It'll run in the woods no problem, but I've never gotten it out of 3rd gear. Honestly, I could've ridden in 2nd gear the entire time with the way it likes the RPMs, but I wanted to try and stretch the legs on it a bit.
The suspension on those is what impressed me the most and the SS Limited Edition model that I demoed is downright unreal even compared to the standard YXZ since it has the dual-adjustable shocks.