rock and sand. Just make sure that you really need a 4x4, because these cars are more expensive to buy and run than their front-wheel-drive equivalents. If your lifestyle warrants it, these are the ...

These are joined by the usual Sand, Mut & Ruts ... Another unique feature of the Octa is 22-inch wheels with massive 33-inch tyres, which are the largest ever fitted by Land Rover to a Defender.

The sand is soft with stretches of vicious corrugations so I deflated all six tyres to 1.5 bar. I could have gone lower ...

We’re partial to a cheap off-roader on the Farmers Weekly Machinery desk. While top-end vehicles can hide behind their plush ...

Wisps of steam are floating up from the tyres and engine bay ... are answered by painfully cold winters. In UK terms the 4x4 is a niche model; in the wider sales mix it accounts for one in ...

I lived my dream through my XUV700 and even after the trip is over, I am still in those dreams. Of course, I can write a ...

The so-called rainy season of November to April is traditionally the best ... our tyres and engaged the vehicle’s diff-lock ...

Alfardan Premier Motors has announced the new Defender OCTA, described as the 'toughest, most capable and most luxurious model in the unstoppable 4x4 family ... to what we can achieve utilising the ...

The Isuzu D-Max Blade is not a new Ford Ranger Raptor rival – so let’s get that out of the way, first and foremost.

Every model also has several drive modes including specific settings for Mud, Sand and Snow ... might look like with the aptly named Avenger 4x4 Concept, although the brand still hasn’t ...

At this point in history, hybrid vehicles are your best bet if you want ... I’ve driven an Outlander PHEV on sand before and ...