It’s always interesting to learn new driving techniques and understand different thinking. Any group of people will naturally become a little insular and some techniques may just be accepted unquestioningly as “the way things are done”, with nobody wanting to rock the…

Several readers have been talking about the new Defender, and some have sent photos and video, so I thought I'd share some with the readers. I haven't yet driven or even seen a Defender so this isn't a review, but nevertheless should…

Every time we head off into the outback the percentage of 4WDs towing something has increased. There are good reasons for the trailer-mania; modern vehicles have power to spare and make excellent towcars, people need (want) to take more stuff on holiday and…

Which has the longest suspension travel? Pajero - fully-independent, coils Triton - independent coil front, live axle leaf rear Challenger - independent coil front, live axle coil rear These photos always stir up a bit of debate so to pre-empt…

Every country has its own, identifiable landscapes and I believe each has its own “carscapes” as well.  In the case of offroad tourers the former is a direct influence on the latter, so Australia’s vast distances and open tracks mean the average…