Looks like you had a fun time.
I think I might have been leery of going over that small creek crossing though.

 

safe to say I held my breath crossing that... if it can hold a logging truck it can probably hold a 5000lb suv

 

Certainly a beautiful day to be out, nice pics . The bridge looks stout enough. 🤞

 

It's incredible to see that something without full lockers and lo range could traverse such challenging terrain!
Well done!
Can't wait to see pics of you crawling over a parking curb at the mall next..... should have me on the edge of my seat!

 

almost hydrolocked the engine on this one 💯
gonna need a snorkel next time 💪 💪

 

Nice looking car. Love the LED tails.

 

Throw on a skid plate, rock sliders, gutter lights, 2" lift kit, aux fuel tanks and roof top tent. Ooo Ooo... and a little ladder!

 

beadlocks too.. then I can finally be happy 😂

 

.... and then hit the mall 🤣

 

need some more mods first i think

 

If you're going to tackle the mall you'll definitely need a front bar, winch, and recovery tracks.

 

Some recent "off-road" experiences in the desert SW of the US. Hardly difficult, but had to go slowly over some rocks and dips. Yep, fully stock 2016 TDI Lux.

 

You still have that?? Thought you were selling?

 

Psssst...... R line

 

Bruh... you're just not getting it.....
That's straight suspension drop.
Here are the numbers, just for you.
Front -10mm, Rear - 16mm
Then you have the "ground effects" that chew up the angles

"ground clearance" is generally measured from the lowest point of the automobile. So assuming r-line has a body kit that hangs lower, that would be the lowest point of the car.

Different market, so specifications may be different - but in the UK the 2016 specifications show R-Line is 25mm lower than the base SE while the Escape (4XMotion) is 10mm higher than the base SE.

Yes you're definitely right. And you're right that most ROW markets do indeed indicate a drop with the r-line, but I don't believe that to be accurate in NAR market Touareg

Must be mixing me up with someone else. We use this combo about 5 months every year - shoulder seasons in spring and fall. No plans to change that yet. Maybe when I am getting ready to put it in storage for a while you're thinking otherwise.

I would have bet money it was you that made this post because I remember being in complete shock that you said you were selling your airstream and then your Touareg. There's only one more person in here famous for camping on the forum and that's @EddieB - and he definitely sold his camper and Touareg

That’s really not much ground clearance… but a lot of traditional solid axle body on frame vehicles are reporting clearance from the lowest point on the diff or suspension when everything actually delicate is much higher.

I’ve found that for your basic southwest desert sandy road, a stock Touareg will go everywhere, but it will be scraping the underbelly a lot more than ideal.

As I said above generally "ground clearance" is measured from the lowest point of the automobile,which would often be a bumper or body kit.

Dragging your underbody, while not ideal, is usually fine if you have a good 4 wheel drive system and good tires

 

Yes you're definitely right. And you're right that most ROW markets do indeed indicate a drop with the r-line, but I don't believe that to be accurate in NAR market Touareg

Believe what you want to believe.. ordered replacement rear springs last year through the dealer, the springs for the R-line are a different part.