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The Australian 4WD Industry Council has presented a $22,000 donation to the Royal Flying Doctor Service on behalf of 42,600 people who responded to a national road safety survey. The survey showed that bull bars and nudge bars are vital to Australian vehicle and occupant safety, particularly in regional, rural and remote areas.

Sydney-based Australian automotive distributor, WMC Group has secured the rights to distribute the Chinese-built Foton range of 4x2 and 4x4 utility vehicles, with plans for the first vehicles to go on sale in Australia early in 2012.

The Mercedes-Benz G-wagon is a breath of fresh air on a four-wheel drive landscape that reeks of sameness.

An Isuzu D-Max crew ute has returned an impressive 5.49L/100km on a 3452km economy drive from Melbourne to Cairns. Off road racers Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki completed the run on less than two tanks of diesel fuel.

First manufacturers flooded the market with a host of all-wheel drive, wannabe 4x4s, that rode high and featured body cladding and an AWD system that delivered some form of all paw traction under certain conditions.

Looking for the ultimate off-roader this snow season? Forget the snow chains and check out this baby instead.

Nissan's Navara was substantially beefed up in 2010

Held in conjunction with MotorEx at the Sydney Showgrounds, Shannons' 'Collector and Muscle Car Auction' attracted one for the off-roaders in the form of a genuine WWII Willys Jeep.

Showgoers have a new treat to entice them to the National 4x4 Show and Outdoors Expo in Melbourne this September 2-4, with the Aus Truck Extreme 4x4 competition.

The South Australian crew of Greg Gartner and Jamie Jennings have made Tattersall's Finke Desert Race history by taking victory in an Extreme 2WD truck. Displacing the normally dominant Pro Buggies, the #410 Ford 150 driven by Gartner completed the gruelling 452km, two day event in a total time of 3 hours 51 minutes and 45 seconds to take the victory.

At last the icing on the cake Jeep has arrived, with the much anticipated 3.0-litre turbo, direct-injection V6 diesel Grand Cherokee now available, priced from an inviting $50,000.

Ford says their new Ranger utility delivers more cabin space, with the double cab having more interior space without compromising the cargo box volume.

Mazda has announced a new compact SUV will be joining their lineup in 2012

Each year the Toyota LandCruiser Club of Australia, Victoria Branch stages its annual Cruiserkhana 4x4 skill event, where participants put their driving skills to the test.

Mazda Australia has announced that the All-New BT-50 will be available at launch with a wide range of locally-built genuine Mazda accessories, including an airbag compatible bull bar.

Every 2.5 hours someone suffers a cardiac arrest in Victoria. For every minute that CPR is not done, the person's chance of survival decreases by ten percent. The first few minutes are critical - are you prepared?

Jeep is marking its 70th anniversary with a lineup of unique Anniversary Edition models.

Only a handful made it to Australia, but the Isuzu VehiCross provided an insight into the future of SUV light 4x4s that has been largely fulfilled today.

Toyota is commemorating the 700,000th HiLux sale in Australia by announcing substantial styling and safety upgrades for the all-conquering ute.

Range Rover Sport is set to get new features for MY2012, including touch screen technology, wireless back-seat entertainment, enhanced electrical architecture, new voice command, powered tailgate and revised interiors.

Land Rover's Discovery 4 all-terrain vehicle is set to get a slew of new gear for motoring year 2012.

Mitsubishi Motors Australia I releasing special edition of its Outlander SUV, the Outlander ACTiV, which offers the superior quality, safety, space, versatility and comfort the Outlander is renowned for, and adds numerous interior and exterior upgrades.

Ford Australia's all-new Ranger Wildtrak made an appearance at the Australian International Motor Show.