Articles by Mike Ryan

Beaudesert's Scenic Rim Adventure Park hosted the annual Offroad Boss 'King of the Rim' event on Saturday 19 November, where almost 30 competitors battled it out. No ordinary offroad event, King of the Rim is as much a test of speed as it is of driving skill and endurance - "fastest laps wins."

Ford Australia has opened an historic archive centre to preserve and chronicle more than eight decades of Ford automotive history in Australia.

The award-winning Chevy Silverado sports truck will be launched at the new Melbourne Performax dealership in Melton next Saturday, with V8 Supercar driver and Silverado owner Lee Holdsworth on hand to greet Victorian fans.

Range Rover's all-new 2012 Evoque has bagged an "All-Star" accolade for its design excellence and off-road expertise, adding to its growing list of acknowledgements.

Movember is here again and this year, Isuzu UTE Australia are showing their support by donating a new Isuzu D-MAX 4x2 Crew Cab Ute, valued at over $39,000, as a prize incentive offered to participants who raise more than $250 for the cause.

The dilemma for Willys-Overland Motors following the end of hostilities was obvious: how could they maintain production of a vehicle that had won its stripes in combat?

Back in 2002, before customising of four-wheel drives took off, Holden transformed a mild mannered Jackaroo 4WD wagon into a wild - for the time - showcar that they dubbed the Jack8.

For Nigel Petrie, 'Engineered to Slide' really covers two things: what he does; and what he loves. Away from his full-time position as a fitter and turner, Nigel devotes time to building cars to compete in drifting competitions under the 'Engineered to Slide' name. Nigel's current drift machine is a Nissan 180SX, but a desire to create something different led him to start this impressive project, based around a Toyota Hilux utility. While still a 'work in progress', this project has already made a big impact in the drifting scene. Ahead of the recent 'DriftAttack' event at Victoria's Calder Park, Nigel took some time to explain more about his unique creation.

Toyota has responded to customer feedback from rural customers by developing an even fiercer version of its LandCruiser 200 Series wagon.

Hyundai's 2007 Santa Fe 2.2 CRTD CDX seven-seater has taken home a prize for Best Used SUV. The accolade was handed out by UK magazine, What Car? as part of their Used Car of the Year 2011 awards.

For a taste of the Outback, an interesting and relatively isolated region is the western extremity of Victoria where it joins South Australia. For much of the State border between the two States, a track - which four-wheel drivers naturally call the "Border Track" - runs south from the Murray River.

A 70 year veteran of making genuine off road four-wheel drives, Jeep was slow in adapting to the demands of the burgeoning compact 4x4 market, which saw buyers flock to a new generation of mostly wannabe all-wheel drives.