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Tech Talk
Bendix explains why 4X4 brakes and mud just don’t mix
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Depending on the location and time you’re hitting the tracks, muddy conditions are hard to avoid.
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Products
For a cleaner 4WD
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
A new range of car cleaning products has arrived in New Zealand from across the ditch – Bowdens Own.
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4WD Sports
Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang and Giti Radials - July
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
It’s all on in the south The longest endurance race in New Zealand offroad racing is happening this month.
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News and General
Discovery gears up with new Tempest
Thursday, 03 July 2025
Jaguar Land Rover has strengthened the Discovery’s family appeal by introducing a new edition – the Tempest - while updates across the entire line-up enhance both the design and family-friendly ver
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News and General
Defender celebrates its trophy heritage
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Land Rover has revealed a new special edition of its all-conquering Defender that recognises the brand's long history in offroad and no-road exploration adventure events.
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News and General
‘Take it slow on ice and snow’ says Bendix
Thursday, 19 June 2025
The southern hemisphere isn’t known for its icy and snowy road conditions, but that means that come ski season, thousands of drivers head to the slopes with few skills and very little practice at m
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New and tested 4WDs
LDV TERRON 9 Elite is landing in NZ
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Bold in appearance and loaded with more performance, technology and comfort, the LDV TERRON 9 Elite is as hard-working as our customers, who need a capable vehicle to get the job done right.
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4WD Accesories
Redarc BCDC Alpha100 R, Its most powerful yet
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Redarc has launched of the BCDC Alpha100 R, the most powerful model in the BCDC range.
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4WD Accesories
When should you invest in an Electric Park Brake?
Thursday, 19 June 2025
  Aussies and Kiwis demand a lot of their 4x4 utes. It’s the versatility of these vehicles that has seen them strike a chord with buyers.
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4WD Sports
Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang and Giti Radials - Top result for Kiwi racer at the mighty Finke
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
This thing is a beast. It’s unlike any other race in Australia or New Zealand. Faster than anything this side of the ditch. Dustier too.
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New and tested 4WDs
KIA Tasman on its way
Saturday, 14 June 2025
A ute like no other: Kia New Zealand has confirmed the model range for its first-ever ute, the Tasman. 
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New and tested 4WDs
Tremor: best Everest?
Friday, 13 June 2025
It may well be the standout in Ford's family of Everests. The Tremor launched a few months back in Australia, and now it has reached New Zealand.
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4WD Sports
Templeman dominates Woodhill 100
Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Auckland offroad racer Daynom ‘Slim’ Templeman has taken his fourth win of the punishing Woodhill 100, the fastest and toughest enduro in New Zealand offroad racing.
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4WD Sports
Tony McCall
Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang and Giti Radials - May
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Classic clash coming at Woodhill 100 Image of Tony McCall at the 2024 Woodhill 100 by Geoff Ridder
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New and tested 4WDs
Toughest Ranger ever
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Ford's mighty new Super-Duty Ranger is coming. With 4.5-tonne towing capacity, 4.5-tonne Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM), and whopping 8-tonne Gross Combination Mass (GCM)
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News and General
Land Rover Classic launches Classic Defender V8 Soft Top
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Land Rover Classic has confirmed the return of an icon with the launch of the Classic Defender V8 Works Bespoke Soft Top – the most desirable classic Land Rover Defender.
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News and General
JAC T9 smashes 24-hour endurance record
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
The JAC (“Jack”) T9's position as a reliable workhorse for Kiwi tradies has been further reinforced by the remarkable achievement of its South African stablemate, which recently shattered the count
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New and tested 4WDs
Nissan premieres all-new Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
When it goes on sale in China later this year, the all-new Frontier Pro will be Nissan’s first-ever plug-in Hybrid and Nissan’s first-ever electrified pickup truck and the design pays homage to ear
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Products
Let Autolign Tailor Your Ride with Lift Junkie CUSTOM Lift Kits
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
When it comes to getting the most out of your 4WD, one size definitely doesn’t fit all, and that’s why Lift Junkie CUSTOM Suspension Kits are designed to deliver a truly customised upgrade, combini
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New and tested 4WDs
LDV T60 MAX Plus
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
The lines for where pick up trucks see the most of their use in New Zealand are very blurred.
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News and General
GeoffZone - New 4WD!
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
I just stepped into the cockpit of possibly the most expensive and capable 4WD in New Zealand!
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New and tested 4WDs
Ram brings back big steel: Grunty 320kW Cummins diesel available
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Apparently, the team at Ram Trucks missed the memo where we are all supposed to be driving tiny whiny electric appliances that suck out our souls.
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News and General
Prado taken to extremes - Arctic Trucks toughens Toyota’s new SUV
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
The new Prado is definitely a capable offering, both on and off the road.
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News and General
Ram eyes mid-size truck
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
At the Detroit Auto Show, Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis has suggested the addition of a mid-size truck to the brand’s line-up.
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New and tested 4WDs
Pricing announced for Kia Tasman Ute
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Less than two weeks after its Australasian public debut at the Melbourne Motor Show, Kia New Zealand has announced pricing for one of the most eagerly anticipated new model launches of the year - a
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