NZ4WD

NZ4WD is for people interested in 4WD vehicles and the lifestyle activities associated with them. It covers a range of topics of interest to the 4WD vehicle buyer and driver. It aims to provide a wide range of information covering vehicle selection (new and used), 4WD destinations both New Zeland and International, accessories and upgrading, 4WD clubs and 4WD sport, lifestyle activities associated with 4WD, adventure and track stories and technical articles

NZ4WD

Interesting times Can we have our lives back please?

Ford's hybrid Ranger • Petrol engine, big torque on the way

Autorama hosts former SEMA ambassador • Rick Love offers insights on the special interest vehicle industry

New Navara is on its way • Launch likely for end of 2024

Aussie gets the Tundra • And it's a hybrid

Jeep freshens the Gladiator

Warthog weirdness endures • Hoonigan version makes 1,000kW

A caravan for every off-road adventure • GLI Caravans for camper trailers, lift-tops and hard top caravans

Cruisermania • Salt Lake City, world famous for…Toyotas

Hunt, fish, drive • Rotorua event covers the bases

Where to go, what to see and do – and when

Stepping up the range • V6, ten speed auto transmission is a superior pairing

How much tyre is enough?

Stormbringer • Standing out from the crowd

The Ranger story • A strange link to an ancient Ford

WildTrak X gets its grip from the Wild West • General Grabber AT3: a perfect match

Safe loads, secure loads • Ways to carry gear for work or play

Make it Rad • Deck lids for ‘rock star’ utes and custom designs too

Work hard, play hard • Utemaster's Trailcore gets the job done

KYB's specialist 4WD suspension • K-Flex, Tena Force and Skorched4 components

Upgrading the 4WD's load capacity • Terrain Tamer's tough gear for overlanders

Be prepared • Top tips for offroad recoveries

Ironman Monster winches • Redesigned and upgraded

From ATV to Unimog • Kingone winches for every application

Meticulously engineered off-road equipment • Xtreme recovery solutions

Exploring back-blocks Methven • Words and images by Kevin Isemonger

Manuka Lake • Richard Soult on another close-to-Christchurch adventure

Tararua trails • A fine, very early spring Sunday was the perfect opportunity to explore an area I had not been in for a few years – some of the roads into the hills on the Kapiti side of the northern end of the Tararua Ranges.

RANGER RAPTOR WINS CLASS AT FINKE

RAPTOR HEADS FOR DAKAR • FORD VS TOYOTA: RACING IMPROVES THE BREED

TOP ENTRY AT TAURANGA RESETS OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP • TEMPLEMAN, RUITERMAN AMONG THOSE ON MAXIMUM POINTS

History in the making • Southern boys (and girls) doing the business

Idiotics

Issues raised at 4X4 expo

Deep breathing off the road