Underground design for Jeeps

The Mopar Underground design team showcased six customised Jeep vehicles and Dodge trucks ocer Easter at the 43rd annual Moab Jeep Safari 2009 in Utah, USA.

Kiwis Tackle Peking to Paris

It’s a trip of a lifetime – and a bunch of Kiwis and their 4WDs are off on a “Journey through time” expedition to trace the route of the Peking to Paris Raid of 1907.
Organised by Rally Tours NZ, the  Rally Tours 2009 expedition is a direct result of a similar trip undertaken in classic cars in 2007 by a small group of New Zealanders to help celebrate the centenary of the original “raid”

Audi Q5

Every new 4WD that hits the market blurs the lines between on-roaders and off-roaders a little more. Although Audi has probably produced more 4WD vehicles than any of the “tough truck” makers, it hasn’t been known for producing vehicles with extreme off-road ability.

Hundinga is on the Way

How many times do you wish your 4WD could turn into a boat and drive across a river or a lake?

Mustering Utes in the Country

Where the heck is Waipiata? I guess to a North Islander it’s like Whangamomona to a South Islander - in the backblocks. But very different backblocks. It’s in the spacious Maniototo Plain near Ranfurly. The Maniototo could have been formed by the sandpit controller spreading His/Her four large fingers with the middle one pointing south and pressing them into the sand.

Oddball to the Rescue

We as four-wheel drivers are constantly under attack from the media and certain segments of the community, usually for the anti-social behaviour of a few 4WD owners. But the upside is rarely reported.

Here’s a story about a 4WD owner who went the “extra mile” to help people in distress. We don’t believe it’s an isolated case, and we’d like to hear more stories about 4WDs “coming to the rescue”.

Kevin Alderson and his Land Rover special “Oddball” were featured in NZ4WD in the 2008 issue, 2008

Kevin lives at South Head, west of Auckland overlooking KaiparaHarbour.