New and tested 4WDs

Toyota Hilux SR5 hybrid tested
Monday, 11 November 2024
It’s been a while since NZ4WD tested a Hilux, and getting acquainted with the 2024 Hilux was informative. This one came on the back of the very good wide-body Hilux SR5 Cruiser we tested recently.
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Jimny auto tested
Monday, 11 November 2024
That’s it, we’ve wrapped up the four important models in the cult Suzuki Jimny range. And we possibly finish with the one we like the best: three doors, four speed auto.
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Ineos launches the Quartermaster
Monday, 11 November 2024
We’ve been waiting for this one since we drove the Grenadier. The five-passenger Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster illustrates what people have been saying for years: what’s old is new again.
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Suzuki Jimny Five Door - Light, agile and great fun
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Suzuki offers an automatic for all reasons
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Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R tested
Monday, 14 October 2024
It’s not often NZ4WD gets a fully loaded 4WD to test. Canopies, racks and storage systems are usually left to the aftermarket which means magazines seldom get to try out this important gear.
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Driving Isuzu’s D-Max X-Terrain
Monday, 16 September 2024
Rain hammered Auckland all Saturday. In the evening, there was lightning and gusty wind. Prospects for a beach drive and photography on the Sunday were not great.
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Hilux goes 48V hybrid
Monday, 16 September 2024
It’s our first chance to sample the 2024 Hilux Cruiser, and it impresses.
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RAM Range opens up
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Big Horn set to win new 4WD pickup enthusiasts
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Chev Silverado 2500HD
Monday, 19 August 2024
This is without doubt the biggest 4WD that the magazine has ever tested. Power, payload and towing capability are what Silverado is about.
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Driving Toyota’s LC70
Monday, 19 August 2024
It’s as tough as its squared-off profile, brand heritage and 40-year model history suggest. Real tough.
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KGM Torres EXV tested
Monday, 22 July 2024
This is not our usual stuff. For starters, although it is an SUV, it’s distinctly urban. The first full-electric SUV tested by NZ4WD is an unusual experience.
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Discovery Sport: a design masterclass
Monday, 17 June 2024
Land Rover’s sleek Discovery Sport is updated for 2024 with a more modern luxury interior, latest tech and added functionality. It also stays true to its ten-year heritage.
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Hard working D-Max freshened
Friday, 24 May 2024
It was rubbish weather. All week the sun shone, rain fell each night but the mornings were glorious. Come the weekend, the whole North Island is shrouded in miserable curtains of rain.
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New Mitsubishi Triton
Friday, 24 May 2024
Dave McLeod, editor Company Vehicle
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Ford’s mighty Ranger XLT revisited
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
‘Ford Tough’ is the message that greets you on the digital instrument cluster when you climb behind the wheel of a new Ranger, and it’s a statement that hasn’t come lightly.
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A useful Amarok addition
Thursday, 18 April 2024
With a swanky, high spec interior and a surprising level of refinement and driver assist technologies, the petrol-powered VW Amarok is an interesting proposition.
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Listen up: the largest Defender is a real offroader
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Those who love ‘real’ off-roading listen up. As NZ4WD found when we named the shorter Defender our 4WD of the year, the new Defender remains a proper 4WD.
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Jimny is light and right
Monday, 18 March 2024
It’s light. Only the three-door Jimny treads more lightly on the ground.
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Examining the Everest range
Monday, 18 March 2024
For a long time NZ4WD has touted the Ranger Sport as ‘best of breed’. Tough looks, even tougher drivetrain, comfy cab. A true all-rounder. So, is the same true of Ranger’s sibling the Everest?
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Nissan Navara Pro4X
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
The current Nissan Navara has had a good long run on the New Zealand market.
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New Amarok
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Despite the best efforts of the previous government, New Zealand’s favourite vehicles are 4WD utes, followed closely by 4WD and AWD SUVs.
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Ranger vs Amarok
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Despite the best efforts of the previous government, New Zealand’s favourite vehicles are 4WD utes, followed closely by 4WD and AWD SUVs.
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Tested: the top Amarok
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
This is the flagship of the new Volkswagen Amarok range.
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Ford Ranger Raptor tested
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Unique is a word that gets used a lot, and often it’s advertising babble or marketing spiel. In this case, though, it’s entirely justified. Ford’s ‘version 2.0’ Raptor has no rival or equal.
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VW Amarok Panamericana tested
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
This is where the new Amarok range takes a big step up. The 2023 Panamericana is wider, longer, more stable than old-version Amaroks. The whole range can make that claim.
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