I haven't heard anything about the FEH not being able to do something a normal 4WD Escape (or similar vehicle) could. There is a group of Michiganders who are putting together a 4WD challenge, out on dirt roads, just so we can get a feel for how she does. However, sand, mud, snow, dirt, the FEH eats it up without concern. At the FEH Experience, one person remarked that of six 4WD vehicles he's owned, the FEH is the only one who can do some of the roads he travels without problems, and found it to be the best 4WD vehicle he's ever owned.