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Toyota’s three new HiLux models
Do proper 4X4 accessories make these new models worthy of your attention? It’s yet another sign of the rampant growth and progress of this segment: Toyota’s once very humble and spartan HiLux has now been given a mid-life makeover with…
Readers’ Rigs
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN THE MAGAZINE RYAN’S KUT 105 SERIES Chopping up a 105 Series ‘Cruiser isn’t the most original idea ever. Making it a space-cab chop and sliding a multivalve 1HD-FT engine in at the…
WHO SAID 79s CAN’T FLEX?
79 Series LandCruiser, Let’s just hope this time he doesn’t roll it… If you like 80 Series ‘Cruisers, then chances are you have come across a picture of Jacob’s kitted out old 80 Series at some point. In fact, this fresh…
Australia’s most customised road-legal Land Rover Defender
Custom 4X4 – Land Rover Discovery Ironic name, considering this is Australia’s most customised road-legal Land Rover Defender – complete with portal axles and rear steer Yep, we’re going to make the call. This is the most modified Land Rover…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A good, hard look at the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Tarted up Navara? We take a good, hard look at the new Mercedes X-Class CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Can the new Benz ute shake it’s far eastern origins and make a positive impact for…
The most modified 200 Series LandCruiser in Australia?
Custom 4X4: 200 Series LandCruiser Chopped, Shopped, Extended! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Owner If spending three months in a purpose-built adventure machine exploring the Territory doesn’t excite you, you might as well stop…
Custom 40 Series: Coil-sprung with Chevy fun
Custom 4X4: 40 Series LandCruiser A classic Aussie ’Cruiser with a dash of American diesel: This is how you build a LandCruiser! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE THE OWNER Not many people can say they…
MAZDA BT-50 UPDATE COMING SOON
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE While Ford’s Ranger is selling like $5 Schnitzels at your local, the Mazda BT-50 has turned into $40 seafood chowder. We put down down to the more sedate styling cues…
RANGER RAPTOR PRICE REVEALED
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE It has been loved, loathed and lamented, and the thing hasn’t even been launched in Australia yet. Ford’s Ranger Raptor is treading into unknown waters, bringing a full-blown performance 4WD…
