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Come on, let’s get real. The cross trek and outback are light duty off road vehicles. They have too little ground clearance. The suspension components are exposed and easily damaged. Front and rear overhang is excessive. They cannot cross steep dips without damaging front and bumpers. Worst of all they don’t have enough power for crawling up rock strewn tracks, especially at high altitude.
NPS is right to keep these timid vehicles off difficult routes. After all they must answer distress call for stuck vehicles.