main direction is Off-road and amateur competitions (battles) between SUVs, crossovers and other cars.
Started on February 2016 and now has 391K subscribers and 105 milion views. Content in russian. Most viewed video:
5. 4WD Action
Another australian channel that came to light in June 2007 and offers constatly uploaded video from the adventures they go, plus comparison between cars and other projets. Right now they have 395K subscribers and 62 milion views. The most popular video there:
The DEEPEST 4WD River Crossing – Insane Cape York Adventure
4. Anshuman Bishnoi
This channel is all about snad offroad and other trial offroading stuff from India. It uploads new videos every week with many offroad cars participating. Joined Youtube on September 2013 and now stand at 394K subscribers and 127 milion views. Most viewed video:
Fortuner, Thar, Storme 400, Endeavour: Trying a vertical climb.
3. The Fast Lane Truck
Based in US, this channel offers videos mostly with big truck with big engines and big offroad cars. Started uploading on May 2012 and it’s now streaming to over 723K subscribers 29.1 milion views This is the most popular video: EarthRoamer XV-LTS F-550 Off-Road RV
2. wilimovich
wilimovich made his youtube channel big with RC Cars videos doing offroad. It appears his idea was brilliant, because from October 2010 untill now, he has over 825 milion views and 1.78M subscribers. Country: Russia. Best video: RC Cars 4×4 Sands Storm Racing and MUD Action
1. Manager Anton
Manager Anton is the best man standing on the offroad lane. That is my opinion.
He managed to create an entire offroad community and I think this is his daily job, along with his friends and partners. They drive the best and newest cars I’ve seen on offroad trails.
The channel is from Russia, with russian language content but most of the videos have ENG subtitles. It has 849K subscribers, from October 2008. Totat channel views – 234 Milion. Most viewed video there:
Here is a list I made with the top 10 cars Youtube Channels based on subscribers, video views and consistency in uploading videos. All these channels have over 1 milion subscribers and the top 3 channels have over 1 bilion views on Youtube.
Here we go:
Number 10. Autocar India
It’s a channel belonging to the Autocar magazine, that is based in India but offers content made in English. It’s number 10 of my best car channels. It has over 1.4 milion subscribers and over 423 milion views. On the channel you will find car reviews, drag races, car comparison videos and many more.
Here is the most popular video on the channel: Lamborghini Huracán Performante vs Indian Navy MiG-29k
Number 9. DRIVETRIBE
DRIVETRIBE is the youtube channel of the former members of the Top Gear squad, Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May. The channel is the newest of all from this list, starting on Youtube on September 2016. It has over 1.12 milion subscribers and more than 131 milion views.
The most popular of their video: Richard Hammond takes his daughters off-roading
Number 8. AutoTopNL
AutoTopNL is an online Car filming and testing company from Ntherlands. They’re not interested in eco & green (unless it’s like, really, really fast). The channel made its debut on March 2010, it has over 1.85 milion subscribers and over 742 milion views. Their most popular video: 802 HP Audi R8 V10 Plus SUPERCHARGED 324km/h
Number 7. Salomondrin
Salomondrin is an Youtube channel based on US with video reviews and races mostly on supercars.
It’s online since April 2010 and it gathered over 1.6 milion subscribers and 270 milion views.
Their most popular video: HYPER 5 – LaFerrari vs Porsche 918 vs McLaren P1 vs Bugatti Super Sport vs Pagani Huayra
Number 6. Car Throttle
Car Throttle is the channel dedicated to awesome old cars, interesting challenges, crazy builds and cool new vehicles. Or so they say on their About page on Youtube. Originaly created in April 2009, it now has over 276 milion subscribers and more than 516 milion views. Most popular video there:
Car Throttle is the channel dedicated to awesome old cars, interesting challenges, crazy builds and cool new vehicles. Or so they say on their About page on Youtube. Originaly created in April 2009, it now has over 276 milion subscribers and more than 516 milion views. Most popular video there:
Car Guys VS Non-Car Guys
Number 5. Vehicle Virgins
Vehicle Virgins comes from the US and was created in January 2012 to help you make one of the most important decisions of your life: buying your first car! From that time untill now they reached over 2.22 milion subscribers and more than 577 milion views. The most popular video here: Picking Up UBER Riders In A Lamborghini!
Number 4. Supercar Blondie
As you can tell from the name, this Youtube channel belongs to a very nice blondie, named Alex, that has a passion for supercars. She uploaded its first video on November 2015 and had a huge succes, now standing at 3.23 milion subscribers and 227 milion views. Good job, Alex!!!
Her hit video: The Most Beautiful Car In The World!
