Ideal For Equipment

Those who take their equipment with them (such as mountain bikers and surfers) need more dynamic solutions for moving their gear about. These four vehicles below will provide you with many potential solutions that will get you and your equipment or tools to where you are headed regardless of whether the road takes you there!

Nissan X-Trail

The Nissan X-Trail gets our best pick for innovative design for those with a more active and muddy lifestyle

The X-Trail claims to be “Essential equipment for life’as adventures”and from what we can see Nissan have certainly got it right. Designed as an all mode 4x4 it detects road and surface condition to help compensate undesired effects such as traction loss that can be caused by loose surfacing or ice. The extra large roof rack is a great feature on this vehicle allowing the exterior to handle nearly all your storage needs, but that's only the start.

Also designed to be easily cleaned inside and out it makes this ideal for those with muddier pursuits and with tinted “privacy glass you can get changed out of your muddy clothes in your vehicle without the worry of prying eyes. Features like smart storage space mean that with the rear seats folded down you get a massive 1841 liters of space for all your gear which can then be secured using the storage nets provided so you need not worry about damage from loose items.

On top of all these features you get loads of little storage compartments to keep smaller items and a particular favorite feature is the can holding compartments that will cool cans when the air conditioning is on.

Ford 4x4 Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a true powerhouse with its V8 engine under the hood

This car is a true American off road beast with all the luxury trimmings you come to expect from an American car. This seven seater features the standard fold down seating with an added twist, you no longer need to go to any effort at all getting the 3rd row of seats folded down; There is a switch for both seats in the rear that at a flip will move the seat to the desired position which is ideal for sudden rainy weather!

With its meaty V8 engine, power is no problem but if your looking to hire this model you will most likely only get in the USA. It has advanced traction control which comes in extremely handy both on and off road and its generous roof rack will offer storage for all larger items. This car lacks a few of the storage features that the X-Trail and Antara offer. What it loses in this respect though it makes up for in comfort.

General Motors Opel Antara

The Opel Antara is great for cyclists with its innovative bike rack

This car is perfect for mountain bikers and is a true innovator in its field!
Hitting the market later this year the Opel Antara leaves nothing out. With air conditioning and built in satellite navigation as options there is seating for up to 5 people, which when folded down leaves plenty of space for storage.

The key feature of this vehicle though has to be its innovative bike rack. At the push of a button the Antara slides the rack from the rear of the vehicle so you can attach your bikes without having to struggle with clumsy roof racks or ugly boot racks.

Land Rover Discovery 3

Land Rovers have always been known for their reliability and the Discovery 3 is no exception

The Land Rover Discovery 3 has great flexibility for space and seating with 7 full size seats, 5 of which are can be folded into the floor within seconds to create as much boot space as you need, great for bicycles, fishing gear and camping equipment! This award winning 4x4 also features computer balanced air suspension for the smoothest and safest drive so you needn't be shaken to bits if you need to go off road, and isn't that what its about? If you need a hire car with as much thirst for adventure as you, then this could be a great choice.