I have recently driven mine once again off road on rutted ground this time with snow imagine that in a gaylander! Up in the local mountains and the Pyrenese mountains and confirm that it is entirely capable even on it's standard road tyres. It's never going to be as capable as a Defender is it? However on the return journey it was a bloody long way with only single track road most of the way and with lots of twisties. I know what I would rather be driving.They ain't designed for extreme off roading, but they are capable on un rutted ground, would put them better than any other Softroader available out there. Would rather drive a Freelander 200 miles on the motorway than a defender...