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.
These things are all the rage these days – an EliteDrive Smart Throttle Controller is one of the best ways to get optimised performance and economy from the engine of any vehicle.
Even as a massive rain storm lashed across the upper North Island and the clouds of yet another Covid lockdown rolled toward the nation, there was something exciting in the driveway: LDV’s new T60
There’s a growing trend among the off-road fraternity to protect their vehicles’ seats with heavy duty seat covers suited to the rugged work and play Kiwis love so much.
The long shadow of Covid-19 stopped New Zealand off-road racing in its tracks last year. Clubs cancelled events, drivers cancelled vehicle builds, uncertainty reigned.
Having immersed himself in promoting the presence of the reborn and repurposed Series 1 Land Rover, known as Oxford, Auckland-based marque stalwart Kevin Isemonger wasn’t really looking forward to
First off, a day out at Fieldays with an off-road demonstration, then a few hours during the working week in a purpose-built playground on Auckland’s wild west coast a week later, oh yes, this i
Queueing up in Picton or Wellington for the Inter-island ferry has to mark the beginning of the greatest adventure any Kiwi Overland enthusiast could have.
From humble beginnings – keeping intrepid free campers safe at night from ground-based predators across the vast savannah grasslands of southern Africa from the early 1970s – until here in New Zeal
Every day we realise more and more it’s all about that feeling of boundless freedom. The ability to look up at the starry sky, detached from all constraints of everyday life.
With about a 90 percent return rate, most of our guests have become life-long friends and organise between themselves when they are coming back for a trip.
4 SUZUKI’S RIDE OF PASSAGE
8 NEW ARRIVALS
9 GENTLEMEN – UNPLUG YOUR ENGINES!
10 TOYOTA’S A TOP PICK TO TACKLE GRAVEL
12 TRUCKIN’ ON WITH THE LATEST TUCSON
14 KAROQ-ING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
18 MU-X-ING AROUND WHEN HE SHOULD BE WORKING
21 SUV ESSENTIALS
24 SUV BUYER’S GUIDE