Articles by Mike Ryan

Volkswagen's 'uber ute', the Amarok, will be put to the test by Australia's toughest off-road motorsport challenge, the Australasian Safari, which kicks off this weekend. The privateer entry by Melbourne property developer Sam Beck, and co-driver Chris Kenny, will mark the first time an Amarok has been entered in the extreme seven-day event.

Matt Hanson and Leigh Wells have stormed home to take their maiden AORC round victory at the Teagle Excavations ARB Pines Enduro, round 3 of the 2012 Australian Off Road Championship, which was held at Millicent, South Australia on the weekend of September 8 - 9.

Following on from the Landcruiser 'Altitude' Special Edition released last month, Toyota have added the Altitude package to the RAV4 model, with the Special Edition available across both 2WD and AWD versions, but limited to only 2,000 units.

Mitsubishi Motors will present the Australian debut of the next generation Outlander at the Australian International Motor Show at Sydney this October. The latest Outlander will be personally unveiled by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation President, Mr Osamu Masuko.

Hyundai Motor Company have released the latest version of their popular Santa Fe model, with the new style reflecting the latest evolution of Hyundai's 'Fluidic Design' language.

Land Rover has given what they call "a premium overhaul" to the Freelander 2, with the changes made to offer better comfort, convenience and driver options. The upgrade also includes a new 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine.

This weekend, the Australian Off Road Championship heads to Millicent in South Australia for the Teagle Excavations ARB Pines Enduro, round 3 of the 2012 AORC. Held amongst the pine trees of the Tantanoola State Forest and based out of the stadium style arena at Teagle's Quarry, the event runs over three big days, from September 7 to 9.

Kia Motors have announced the release of a limited edition Sorento - the 'Global Circuit'. The name is a revival of the Global Circuit limited edition model from 2008, which itself was inspired by the efforts of Swedish adventurer Christer Gerlach, who circumnavigated the globe in a 2005 model Sorento.

Toyota has launched a new special edition LandCruiser 200 Series - the 'Altitude' - with over $4,000 worth of features over and above the GXL model grade on which it is based.

Lighter. Stronger. More refined. More capable. More luxurious. That's what Land Rover are saying about their new, fourth generation Range Rover, which has officially been revealed.

Fresh from the release of the dual cab body style (joining the single cab-chassis, wagon and troopcarrier), Toyota have announced a range of upgrades across most variants within the 70 Series LandCruiser range.

A new date for the Albins Offroad Gear Goondiwindi 400 paid off in 2012, with dry conditions and a fast, but challenging track greeting the starters for round 2 of the 2012 Australian Offroad Championship over the weekend of August 4 - 5.