Articles by Mike Ryan

The all new Jeep Grand Cherokee arrives next month with a choice of the new 3.6-litre Pentastar petrol V6 or a 5.7-litre V8. A turbo diesel will follow mid year. \n

What was scheduled to be the penultimate round of the 2010 Australian Off Road Championship actually turned out to be the finale, following the cancellation of the Goondiwindi 400 after massive rainfall in that part of Queensland.

The Cherokee lurched and the rear wheels spun, desperately searching for traction as I coaxed the Jeep up a heavily rutted track in east Gippsland.

The Simpson Desert stretches from south-west Queensland across to the centre of South Australia.

A bull bar provides genuine protection from stray stock and wildlife when touring on outback roads and provides the perfect platform on which to mount a winch, driving lights and radio antennas.

The accolade, awarded for the first time this year, was judged by panel representing 23 countries.

Launched back in February, the radically styled Korean offering has been enthusiastically welcomed to the segment by compact SUV buyers, so much so that Hyundai dealers have been battling to keep up with demand.

Flown in from the USA, the left-hand drive Grand Cherokee was certainly a hit with Jeep enthusiasts.

The first issue of JUST 4x4s (Plus Vans & Utes) hit the news stands in February 1990, and from humble beginnings grew into a magazine dedicated to all things four-wheel drive.

The role of the Jeep in WWII provided publicity and endearment for a vehicle like none before it.

The Mitsubishi Pajero is credited with igniting the family four-wheel drive revolution in the early eighties.

The ute reigns supreme in rural Australia, with the honors going to Toyota and their seemingly indestructible HiLux.