New and tested 4WDs

Video road report - 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS
Friday, 23 September 2016
We video test the 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS. The latest Mitsubishi Triton has been around for...
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Holden hits the spot
Thursday, 22 September 2016
Prediction. Holden is on to a winner with it’s new-look Colorado ute.
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Mazda/Isuzu hook up
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
According to Mazda New Zealand; “Mazda Motor Corporation and Isuzu Motors Limited have reached...
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New Jag SUV ready to pounce
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
SUVs are big news at the moment, so the F-Pace is a very important new model for Jaguar.
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Tech helps Disco pull train
Monday, 08 August 2016
Land Rover stopped people in their tracks in June this year as a Discovery Sport SUV towed...
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RHD 4x4 RAMs arrive
Monday, 08 August 2016
The first of US truck brand RAM’s new NZ (RHD) market 4x4 trucks went on display here at the...
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Unimog wins again
Monday, 08 August 2016
Mercedes-Benz’s 4x4 Unimog truck has been voted best cross-country vehicle of the year in...
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New Renault ute
Friday, 22 July 2016
Renault has joined the turbo-diesel 4x4 double cab ute party with an all-new Nissan...
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Turbo boost for new-look Vitara
Friday, 22 July 2016
Suzuki has rounded out its new Vitara line with a peppy new (petrol) turbo version.
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In the footsteps of T.E. Lawrence
Friday, 22 July 2016
Ford chose Jordan to showcase its current 4x4 Ute and SUV line-up. NZ4WD contributor...
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Video road report - 2016 Mitsubishi ASX diesel 4WD
Monday, 18 July 2016
In our latest video Damien O’Carroll takes a look at the Mitsubishi ASX diesel 4WD – and says...  
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First look – New VW Amarok
Thursday, 16 June 2016
It’s official. VW’s facelifted Amarok – set to arrive here before the end of the year - will be...
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Launched - Mahindra XUV500 auto
Thursday, 16 June 2016
So it should come as no surprise that local Mahindra importer, MD Distributors NZ Ltd, put on...
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Jeep Brute ute
Thursday, 16 June 2016
The story of the Brute and the path of the shipment imported here by Jeep franchise holder Fiat...
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New Zealand’s top-selling 4WD utes
Wednesday, 08 June 2016
We video test six of New Zealand’s top-selling 4WD utes. Today’s double cab utes are literally...
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New Toyota Hilux ute
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Part of the reason Ford’s Ranger finally overtook Toyota’s Hilux in registrations last year was...
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Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Fans of the Jeep marque were in seventh heaven at the 50th Jeep Safari gathering at Moab in.
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Proof of the pudding
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
When it comes to towing, capacity is king. Or is it? NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay decided to find out.
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Fortune(r) favours the brave
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
With SUV sales making up an increasingly large segment of the new vehicle market...
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Torque of the town (or country!)
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Toyota’s 200-series Land Cruiser gets a mid-life cut-and-tuck plus some welcome driver and safety aids for the 2016 model year.
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Good sport!
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The new Pajero Sport has landed in New Zealand and Mitsubishi has big plans for it. The ‘Sport...
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Toyota talks tough
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Before a comprehensive two-day drive programme late last year, Toyota NZ General Manager -Product, Spencer Morris, told the assembled motoring writers that new Hilux ‘ is the toughest (yet) most...
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4WD of the Year
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
Last year Ford’s Ranger did the unthinkable – toppled Toyota’s Hilux as the country’s top-selling ute, a feat achieved after an unbroken 32 year run by the Japanese manufacturer.
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New model Suzuki Vitara
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Everyone in the 4WD scene has got a Suzuki Vitara story of one kind or another. Usually they involve tales of daring-do out in the bush along the lines of an old Mark Twain quote; “it’s not the size...
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New model Mazda BT-50
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
In response to Ford packing the new Ranger with technology (particularly in the top spec models) Mazda has decided to take a completely different approach with the refreshed BT-50.
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