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![4x4 Ute of the Year: Sneak Preview!](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--H4nDQoQA--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/15/5444/article-main.jpg)
4X4 Ute of the Year: Sneak Preview
The judges have taken five competent 4X4 utes through their paces, and a winner has been decided.
![Q&A: Arthur Goddard](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--pPlXZx0_--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/15/5429/goddard-1.jpg)
Land Rover engineer Arthur Goddard
4X4 Australia talks to 90-year-old Arthur Goddard, the man who engineered the first Land Rover.
![New Toyota Hilux: petrol vs diesel](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--iJJO1IXA--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/15/5376/hiluxpreview.jpg)
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](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--2pedxOi5--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/15/5119/fordrangerpickup-1.jpg)
Ford Ranger global challenge
Australians have just 10 days to vote for their pick of the five finalists of the Ford Ranger Global Challenge.
![Intro Jpg](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--At9Qtlri--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/17/20517/intro.jpg)
4x4s stuck in the mud
4x4s stuck in the mud
![Insight: New Ford Ranger](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--QSKeJnfj--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/14/4804/FordRanger1.jpg)
Ford Ranger interview
4X4 Australia’s exclusive interview with Gary Boes, Vehicle Line Director, T6 Programme Ford Asia Pacific and Africa.
![Tank factory](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--blqDzH2W--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2836/tankfactory1.jpg)
4x4 of the Year 2009
We rate how well the new players can look forward to their bush future.
![Coin Operated](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--BFZX9Ln8--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2841/coin.jpg)
Buying a 4x4
The value question is sometimes the most hotly debated criterion, as it’s often a perceived issue rather than technical fact.
![Land Rover Road-Trip](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--JoRRqiw2--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2811/high_tea.jpg)
Land Rover Club of Victoria
We tag along with the Land Rover Club of Victoria for a weekend
![Legends of the Australasian safari](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--Ieqn-JyJ--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2640/kings1.jpg)
The legends of the Australasian Safari
For 25 years some special characters have thrown themselves full tilt at some of the world's harshest terrains. Meet the legends of the Australasian Safari.
![Tyres for big wheels](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--7Qyrq5SM--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2738/tyresforbigwheels.jpg)
Tyres for BIG wheels
As 4x4s become more performance-oriented and towing capacities increase, it’s inevitable that brakes need to be larger.
![Range Rover lineage](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--M05KsLSm--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2733/lineage1.jpg)
Range Rover Lineage
We’ve come a long way since the hose-out interior but, along the way, lost nothing of the Range Rover’s original intention.