With 4x4s turning from weekend warriors into everyday adventurers doing camping trips and grocery runs, our fitouts are having to change as a result. The full storage drawers of years gone by are slowly being replaced as people seek more…
With the annual SEMA event kicking off in Las Vegas again the automotive eyes of the world are looking to the U.S. to see what aftermarket accessories we can expect in the future. It’s a prime launching place for everything…
A million years ago when 4WDing first started becoming mainstream your sources of information were reasonably solid. Magazine, or tv shows. If they published crap myths there’d quickly be an up-roar; and the offending journalist would be marched back to…
Lockdown got you loopy and you’re eyeing off some goodies for your next 4×4 adventure? Between the brands, tech talk, and internet myths it’s easy to get confused in the world of UHFs. Every owner trying to justify why whatever…
On paper, 4x4s are designed to do work. Whether it’s taking you and all your gear on that once in a lifetime lap of Australia. Forging new paths through inhospitable terrain. Or lugging a worksites worth of tools where no…
With Toyota’s upcoming LC300 finally primed and ready for launch the covers have been finally lifted on what we can expect to see under the bonnet in dealer lots later this year. Powered exclusively by the upcoming F33A-FTV engine the LandCruiser…
In a move sure to ruffle more than a few feathers, U.S. giant Ford has ditched the diesel. The F150 range is now entirely petrol powered and not because of reasons you’d expect. “Our customers overwhelmingly order our EcoBoost V6 gasoline…
Over the last few weeks of Sydney’s Covid lockdowns there have been increasing numbers of people slugged with fines. The latest batch to gain infamy are a group of ATV and dirt bike riders from Bankstown. Flagged down in the…
US based EV manufacturer Rivian has gone all in one the overland/touring market with their soon to be released R1T. Combined with their optional Adventure Gear range they’re aiming at a serious factory option for off-road adventurers. While they offer…
For years people have bemoaned the introduction of electronics into 4x4s, “they’re simply not reliable” they cried, “they’ll leave you stranded they moaned”, “they…” Well it doesn’t really matter what else, because they were all wrong. Electric components in 4WDs…
