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Land Rover engineer Arthur Goddard
4X4 Australia talks to 90-year-old Arthur Goddard, the man who engineered the first Land Rover.

Kia Sorento review
Kia’s Sorento has morphed from a cheap little 4X4 into a refined and big-value SUV.

Toyota Hilux: Petrol vs diesel
Revamped it may be, but has Toyota done enough to keep the Hilux up front in an increasingly competitive ute market? We drive the diesel and petrol variants to find out…

Ford Ranger global challenge
Australians have just 10 days to vote for their pick of the five finalists of the Ford Ranger Global Challenge.

4x4s stuck in the mud
4x4s stuck in the mud

Luxury 4x4s
The word icon is probably thrown around too easily these days, but the Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen are two vehicles that certainly fit the tag.

Ford Ranger interview
4X4 Australia’s exclusive interview with Gary Boes, Vehicle Line Director, T6 Programme Ford Asia Pacific and Africa.

Toyota Kluger review
Toyota’s Kluger is a great family wagon for those forays that don’t stray too far from the bitumen, but it misses out on diesel power.

Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Toyota Prado vs Land Rover Discovery 4 review
It’s this magazine’s reigning 4X4 of the Year, but how does Jeep’s latest Grand Cherokee stack up against the established family wagon favourite, Toyota’s Prado GXL?

Tvan Tanami camper trailer review
The Tvan Tanami proves to be one of the best-designed units and scores particularly well for ease of set-up and need for minimal site area.

Old Man Emu Nitrocharger Sport suspension
With big claims of terrain adaptability, we put the Old Man Emu Nitrocharger Sport suspension to the test.

Ford SZ Territory review
A turbo-diesel engine from Land Rover makes the Ford SZ Territory the perfect SUV.

Patagonia, South America
Patagonia conjures up visions of an unrelenting wilderness, untouched by man. Well, it’s changed a bit…

Volkswagon Amarok vs Mitsubishi Triton vs Nissan Navara review
Even with respected road-car credentials, it was seen as a bold move by VW to move into a market dominated by Japanese manufacturers.

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon vs Land Rover Defender 90 vs Toyota FJ Cruiser review
The first four-wheel drive scrap began 70 years ago. Those miscreants are still on the prowl and they still wanna start something.

Mexico to Canada travel diary 2
Chris Collard pushes on with his trial to cover dirt-only tracks to Canada and finds himself on the trail of early pioneers who had no choice but to make their own route

Mexico to Canada 4×4 travel diary
How hard could it be to use only the dirt between the borders of Mexico and Canada? That dirt being the USA!

Walcott Inlet, WA
The tough trek into Walcott Inlet is the best wilderness trip in the whole of the Kimberley. Who says? Ron and Viv Moon do!

Kaymar Rear Carrier
The Jeep cops a new rear swing-away wheel carrier and spare fuel.

Cobourg Peninsula, NT
When they talk of the Top End, they often forget about the topmost end of them all, NT’s Cobourg Peninsula.

Bilstein Shocks
The original shockers on my Disco 3 lasted a creditable 100,000km before they ran out of damping, at which point I opted for a set of Bilstein monotube struts.

EFS Suspension Kit
Our long-term D-Max has left for Fraser Island with an EFS spring in its step.

The Savannah Way, Qld
The Savannah Way through the Gulf of Carpentaria is an epic adventure through remote areas in the footsteps of ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills.

4×4 of the Year 2009
We rate how well the new players can look forward to their bush future.