New Models
Seeking out our special places in a Ford Everest
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Rambling the back roads from Everest to Hunua.

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New Models
Hyundai Tucson launches in lockdown
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

The fourth generation of Hyundai’s Medium SUV, the NX4e Tucson, has been launched exactly 17 years after the launch of the original LM series Tucson in 2004, narrowly missing 2021’s lockdowns. 

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New Models
Coast to Coast Jimny Safari
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

It was a ramble, not a race, and it took in some of the coolest  Auckland beaches south of the Sky Tower.

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Other
Future visions of SUVs
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Time is very much a flexible consideration when it comes to the automotive industry and as we have seen in 2021, you can’t rely on time being co-operative all the – erm, time.

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Products
Hankook Dynapro - made for New Zealand
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

The premium 4X4 tyre brand that lasts long, is loud uphill, but quiet down main street.

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Products
Solar power: a solution for every setup
Wednesday, 17 November 2021

When Kiwis go 4WD adventuring these days, an enormous number of gadgets come along for the ride. This means keeping a charged battery is more important than ever.

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Products
Locate, communicate, stay safe
Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Usiing technology in the outdoors

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Weekend drive
Short tour to bush dams at Mangahao
Tuesday, 19 October 2021

With a growing interest from members of my 4WD club in touring trips, Ashley, my normal touring companion, decided to run a touring trip into the Mangahao dams for the club.

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Other
Classic Land Cruiser endures
Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Something old, something new. Toyota’s Land Cruiser – like rival the Land Rover – is an off-road legend. It has been around since – well – almost forever.

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Equipment
Roughing it in style and safety with deep cycle batteries
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Going off-road generally means going “off the grid” to places where phone reception is a luxury and people are few and far between.
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Equipment
Superchips NZ Ltd
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
Superchips NZ ‘fine-tunes’ your vehicle’s ECU to optimise the engine’s ability to produce more power, torque, and improved economy.  
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Equipment
NZ4WD August 2021
Suspension upgrades for your 4x4
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
With over 50 years experience in building suspension components, Ironman 4x4 have earned the title of suspension specialists and are well qualified to explain just how shocks and springs are made.
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Adventure NZ
Adventure time
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Suzuki’s delightful Jimny Safari is your passport to summer fun.
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Adventure NZ
Dreaming of dusty summer driving
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Looking back on a splendid long weekend in the Clarence Valley.
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Adventure NZ
West Coast Caper
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
The race was on… well sort of…ish. We hit the servo at Wanaka to fill up and grab a medicinal pie then set off towards Lake Hawea and over the Haast Pass arriving just before 9.00pm.
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