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Station wagons are practical vehicles with a lot of space or family cars. But the Skoda Octavia Scout and the Opel Insignia Country Tourer want to be more than that. A bigger ground clearance, hub caps, underride guard and body side panels give them an off-road look and the four-wheel drive ensures that they have the right traction on rough gravel roads. 4x4 puts the station wagons to the test.

You love wacky and extreme off-roaders? Then this episode is perfect entertainment for you. 4x4 shows you extreme off-road vehicles like the Fiat Panda Cross. This juggernaut is almost four meters in size and its tires have a diameter of 1.5 meters. Plus: Drifting star Ken Block and his 600 hp Ford Raptor, an extreme Mercedes G Class, the Volkswagen Touareg by JE Design and the Jeep SRT 8.

This time it's all about luxurious all-wheelers. With 570 hp, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds and a price of 180.000 Dollars, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S is an all-wheeler of superlatives. If you don't have that much money but still want to enjoy a certain level of luxury, you should check out the Infiniti QX 70, a crossover with a bold design and a sports cars genes.

Fire, ground, water and air - life on earth would be impossible without those four elements. Similarly, expeditions in the desert or any highland crossing would be impossible without four-wheel drive. 4x4 shows four all-wheel vehicles on their challenging trip through the four elements. See the Porsche Macan Turbo in the desert of Morocco or the bizarre Volkswagen Schwimmwagen crossing a river.

Pickups are all-purpose utility vehicles. In Europe they are mainly used by industrial drivers, but in the United States trucks are as widespread as SUVs. What is the fascination behind these open pickup trucks? Off-road expert Kurt Sigl and Toyota specialist Alexander Wohlfarth find out, when they test the German VW Amarok and the classic Japanese Toyota Hilux on and off the road.

Together they have more than 1000 horse power and 1400 Nm of torque: The Porsche Cayenne Turbo and the Range Rover Supercharged are real power off-roaders. On the road they are in a class of its own. But how well do they off road? We find out, when we put these powerhouses to the test on unsurfaced roads. Also on this episode: We check out the Bentley Bentayga and the Jaguar F-Pace.

You don't have to drive around in a huge cross-country vehicle all the time. Small all-wheel drive cars can serve their purpose, too. Besides that, you can also have lots of fun with them. Fiat thinks so, too. The Italian car brand turns their city speedsters into all-wheel midgets. We check out the Fiat 500 X and show you BMW's smallest SUV yet: the BMW X1.

They're frequently leading in the sales statistics and they're also doing fine in independent benchmark tests: so called cheap SUVs. They cost less in acquisition and maintenance, than their relatives in the premium range. But what are low-priced SUVs good for? 4x4 tries to find the answer and checks out the Dacia Duster, Suzuki Jimny and Lada Taiga.

The 4-wheel station wagon Volvo V40 Cross Country and the Mercedes Benz 4Matic range, which includes the flagship model S 500, the mid-range salon  C 400 and the compact SUV GLa 250, have one thing in common. They demonstrate that you can have a lot of fun with four-wheel drive on ice, in the snow or in the clanking cold. And they prove it to you on this episode of 4x4.

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