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Lots more Zoom Zoom for Mazda icon
Monday, 19 February 2007
The Mazda B-Series has always been a keystone of the Japanese company’s vehicle lineup, establishing for itself an enviable reputation for reliability and toughness. But not a lot for style and sex...
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DOC gets into gear
Sunday, 14 January 2007
DOC have recently released their brochure on Four-Wheel driving in conservation areas, this provides some excellent advice on safety and protecting the environment when Four-Wheeling in DOC areas (...
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Woodhill Readers Trip
Sunday, 14 January 2007
The final NZ4WD Readers Trip for 2006 was a return to Woodhill Forest just north west of Auckland.  And final it was in more than one way.  CHH have sold the rights to Woodhill and the new owners...
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CRV - The Third Generation
Sunday, 14 January 2007
The CRV has been a prime example of how a manufacturer can enter well almost create a new segment and have incredible success, for a period the CRV was the best selling 4WD in New Zealand bar none....
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Short and Sweet
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
We tested the five-door turbo-diesel version of the Grand Vitara back in the August issue, so would lopping off two doors, 200mm of wheelbase, 465mm of total length and 110kg make a big difference to...
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Navman iCN720
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
A slight change this month for our navigation review, instead of maps and GPS units we look at a vehicle navigation unit. This is intended more for finding your way around on road rather than off but...
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Continuous winch day
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
After the success of the first winch day in April of this year Duncan Munro (Pukerau 4WD) and Stu Glen (Kiwi Overland) held a second day in October.  Again supported by Richard Brooks, Auckland 4x4...
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Fidel Castro's Land Rover
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
For many years there have been stories floating about that Cubas President, Fidel Castro, is a proud Land Rover owner. Now Im not going to stand up here and try to tell you Fidel Castro is a good...
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Freshmap GPS
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
We reviewed Freshmap in our March issue and were impressed by it, as a product. The team at Freshmap have now come up with an optional, additional product that gives you a set of 1:50,000 topo maps...
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Holden Captiva
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
After launching the first locally built 4WD in Australia; Adventra, Holden has followed up with the Captiva. It uses a 169kW, 3.2 litre version of the same Alloytech V6 and a 5-speed automatic but in...
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Snatch Blocks and Their Appropriate Use
Saturday, 30 September 2006
A recent incident, reportedly involving a synthetic rope and a snatch block, prompted me to do some research and gather some information from experts on the subject of the proper use of snatch blocks...
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New Triton Here
Saturday, 30 September 2006
The new and very different looking Triton has arrived. As we went to press we had yet to drive it but secured the official launch information. Like many we had seen early examples of Triton on...
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Birth of the Terralux
Saturday, 30 September 2006
Hyundai certainly can build a tough vehicle, as was shown in the destruction of the NZ4WD Terracan Tales project vehicle (see February 2006), but we didnt realise how tough until quite recently.
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Classic Truck
Thursday, 31 August 2006
It was the 40-series from 1960s that made the Toyota Land Cruiser famous, but it was the BJ and 25 series, in the 1950s, that made it all happen.
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Woodhill Readers trip
Thursday, 31 August 2006
As one of the few destinations for 4WDing close to Auckland, the Woodhill readers trips have proved to be very popular and so it was again this year.
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Corvette powered LPG Landcruiser LPG Conversion
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
  With the ever increasing price of petrol (and diesel) those of us that drive vehicles deemed to be ‘environmentally unfriendly gas guzzlers’ start looking for alternatives as large wads of cash...
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Retracing the wheel tracks
Monday, 31 July 2006
The Deadwood Safari, one of the oldest 4WD rallies in the country, was started by a group of enthusiasts from the Wellington area in 1971.
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Hyundai Santa Fe
Monday, 31 July 2006
It really must be getting more difficult to design a great petrol 4WD engine in the face of the increasingly stringent clean-air regulations and the rapidl
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Not just for Cockys
Monday, 31 July 2006
Whilst farmers are the obvious target market for the National Fieldays, the event has a much wider
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Sneaking a Peek - Ford Escape preview
Friday, 30 June 2006
Ford launched the revitalised Escape on June 15, but we were able to get an early look at the upgraded soft-roader fresh off the boat. We had the chance to take it for a drive and get some first...
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KidCare Foundation
Friday, 30 June 2006
The four wheeling community is very good at fundraising for communities and charities and the KidCare Foundation Woodhill day, as assisted by the Manukau 4WD Club was no exception.
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Dubai Desert Dash
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Negotiating steep razor back sand dunes and dodging four wheel drives of every description that travel in all directions through the harsh desert environment - Dubais annual overnight fun run is a...
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Tanks for the memories
Thursday, 22 June 2006
Something we’d all like to do is to drive a tank off-road. We narrowly missed out on the chance to drive the NZ Army’s Scorpion. Now that’s actually a light reconnaissance vehicle, rather than a tank...
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Pouto Readers Trip
Thursday, 22 June 2006
This was the second time a NZ4WD Readers’ Trip had included Pouto Point and the historic Pouto lighthouse, at the entrance of the Kaipara Harbour. The task of actually getting there from Pouto Point...
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Do you know the way with Santa Fe?
Thursday, 22 June 2006
It’s an unusual situation for a vehicle to be released to the general public before the media gets a look in, but such was the case with the new 2006 model Hyundai Santa Fe.
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