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Writing in the Winter 2015 80th anniversary edition of Good Motoring magazine (published 1 December 2015), Al Suttie offers sound advice for anyone thinking about buying a used Land Rover Defender. Introduction The original workhorse and warhorse, the Defender can trace its ancestry back to the first Land Rover of 1948. Due for replacement in […]
Here’s the latest offering from Skoda – the new 2014 Octavia Scout. Designed to be rugged, reliable and capable of taking you on any adventure you could wish for, the latest car is equipped with a fifth-generation Haldex-5 clutch designed to offer advanced four wheel drive. Emissions are reduced by 20% over the outgoing car […]
Range Rover has got a three model portfolio – the Range Rover, the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport. The 2013 Sport is larger, more plush inside and has a brilliant 5+2 seating setup that offers versatility into the mix. As always, the standard four wheel drive setup makes for a capable car and […]
The Fiat Panda 4×4 features as a world debut at the Paris Motor Show 2012 – and what an attractive proposition it is! It is now a third generation car and a successor to a motor that first appeared almost thirty years ago. Best of all, it’s being called a ‘Super Panda’ – now if […]
This is the new Dacia Duster – a compact SUV with the price of a small city car! Available in two wheel or four wheel drive, it is a very capable medium sized car with a very small budget. The range will start from less than £10,000, with 4×4 versions available from less than £12,500. […]
With Britain poised to succumb to winter’s icy grip for another year, owners of All-Wheel Drive Subaru vehicles will once again be called upon to become motoring Good Samaritans – rescuing friends, neighbours and fellow motorists stranded in the ice and snow. In response to the increasingly bleak forecasts, Subaru – backed by the AA […]
There are some wild rumours about the Range Rover Evoque – some true and others less so. What is true is that the 4×4 has entered its final phase of testing, with hundreds of prototype models dispatched around the globe for trial in the toughest climates and conditions. The testing programme involves covering millions of […]
It seems that poor weather has been sending people into 4×4 showrooms and specifically those of Land Rover. Subsequently, sales have gone up. For January 2010 sales levels were up 58% versus January 2009 nearly doubling the industry average – with Discovery up 92%, Range Rover Sport up 66%, Freelander up 57% and Range Rover […]
With this winter being one of the worst on record regarding conditions faced on the road, it seems that this hasn’t stopped the new Skoda Yeti. With all the benefits of a 4×4 vehicle combined with the practicality of a family hatchback, this small new car has been making light work of the UK’s treacherous […]
This Audi Q7 diesel is a monster, monster vehicle with more power than almost anything else on the road – but perhaps the most impressive thing is the fact that this power is channelled through a 7 seater 4×4 body! In fact, it’s the most powerful 4×4 in the world. It’s the only passenger car […]