Number 3. MotorTrend Channel
MotorTrend Channel is an entire network based on cars videos. Their profesional stature is shown by the Youtube stats ever since they started, back in September 2008. Now they have over 6.49 milion subscribers and 1.11 bilion views. Most popular video: Bugatti Veyron vs Lamborghini Aventador vs Lexus LFA vs McLaren MP4-12C
Number 2. Top Gear
Top Gear is the first thing you have in mind when it comes to cars of supercars. I don’t know what else to say about it. It’s the oldest channel on Youtube, it started uploading videos in 2008, a month before MotorTrend Channel and at that time the hosts were different. Now it has 7.06 milion subscribers and over 2.6 bilion views. Most popular video there: The Marauder | Ten Ton Military Vehicle | Top Gear
Number 1. carwow
This channel doesn’t need an introduction. It’s the best of the car channels, with profesional reviews and videos, uploaded daily or at 2-3 days. Its first review video was uploaded on April 2016 and in just 4 year they reached 3.6 milion subscribers and more then 1 bilion views. The most popular video:
Lamborghini Aventador vs Tesla Model X
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On the first Sunday of March 2020 we decided to take advantage of the short time I had in the morning and go for an offroad drive on a new trail I just discovered a couple of day before. At a first look the trail seemed to be dry and easy for the Duster.
The main concern was not to hit the ground with the EGR shield therefore I didn’t want to lower the tire pressure. I kept it how it was, at 2.2 bar. The tires I am using right now are Nokian WR Suv 3 and I think it’s their last winter of usage.So all the way up untill a muddy part of the trail the ascend was relatively easy, I just had to be careful and keep the car away from tiny trees that are grown all over the hill and not scratch it.
The narrow mud hole
And we got to a point were I knew I would have to run by some branches hoping the Duster won’t scratch. Not to mention the fact that it was mud and some water that made the passing thru even difficult. In that moment the shape of the front bumper really helped and by that I mean I could pass without hitting the front or rear bumper. The car was suspended on two wheels and I had to make 3 tries before getting on the right path. Any other SUV from the Duster’s class would have demaged the front bumper. I’m sure of that 😀
The big mud trail
After that section another tricky one came. This time it was an old trail that need it a longer time to dry that the rest of the road and I thought it won’t be that slippery. That the reason I didn’t make more efforts to go on the left side from the begining so the left wheels to have more grip on the grass.
Mud is somehow easier than snow. Read this and this to see if I’m rigth!
So I ended up not getting enough grip and I tried getting some momentum to reach the left side with the grass. Instead the car kept digging and after a few back and fourth movements I knew I can’t take the car up that hill from the mud. So I tried going in reverse to put the left back wheel on the grass and get out from the mud ditches.
After putting the car back front facing the hill, with full throttle ahead, I managed to get the left front wheel where it had better grip, got some momentum and I was back on business.
This is the video with the whole climb. Don’t forget to leave a Like and Subscribe!
Further uphill
From that point the road ahead was very easy, I thought we could get all the way to the top but at some poit the hill was too steep plus we had to enter the main trail which had many big rocks and a muddy texture that would have made the car slide very easy. We just turn around and our trip back was about to begin.
The descent
On our way back we had to face the same trails as before so I was expecting some difficulties. On the part with the big mud I just hit the ground a little with the aluminium shield and the side right side of the front bumper, causing the cover in the bumper to move from its place. I’ve decided to take it off so it won’t be lost. That cover is very hard to find. You have to buy the whole front bumper for that piece.
Muddy Hole Part 2
The biggest problem on our way back was represented by the trees I had to drive by. Mud made the car slide closer to those trees and the branches did scratch the Duster. The scrathes are not deep but they are easy to see when the car is clean. I’m thinking of wrapping the hole car in some scratch resistant sheet. I noticed that in similar conditions, when the road is slightly inclined to one side, it’s more convenient to use the 2WD Mode because when the rear wheels are spinning, the car goes side sliding easier. One good lesson we learned with this offroad drive.
Anyway besides those branches, the trail back was easy and much shorter and after an hour and half we were down to the base of the hill. The Duster had mud all the way up the roof but it was happy. Really felt like it was in his element. 😀
Here’s the link for the video. Like and Share! Cheers!
After receiving many comments on the subject, I managed to get my hands on a 1.3 Tce 130 HP Duster that had 4WD for an entire weekend. So it was time for diesel Duster vs petrol Duster.
It wasn’t the first time for me driving the new engine developed by Renaul toghether with Mercedes.
First time I drove that engine was back in June 2019 when I had a Renault Kadjar for a weekend. The most important aspect for me was to take the both cars on some snow hills and see how they perform. I must say that there is a difference between the power of the cars.
