Dean Mellor
Lexus LX600 Luxury Ute for Oz?
Lexus is claimed to be working on a luxury ute that will be badged the LX600. According to a report on US-based website 2020truck.com, Toyota is developing a Lexus-badged luxury pick-up to sell alongside the Tacoma midsize pick-up and Tundra…
Rivian puts brakes on super-fast R1T EV pick-up
American-based electric-truck manufacturer Rivian has put the brakes on production of its R1T EV pick-up and R1S EV 4×4 wagon until 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Rivian had originally planned to start production of the R1T…
Ford’s Easter fun activity book
Stuck at home with a bunch of kids who are used to camping on the Easter long weekend? No worries! Ford has dropped a selection of printable kids’ Activity Book Pages on its US website that should fill in a…
Parks Victoria Easter Weekend Closures
Four Wheel Drive Victoria has announced additional national park closures for the Easter long weekend. We’re sure you already know to stay at home this Easter but in case you didn’t get the memo Four Wheel Drive Victoria has reaffirmed…
Desperate for dirt? Get your 4WD fix at home with these RC rock crawlers
Stuck at home but desperate for dirt? Hit the backyard tracks with these awesome RC rock crawlers. There are plenty of remote control 4WDs on the market and two of the best come from RC4WD and Traxxas. The two Defenders…
Toyota Product Safety Recall affects thousands
Toyota Product Safety Recall affects thousands of 4WD wagons and utes. Toyota has recalled several thousand 4WDs for a faulty fuel pump that can result in a loss of power and vehicles stalling which, according to the ACCC Product Safety…
Evolving from making Treds recovery boards to masks
Evolve Group, better known as the maker of Tred recovery boards, has announced it aims to produce up to 60,000 N95 surgical masks each day. Evolve Group, the company behind the popular Tred brand of 4wd recovery boards, aims to…
Throwback Thursday: 500kW/100Nm 2005 Jeep Hurricane concept
Forget the Rivian and its Tank Turn, the 500kW/1000Nm 2005 Jeep Hurricane Concept could spin itself on the spot and is kickstarts the first of our Throwback Thursday series. Enjoy. Three years before anyone had heard of the GFC, Chrysler…
25 things to do on your 4X4 while social distancing
Right now, coronavirus is keeping us all at home, so we thought we’d come up with a list of jobs to keep you busy until this all blows over. COVID-19 has resulted in severe travel restrictions in Australia but there’s…
Ironman 4X4 Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series GVM Upgrade
Ironman 4X4 has received Federal approval for its GVM-upgrades (increase of 650kg) to suit the Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series. The Ironman 4X4 LC200 upgrade provides a massive payload increase of 650kg bringing GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) up to 4000kg. In…
Hot or Not? How to transform your Jimny into a mini Defender
Hot or Not? A scaled-down Defender with a proper separate chassis and live axles… and Japanese oil seals and reliability?! Yes please. Okay, so it’s not really a Defender but the ‘little D’ body kit from Japanese aftermarket styling house…
