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Defender Rally’s debut at the 2026 Dakar Rally

January 16, 2026 Rob Fraser

2026 Dakar Rally – As the official car partner to the Dakar Rally, adventure brand Defender supports the world’s toughest off-road race […]

Land Rover Defender 2026 upgrade – everything you need to know

June 26, 2025 Anthony Hood

Land Rover Defender – The unstoppable Defender 4×4 line-up is now more distinctive and ready for adventure than ever, thanks to upgraded […]

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Land Rover Classic launches Classic Defender V8 Soft Top

May 1, 2025 Rob Fraser

Land Rover Classic has confirmed the return of an icon with the launch of the Classic Defender V8 Works Bespoke Soft Top – […]

Defender OCTA makes its Australian debut

October 12, 2024 Anthony Hood

Defender OCTA makes its Australian debut at Defender House SXSW® Sydney. The new Defender OCTA will make its Australian debut at SXSW® […]

Land Rover 2025 Defender – Everything you need to know

May 10, 2024 Anthony Hood

2025 Defender – Land Rover Defender is taking luxurious adventure to a new level with a suite of enhancements across the brand line-up, while the introduction of a new 110 Sedona Edition and simplified specification […]

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Defender Experience Arkaba: a modern luxury outback adventure

April 9, 2024 Anthony Hood

Defender Experience – Demonstrating leadership in modern luxury, the Defender Experience Arkaba, hosted in a unique private wildlife sanctuary […]

New Defender 130 Outbound inbound soon

April 28, 2023 Rob Fraser

New Defender 130 Outbound is introduced to the Defender lineup along with the 368kW Defender 130 V8. Defender 110 is now available […]

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Lad Rover Defender 110 X Dynamic HSE D300 4WD 2023 Review

April 3, 2023 Rob Fraser

Defender X Dynamic HSE D300 – Regular listeners will know how much I enjoy driving the new Defender. Its one of my favourite cars. […]

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Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 2022 Review

November 2, 2022 Rob Fraser

Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 – It’s not often I drive a car that costs around $134,000 and say that it’s actually really good value. […]

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Land Rover Defender D300 SE vs LandCruiser 300 GR Sport 2022 Review

August 19, 2022 Rob Fraser

Defender vs LandCruiser is the battle of the titans. Here we have two extremely popular large 4WD wagons that are so similar yet different […]

Hit the Road Right: New Year Autocare Checklist

January 21, 2026

Autocare Checklist – A new year is here, and with it – new possibilities. It’s an excellent time of year to reflect on the year gone by […]

Defender Rally’s debut at the 2026 Dakar Rally

January 16, 2026

2026 Dakar Rally – As the official car partner to the Dakar Rally, adventure brand Defender supports the world’s toughest off-road race […]

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INEOS Quartermaster makes a great outback touring vehicle

January 16, 2026

INEOS Quartermaster – It’s not often that a completely new vehicle comes along. But the INEOS Grenadier model range is such a vehicle. […]

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2019 Subaru Forester Review

September 7, 2018

The Subaru Forester is aimed at the adventurous family with 2 or 3 children that wants to use their vehicle not only for school runs, but as an escape on weekends and holidays. For this purpose it is perfectly designed […]

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Audi 2nd Generation Q5 AWD SUV quattro Launch Review

July 15, 2017

Amongst the prestige AWD SUV’s the Audi Q5 range has a special place. We will have full drive impressions as we get the vehicles for testing, but again for now let’s just say that the all new 2nd generation Audi Q5 is a game changer. […]

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2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser Review

March 10, 2011

Toyota has finally released the FJ Cruiser in Australia. The FJ Cruiser is powered by a 4.0L V6 5 Speed drivetrain with a dual transfer case and heaps of 4WD credibility. […]