New and tested 4WDs

Four work or play
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Individually we rated these four 4WDs as the best in their particular category in 2018. Collectively though?
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New-look Triton ute on way
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Performance and safety upgrades to Mitsubishi’s new-look Triton will make it one of the most  advanced utes in the segment with the local distributor predicting big things for the re-specced and re
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NZSUV 2018
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
SUVs are everywhere. They now account for almost half of all new vehicles sold.
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Home on the Ranger
Friday, 16 November 2018
Right. I know. All you really want to know about the new MY (short for Model Year btw) 19 Ford Ranger line-up is this, right?
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Island life
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Holden chose the (relative) wilds of Great Barrier Island for the local reveal of its new Colorado Z71 Xtreme.
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X-Class Power play
Thursday, 13 September 2018
A late relative of mine, Owen Nichol, would have loved Mercedes-Benz’s new X-Class ute.
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Subaru puts the Sport in SUV
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Kiwis love Subarus. We always have. However the rise and rise of the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has left importer Subaru New Zealand with something of a quandary.
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SportsCat a good start
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Like Holden, Aussie tuning house HSV (Holden Special Vehicles) has had to re-invent itself.
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G-Class act
Thursday, 12 July 2018
While Mercedes-Benz may well be almost synonymous with luxury vehicles in this part of the world...
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Kiwis get Xtreme Holden first
Thursday, 12 July 2018
In a ‘coals-to-Newcastle’ story sure to warm the heart of any Kiwi cricket fan old enough to  remember the infamous ‘underarm bowling incident of 1981’ Holden...
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Local Hero Huntaway
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Last year, Mitsubishi built a wild, one-off Triton ‘tuff-truck’ and called it the Huntaway...
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New SUV Test Video – 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid
Monday, 21 May 2018
We video test the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid XLS...
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Upgraded Navara Impresses
Thursday, 17 May 2018
A mid-cycle upgrade has turned Nissan’s NP300 Navara...
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Big dollar Raptor on way here
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
The ultimate version of Ford’s top-selling turbo-diesel double cab ute, the Ranger Raptor is on its way...
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Nissan Navara NP300 upgrade
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Mid model cycle upgrades are all the rage with ute makers these days...
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Bird of prey
Sunday, 01 April 2018
All-new Trophy Truck-style Ranger Raptor...
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Prado takes the high road
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Toyota’s face-lifted Prado made light work of its recent launch drive – through the Oteake...
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Defender lives to fight another day
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Hmmmm , it would appear that word of the Land Rover Defender’s demise might have been...
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5-star LDV impresses
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
The LDV T60 is a double cab 4WD ute is making the traditional ute manufacturers sit up and...
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‘Tuff Trucks’ join Hilux line-up
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Toyota New Zealand is adding two locally-specced Gladiator models to its 2017 Hilux line-up as...
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Jeep’s new, better Wrangler
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Building on its blue-chip legacy with the confidence of a company very much at the top of its game...
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Three’s company
Thursday, 07 December 2017
Is bigger and tougher always better? We set about finding out by mixing and matching three...
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Market forces
Thursday, 07 December 2017
It’s enough to bring a tear to the rheumy eye of all the die-hard 4x4 types out there. Bar...
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The X files
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Mercedes-Benz is set to shake up the ute market with its new X-Class. NZ4WD’s...
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New-generation Wrangler unveiled
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
OK, so it’s not the much anticipated all-new ute model quite yet, but Jeep has...
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