Ford’s Ranger continues to build its small lead against the HiLux as Australia’s best-selling 4X4, with another month of chart-topping sales. 2,627 4X4 Rangers found a new home in Australia, taking the total to 21,190. Comparatively, the HiLux has nabbed…
Rod tells us he has been a LandCruiser man his whole life, owning several key models including a 40 Series that was shipped over to America when he sold it. There was also a petrol-powered Troopy which he loved, and…
Typical passenger cars are more and more on the nose in Australia, with record amounts of people moving across to SUVs and 4X4s. Where passenger car sales have slumped 6.8% this year, SUVs are up 5.4% (with medium SUVs jumping…
What’s gold, has two doors, and makes everyone in small towns stare at you? The first defining experience of the LandCruiser was rolling down the main street of Gloucester – a small beef and dairy town nestled in the Great…
What 4X4 provides the ultimate base as a capable and comfortable tourer? Unfortunately, nothing from the factory floor really suits the ‘ultimate’ moniker. Some people in aftermarket-land are having a crack at it, and one of the more serious no-holds-barred…
And why 4WDers will probably always be left wanting… Quite often, Australian 4WDers and vehicle manufacturers don’t really see eye-to-eye. Sometimes what we want and what we get are pretty good; and other times, they’re not. It’s a tough job,…
Bruce’s Discovery This fine example of a D4 SVV6 Land Rover Discovery is owned by Bruce and Lynda Nicholson, who have already travelled 53,000km in it. They have actually been living out of it really, with their Track Topaz camper…
Automatic conversions are a popular mod among many 4X4 owners. The 70 Series LandCruisers are essentially screaming for an auto, yet ridiculously they’re not available from the factory. Enter Wholesale Automatics, who have been performing these conversions for years –…
Tucked away in the front of the engine bay, the humble radiator is a component you can easily ignore. Of course you will check the coolant level regularly – but what would prompt you to actually replace the original unit…
When function meets form. Practical, capable & good-looking. Don’t you just hate some rigs? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE You’ve no doubt seen this vehicle on our pages before – the owner, Geoff, is a…
In this month’s Unsealed 4X4 Garage, with some help from our mates at Drivetech 4×4 we are going to start to tackling Rusty’s well worn diffs. Now, we know that Rusty has had a hard old life working in the…
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Andrew’s Disco 4 This is Andrew’s Discovery 4 and to say that he has become a Land Rover convert is an understatement. Andrew has set it up to be a great all-round tourer and he says it’s the most comfortable…
The inherent lie behind braked towing capacities. We’re all being a little bit hoodwinked at the moment; led astray by 4WD manufacturers. It’s to do with the relevant tow ratings of vehicles, especially utes. It seems like all manufacturers…
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