2018 May Buyer’s Guide
Welcome to the May edition of our new vehicle buyer’s guide. This will be a regular section in Unsealed 4X4, designed to help make your next 4X4 purchase as easy as possible by providing you with all the info you…
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Unsealed 4X4 delivers honest 4WD advice, gear reviews, and travel guides crafted from real Australian adventures. Since 2014, we've tested the gear, driven the tracks, and learned what works - so you can hit the tracks safely.
2018 Mazda Bt-50 scores a facelift… and not much more
Is it too little too late for the aging BT-50 though? It’s taken roughly two years of development, but Australian BT-50 utes have just received a visual front-end makeover. We are the only market to receive this update too. The…
2019 Ford Ranger and Everest Revealed
New motor, new looks, new tech Ford’s chief 4WD offerings, Ranger and Everest, are getting a new model land towards the end of this year. It’s not a completely new model, but it does come with some big changes. Let’s…
Finding snow only three hours from Sydney
You don’t have to travel far, as long as the weather plays along Normally, only the Victorians get to have all of the fun in this regard, and anyone within close reach of the Kosciuszko area. But every now and…
Unsealed 4X4 scores a half century
After 50 massive issues of Unsealed 4X4, we take a look back at our 50 favourite articles CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR TOP ARTICLES IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Well, what a ride it has been, 50 issues of Unsealed…
Why 4X4 when you can SXS?
Review: Yamaha Wolverine X4 SXS Costs Zook money, rides like a Range Rover yet is as capable as a comp truck. But is the Yamaha Wolverine X4 all smiles and waves? We’re going to answer the question you’re going to…
ISSUE 050 – 5 BEST 4X4 TRIPS
Issue 050 of Unsealed 4X4 is here, and it’s a big one. To celebrate hitting the half-century, we took a day off work and found snow to drive in not even three hours from Sydney. We take a closer look…
We built a custom off-road boat trailer to tackle the trails
Taking the Tinnie CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE To the outdoor adventurer, there is quite possibly nothing more quintessentially Australian than the humble tinnie. Everyone seems to have one (or know someone who does) and…
4WDing for dummies
Teaching Old Dogs New Tech CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The number of 4WD vehicles being purchased or leased by tradies is growing every year and aftermarket companies are jumping on board and pimping the…
Touring in a stock Fortuner – it can be done
Toyota Fortuner Update: Touring in a Toyota Fortuner CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE When we first picked up the Toyota Fortuner, it was on the back of our massive mid-size wagon comparison (which it won). One…
Tips on how to get tyre pressure right
Guide to Tyre Pressures CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Don’t be lazy – you’ll regret it I’m sure all of us have done it. Not deflated our tyres when we really needed to and then…
Back Pain on the Road
The Editor’s Column In the last month, I’ve been to the Victorian High Country for over a week, Queenstown NZ for a product launch and the Gawler Ranges in South Australia for a vehicle launch. That’s just the obligations I’ve…
May 2018 – Show us your rigs and win!
Unsealed 4X4 Readers’ Rigs CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE DAVID’S LS2 POWERED JK WRANGLER While the plates on David’s JK Wrangler may seem a little over the top for a JK, we assure you, they’re…
The DIY solution to protecting your 4X4’s canopy
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE REVIEWED: RAPTOR PROTECTIVE COATING When you’re looking at protecting your 4X4’s canopy and outer surfaces, there’s the typical choices such as paint, auto paint or using finishes such as aluminium…
Increase your vehicle’s throttle control
Reviewed: Torqit Pedal Torq Plus CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The preconceptions Everyone who is a member of an online 4X4 forum or Facebook group has probably heard of these mystery devices that ‘turn up’…
