Opinion
Can an off-road vehicle achieve five-star safety?
The 2019 Jeep Wrangler’s one-star safety rating raises questions about whether vehicles like it and the new Suzuki Jimny have a place in the modern, safer world.
How electronic 4×4 driving modes work: Tech Torque
Terrain Response? Multi-Terrain Select? Terrain Management System? Electronic 4×4 systems sport different names but utilise the same principles.
The best 4x4s are built, not bought
Individual by design, suited for the individual taste.
Are full-size factory-direct RHD 4x4s a viable option for manufacturers?
They’ve been “under consideration” for years, but are full-size factory-direct RHD 4x4s ever coming to Australia?
Visiting the five ‘corners’ of Australia
Visiting all five border corners of Australia isn’t so straight forward, but Ron’s quest is close at hand
Remembering the original Range Rover
A drive in Range Rover’s uber-luxury SDV8 Autobiography brings back memories of the original’s simplicity.
Interview with Cooper Tire’s Ken Reuille
Developing new product for an iconic tyre brand for three decades can be a lot of pressure, but also plenty of fun.
Catching and scratching the Land Rover bug
I bought (yet another) Landy.
Suzuki needs to produce more variants of the Jimny
New Jimny is a great platform to create a whole family of 4x4s.
The last grave of the Burke & Wills expedition
Ron goes in search of the last grave of the Burke & Wills expedition.
Hydrogen drawing closer towards replacing fossil fuels
Recent CSIRO breakthrough shows that there’s hope for hydrogen yet.
Interview with Alan Johnson of Piranha Off-Road
When you’ve been involved in the Aussie off-road scene for more than 30 years, you’d think it would be time to slow down. That’s not the case for Piranha Off Road’s founder, Al Johnson.
Opinion: Modern multimedia systems are too complex
Operating the myriad of functionalities in today’s cars have left Dean all dazed and confused.
Don’t listen to unsubstantiated media reports
Let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Finding Australia’s rich history in cemeteries
Wandering around cemeteries isn’t creepy, is it?
The X-Class is a true Mercedes-Benz ute
For the last time, it’s not a rebadged Navara!
New ute players are moving the goalposts
Pick-up truck standards are rising and challenging the Hilux’s dominance.
Interview with Ford Australia’s Richard Woolley
What is it like to be an integral part of the development of some of the most exciting new off-road vehicles? Ford Australia’s Richard Woolley takes us behind the scenes.
Bad drivers force us to take the back roads
Australia’s highway hell and back-road bliss.
We found a ute everyone can agree on
Ute comparo gets a few journos hot under the collar
Where are the true performance utes?
The recent spat of performance utes isn’t striking a chord with the editor
Ford and Volkswagen ute partnership could be an unholy matrimony
Unlikely partnership sounds even more unlikely when you study the numbers.
Victorian High Country is the best 4WD destination in Australia
Ron’s mates from the States rank the Vic High Country as Australia’s best off-road destination.
Downsized turbo petrol engines making a comeback
While diesel isn’t dead yet, there’s a lot to like about downsized turbo-petrol engines.