The Freelander 2 has a respectable ground clearance of 220mm, very good for its class. Some bigger 4WDs such as the Patrol and LandCruiser 100 only make 210mm, the LandCruiser Prado is 207. So surely they can travel at the same speed…
Things to consider when mounting a GPS receiver, laptop computer, or PDA (personal digital assistant, used for moving-map systems) inside the vehicle:
1. Safety. First and foremost. Some things to consider
• Will it come loose? Even over ruts and corrugations? You…
Hello Thanks for having such a useful website, I look forward to your updated book coming out in August.
I'm looking to get my first 4x4 and my wife wants something that isn't 'like a trunk to drive' with a few nice options…
A reader wrote in to Overlander to thank us for the tyre guide. Unfortunately, the tyre shop fitted the wrong tyres. It was sorted out in the end....
Regular readers may recall a letter from ‘Squizz’ thanking us for our comprehensive tyre guide…
Everyone knows low-profile tyres and rims get damaged more easily than high profiles. The low-profiles are those tyre/rim combos that are mostly rim with a little bit of rubber for tyre. That's great for on-road handling, but not so good in the…
Once a month or so, I'm out in the bush with friends and family, camping or just exploring. I'd do it more often, but I reserve a few weekends a year for competing in a state car racing championship, or researching content…
When you think of high-performance cars to take out onto a racetrack, Hyundai might not be the first name to come to mind – but their N performance series of vehicles is changing that, and rightly so.
Having written about cars for…
When you think high-end sports cars, don’t forget about the Alfa Romeo 4C “What IS that?”
That’s one of the phrases you’re most likely to hear when you’re driving around in an Alfa Romeo 4C.
“Beautiful car!’ is another one –…
So if you had two 4x4s with winches, 8 Maxtrax, a lot of winch ext straps, several shovels, 10 people and a coffee pot, how would you recover this?
That's the question I asked on my Facebook Page, and many of the…
There’s usually one person responsible for packing a touring 4×4. Don’t upset them.
DO YOU WANT TO make the person packing the car angry? It’s easy, just try these top tips:
1. Is it…?
“Have you packed the…?” “Yes it’s in the…