Room with a brew
You have to love modern four-wheel drives; they are comfortable, reliable and capable. The one negative, though, is that they can be hard to work on. Space is a massive issue, as there are more and more components crammed into…
Toyota
Outback 4X4 Ute Comparison
This is the comparison test we’ve all been waiting for, and the question it asks is simple: is the Mercedes-Benz X-Class 4×4 dual-cab utility a serious contender, or over-hyped pretender? To find out the answer we’ve taken the top-spec X-Class…
So, I bought a thing
The Ev-itor’s column If you have read any of my editorials, by now you would know I have the back of an 80 year old brick layer, am addicted to Gumtree and like purchasing old 4WDs that I can’t afford…
Toyota’s three new HiLux models
Do proper 4X4 accessories make these new models worthy of your attention? It’s yet another sign of the rampant growth and progress of this segment: Toyota’s once very humble and spartan HiLux has now been given a mid-life makeover with…
ARB TOYOTA PRADO SUMMIT BAR
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Touring in a stock Fortuner – it can be done
Toyota Fortuner Update: Touring in a Toyota Fortuner CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE When we first picked up the Toyota Fortuner, it was on the back of our massive mid-size wagon comparison (which it won). One…
A TOURER FOR THE OUTBACK
Custom 4X4: 79 ‘Cruiser The ’Cruiser for the Outback This kitted 79 Series was built to be put to the test – not only does it look great, it eats up the Outback like it was meant to do! The…
HOW MUCH DIESEL DOES A TOYOTA FORTUNER ACTUALLY USE?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Toyota Fortuner Update I never really pay attention to fuel consumption when I drive modern 4X4s, I must confess. That’s because I’ve owned a fair few TB42 petrol motors that…
Toyota 70 Series Long-Term Review- 10 Years in the Making
UNSEALED 4X4 SUB-EDITOR TREVOR LANG RUNS US THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LANDCRUISER OWNERSHIP. Early in 2008, I drove a new LandCruiser out of the Toyota dealership at Bathurst. The paperwork described it as a ‘Toyota LC Military Workmate…
LONG TERM TOYOTA FORTUNER: GOES ON HOLIDAYS
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE On the recent (and far too short) Christmas break, I was invited away on a ‘boys’ trip’ with a bunch of old workmates. This was the perfect opportunity to…
X Marks the Spot
Toyota ups the ante in 2018 with Rugged, Rogue and Rugged X. Ford’s Ranger is killing it in Wildtrak form, and nobody has noticed it more than Toyota. Some 35,297 HiLux 4WDs found new homes last year; not too shabby…
HILUX KILLER
When you can get 5 inches of lift and 35s under a Triton… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE …what else do you really need? When you’re working on an apprentice sparky’s wage, there’s a good to…
DARK SIDE OF THE TOYOTA FORTUNER
We take a closer look underneath the Fortuner to see what makes it tick as a 4X4 CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE We’ve racked up nearly 5,000 kilometres in the long-term Toyota Fortuner we have…
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…
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…
