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X-Class recalled over autonomous braking issue
MY2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz X-Class models recalled over an autonomous braking issue The 2018-2019 model years of the Mercedes X-Class have been recalled due to an issue with the autonomous braking software. Some 5826 Mercs have been affected by the issue, where…
Jeep’s Big Aussie comeback plan. Will it work?
FCA Australia boss outlines Jeep’s Aussie comeback plan in one-on-one talk with Unsealed 4X4. Recently arrived FCA Australia MD and CEO Kevin Flynn takes some time out to speak with Unsealed 4X4 to outline Jeep’s Aussie comeback plan… a plan…
A diesel Gladiator? Don’t hold your breath
The question everyone wants answered: will there be a diesel Gladiator in Australia? And if so, what engine will it be and when will we get it? In a recent one-on-one interview with Unsealed 4X4, we asked Jeep Australia boss…
Weird Wednesday: Apocalypse Jeep!
For this week’s Weird Wednesday, we bring you the Apocalypse Jeep! You may or may not have noticed that a lot of the vehicles we end up featuring in Weird Wednesday are rigs that happen to come out of the…
New 4X4 sales down again but there are some winners
New 4×4 sales down again in July 2020 compared to last month… and still well down on the previous year. New 4×4 sales are down again, with the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) VFACTS service revealing a total of…
Grenadier gets green light as Land Rover loses in court
Ineos gets green light to build Defender-esque Grenadier 4×4 as Land Rover loses court battle to trademark the shape of its iconic Defender. When the all-new Grenadier 4×4 wagon and dual-cab ute were revealed on 1 July, 2020, it was…
Hummer EV on sale as early as next year… but not here :(
GM continues to tease 4×4 fans with more images of the all-electric Hummer and says the vehicle will be revealed in late 2020 and will go into production in late 2021. Preview images of the new Hummer EV, which we…
Weird Wednesday: Celica 4X4
For this week’s Weird Wednesday, we’ve got something that will have four-wheel drive enthusiasts excited while Toyota purists will scream blue bloody murder – an RA28 Celica with a rather cool custom 4X4 system. Now look, sure, a 4X4 Celica…
A Contactless Touchscreen? The touchscreen you don’t have to touch!
New contactless touchscreen is the touchscreen you don’t have to… well, touch. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and the University of Cambridge have developed a new contactless touchscreen technology that’s designed to “help keep drivers’ eyes on the road and reduce…
Ever wanted to see an off-roader built from scratch… by hand? See this Brandt BRV video
Now for something completely different: a time-lapse video from Brandt BRV building one of the company’s unique off-roaders. If ever you’ve wondered how to build an off-roader completely from scratch, by hand, we reckon this video is worth a watch.…
Throwback Thursday: Why you need a WWII Jeep!
Jeep fans will no doubt go nuts over this 1945 Ford GPW (WWII Jeep) that’s listed in the upcoming 2020 Shannons Winter Timed Online Auction to be held from 19-26 August. Arguably the most important 4×4 vehicle ever, the original…
Weird Wednesday: This Suzuki X-Head could have been the new Jimny.
For this weeks Weird Wednesday, we bring you what could possibly have ended up as the current Suzuki Jimny, the Suzuki X-HEAD. It’s no surprise that a lot of vehicles we see on the roads, start life as concept vehicles,…
Hot or Not? The Crusher
Self-driving four-wheel drives could be the next big thing, so we thought we’d bring you the Crusher – a 6X6 robot. It’s no new thing that we’re getting electric vehicles; they’ve started rolling out, and some actually look pretty cool.…
China’s Big General on the offensive with Raptor copy
What do you think of Foton’s ‘The Big General’ (Da Jiang Jun)? Reckon it could take on Ford’s F-150 Raptor? Just when you thought Chinese car manufacturers might have come up with a design language of their own, along comes…
Clean diesel is now a thing thanks to LR’s mild-hybrid tech
Land Rover has introduced new inline-six-cylinder clean diesel mild-hybrid engines across its revised Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models. Land Rover has replaced its SDV6 and SDV8 diesel engines with new six-cylinder Ingenium clean diesel engines that bring 48V…
