4×4
Western Australians allowed to go camping
Western Australia has announced that locals are now able to camp again as of midday 1 May, 2020. Thanks to the success of social distancing, Western Australians are again able to access and camp in campgrounds within…
Ford Australia to produce and donate 100,000 face shields
In another good news story from the Australian automotive industry, which has stepped up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ford Australia will produce and donate 100,000 face shields to frontline healthcare workers during the outbreak. The prototype face…
SnowRunner: Get your 4X4 fix at home!
What with all of us being in lock-down, we’re all scratching around trying to find a way to get our four-wheel drive fix while stuck at home. I think we may have stumbled across the answer: SnowRunner. You’ll find the…
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…
Warn and Factor 55 join forces
Warn acquires innovative recovery equipment manufacturer Factor 55. Warn Industries, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of vehicle winches and other recovery equipment, recently acquired Factor 55, a manufacturer of hardware for Closed System Winching which is a winching technique using…
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.…
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…
9 4X4 tools to carry with you, always
MULTI-TOOL The first of the tools to have in the back of you’re 4X4 is the multi-tool. There is no shortage of these things on the market, but for my money stumping up for a good quality unit is worth…
Hot or Not? The Fisker Ocean
In this week’s edition of Hot or Not, we look at the Fisker Ocean. Ok, so they’re purely design renderings at this stage, but Fisker has dropped what it says will be a tougher, jacked up version of its EV,…
How to: Regular winch maintenance
Now is a great time to perform some regular winch maintenance to save it from a premature end. With a fair bit of rain about lately it’s a good time to sit down and talk about winch maintenance. We’re not…
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…
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…
