CHINESE-MADE HAVAL H9: ARE WE IMPRESSED?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE What you’ll want to know about the Haval H9 And why it’s a much better 4WD than you think… It’s not bad. We know, we know. Lots of you folk out…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE What you’ll want to know about the Haval H9 And why it’s a much better 4WD than you think… It’s not bad. We know, we know. Lots of you folk out…
What do you get when you cross a hybrid camper with a toy hauler? The Condamine ATV Camper, of course. In the past, there have been equipment trailers and camper trailers. Then came the toy haulers which were really equipment…
Rugged red ranges, spectacular off-road adventures, Outback skies and SA’s gnarly Billy Goat Ridge. Will you take on the goat? In the stunning southern Flinders Ranges our family drove over a goat – and loved it. But don’t go reporting…
Enough went wrong on this trip… so learn from my mistakes to avoid your own disasters. Len Beadell and his Gunbarrel Road Construction Crew opened up the desert, creating tracks meaningful for the atomic bomb and ballistic missile tests before…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A very ‘a-peeling’ camp treat Citrus is great to take camping – it is robust against all that 4X4 touring and can last a long time out of the fridge.…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE During her three-month odyssey kicking up the dust in Australia’s backblocks of WA and the NT, Monica McInnes discovers it’s not the bulldust tracks you need to fear – it’s…
How much of the island can you see, in a bog-stock Isuzu? Plenty, actually… Lake McKenzie If beach driving is the bread, then Lake McKenzie is the butter of your typical Fraser Island experience. And for good reason: The place…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Smart modifications are what it’s all about when building a tourer. This Ranger is keeping it real. Meet Matt, and his Pride Orange 2016 XLT Wildtrak Ranger. I first met…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Not wanting to go near a diesel-powered D4D HiLux, simply because of the early issues with the injectors locking open and popping engines, Matt Bell picked up this 1GR-FE powered…
UNSEALED 4X4 SUB-EDITOR TREVOR LANG RUNS US THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LANDCRUISER OWNERSHIP. Early in 2008, I drove a new LandCruiser out of the Toyota dealership at Bathurst. The paperwork described it as a ‘Toyota LC Military Workmate…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Everybody likes free stuff, right? How about $112,000 worth of free stuff? Surely by now you’ve seen the Amarok V6 giveaway and how easy it is to get a bunch…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Soft-roader it is not. Let me explain why. The all-new Jeep Compass isn’t just a soft-roader. I didn’t really think it was to start with, either. It’s built on…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE CONSIDERING ALL THAT, IT’S ONLY RIGHT THAT BERNIE TRAUTMANN DRIVES A WRANGLER… THE NATURAL CHOICE OF THE YANK OUTDOORSMAN. Bernie Trautmann is Mr Wrangler. Or to be precise, he is the…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE And it wants its big slice of pie back! Ride, steering and handling have all been pointed out as areas of improvement for the latest update of the Nissan…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Are you right to be so angry? Now, we all know Australians love a good whinge. And small engine capacities is one of the favourite topics. When the Ranger landed,…