Every modern vehicle is governed by computers these days. It’s an unassailable fact that you simply can’t ignore. Millions of lines of code go into algorithms that control our engine’s fuel delivery, turbo boost, fuel consumption, ignition timing, our transmission’s…
There’s no denying, that performance tuning your 4×4 is one of the most rewarding upgrades you can make to how your vehicle performs on and off-road. Not only can you increase the horsepower and torque figures. But often you can…
Have you lifted your four-wheel drive recently? Added big tyres as well? Then maybe had a kid or two, or sadly you might have sustained a knee or back injury, and need a helping hand? Whatever the case, if you…
If you hang around the off-road scene for long enough, you’ll hear a lot of opinion and conjecture on what works and what doesn’t regarding 4X4s. A lot of folks are damn sure that their way is the only way…
Off-road driving means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it’s the pure isolation touring provides. Travelling thousands of kilometres just to find that piece of untouched beauty. For others, it’s the technical challenge…
For those of us old enough to remember, four-wheel drive recoveries once used to be a lot of hard yakka. Sweat pouring – every second word out of your mouth a curse word type of hard yakka – and yep,…
Let’s face it, things are only going to get harder as far as the environment goes. Whether you subscribe to the idea it’s all a Greenie push to make money, or that we’re just starting to realise our impact on…
While we love our solid axle four-wheel drives, IFS is here to stay and has taken over the new 4×4 space. For some, this is a hard to swallow pill. But, IFS (independent front suspension) is simply better for touring…
When it comes to 4X4s and off-road driving in general, there are few things that will affect a vehicle’s performance in the rough stuff more than the suspension
How can a car punish you as much, as the 70 Series LandCruiser does? Financially, emotionally, and physically - it knows how to kick you right in the feels.
we’ve sat down with a few of our readers and developed a list of the most-forgotten items on 4X4 touring adventures with the hope that it’ll at least make one person’s trip a little bit better.
Each of the four cars takes a different approach to off-road ability
I reckon this Kickass portable, lithium battery-powered camping shower is a ripper. But here's my full review and a rundown on the item.
Here are five illegal things that people get wrong when it comes to modifying their 4X4s that you need to avoid.
The reason why every four-wheel driver should have a bull bar on the front of their 4X4.
