Usefulness of MTS Multi Terrain Select in LX 570 - As useful as crawl control? (1 Viewer)

[overl4nd]

Kind of torn between 2010 vs 2013. The main difference is Multi Terrain select.
Usefulness of Crawl control is amply clear. But does Multi terrain select add much to situations like mild rock crawling, snow wheeling etc,.

 

[use2bn83]

CRAWL and MTS (ATRAC) use the same systems, but are for different purposes. In my opinion MTS is more useful than crawl. MTS is a more advanced version of ATRAC. It’s smarter and responds quicker to loss of traction than traditional ATRAC (which the ‘10 has). It adds a ton of capability in rocks, and undulating (moguled) terrain. That being said, If it were me, there would have to be more reasons to pay the extra coin (not just MTS). For the price difference you could easily toss in a rear locker and use the traditional ATRAC In the ‘10 and be ahead of the curve capability wise.

 

[bloc]

Other 2013 advantages: HID headlamps, color MFI in the cluster that makes the vehicle feel less dated, updated nav with larger higher resolution screen.

To me those justify the cost increase more, as something I plan to keep so long simply feels a much more modern day to day.

But as for crawl.. it’s cool, and maybe one day I’ll use it to get me out of some sand, but for the most part it is so noisy and intrusive I barely ever use it even with weeks spent on trails in Colorado.

 

[ATwoZ]

I have a 10 LX, and have only used crawl a handful of times here in CO. More often than not I have no issue getting through most things just with 4LO and locking the center diff. I probably don't know what I'm missing with MTS, but my point being I haven't felt like I've needed more either. Just make sure the rubber on your wheels is good.

 

[TeCKis300]

CRAWL and MTS (ATRAC) use the same systems, but are for different purposes. In my opinion MTS is more useful than crawl. MTS is a more advanced version of ATRAC. It’s smarter and responds quicker to loss of traction than traditional ATRAC (which the ‘10 has). It adds a ton of capability in rocks, and undulating (moguled) terrain. That being said, If it were me, there would have to be more reasons to pay the extra coin (not just MTS). For the price difference you could easily toss in a rear locker and use the traditional ATRAC In the ‘10 and be ahead of the curve capability wise.

While it's great to have another tool in the war chest, and MTS might be able to do some trick things in some particularly sticky situation...

I have to agree that there may be bigger better things to ultimately help a rig perform. Namely tires and even rear locker. Or even driver experience. Fitted with those, any 200-series is going to go further with more ultimate capability. One could argue that MTS laid upon otherwise equal hardware, would indeed be pretty cool. But we're trying to be grounded in cost and value here right?

I'd say to the OP get the best example of what you can afford. Save some dollars for some add on toys. And maybe even for your future self. Personally, I don't think MTS is the distinguisher.

 

[nwfl4runner]

Nothing that the price difference spent on mods can’t beat.