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Because driving in mud or sand require the "Paddle Wheel" effect of pumping and spinning throught the medium instead of the binary "Tracton - No Traction" critical to snow and ice, the Highlander preforms very poorly in both sand and mud. I have experienced this several times. After 22 years living in Alaska, I have never driven a vehicle which preforms better in ice and snow, but get something else for mud or sand.