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News and General
A tale of an Isuzu D-Max or two….or three
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Isuzu’s D-Max is a no-nonsense ute from the old-school as NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay and global adventurer Robin Dicey have – separately – discovered.
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New and tested 4WDs
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 and tested 4WDs
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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News and General
Circuit breaker
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
It’s rare I find myself agreeing with right-wing commentator Mike Hosking but the Newstalkzb talk show host makes a very good point in a recent opinion piece on electric cars.
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New and tested 4WDs
NZSUV 2018
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
SUVs are everywhere. They now account for almost half of all new vehicles sold.
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Motor Sports
# You Too?
Friday, 16 November 2018
With a little help from mega rock band U2’s back catalogue of songs...
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Adventure NZ
Ruiterman is new NZ offroad champion
Friday, 16 November 2018
He came, he saw and at West Melton over Labour Weekend, Pukekohe Yamaha racer Carl Ruiterman conquered.
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Motor Sports
Dunner Stunner!
Friday, 16 November 2018
So that’s it then the 2018 Season is all done; meaning five rounds of competitive challenges, and some great teams featuring all sorts of different combinations (fathers/sons, partners, friends and ...
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Weekend drive
Coastal explore (and a bit more!)
Friday, 16 November 2018
Having a full day to get to Whanganui for a conference gave David Coxon an opportunity to explore some of the coastal side roads that he usually ignores in his haste to get the next destination.
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4WD Accesories
Start at the start: insight breeds better 4x4s
Friday, 16 November 2018
The best way to create a vehicle that meets the demands placed on it day-in and day-out is by having a clear understanding of what its role will be: weekend warrior? Hard-working tradie’s mate? Long...
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Adventure NZ
To the ‘Max
Friday, 16 November 2018
How often can you say you’ve jumped on a plan...
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Adventure NZ
Four Kiwis on the Silk Road
Friday, 16 November 2018
Imagine a clear blue sky, the atmosphere perfectly still and the weather amazing.
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Adventure NZ
Pouto Light House weekend
Friday, 16 November 2018
After doing a presentation on 4X4Explorer to the Auckland 4WD club
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New and tested 4WDs
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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News and General
Spray and walk away….impressed!
Friday, 16 November 2018
Want to save thousands re-spraying your knockabout 4x4? Then you might like to follow Cunning Hack columnist Richard Soult’s lead.
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News and General
Great Scott
Friday, 16 November 2018
Been to the cinema yet to see Born Racer, aka ‘the Scott Dixon biopic?’
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Video Content
SUV Tyre Video Review - Grabber GT
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
We video review a newly released tyre from General Tire, the Grabber GT which is now available in New Zealand.
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Video Content
2018 Skoda Karoq - Video Road Report
Monday, 29 October 2018
We video test the 2018 Skoda Karoq.
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Video Content
New SUV Test Video - 2018 Mazda CX-8
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Mazda’s new CX-8 SUV is designed to blur the boundaries between work and play...
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Video Content
2018 SEAT Ateca FR - Video Road Report
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
This is a five-seat rocket-ship...
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News and General
Sky TV’s the limit!
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The news that local pay-TV outfit Sky TV has failed in its bid to keep Formula 1 on its roster should come as no surprise.
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Motor Sports
Uttridge does the double
Thursday, 18 October 2018
It’s the ultimate ‘double crown’ of the NZ offroad racing scene and it is now Bob Uttridge’s.
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Motor Sports
Top event in Top of the South
Thursday, 18 October 2018
This was the ‘home’ round for our loyal Superwinch Mainland Challenge reporter Vicky Newport…meaning she, daughter Megan and hubby Scotty were busier than ever!
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News and General
Rooftop tents & awnings gather favour
Thursday, 18 October 2018
You can’t go anywhere on or off the road these days without seeing a well set up 4x4 rocking a Rooftop Tent and/or some sort of quick fold-out awning
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4WD Accesories
Ironman 4x4 Monster winches
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Ironman 4x4 has totally redesigned and upgraded its range of monster winches, including stronger motors, heavy duty casings, synthetic ropes, competition style solenoids – and they are the only win
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