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The surreal deal: New Land Rover Defender Concepts
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Land Rover Defenders

Having driven and relished the pure technology of the Defender and Defender Sport concepts...

Jeeps on the rubicon
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Jeep Wrangler Rubicons review

Jeep Wrangler Rubicons take on their namesake 4X4 track in the USA.

Toyota LandCruiser 200 GX review
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Toyota LandCruiser 200 GX review

Toyota’s new Land Cruiser 200 Series variant is badged a GX, but the compliance plate tags it as a ‘Commercial’, the handbook a ‘Station Wagon’.

Kia Sorento review
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Kia Sorento review

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

Toyota HiLux review
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Toyota HiLux review

Toyota has tweaked its ever-popular Hilux but will the changes be sufficient to see off new challengers from Ford and Mazda?

Toyota Prado vs Land Rover Discovery 4 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee review
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Prado vs Disco 4 vs Grand Cherokee comparison review

Jeep’s new Grand Cherokee is almost too cheap to be true, but does it compare to the king of the class, Toyota’s Prado, and the budget Land Rover D4?

4X4 tech: Traction control
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4x4 tech: Traction control

The development of traction control over the past two decades has had a huge impact on four-wheel driving.

Ford Territory vs Kia Sorento review
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Ford Territory vs Kia Sorento review

Ford has finally come good with its promise of a diesel-powered Territory, but is it too little, too late? We test it against Kia’s excellent Sorento to find out.

Cars that think they're 4x4s
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Cars that think they're 4x4s

Cars that think they're 4x4s

Best 4WDs to buy
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Best 4x4s to buy

Our guide to the best off-road cars, SUVs and 4x4s.

Luxury 4X4s
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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.

Toyota Kluger review
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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
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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?

Camper trailer test
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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.

Ford SZ Territory review
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Ford SZ Territory review

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

Volkswagon Amarok vs Mitsubishi Triton vs Nissan Navara ute comparison review
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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.

Wrangler Rubicon vs Defender 90 vs FJ Cruiser
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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.

Skoda Octavia Scout review
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Skoda Octavia Scout review

Skoda has finally prepared its Octavia Scout with an auto gearbox.

4X4 Australia: Best in class
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4X4 Australia: Best in class

2011’s Best in class 4x4s as judged by 4X4 Autralia

Volkswagen Amarok review
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Volkswagen Amarok review

Some new, very different metal is advancing on the Aussie ute battlefield.

Challenge Meridian camper trailer review
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Challenge Meridian camper trailer review

Challenge was quick to accept our invitation to participate in the camper trailer torture test. Its confidence was well-placed, because the Meridian came through with shining colours.

Toyota LandCruiser 100 Series review
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Toyota LandCruiser 100 Series review

Michael Beaumont’s sensibly modified 100 Series is a great example of a sharply-built budget tourer.

Toyota FJ Cruiser review
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Toyota FJ Cruiser review

Normally staid Toyota breaks with tradition and goes all, well, traditional with its FJ retrospective.

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited review
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Jeep Wrangler Unlimited review

It’s that time again as we say goodbye to a particularly popular long-term test vehicle: the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.