Evan Spence
Bloomfield Track in North Queensland opened for school holidays
Great news, the Bloomfield Track has reopened, on June 22, just in time for the school holidays. The track has been closed since mid-December following extensive damage in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. So it’s great that Unsealed 4×4…
We drive the 2024 Nissan Warrior lineup – Patrol Vs Navara, which is best?
The Unsealed 4×4 crew have been busy bees lately, and have just landed back from the media drive event for three special four-wheel drives. These four-wheel drives are modified by the Premcar manufacturing facility in Melbourne Australia, before ever being…
Roof rack tips for work and play
As the old saying goes, time is money. This applies to both recreational four-wheel drivers and tradies who are using their vehicle’s roof racks for work during the week and as an escape machine as Friday afternoon rolls in. You…
Ford ready to battle Finke 2024 in a Ranger Raptor
The Finke Desert Race is Australia’s toughest off-road endurance race, covering a total distance of over 460 kilometres between Alice Springs and Aputula (Finke). It runs across the weekend of June 7-10 2024. Brad and Byam Lovell return to defend their…
Ironman 4×4 release Frontier Winch
Ironman 4×4 has just announced a new range of 4×4 winches, built off their long-serving Monster Winch platform. The Monster Winch range was in service for 10 years, so it makes total sense to build off a platform Ironman 4×4…
Toyota announces pricing for new 2024 Prado lineup
Well, we were originally told that the new 2024 Toyota Prado was due in mid-2024. But we will have to wait until the third quarter of the year. Sadly, the bad news doesn’t stop there, as pricing is up across…
The FJ Cruiser ute chop that broke the internet
If like myself, you are lucky enough to own a Toyota FJ Cruiser… you’ll know they tend to get a bit of attention. I can’t go a week without someone sending a message asking if I’m driving through (insert suburb).…
Two major players in the Australian 4×4 industry have admitted to resale price maintenance
MSA 4×4 Accessories, and Offroad Animal, two major players in the off-road aftermarket accessory industry, have both admitted to the illegal practice of resale price maintenance. This was following an investigation by the ACCC. What’s the story? Back in early…
2024 LDV T60 Max Plus to get coil-sprung rear end
LDV has just announced some significant news for their latest release, the T60 Max Plus 4×4 ute. With the most significant upgrade being found at the back of the vehicle. Yep, the LDV T60 Max Plus features a multi-link coil…
Suzuki Jimny XL Heritage model announced – but there’s a catch
Yep, you have read that right. Suzuki has just announced that they will be releasing a Heritage version of their 5-door XL Jimny. However, with only 500 models for sale, Suzuki says their limited edition 5-door Heritage Jimny is going…
First look at the updated 2024 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Following up on the recent release of the New-Gen 2024 Mitsubishi MV Triton, Mitsubishi has also given the Pajero Sport some love in 2024. It’s not a new vehicle for 2024, however there have been some updates announced. Exterior styling…
Last drinks called for the 6.2L supercharged RAM TRX
Final Edition RAM TRX announced, with just 130 examples of the high-performance ute available for the Australian market. What’s the story? At the end of 2023, overseas production of the current generation RAM TRX wrapped up. When I say this…
First drive of the 2024 Isuzu D-Max 4×4
The 2024 Isuzu D-Max marks the second update to this platform, which was introduced to the Australian market as the Third Generation D-Max back in 2020. The D-Max was the third best selling 4×4 in 2023 and 2024, so this…
Kumho MT51 mud terrain tyre 10,000km report
Tyre reviews are funny things. Which is why I’ve decided to not call this a review. You see, I’ve done just over 10,000km on the Kumho MT51s I had fitted up by the team at Bob Jane Penrith. And I…
7 Tips to increase your fuel range
In Australia the average motorist punches out roughly 18,350kms over the space of 12 months. Just around 350km a week. That’s probably on the low end for most 4X4 owners but let’s work with it for now. You’ll have to…
