Review
Review: A proper-cheap DC battery meter
Now for a review on something a little left-of-field. More often than not at Unsealed 4X4, I’m the designated tech-head, so I get to put some of the best quality gear from the biggest brands to the test. But sometimes…
Review: Lightforce 30-inch Single Row LED Light Bar
Fitting a Lightforce LED Light Bar in combination with a set of LED driving lights provides all the light output you could want, right where you want it. I fitted a pair of Lightforce Genesis LED driving lights to my…
Review: Autophix OM126 OBD2 scanner/reader
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or boulder in my case), chances are you’ll know about the OBD2 port and that it can “somehow help you diagnose and fix issues” with your four-wheel drive. As you could well imagine,…
Land Rover Defender in Namibia Video Review
See Top Gear’s Land Rover Defender in Namibia video review. While Matthew Scott’s first-drive review of the Land Rover Defender from Namibia is the best story we’ve seen on the all-new off-road wagon, we reckon this video review from Top Gear…
Tested: Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697
The Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697 is no new contender on the market; the design has been around for a little over three years now. We fitted a set with instructions from Bridgestone to put them through their paces and, essentially,…
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…
DIY Driveway: ScanGauge II Review/Install
Since the introduction of the On-Board Diagnostics V2 port (OBD2) in the late-1990s, and nearly all diesel engines going to computer control by the early 2000s, OBD2 scanners and readers have really taken off. The ScanGauge II is the latest…
Exitrax Recovery Boards Review [with video]
Pick a recovery board, almost any recovery board and the design is largely the same…not these ones. Check out our Exitrax Recovery Boards Review. Recovery boards are no new thing, and up until now, their design and technology has remained…
Compared: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Exceed Vs Ford Everest Titanium
Both share plenty of oily bits with their ute siblings and offer seven seats and genuine off-road ability, so which one should you go for? Ford Everest Titanium Specifications Price from $73,990+ORC Warranty five-years, unlimited kilometres Service Intervals 12 months, 15,000km Safety five-star ANCAP (2015) Engine 2.0-litre bi-turbo four-cylinder diesel Power 157kW…
Uniden UPP 1000 Waterproof Jump Start Kit Review
Portable jump starters are getting smaller and more portable so when it comes to sparking life into a dead battery is the Uniden UPP 1000 any good? The most powerful of Uniden’s jump start range, the UPP 1000 is said…
Does the all-new Defender suck? We drive it in Namibia to find out
The all-new Land Rover Defender looks soft, but is it? We take one on an epic adventure through Namibia to find out. Words and Images by Matthew Scott, Additional Images by Land Rover: Twenty hours into my flight to Namibia,…
First Drive: 2020 Land Rover Defender Review
The Defender as we know it is dead… so can this all-new, softer looking off-roader live up to the name? Check out our 2020 Land Rover Defender Review. What we like: The on-road ride and handling; The interior look, feel…
2020 Australian Adventure Vehicles Canter Trackmaster Review
Could a light truck be the answer to your weight problem? We get behind the wheel of the 2020 Australian Adventure Vehicles Canter Trackmaster. The last decade or so has seen a steady trend to add weight to vehicles with…
Zoleo Satellite Communicator Review
Just another Personal Locating Beacon or is there more to the Zoleo Satellite Communicator. We take it out into the bush and put it through its paces. More than 84 per cent of Australia is without mobile (terrestrial) phone service,…
Dometic CFX3 55IM Fridge Review
The Dometic CFX3 55IM fridge claims to be the world’s first portable single-zone fridge with an inbuilt ice maker. We put it to the test. Hitting the Australian market in February, the CFX3 55IM is a single-zone fridge with a…
