The little Suzuki SJ 410 introduced thousands to the enjoyment of real off-road driving, while the Fiat Panda 4x4 arguably set the trend that led to the modern rash of soft-roaders. Bob Cooke lines the two up for a head-to-head contest

Old meets new in the depths of the rain-sodden Surrey woodland as the car that, twenty years ago, fired the public’s interest in soft-roaders confronts its modern counterpart. Bob Cooke finds the transformation disturbingly complete.