Often a winch is regarded as the final option when manual and vehicle powered recovery has failed. However, there are times when it should be the first choice, in terms of efficiency and safety.
The first three questions asked of 4WD owners: “Have you been stuck yet?” “When are you getting a winch?” “Have you used the winch?” Noble thoughts, but some of the most common immobilisations happen...
The quickest and easiest way to recover a stuck vehicle is to tow it with an accompanying vehicle. This also can be the quickest way to damage one or other of the vehicles, or their passengers, as...
Recoveries can be extremely dangerous, which highlights the need for care and forethought before attempting any sort of recovery, even one that may seem on the face of it to be dead easy. Here are a...
The next Land Rover Defender will be designed and built for a new class of owner, and although the views of current owners will be taken into account, they won’t override everything.
Holden’s latest rugged SUV offering has broken cover at the Dubai International Motor Show. Making its global debut as the Chevrolet Trailblazer, this tough yet sophisticated SUV will arrive in...
Nissan Australia will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first vehicle crossing of the Simpson Desert with a re-enactment of the historic event featuring two of the original participants.
The popular Urewera Safari, organised by Mahia Hunt in conjunction with East Coast 4WD Club, is to be held over Waitangi weekend from Friday February 3 to Monday February 6 2012.
I used to be an avid camper, and my kids loved it – and I’ve already told some of the stories about what we got up to. These days, though, the mere mention of camping puts my wife into a bad temper,...
It’s not often a car company over-delivers on its pre-launch publicity, but that’s just what Ford did in all the hype building up to the Adelaide launch of the final production version of the Ford...
The 2011 Full Throttle Festival at Manukau’s TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre will feature the fastest and freshest off-road race and 4WD vehicles, along with a spectacular three day free...
When building the Discobunk the side-facing rearmost seats were removed leaving useful cavities. Trim panels behind them were also removed to access fasteners and it became obvious that they hid some...
Following on from our chat with Land Rover’s global boss Phil Popham in our last issue comes news that the company revealed some details of the next Defender at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month...
The Porika 4WD road traverses between the Howard Valley and Lake Rotoroa in the Nelson Lakes area. Unfortunately this road suffered a major washout due to the deluge of heavy rains we had on December...
The most important thing about driving off-road is getting the power from the engine through the wheels and onto the ground. It’s an undeniable sequence of events that marks the difference between...
The days of manually adding air to under-inflated tyres could be a distant memory thanks to a new innovation under development at Goodyear. Keeping tyres properly inflated doesn’t just eliminate the...
The new Jeep Compass has just been confirmed for arrival in New Zealand later this year, offering premium styling, and value in the compact SUV segment. “Yes it is definitely our intention to bring...
Range Rover’s new Evoque has been declared Car of the Year in the British Auto Express new car awards. The Evoque was also named Best Compact SUV by Britain's biggest-selling motoring magazine, with...
With the Sydney Motor Show held less than a year ago – we went there only eight months ago - I thought it wasn’t going to be easy for the organisers to attract really new products to the Melbourne...
Fieldays has come and gone, and once more we’re left with a warm fuzzy feeling after the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest agricultural show turned out a huge success. The four-day event at Mystery Creek...
Save the dates: Manukau will be the place to be for anyone who has a passion for motor sport and things automotive on Labour Weekend, October 22-24. The Full Throttle Festival is an annual...
Usually lurking under your bonnet, the battery is one of the most important items in your 4WD, because let’s face it, if it doesn’t work properly, then neither does anything else.
In any other country the old guy would be eligible for some sort of social help. He lives in a wooden shack km away from the nearest other wooden shack, drinks water from a well and eats fish he...
Nissan sticks to its guns
New Isuzu MU-X
BYD Shark arrives
Ford restored
Ram brings back big steel
Towing
4WD fit-out
New Prado tested
LDV T60 Max Plus tested
Jeep Wrangler Overland tested