The white one has 130 HP and the gris comete has 115 HP. The curious thing is that the petrol engine has less torque (240 Nm) than the diesel engine (260 Nm).
We set of to climb a hill with medium difficulty and from the first 2 tries, the petrol duster seemed to go on easier than the diesel. On both cars the tire pressure was lowered to 1.8 bar. The white had Debica Frigo 2 and the gri comete had Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S.
Round 2
On the second try the petrol has gone all the way up to the top of the hill without any problems. The other one, instead, it need it one extra run to reach the hill. It was harder to keep a stright line while climbing and that made the car loos grip and momentum very fast.
The plan was to reach the highest point on this hill but there was a part very difficult with left side inclination and long distance on climbing. I wasn’t sure whether we try it or not because of the risk and I decided to give it a shot. But first with my Duster, the diesel.:D. As I was thinking, the terrain was very wet and the car lost its grip very fast and almost became uncontrolable and it was very close to hit a little tree.
That actually helped with the turning of the car, as you will see in the video. We tried one time with the petrol Duster too but the driver didn’t force the car so much and it didn’t reach the point like its predecesor.
Round 3
From there we moved to another location I knew (also used in the A4 Allroad video) and we tried another hill, longer this time, but with better terrain than the previous and both cars did very well.
Round 4
Considering the fact that we had plenty of room to go up the new found hill, we decided to put the cars side by side and do a drag race. Of course, the white Duster really took off and went up much faster than the diesel.
Round 5
So we switched the drivers and the sides to see if the outcome will be the same or not. Guess what, nothing changed, maybe this time the diesel Duster went up easier, but had no chance next to the petrol 130 HP Duster.
What made this difference so big?
First of all, the tires. The dedicated winter tires performed better than the AT tires, plus they were newer and thick on the baloon. Another difference was in the rims. The diesel had steel rims, much havier than the alloy wheels on the petrol Duster. Plus the petrol model is 70 Kg lighter than the diesel one. The fuel level was almost the same, not much difference there.
As for the fuel consumption, the diesel was by far the winner, with an average of 6 L/100 Km compared to the 7.7 L/100 Km shown by the dashboard on the petrol Duster. The cars were driven and tested on the same roads and by me at the steering wheel, with one style of driving for both.
Conclusions:
In this offroad session the petrol Duster did great. Far more better than I expected. I wish I would have the winter dedicated tires installed on the diesel model.
The new 1.3 L engine promises alot and it is very good on the road. I encourage you to test it not just on a Duster but on other Renault models as well.
The new Duster model (petrol one) comes with an improved locking mode for the fuel tank. I really hate the way I have to unlock the fuel tank door.
Besides that improvement, I didn’t noticed any difference on the interior or at the exterior for these two models.
Here is the link to the drag video between the cars above. Enjoy it!:
It’s good to have a friend with a Mitsubishi Shogun…
So I guess you read about our “snowy adventure” and you want to know how the tow was.
The shogun came and first we tried to pull out the Duster from the last position, by the back, as seen in the first two photos.
Because of the terrain inclination and the snow that kept on gathering under the Duster, it was impossible to gain some speed in the direction of the tow.
The Duster went into a new position, facing down the slope and we tried to go down and gain some speed then turn the car up again.
As it can be seen in the picture below, it did manage to move a couple of meters but in the moment the trajectory became upward, it immediately stopped. At least it was facing forward the Shogun this time.
The second try
And now round two of towing, with little succes. The same reason, the Duster kept going on the right side and the snow under it was blocking any good grip.
After cleaning the snow once again around the Duster, we tried pulling it to a different direction. Up the hill this time and the fact that we use a trail already made by the Duster, helped very much. But it wasn’t enough..
For an instance, the car was where we wanted, but it fell again on its left side in the snow. Back to the start…
The third try
From there we had tu turn the Duster again and it got into a similar position like the second tow, but this time the snow was not that big on the rescue trail.
The main problem was a small bump, that it can’t be seen in these pictures because of the thick layer of snow.
That bump was acros the right side of the main trail, if you watch the picture above. The Duster need it good speed to pass that bump with the both front wheels. Otherwise, with just the left front wheel passed, it would have slided down without any result.
It also need it a push from it’s right side in order to pass the bump and only after that, it was trully rescued.
This is how the terrain looked after we got out. After more than an hour of hard shovel working we didn’t need it any offroad for at least a day or two. 😀
What I learned?
From this moment I realised that I need it an aluminium shield to cover the front bumper. Some extra help for the snow is good as well chains or recovery boards.
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