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The 300,000th Land Rover Freelander 2 has rolled off the production line at Halewood Operations, Merseyside.

Nissan has released a special edition Patrol to commemorate its effort as the first vehicle to successfully cross Australia's Simpson Desert - the Simpson 50th Anniversary Edition Patrol.

The KK Cherokee combined the best of Jeep tradition with the latest technology.

The 2012 Australian Off Road Championship kicked off over the Queen's Birthday weekend, with the 39th running of the MBL Sea Lake Mallee Rally in north-west Victoria.

Subaru have released a new 'Luxury Edition' of their top selling Forester X All-Wheel Drive. The special edition boasts extra features valued at more than $3500.

Subaru is bouncing back from the woes of the GFC to record its best sales result to date in Australia. May sales of 3803 vehicles (according to official VFACTS figures) are a new record, while Subaru's year-to-date sales of 17,240 vehicles are also its best result for the period.

It's not often that vehicles of interest to four wheel drivers appear at auction, but this coming Monday, June 4, will be an exception when a rare Steyr-Puch Haflinger goes across the blocks at Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction.

With tough new Euro 5 emissions regulations on the way, Ssangyong is taking the lead with its 2.0-litre diesel Korando, which emits just 159 CO2 per kilometre; all while offering the lowest price in its class.

A bumper field of over 110 competitors are on their way to the northern Victorian town of Sea Lake for the 2012 Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) season opener, the 'MBL Sea Lake Mallee Rally', on the Queen's Birthday long weekend, June 8-10.

One of the big achievers in the automotive world Kia is assembling a giant- killing portfolio of vehicles that are winning accolades around the world.

Suzuki broke the shackles of being a small carmaker in July 2001 when it launched its largest ever model, the 4WD XL-7.

Launched here in 1983 the Mitsubishi Pajero was one of the catalysts driving the popularity of family four-wheel drive wagons.

Not surprisingly, the Feroza was not that dissimilar to the Suzuki Vitara. It was a compact three-door 4WD with similar dimensions.

Meanwhile a special edition all-wheel drive Santa Fe Trial is available priced at $35,590 for the manual and $41,590 for the auto+ORCs.

BMW will bolster its high-performance vehicle line-up with the arrival in June of its ground-breaking triple-turbo, diesel engine M Performance models, including the first ever M Performance versions of BMW's X5 and X6 models.

The third generation of Hyundai's popular Santa Fe has been revealed at the New York Auto Show, and will be on sale here later in the year.

The new Ssangyong Actyon Sports Dual Cab Ute is staking its claim as Australia's most fuel efficient dual cab ute, with the new 2.0-Litre e-XDi200 Active Diesel engine offering up to 12.65% better fuel economy and 10% more power than the previous model.

While probably not as well known as Ford's F-Series light duty trucks, Chevrolet's C-Series were part of an overall range that was significantly more successful.

Volkswagen has presented an extreme version of its Amarok utility.\n

Toyota's Hilux continues to push the boundaries of extreme endurance, completing a marathon Antarctic journey of more than 9,495kms. The latest feat adds to Hilux's achievements of reaching both Magnetic North and South Poles.

When it comes to radical concepts, Jeep is head and shoulders above all comers. Over the years they have gone where others fear to tread with numerous concepts that blew enthusiasts away!

At Mecum Auctions' April Kansas City (Missouri) auction, there were a couple of gems for four wheel drive enthusiasts amongst the classic and collectable cars - a classic Dodge Power Wagon and heavily-customised Chevrolet Kodiak.

Ford launched its new Courier light truck range in February 2005 featuring a powerful turbo-diesel engine, car-like levels of refinement and bold new sheet metal reminiscent of the legendary F-Series.

Victorian-based off road racer Aaron James crossed the border and raided the South Australian's trophy cabinet on the weekend, winning the Exact Mining Bentley's Cabin Park Flinders 400 with navigators Robert and Brett Plant in the #101 Razorback Prolite buggy.