Author Archive: 4x4magazine
2000 KM FROM THAILAND TO LAOS
Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) is held in August every year, starting from Thailand and throughout other Asian countries, in various regions, road surface conditions, nature and climate characteristic of Asia, such as mountains, jungles, beaches, plantations or circuits.
RANGE ROVER SPORT SETS HILL CLIMB RECORD
The all-new Range Rover Sport yesterday established the record for a production-standard Sport Utility Vehicle and broke the long standing record for any kind of production-standard vehicle on the Pikes Pike International Hill Climb course, venue of the spectacular annual competition known as ‘The Race To the Clouds’.
VOLKSWAGEN’S POWER TOOL
Volkswagen has wowed the crowds at the annual GTI enthusiasts’ meeting on the shores of Lake Wörthersee in Austria with an Amarok Power-Pickup concept featuring a 3.0-litre V6 TDI engine with a power output of 272 PS and 600 Nm of torque.
DESERT CHALLENGE
Jaguar Land Rover further enhanced its Middle East test programme by opening a new engineering test centre in Dubai, UAE, to conduct extreme hot weather vehicle research, development and testing.
NEW 4RUNNER FOSTERS ITS HERITAGE
For nearly three decades, the Toyota 4Runner mid-size SUV has been a stalwart for off-roading enthusiasts seeking a SUV with rugged, go-anywhere capability. Currently in its fifth-generation, 4Runner continues as one of the few fully capable mid-size SUVs.
SNOW, ICE & MUD AT THE RUSSIAN FRONT
Russia is a tough country in any season, but winter is the toughest of times. It is, thus, rightly that this RFC battle be fought here. The RFC is one of the ten toughest motor races in the world, and its format is brought over to Russia by Pro-X, the associate partner of the Rainforest [...]
SUBARU’s FIRST HYBRID SYSTEM UNVEILED IN JAPAN
Subaru unveiled a Japanese specification prototype of its first hybrid model at the technical presentation event held in Japan. This hybrid vehicle will be introduced to domestic market in early summer this year.
LASER-GUIDED MERCEDES
Mercedes will be showing a compact premium-class SUV at the Shanghai Auto Show in the form of its Concept GLA.
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT FOR CHEROKEE
Following close behind its world premiere in New York last month, the Jeep Cherokee has its international debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show on April 20.
PEUGEOT RETURNS TO PIKES PEAK
Nine-time WRC World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Loeb of France has entered the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, adding more international luster to the America’s second oldest motor sports event behind the Indy 500.
