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This month we’ve got RAV, we’ve got rice and we’ve got a very welcome returner – the May issue of Overlander 4x4 is here and its ridiculously stacked out with features reaching every corner of the off-roading world.

First, we test drove the new Ford Mustang Mach-E. With its much-improved cabin, contortion-like controllability around corners and booming acceleration, it’s a performance SUV that dares to be different and beats it’s predecessors in the driveability stakes by miles. Still, not one of the most refined vehicles we’ve ever sat in…

We next explored the rich back-country of long-tormented Cambodia aboard a fleet of Land Rover Defenders. Forging a new chapter for itself and renouncing it’s stormy past, Cambodia and it’s animated culture were in incredible and restorative backdrop to this off-road adventure. Read the full article from page 22.

Adored by families the world over, the RAV-4 has long been a firm favourite amongst the SUV community. But thanks to a ‘fun injection’ a la Iron Man 4x4, we take a look at one that has been reborn as an adventure wagon! Has this just been a ‘look at me’ exercise or are these mods a show of the true potential that rarely used off-road mode button really has? Find out in this month’s issue.

Every Easter the engineers and designers at Jeep get to test drive their outlandish concept vehicles in Utah in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience. So, we popped over to Moab to join the people with the best job in the world and see for ourselves what they came up with this year.

Bringing up the rear, but by no means the lesser of the incredible bunch of features we have for you this go around, is a bougee Defender returning to our pages and showing off it’s boutique-style fit-out. The deeper you delve, the more you discover with this one – well worth having this exec pad back for another look.

For all of this and far more than can fit into any well-crafted intro, get your hands on the May issue of Overlander 4x4 today!

Land Rover Confirms Prices For New Defender 90 As Order Book Opens

On sale now from £40,290 • Commercial models coming this year from £35,000 plus VAT

1 min

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE

There’s nothing very middle-of-the-road about Dave Yates’ Mitsubishi L200. But with modified double-cabs tending to divide themselves into big-money builds and bargain-bucket weld-ups, with not a lot in between, the company that helped him build it hopes to become the go-to supplier for people wanting to plough a new furrow down the centre ground

6 mins

Land Rover restorer Arkonik to expand with reintroduction into UK market – and project to develop fully electric Defender

Somerset-based Land Rover restoration specialist Arkonik has announced its return to the UK market.

5 mins

FORD RANGER RAPTOR

Ultimate version of Ford’s market-leading double-cab has more power and highly specialised suspension but isn’t classed as a commercial vehicle.

7 mins

DEMOGRAPHICS

With more and more modified Ford Rangers and Jeep Wranglers appearing at the top end of the off-road scene, you might be forgiven for thinking no-one is doing it with Land Rover Defenders any more. But while 90s and 110s have indeed been redefined by their galloping values, they’re still right at the heart of the UK off-road scene – as very ably demonstrated by this slick new demo truck from Terrafirma, and of course its cool Union Jack artwork

10 mins

Dangel conversion turns Vauxhall Combo into unique 4x4 van

Vauxhall has introduced a new version of its Combo Cargo van – with a 4x4 conversion by specialist engineering supplier Dangel.

1 min

BMW X3 M COMPETITION

Latest addition to the X3 range takes BMW’s latest 3.0-litre engine and uses it to create one of the most thrilling SUVs you can buy.

3 mins

A Lifetime's Achievement

After a life spent in the Land Rover business, David Bowyer thought he’d put his expertise to use and finally get round to doing a project he’d always promised himself. It’s been well worth the wait…

7 mins

Life Begins At 44

If you see one of Arctic Trucks’ builds on a British road, odds-on it’s an Isuzu D-Max on 35” tyres. But the Icelandic company built its reputation on far bigger things – of which this mighty Toyota Hilux AT44 is a spectacular example

3 mins

Mercedes-Benz EQC

All-electric soft-roader is based on the new GLC – and makes as compelling a case as we’ve yet to hear for making the switch away from traditional fuels

4 mins

Border Hopping

Earthquakes, volcanoes and penguins galore in an Andean adventure on both sides of one of the world's longest land borders

9 mins

Range Rover Evoque

All-new version of Land Rover’s posh kid feels like a proper Range Rover at last, and is vastly proved to drive –but is frighteningly thirsty in petrol form

7 mins

Polar power

This month our columnist recalls a trip made by her ‘other half’. Jealous? You had better believe it!

3 mins

Budget Time

Ssang Yong has significantly updated its Korando Sports pick-up and changed its name. How does it match up to its more expensive rivals?

5 mins

Volkswagen Amarok

Upmarket double-cab gains a 3.0-litre engine to enhance its premium status – but remains an expensive way of getting yourself into a one-tonne.

7 mins

Mitsubishi L200

ON TEST L200 2.4 DI-D Barbarian.

3 mins

Isuzu D-Max

ON TEST D-Max 1.9 TD Blade.

4 mins

Family For Tress

Traditionally, people bought Jeeps as off-road playthings but wouldn’t trust them for long-distance expedition work. he arrival of the fi ve door Wrangler Unlimited changed all that, however – and Mat urro s tidil modifi ed example demonstrated how well you can turn one into sorted adventure truck that’s also very much at home on the school run.

4 mins

Getaway Car

Land Rover Defenders are designed for adventure, but it takes a few mods to create the perfect vehicle in which to get away. And this Defender from Gloucester Landrover shows just how to steal a cheeky retreat or two. 

5 mins

Responsible Overlanding

You plan for a lot when preparing for an overland expedition. But something you might not give a lot of thought to are the responsibilities you have when you’re on the road. Rest assured, when you’re out there seeing the world you still have to be a good citizen…

7 mins

African Beasts

We take a sideways look at the Land Rover 109 and ask why there are so many of them, still working hard for their living in Uganda!

10 mins

Size Matters

It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages. This serious Smart Car bodied, mid-engined, space-frame 4x4 from Portugal might just be one of them!

5 mins

My Generation

It’s not trying to cause a big sensation, but it’s certainly the new generation. Land Rover’s ‘replacement’ to the successful Freelander has all the necessary qualities to significantly outperform its predecessor. Who’d have thought?

6 mins

Outback Challenge

Jeep Grand Cherokee

4 mins

Masters Of Traction

Mudmaster is one of the very best clubman level off-road events in the UK, and an ordinary driving licence does just fine, as does a standard SUV. You’ll be up against some big opposition…

5 mins

Ssangyong Lifts Lid On New Rexton

Ladder chassis, low box, live rear axle • Priced from £27,500.

3 mins

Something Dodgy This Way Comes

It’s more than a decade since Dodge’s UK importer decided to bring a batch of Ram pickups to Britain. So was our fi rst offi cial American truck as good idea as it looked – or just a cute publicity stunt for less exciting cars to come? And what was rhe legacy of these fi fty doublecabs for the grey market – and for buyers still to come?

8 mins

Wise Words

‘No man with a good car needs to be justifi ed,’ said the man in the hat in cult movie Wise Blood. And this blood red Ford Ranger is here to tell you that neither Paul Brown, nor any of the customers who throw in their lot with his company, are going to need any justifying at all.

5 mins

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4x4 UK Magazine is a monthly magazine published by Assignment Media Ltd. The magazine is aimed at enthusiasts of four-wheel drive vehicles. 4x4 UK Magazine features articles on a wide range of topics, including:

* Vehicle reviews: The magazine reviews new and used four-wheel drive vehicles from all major manufacturers.
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* Camping and overlanding: The magazine features articles on camping and overlanding in four-wheel drive vehicles.
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