New and tested 4WDs

Small wonder
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Diversity is a wonderful thing. You only need to look at the class winners and overall victor of this year’s NZ4WD Magazine 4WD of the Year awards to see that.
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NZSUV 2019
Thursday, 21 November 2019
SUVs are everywhere. They now account for nearly half of all new vehicles sold.
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‘What if?’ Acadia is really rather good
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Is this the ‘car’ Holden should have replaced the Commodore with? NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay has a bob each way.  
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RAM 1500 delivers on ‘big things’ promise
Friday, 18 October 2019
‘Big things’ are expected of RAM’s latest RHD utility, the 1500. Fair enough, says NZ4WD Ross MacKay. The new petrol-fueled V8 is a beauty! 
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Holden Colorado? Tough Dog can help
Tuesday, 01 October 2019
As you can read elsewhere in the mag this month, Holden’s Colorado is a great place to start a ‘tough truck’ journey.
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New Wrangler ticks the boxes
Thursday, 19 September 2019
You could call Jeep’s new JL-model Wrangler the company’s biggest gamble since the original Cherokee SUV.
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Holden ROX NZ 4x4 world
Thursday, 19 September 2019
West Auckland’s Muriwai Beach was at its moody best when (very) early one chilly spring morning I got to drive Holden NZ’s radical ROX concept ute. 
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Small Wonder
Thursday, 20 June 2019
Suzuki’s latest-generation Jimny is quite possibly the best new off-road capable 4WD introduced here in years. Ashley Lucas explains why.
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Focus on adventure for latest RAV4
Monday, 27 May 2019
Toyota’s latest RAV4 line-up has something for everyone – even the adventurous 4WD enthusiast, says NZ4WD.
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Mahindra - Back for more?  
Monday, 22 April 2019
Indian marque Mahindra is being re-launched here. Sean Willmot updates us on the whos, whats, whys and wheres?
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New Jimny impresses 
Monday, 22 April 2019
Everyone – or so it seems – loves Suzuki’s new retro-look Jimny. For good reason, says NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay after the off-road only NZ launch last month. Photo by Ashley Lucas
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2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Friday, 22 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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All new Jimny on sale already!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
A new square-rigged look has done wonders – already – for Suzuki’s iconic Jimny. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why!
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2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Thursday, 14 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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The charge of the Rhino
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
The Rhino is SsangYong’s all-new Actyon ute replacement. We sent Sean Willmot to the NZ launch to check it out.
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Makeover for Mitsi’s top-selling Triton
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Still unmistakeably a Mitsubishi Triton, the MY 19 facelifted model has seen a significant range of enhancements...
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Ford’s Millennial Falcon (GT)
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Good old Ford eh? While other car companies play it safe the Ranger Raptor is all about performance, on as well as off the road. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay has the story. Photo by Mark Baker
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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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