Holden Captiva
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 a totally different configuration.
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Freshmap GPS
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 that can be downloaded to compatible Garmin GPS units giving you high scale detailed maps in your GPS.
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Fidel Castro's Land Rover
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 bloke.
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Snatch Blocks and Their Appropriate Use
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; all in the interest of safety.
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Birth of the Terralux
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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New Triton Here
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 display at Fieldays so had already seen the quite rounded frontal treatment, not dissimilar to the Dakar Rally Pajeros.
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