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It just wasn’t this driver’s day.

ATECO Automotive and the Walkinshaw Automotive Group have joined forces to convert Ram pick-up trucks to right-hand drive for the Australian markets, announcing the new venture – dubbed ‘American Special Vehicles’ – this week ahead of sales commencing later this…
UNSEALED 4X4 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CRAIG LOWNDES We talk to six-time Bathurst 1000 winner (and four wheel drive nut) Craig Lowndes on being a motorsports champion; and how driving a 4X4 across Australia helps him when he’s behind the wheel of…
Let’s say you’re looking for a new 4X4 to get away from it all with. You don’t want to buy a second-hand pile of someone else’s problems and a rat’s nest of bodgy wiring; you want it to be…
The new Navara is now officially out. The big question on everyone’s lips is whether it’s up to the challenge of replacing not only one, but two highly-regarded Nissan dual-cabs. To see if we could answer this, Sam Purcell,…
Like many of you I’m sure, I cut my teeth in the four-wheel drive game behind the wheel of a Suzuki Sierra. I worked every weekend, and public holiday I could to save for my dream car, and ended up…
BARRY’S TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 79 SERIES Here we have Barry’s 2010 Toyota LandCruiser VDJ79 Series, which he has set-up for camping and fishing trips around his native area of Shark Bay in Western Australia. He also loves to head north to…
We’ve traded archaic leaf sprung suspension for multi-link, fully adjustable coil spring arrangements. The manual locking hubs have gone, in their place you’ll find a plethora of acronyms, all designed to make off-roading easier and minimise the strain on your…
Every now and then, you see a custom truck that is so good it makes you want to sell your worldly possessions and hope the owner will accept your low-ball offer, even if they aren’t technically selling it. Everything about…
Solid axle 4x4s are a dying breed, soon to be relegated to the history books for their poor handling and uncomfortable ride; at least that’s what the Japanese manufacturers would have you believe. Unfortunately for them, Mercedes-Benz have made the…

How the guy is still alive, we’ll never know. This is a must see!
Comparing the new generation of dual cab utes to one another is a bit like comparing your favourite brand of canned tuna. At the end of the day one may have a fancier label than another, but they both come…
For the full story CLICK HERE When Glen and his partner Katrina (the owners of this neat-as-a-pin Defender) stopped to show off their proud new purchase to friends and family for the first time, they couldn’t work out why…
For the full story, CLICK HERE As you read this, sitting brand-new in dealer showrooms around the world is a vehicle which has the uncompromising aerodynamics of a brick and door hinges akin to those on a shed. It has shared…

To see all the pics CLICK HERE DAN’S TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 60 SERIES Dan has owned this 60 Series for a couple of years now, and has wasted no time hooking into the mods. The front factory leaf springs were…