Overlander 4x4 Magazine

11 June 2021

There’s a bit of a classic feel to 4x4 this month. Starring on the front cover of our July issue is a pristine example of a 40-Series Toyota Landcruiser, which was recently brought to Britain to be refurbished and is now looking absolutely superb. It’s a very fine example of one of the best off-roaders ever made. Talking of Toyota, the new Highlander is almost as big as an old Landcruiser Amazon but its intent is a little different. It’s more like a big brother for the RAV4. No threat to the current Cruiser’s off-road crown, then – but will it turn out to be a new force in the family SUV market? We have the answer… Returning to the classic theme, a Puma-engined Defender 110 hardly fits that description. Or does it? The Heritage-style soft-top in this issue does a better job of looking like a great old Land Rover than most great old Land Rovers! The Jeepster Beach, meanwhile, is a genuine classic Jeep – grafted on to the underpinnings of a new one. It’s the latest eye-popping concept car from Jeep’s own skunk works, and it took this year’s Moab Safari by storm. One look and you’ll see why. There’s a sobering look inside the front axle of a badly abused Nissan Patrol, too, as well as our impressions of the latest Fiat Panda Cross – the vehicle that’s been winning its class in our 4x4 of the Year awards since Noah started work on the ark. And if you’re yearning to get back on the overland trail, our story of lions, speed bumps and Mount Kilimanjaro will make you year more than ever. There aren’t any lions in Cambridgeshire, nor indeed is there a Kilimanjaro. Plenty of speed bumps, though – and, more to the point, loads of green lanes. And this month’s Roadbook is a very good way of exploring them. It’s all in the July issue of 4x4 magazine – on sale now!