A vehicular tug-of-war battle is basically professional wrestling for the automotive world. It starts with two opponents strutting about, maybe with a bit of trash talk tossed in for good measure. The fight is really just a good, choreographed show for the crowd. The results of the match have very little to do with the actual capabilities of the performers. And the spectators absolutely love it.
Case-in-point is this recent video from Carwow, featuring a Ford-versus-Mercedes-versus-Volkswagen showdown of – wait for it – front-wheel drive diesel-powered vans. Folks, this is arguably the least exciting vehicle segment of them all, and yet, we can't look away as these vans are tied together and turned loose on a slippery grass surface. The only thing missing is a Fiat Ducato jumping into the mix with a steel chair ready to clobber the Ford.
