Articles by Mike Ryan

Subaru has confirmed that it will offer its first ever auto transmission diesel, with the release of the 2103MY Outback 2.0D turbo diesel this March.

In an effort to broaden the appeal of Range Rover's already hugely popular Evoque, a new Limited Edition model has been unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show.\n

Subaru are celebrating a record-setting 2012, with official VFACTS figures released today showing that the Japanese AWD specialists recorded a sales increase of 18.2 per cent for the year, against an overall industry increase of 10.3 per cent.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, there will be a new challenger to 2012's dominant Minis in the form of a Red Bull-backed pair of buggys driven by Dakar veterans Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, the Kamaz team will be hoping to win back the category they dominated until last year, while new entrants are hoping to make their mark in the tough Truck category, too.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

After dominating the 2012 running of the Dakar rally, the X-Raid 'dream team' are set to repeat the feat in 2013, with at least three of the German team's seven entries a strong chance to be on the top step of the podium.

Eric Vigouroux is no stranger to long distance rallying, nor to the Dakar. However, the Frenchman's decision to return to the event for 2013 is a surprise, and comes on the back of success at the recent Rally of Morocco.

Compact buggies are nothing new in the Dakar rally, but the idea of campaigning a Smart car in the gruelling two-week event certainly is!

Dakar 2012 was a controversial one for Robby Gordon. The American was in second overall and in with a shot of a win when he was controversially disqualified due to a technical irregularity in his Hummer H3.