New and tested 4WDs

First no-camo look at VW Amarok
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Bigger, with more power and much more utility: VW has dropped the camo off its 2023 Amarok.
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A Discovery for the new generation
Monday, 18 July 2022
Land Rover’s Discovery started as a much-needed ‘bridge’ model between the prosaic pre-Defender ‘Landies’ and the ‘off road car’ we now know and love as the old-time classic Range
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Jeep Grand Cherokee L
Monday, 18 July 2022
Raising the stakes with a long list of ‘firsts’
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Chevy range updated for 2023
Monday, 18 July 2022
Trail Boss retires, LTZ stays, new model joins the range. GMSV has revealed details of the 2023 Silverado model range updates and enhancements which will feature on the new Model Year 2023 Silverado...
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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Friday, 17 June 2022
There’s a reason New Zealand’s favourite vehicle is no longer a three-box passenger car, or a hatchback.
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Rangers revisited
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
First up: FX4 Max, the best of town and country These are the best of the most popular Rangers yet to grace New Zealand’s roads, tracks and trails.
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It’s official – utes are beaut
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
A celebration of our most popular vehicle type Utility can be simply defined. It means usefulness, and it explains – and in this case defines – whether a vehicle is fit for purpose.
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Sixes and sevens
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
The pure joys of six wheels, six-wheel drive and 1,000bhp For those about to rock, for those who don’t really see an EV in their buying plans just yet, or maybe for those who are looking for their...
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Patrol on safari
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Prowling the coast in Nissan's flagship
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Ramming home the advantage
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Evocative name, big numbers, massive presence.
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Ford confirms F150 for Australia
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Truly the ‘Lucky Country’ – now about Godzone… Things are about to get interesting in the full-size pickup market. Ford’s mighty F-150 will be on sale in Australia by mid-2023, raising the prospect...
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Option charts a new path for 4WD accessories
Monday, 14 March 2022
Auckland’s Joel Stirling has created a new way to supply the best of 4WD accessories. His new company, Option 4WD, imports accessories and equipment from the USA and Thailand and operates from a...
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Blue Monday
Monday, 14 March 2022
A new start rises ahead of 1 April
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Jeep confirms new version of Grand Cherokee
Monday, 14 March 2022
A ‘magnificent seven’ is on its way
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Range Rover prices confirmed
Monday, 14 March 2022
It’s the long and short of the new Range Rover, and the 2022 range includes two seven-seater models and a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the first time. Land Rover New Zealand has confirmed...
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New Raptor revealed
Monday, 14 March 2022
Ford has revealed details of its most powerful Ranger – the ‘next-Gen’ Raptor.
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More details on Ford's new Ranger
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
In the February edition of NZ4WD, we took a close look at the new Ford Ranger, due here in July.
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SUV Sales surge - Mitsubishi ascends in January
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Buoyed by a windfall 5,000 vehicle Triton shipment in the final quarter of 2021, Mitsubishi has surged forward in the New Zealand sales stakes.
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Chevrolet's Silverado arrives in style
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
2022 just got a silver lining
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King of the road, boss of the trail
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
We get first drive of the new Chevy Silverado Trail Boss
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Everest - still at peak form
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Revisited a year on from being named our 4WD of the year, Ford's Everest Sport still resets the benchmarks.
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Defender of the faith
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
A closer look at the 4WD of the Year The celebrations are over, the accolades are flowing. Sean Willmot now takes a closer look at the heir to the throne – Land Rover’s Defender 110.
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Massive NZ4WD Buyer’s Guide
Thursday, 09 December 2021
New Zealand motorists love SUVs and 4WDs in general.
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Title Fight - Ute shootout
Thursday, 09 December 2021
In which Company Vehicle editor Sean Willmot and NZ4WD editor Mark Baker pit the ‘all-time champion’ against a young contender, throwing abysmal weather into the mix to work out which should stand
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NZ4WD Overall 4WD of the Year
Thursday, 09 December 2021
Jimny, Forester, Defender, D-max. Which is our overall winner? Which has taken the most radical leap forward in tech, ergonomics, eye appeal, capability?
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