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I'm sure everyone has seen the video of the Nissan Patrol annihilating the Porsche 918 on The Grand Tour. Here is a video with a bit more information on it. I was pretty impressed the first time I saw it, but now not so much. I originally thought it was some sort of monster hillclimb machine but when I saw closer and realized it was basically just a Patrol shell on a GTR the magic was gone. It's still impressive but not so much.

Back to original topic.. why we don't share flips in our club. There are many reasons why we should and why we shouldn't. I will explain it from my club's point of view (we had endless discussions around that within the marshals team): Why we should: an opportunity to discuss, explain and learn from mistakes, especially when the driver explains his actions and mistakes leading to the roll a reminder that this hobby includes risks, and they do happen more than expected But does that really need to be from a flip that happened 2 days ago? wouldn't any similar flip video on youtube serve the purpose? There are many reasons why we don't share such videos and pictures... we usually have the following concerns: Offroad insurance, most of new trucks will have it and we encourage it for our hobby, but insurance policies and their fine-print differs, and might not cover the same situation the same way! having a video on youtube with the incident might affect that process! Protecting the driver and his feelings, as less experienced drivers might get into emotional shock, and having everyone asking them "what happened with you 6 months ago" is not helpful. Usually drivers who roll will take sometime to rebuild their courage, giving them space is important! Club branding, too many incidents, and you will be labeled as an "unsafe" club, especially as most of the clubs are focusing on safely teaching offroading to new people. and to cover the learning part: We discuss these incidents during briefing before and after drives, respecting the identity of the driver if he/she wants to stay anonymous. We share, explain and discuss rollover videos that are posted online (not specifically our group) and use it to teach the core concepts such as gravity, drifting, hard braking, slope and crest handling... etc. At the end of the day, identifying who rolled is not the point, it is the lesson we want to teach, which can be served without publically sharing the rollover incidents. My 2 cents

Well, I strongly believe yes, it is. the Renault is NOT an AWD, it is a proper 4WD, it has a selector for 2WD, Auto (AWD), and Locked, which is a proper 4Hi with locked center differential, but doesn't have low range... in the manual edition, it compensates for the lack of low range with a super short 1st gear, it is a crawl gear! (around 5.79kph per 1,000 rpm according to online brochures), which means maxing up at around 35 kph in 1st gear, that's even lower than my 1st gear in low in my R50 pathfinder.. while it won't make for a dune climber, but you can still manage to cruise around in the desert and climb easy tracks.. The local version seems Auto tranny only, and it clocks 0-100 in 11 second, which is better than 3.8 Pajero, it really has a nice power to weight ratio.. again, I wouldn't recommend it for an offroad hobby, but it can handle itself in the desert far better than a KIA sportage, a CRV, or even RAV4. Duster is an adventure oriented small SUV, it takes you to desert, wadis, mountains and beaches with no problem, but not necessarily on the same track that more offroad ready SUVs.. but pretty close.. here is the local version brochure: http://www.renault-me.com//CountriesData/GCC/images/pdf/BROCHURE_RENAULT_DUSTER_4X4_ENGLISH.pdf