Schotts, pull your tampon out. You need to maintain some consistency in your posts. We've argued about SFA vs. IFS before and all I ever hear was "who cares if I lift a tire 8 inches off the ground versus 4 inches for (insert make of truck here)." So, in those threads where you know the 100 series can't compete articulation wise, lifting a tire is no big deal. Now we get to this thread and you attack the VW because it will "probably" lift a wheel first. I thought lifting a wheel was no big deal??? Maybe you should look more at front vs. rear articulation balance. Anytime you have one end of a vehicle the flexes a lot more than another, you have the potential to get into very bad situations. True, the VW will lift a lot on obstacles, but its balance from front to rear and the traction control help it over a lot of obstacles that would stop others. I guess that because the Hummer H1 lifts tires so fast, the 100 series would smoke it offroad. C'mon, address this issue. Then to honestly think that a 100 series is better offroad stock vs. a G-Wagen. I am not trying to come across as a 100 hater, I just can't stand how in your eyes, it can do no wrong and it can outwheel this in that situation, and this other vehicle in that situation, etc. I like the 100 but it won't out wheel a G-Wagen. Speaking of your avatar, what about it is difficult? Not to mention all your videos on your website are of very mild situations. If the 100 is so great, if it is made to tackle "severe off road situations," then let's see some pics of it in real difficult situations. Don't give me this "go buy one for yourself and find out." I don't want one. Don't feed me crap about Amando's 100. You talk so much damn smack about your truck and I have seen nothing that backs it up.
For the others, I happened to be in Moab when VW had about 15 Touaregs on the trails. I followed them through Hell's Revenge because I was interested to see if they really did the trail or not. How many times do we see articles in mags where a manufacturer takes their vehicle on a trail but we aren't sure they really did it? I was impressed with what a stock Touareg could do (they all had the air suspension). They didn't avoid obstacles and take the easy way up. For example, to start the trail they didn't take baby lion's back to the back side of dump bump. They started out on the end of the fin where dump bump is located. There are two lines on the end of the fin and they took the harder line (physically closer to dump bump). After scraping a little bit of the bumper, the German driver lifted the air suspension, got a tire (stock street tire) and the rock, and pulled right up. I am not interested in the VW, I am simply stating what I witnessed. Granted, Hell's Revenge isn't the most difficult of trails, but they really took them from start to finish and didn't skip anything.
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I guess it depends on the trail?
That stuff increases cost and decreases reliability and payload. And those comments are just my personal preference. I was upset that I couldnt get my Tacoma with a manual transmission and doors/windows. 
