The overland community has been looking forward to this – Chris Scott’s most comprehensive guidebook yet – for the last 12 months.
Following on from Adventure Motorcycling – the book used by Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman – and Sahara Overland – the guide TV’s Michael Palin packed in his shoulder bag – Overlanders’ Handbook aims to be an all encompassing guide to planning, preparation and travelling around the Globe.
Within its 752 pages is the answer to just about every question the prospective traveller may ask, from how to buy and equip a vehicle, to where to buy a set of Arabic number plates and a carnet. The book is clearly written and illustrated with maps, photos and diagrams supplied by Chris and his comprehensive group of contributors, all based on the lessons learned in the course of their travels.
Liberty Electric Cars has signed a memorandum of understanding with Icelandic company, Northern Lights Energy (NLE), for an order of 150 4×4 electric vehicles to be delivered across Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands over the next four years.
CPP Global Holdings Ltd, the specialist coachbuilder based in Coventry, has acquired Bowler Off Road Limited, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of the Nemesis high-performance cross country racer, for an undisclosed price.
The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon is hosting a big programme for Easter including All Terrain & Royal Wedding themed activities, Convoy for Heroes, Shaun the Sheep’s Land Rover and the annual Heritage Land Rover Show. 
Our latest online poll showed that over half of you have made modifications to your 4x4s and a further 28% of you would like to. That’s a serious number of 4×4 enthusiasts either carrying out modifications themselves or sourcing professionals to enhance the performance, handling and look of their vehicles. Not surprisingly, modifying 4x4s has been steadily growing in popularity, especially with the increase in green-laning which has led to more owners adding under-body protection, raised suspension and so on.
With very positive early reviews for the new Range Rover Evoque, expect this to become a worthy rival to the likes of the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. When the Evoque goes on sale in September prices will kick off at £27,995 for an eD4 Pure 5-door 6 Speed manual 2WD model and rise to £44,320 for the top-of-the-range Si4 6 Speed automatic Dynamic coupé with LUX pack.
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