There’s a new Jeep Cherokee on the way, based, believe it or not, on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform! Is it going to lose it’s off-road cred?

It’s a jack, Jack, but not in the way you mean it! A high lift jack is just one item that will make it easier to get out and going if you’ve got yourself stuck off-road.

The Toyota RAV4 was the car that started the compact 4WD craze, so the latest version to hit New Zealand is an important event, says Damien O’Carroll

What’s the biggest difference between a 4WD vehicle and either a front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive? The answer is traction.

We’ve had SUVs for a time, and even SAVs. Now, blurring the line between Kia’s GT concept and a luxury CUV, (that’s short for Crossover Utility Vehicle) is the beautiful Cross GT concept shown at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.

Ironman 4x4 has released a range of LED lights tried and tested in Australian conditions, suitable for any application, from unique modular designs to full length light bars.

It’s been  a decade since Holden had a body-on-frame 4x4 wagon in its product line-up, Robert Barry sampled the new Colorado on-road and off-road recently in Melbourne.

The 2.7-litre turbodiesel in the Discovery 4 is being replaced by a 155kW 3-litre twin turbodiesel engine (TDV6). The 0-100km time has gone from 12.7 seconds to 10.7 seconds.