STAYING THE DISTANCE

At the end of each year, ATN sister publication 4X4 Australia gathers the best new 4x4 vehicles from the last 12 months and takes them out on a trip to determine the 4x4 of the year. It’s always an interesting process and turns up some interesting results. The aim is not to find the best vehicle on the market, but the best new or improved 4x4 that was released in the past year.

Back in 2017, the vehicle that stood out the most was the then-new Land Rover Discovery, specifically the Sd4. Unofficially dubbed the Discovery 5, as it’s the fifth generation of the 30-year-old model, the new Discovery was considered by many to be a softer version than