CUSTOM 4X4: ARCTIC TRUCKS
We take a trip to Iceland and drive the most capable Arctic Trucks on the planet. It was not a bad day at work… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE You’ve probably seen them around; made…
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HSV SPORTSCAT: ALL PUSSYCAT, NO PONY (YET).
Traditionally renowned for its modified Commodore V8s, Holden Special Vehicles has turned to the humble Colorado pick-up as the basis of its future model range. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Walkinshaw family-owned official Holden…
TOYOTA FORTUNER VS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
We drove both through a big hole, to see if traction trumps suspension travel… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE These two four-wheel drives are both insanely capable, but in very different ways. The Fortuner is…
DRIVETECH 4X4 SUSPENSION INSTALL
Ben from Drivetech 4×4 shows us how to install an IFS suspension without using any specialist tools… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Aftermarket suspension is something you will appreciate every time you sit in your…
Are Aftermarket Shocks Worth it?
For the answer, we dyno them after 120,000km. Is your ‘out of the showroom’ 4WD a bit too soft? Perfect for picking the kids up from soccer but steers a bit like a boat out in the dirt? You are…
Toyota Hilux With the Works
610Nm of torque in a 1KD-powered HiLux that gets driven daily? Yep, really! When you want to build up a HiLux and you’re one of those blokes who doesn’t leave anything alone as it was dreamt up and built by…
UNSEALED 4X4’S READERS’ RIGS
PAUL’S LAND ROVER DISCOVERY This is the first modified new Discovery we have seen; so new that Paul the owner is working with a bunch of companies to develop gear for it. This includes LLAMS, Yakima and Safari Body Armour.…
DRIFTA CAMPERS… JOINING THE DOTS
With its agricultural/tradie look, the Drifta Off-road Tourer (DOT) is a big hit right around this wide brown land. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE They certainly stand out from the crowd of imported look-alike trailers.…
WE REVIEW JEEP’S MOST CAPABLE WAGON EVER
Why the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is both good and bad off-road… at the same time. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Coming out in 2011, the Grand Cherokee WKII hit sales records like a bull…
Budget Tourer, Still Eating up the Tracks
Neat 80 Series Cruisers are hard to find. Neat and capable, well… you are basically looking at a unicorn my friends Getting a spot in Unsealed 4X4 is a pretty big deal – doubly so for an old 80 Series…
HAPPY WIFE, HAPPY LIFE… THAT’S WHY YOU BUY A PRADO
Happy wife happy life… that’s why you buy a Prado CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE From an 80 Series, to a 76 Series, now to a 150 Prado… Anthony’s had more than a bit of…
2018 LDV T60 NOW AVAILABLE… GETS 5 ANCAP STARS
We drive the latest entrant to the Australian 4WD ute market. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE LDV, owned by SAIC motors, has a funny family tree. Before the Chinese ownership, there is British and Dutch…
WE KNOW ABOUT THE RANGER RAPTOR, WHAT ABOUT AN EVEREST RAPTOR?
Is a genuine performance off-roader a good idea? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ford has set tongues wagging recently, by releasing official video of the upcoming Ranger Raptor bashing along some Outback roads. It’s…
TJM FOX SHOCKS
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2018 Ford Everest Titanium Driven and Reviewed
Lose the liquorice strips with a 4X4-friendly 18” wheel option. Ford’s latest edition of the seven-seat 4WD wagon is here, bringing some tweaks to the tuning and equipment of the Australian-designed Everest. There’s big news with the wheels, in particular:…
