New and tested 4WDs

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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Seeking out our special places in a Ford Everest
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Rambling the back roads from Everest to Hunua.
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Live and love life with a Suzuki
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
It’s not just another SUV. Suzuki’s hero nameplate – and it really is a hero nameplate, being the most popular SUV from the brand – the Suzuki Vitara is quite literally, a Way of Life.
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Hyundai Tucson launches in lockdown
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
The fourth generation of Hyundai’s Medium SUV, the NX4e Tucson, has been launched exactly 17 years after the launch of the original LM series Tucson in 2004, narrowly missing 2021’s lockdowns. 
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Coast to Coast Jimny Safari
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
It was a ramble, not a race, and it took in some of the coolest  Auckland beaches south of the Sky Tower.
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MU-X Road Trip
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Ashley Lucas and Chas Charlton find out just how good an all-rounder the 2021 Isuzu MU-X really is.
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Next-Generation’ Ranger revealed
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
It’s a big step for the Ford Ranger, New Zealand’s favourite 4WD double cab ute. The ‘Next-Generation’ Ranger delivers high-tech features, smart connectivity and enhanced capability.
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Video Review Isuzu MU-X
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Eight years is a long time between drinks, but in Isuzu’s case, the time has been well spent, especially when it comes to the new evolution of the 2021 MU-X seven seat SUV.
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Balancing act - Subaru Forester
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Forester wraps a tougher edge over its urban abilities
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