Sports Car vs the Ultimate Off-Roader! | Autotrader
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Video Details
Published5 months ago
Duration23:55
Video IDZ0WCW0pusfA
Languageen
CategoryAutos & Vehicles
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views14K
Likes498
Comments49
Engagement Rate3.91%
Likes per 100 views3.56
Comments per 1K views3.50
Video Tags
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Description
Wheelie Bad Ideas returns with our biggest experiment yet.
After testing train wheels and tiny wheels, we went in the opposite direction and fitted 44-inch off-road tyres to a BMW Z4. The question was simple: can a sports car on giant wheels actually work off road?
To find out, we took the Z4 into the mud and tested it against the Defender OCTA, widely regarded as one of the best off-road vehicles in the world. This video explores whether wheel size alone can transform a sports car into a genuine off-roader, or whether this was always going to end badly.
Big tyres. Big ideas. Questionable results.
Welcome back to Wheelie Bad Ideas.
Episode 1: Train Wheels | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8zxtpmFABI
Episode 2: Tiny Wheels | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZYSkEUvuA8
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Video chapters:
0:00 The next modification
1:52 Making BIG wheels
3:05 What have we made...
4:30 Testing our Z4x4
5:40 Is it better than a Defender Octa?
7:35 The TRAGEDY
9:11 The Octa’s prowess
11:47 Time for Plan B
13:00 Take Two
14:47 Back in business
16:00 Testing our wheels
20:00 The next tragedy
21:39 What’s the ultimate off-roader?