4x4 Magazine - March 2023

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Audi Activesphere concept paves way for proper off-roaders to come Toyota Consortium starts work on Hilux powered by hydrogen fuel cell Jeep Order books open for all-new Avenger Land Rover Subtle new look for revised Range Rover Velar Electrogenic Export infrastructure ramps up for electrified classic Landys Nissan Modified Ariya revealed for uncharted Pole-to-Pole challenge Dakar Rally Full report from Saudi as dramas unfold in the desert Toyota Hilux Dealer-fit cargo management for legedary pick-up GRP4x4 Cool LED light pods for new-shape Defender LOF Upgraded brake kits for pre-1998 Land Rover Defenders Britpart Upgraded Tdi/Td5 PAS reservoir AlliSport Replacement radiator for earliest civilian Jeeps

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Ineos Grenadier The verdict at last after a ﬁrst drive to remember SsangYong Rexton Off-road in the poshest version yet of a value champion

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Hennessey Mammoth Overlanders Your 1000bhp adventure truck Ex-Police Disco Td5 leaves the force and starts growing old disgracefully 4x4 of The Best Four great modded 4x4s. This month: Suzuki Jimny Homecoming Hero An off-road toy that was done with… or was it? Small Steps A tale of sex and chocolate. And suspension lifts Weight Wisdom More kit equals more weight. You know the answer… Pro Quality What happens when you trust your build to the best people

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Project D-Max Isuzu’s accessory range yields indestructible bash guards

Travel 66

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Africa on a Budget Fancy going on expedition aboard a £950 Land Rover?

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4x4 Magazine - March 2023

Published on Feb 24, 2023

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The new issue of 4x4 magazine is dominated by the big story of the year, nay the decade – the arrival of the Ineos Grenadier. The much vaunted spiritual successor to the old Defender has been developed in the public eye, and since it was first announced Land Rover has launched an actual new Defender to great acclaim. For a new start-up business, even one headed by Britain’s richest man, it’s a huge challenge. Now is when we get to see how well they’ve risen to it. Our impressions of the Grenadier, after a two-day on and off-road test in the Scottish Highlands, leads this issue. Let’s just say it reminds us of the old Defender in more ways than one… Also in this issue, you’ll find our annual report on the Dakar rally – and, talking of Dakar, the tale of an overland adventure through western Africa aboard an old Land Rover bought for less than a grand. We’ve also got a new feature this month, titled ‘4x4 of the Best’. It’s a compilation of four modified vehicles, all the same only different.