Dean Mellor
Isuzu I-Venture Celebrates Five Years
Isuzu Ute Australia’s (IUA) popular I-Venture Club 4WD training program is celebrating its fifth year of operation, having held more than 150 training events since its inception in 2015, with more than 3500 drivers completing the program. According to IUA,…
Cannon to fire at Ranger and HiLux this year
Great Wall Motors to launch P Series Ranger and HiLux rival in Australia later this year. Despite the massive impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the world’s automotive industry, Great Wall Motors (GWM) has managed to ramp-up production in China…
NSW limits GVM Upgrades without industry consultation
Those seeking a GVM upgrade for their 4×4 in NSW will no doubt be surprised to learn that there’s been a recent change to the Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme (VSCCS) that limits such increases to the vehicle’s axle mass…
Video: An entertaining history of the Unimog
An entertaining look at the history of the Unimog. If you’ve ever wanted to know all there is to know about the Unimog, this informative and bloody entertaining video presented by auto funny-man James Pumphrey from Up To Speed is…
Top 5: Missing Ute Features?
The Top 5 ute features you can get Stateside but are absent on just about all Aussie-spec utes. America’s enduring love affair with pick-up trucks has resulted in a number of great tailgate features that we don’t get on mainstream…
DIY Driveway: Installing Tred side-mount and flat-mount recovery board kits
A set of TRED Mounting Brackets and Adapter Kits allows for easy and secure fitment of recovery boards to roof racks. TRED has developed two new mounting options for TRED Pro and other recovery boards for secure fitment to roof…
Video: Virtual off-road touring
The Nitto Trail Grappler Experience takes you out on the tracks even when you’re really stuck at home. Nitto Tire in the USA has released a series of 360-degree virtual off-road touring videos for four-wheel drive enthusiasts who are sick…
2021 Toyota HiLux Images Leaked!
Images purporting to show the new face of the 2021 Toyota HiLux have been leaked online. The images were originally published by Milele Motors, an international exporter of vehicles to Asia and Africa. Milele claims the images came from from…
Land Rover to resume manufacturing as restrictions ease
Jaguar Land Rover will resume vehicle production from 18 May in its manufacturing plants in Solihull (UK), Austria and Slovakia. There’s no doubt Jaguar Land Rover will be keen to ramp-up vehicle production as soon as possible as social distancing…
2020 King of the Hammers
2020 King of the Hammers Monster Energy wrap. Monster Energy has unleashed an epic seven-minute film showing some of the off-road action from this year’s King of the Hammers held in February in Johnson Valley, Hammertown, between Los Angeles and…
2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Updates
Jeep tweaks its 2020 Grand Cherokee line-up Jeep has updated its Grand Cherokee wagon line-up for 2020. The entry-level Laredo has been replaced with the Night Eagle, the Limited has tweaked styling and a new S-Limited model has been introduced.…
Colouring fun for Nissan Tragics
Following on from Ford’s Easter Fun Activity Book, Nissan has come up with the #DrawDrawDraw social project which consists 23 downloadable colouring pages featuring Nissan classic cars, current models, futuristic concepts and “cult classic” models. Our favourite is by far…
2021 Ford Bronco goes GOAT!
A report out of the US suggests the upcoming Ford Bronco, which is to be built on the Aussie-developed T6 Ranger ute platform, will likely feature a high-tech terrain response system with ‘GOAT Modes’ as well an active suspension system. According…
Superior Engineering Ranger and BT-50 Coil Spring Conversion Kit
Want to transform your Ranger or BT-50 from a leaf-spring cart into a Raptor-like coil-spring beast? Superior Engineering has developed a Ranger and BT-50 Coil Spring Conversion Kit. The Superior Engineering weld-in kit has been developed to convert the Ford…
Last-resort, life-saving Flip-Flop Winch
Meet the absolute last-resort, life-saving Flip-Flop Winch Sometimes you’ve really got to rely on your noggin to get yourself out of strife, especially if you get stuck in the scrub somewhere without the right gear to get you out, or…
