Articles by Mike Ryan

Voting in the Ford Ranger Global Challenge opens today, with five finalists having put the all-new Ranger through its paces.

A unique all-wheel drive motorhome, EarthCruiser is an independent, go-anywhere home on wheels for the intrepid traveller. The Australian designed and built vehicle will make its Victorian debut at the National 4x4 Outdoors Show and Fishing and Boating Expo at the Melbourne Showgrounds from 2 - 4 September 2011.

As Isuzu's premium D-MAX one-tonne ute range hits the three year mark in local sales, Isuzu UTE Australia is releasing a high-spec Limited Edition III 4x4 crew ute version.

Australia's legendary Outback mailman Tom Kruse has passed away aged 96.

This year's motor show wasn't just about supercars and green, save the planet-style electric buzz boxes, with some genuine 4x4 heavy metal also making its debut.

The National 4x4 Outdoors Show and Fishing & Boating Expo returns to the Melbourne Showgrounds from 2-4 September 2011.

As the Rugby World Cup 2011 draws near, Land Rover has handed over a special fleet of vehicles for use during the tournament.

The Knight XV is an SUV for rich kids! While it certainly looks pretty wild it is actually an ultra luxurious, handcrafted, fully armoured SUV. So if you have any enemies that are likely to hit you with a grenade launcher, this is the truck for you!

One of the perceptions of the Challenger was that it was a lot like the original Toyota 4Runner - namely a utility modified with a canopy to create a 'wagon'.

Back in 2004, after putting Ford's then all-new Territory SUV through its paces at the media launch in New Zealand, I wrote, "The Territory is the pinnacle of Australian automotive achievement in the past 50 years."

One of the most successful 4x4 conversions undertaken on a mainstream vehicle was undoubtedly that by Arthur Haywood, of the Tasmanian-based Overland Motor Company, on Holden's Kingswood.

Subaru has moved to increase its leadership of the compact SUV segment by adding a stove-hot S-Edition version to the model line-up and introducing a smooth new naturally aspirated boxer engine.