Welcome to the 2020 NZ4WD Ute Buyer’s Guide

New and tested 4WDs
Wednesday, 27 May 2020

With the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown coinciding with our usual June issue we couldn’t leave our bubbles to physically drive anything – ute, SUV or even ordinary car – anywhere meaningful so we improvised with our Ute Buyer’s Guide this year, offering up a mix of facts from Sean willmot and opinion from my good self (NZ4WD magazine Editor Ross MacKay).

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