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How to: Outback Driving Part 4 – Desert Driving
In Part 4 of our series on Outback Driving we’ll look at how to drive in desert country and what gear you’ll need for your outback adventure. In ‘How To: Outback Driving Part 4’ we’re going to look at the…
How to: Outback Driving Part 3 – Corrugations and Mud
In Part 3 of our series on Outback Driving we’ll look at how to deal with seemingly endless miles of corrugations and what to do if the weather turns foul. In ‘How To: Outback Driving Part 3’ we’re going to…
SmartBar UVA – polymer under-vehicle protection
The SmartBar UVA is a light-weight yet tough Under Vehicle Armour protection system to suit various Ford Ranger, Ford Everest and Mazda BT-50 models. The new SmartBar UVA (Under Vehicle Armour) system is designed to replace the OE skid pan…
Tested! Toyota HiLux Rugged X
The Toyota HiLux Rugged X comes loaded with gear to enhance it’s off-road capability, but is it the gear you really need? The Toyota HiLux Rugged X has finally landed in showrooms some three months after Toyota released the upgraded…
How to: Outback Driving Part 2
In Part 2 of our series on Outback Driving we’ll look at how to deal with dusty conditions and how to drive through bulldust. In ‘How To: Outback Driving Part 2’ we’re going to look at how to deal with…
A final fling with the last Pajero
Mitsubishi’s long-running 4X4 wagon is set to be discontinued in 2021 so we thought we’d better get behind the wheel of the last Pajero for one last drive before it’s too late. Mitsubishi Pajero production is coming to an end…
Federal Court adopts report stating Toyota DPFs defective
A finding in a DPF Class Action against Toyota Australia says the Federal Court has adopted an independent referee’s report concluding HiLux, Prado and Fortuner DPF systems were defective. According to a letter sent to participants in a Class Action…
A Jeep Gladiator 4X4 tourer? Now you’re talking
Check out this trick-looking Jeep Gladiator 4X4 tourer unveiled at the SEMA Show by FCA’s performance and accessories arm MOPAR … and it comes complete with a hotdog roller grill. You read that right: this Jeep Gladiator 4X4 tourer, called…
Driveway DIY: Uniden UH9080 install and review
Driveway DIY: fitting a Uniden UH9080 UHF radio in shorty Jeep Wrangler, along with a matching Uniden AT970BK 3.0dBi antenna. Without much space inside his short-wheelbase Jeep Wrangler, Ray Cully needed a UHF with a remote head unit, and the…
Do you need a dashcam? Bloody oath!
Do you need a dashcam? With the way many people drive these days, you’d be stark raving mad not to have one. Do you need a dashcam? I mean, really need one? Well, maybe not, but considering the way many…
Is the new Defender any good off-road in the Aussie bush?
We take the new Defender into the Aussie bush to see if it’s any good off-road… and take an old one along for reference. There’s been plenty of talk about Land Rover’s new Defender ‘going soft’ and that it’s not…
A ripper 79 Series tourer
Sean Caulfield decided this ripper 79 Series tourer would be the perfect rig to suit his needs… and who are we to argue? When Sean Caulfield decided it was time to replace his Patrol with this 79 Series tourer, he…
No airbags. We die like real men!
No airbags. We die like real men. Well, actually, I’d rather not die at all, thanks. Have you seen the sticker that reads ‘No airbags. We die like real men’? As I bore down on an MG SUV that pulled…
Why Mount Isa is more than an outback Queensland stopover
Many consider the outback Queensland mining town of Mount Isa to be little more than a stopover or somewhere to stock up on supplies but there’s plenty to see, do and learn around this spectacular area with its rich mining…
Inflatable Triton Tent? That doubles as a raft?!
Have you ever seen an inflatable Triton tent that doubles as a raft? Yes, it really is a thing and it can be bought through Mitsubishi dealers… in Germany, at least. Mitsubishi Motors Germany has worked with GentleTent to come…
