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All-new ARB Intensity Solis dimmable LED driving light
The new ARB Intensity Solis LED driving lights deliver an impressive one lux at 1462m and feature a unique dimmer control and LINX compatibility. Newly developed ARB Intensity Solis nine-inch LED driving lights feature 36 Osram LEDs with refined optics…
A Contactless Touchscreen? The touchscreen you don’t have to touch!
New contactless touchscreen is the touchscreen you don’t have to… well, touch. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and the University of Cambridge have developed a new contactless touchscreen technology that’s designed to “help keep drivers’ eyes on the road and reduce…
Ever wanted to see an off-roader built from scratch… by hand? See this Brandt BRV video
Now for something completely different: a time-lapse video from Brandt BRV building one of the company’s unique off-roaders. If ever you’ve wondered how to build an off-roader completely from scratch, by hand, we reckon this video is worth a watch.…
2020 ARB Eldee Easter Festival to go ahead… in October!
The annual ARB Eldee Easter Festival was an early casualty of COVID-19 but organisers are pleased to announce plans to host the family friendly event over the upcoming October long weekend. The ARB Eldee Easter Festival “in October” is set…
Fake news? Nah, it’s a new LandCruiser
It’s a new LandCruiser… but where is it headed? “Fake news!” declared several keyboard warriors when we posted images of a new LandCruiser late last week… “That’s not the new 300 Series!” decried others. “It’s just a Middle East/Russian market…
ARB BASE Rack – the most versatile roof rack ever?
The all-new ARB BASE Rack is claimed to make carrying gear on your roof easier than ever. Since its inception in 1975 ARB has been manufacturing bull bars and roof racks for 4X4s, and now the Aussie company has launched…
China’s Big General on the offensive with Raptor copy
What do you think of Foton’s ‘The Big General’ (Da Jiang Jun)? Reckon it could take on Ford’s F-150 Raptor? Just when you thought Chinese car manufacturers might have come up with a design language of their own, along comes…
2021 HiLux spied at Aussie port in the metal!
A brand new 2021 HiLux has been spied at an Australian port ready for dealer delivery! This is one of the first images to surface of an Australian 2021 HiLux… spied in the metal. Some of the new HiLuxes are…
Spied! 2021 Toyota LandCruiser
These are images of a 2021 Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series. This revised 2021 Toyota LandCruiser has been spotted at a port in Japan alongside the current-generation LandCruiser 200, providing a great opportunity to compare the vehicle’s styling upgrades with its…
Bloke stuck in the outback walks 60km to safety!
They say if you get stuck in the outback you should never leave your vehicle, but this young bloke walked an astonishing 60km after getting bogged at Cape Arid in WA… and he made it out alive! According to a…
Ford adds remote start to Ranger and Everest… from your phone!
New Ford Ranger and Everest models arriving in Australia will be equipped with FordPass Connect, allowing owners to remote start their vehicles from their smartphone, as well as perform other tasks and access other vehicle information. FordPass Connect incorporates a…
Clean diesel is now a thing thanks to LR’s mild-hybrid tech
Land Rover has introduced new inline-six-cylinder clean diesel mild-hybrid engines across its revised Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models. Land Rover has replaced its SDV6 and SDV8 diesel engines with new six-cylinder Ingenium clean diesel engines that bring 48V…
Want to tow big? You need the “menacing” Warlock
RAM 1500 Warlock added to RAM Trucks Australia line-up priced from $104,450 with 4500kg towing capacity. Despite denials to Unsealed 4X4 as late as last week, RAM Trucks Australia today announced it would introduce the new V8 Hemi-powered RAM 1500…
11 Reasons why Australia needs the Ford Bronco… but can’t have it
Ford has just ripped the covers off its Aussie-developed Bronco line-up in the USA and we reckon we need this awesome new off-roader here in Australia, but don’t hold your breath. We’re not getting it! “Bronco is not being produced…
Wrangler Rubicon 392 Concept revealed
In an attempt to steal some of the limelight from Ford’s all-new Bronco reveal this morning, FCA has released these images of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Concept, powered by a 6.4L V8 Hemi engine. As reported in Unsealed 4X4…