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The Cat Bus goes a-rambling

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Getting away from it all in a mighty ‘Mog camper 1987 Mercedes Unimog U1700L Ex-New Zealand Defence Force

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Mix, shake and shoot

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

The perfect protective coating for 4WD vehicles

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Next-Gen Ranger ready for battle

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Things are looking up for the market hero

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News and General

Triton 2023 spied

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

New range will include a PHEV

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Hilux gets wide

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Australia gets a Raptor rival

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First no-camo look at VW Amarok

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Bigger, with more power and much more utility: VW has dropped the camo off its 2023 Amarok.

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Pathfinder’s back – and it’s dropped the CVT!

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Nissan’s new Pathfinder is heading down under and will arrive with a transverse V6 engine, traditional nine speed automatic transmission, semi-autonomous driving technology, spacious seating for up

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Utes and SUVs (still) rule

Sunday, 14 August 2022

It’s close – very close – at the top. The first five entries in the sales charts for 2022’s opening half-year are all utes or SUVs and many of them are selling in the thousands and separated by just...

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4WD suspension

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Dollar for dollar a suspension upgrade can create the most impressive change in the performance of a 4WD. The choice is vast – replacement OEM-spec struts, coil springs, leaf springs and shock...

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Motor Sports

Return of the Offroad Grand Prix

Monday, 18 July 2022

Save this date: 19 November 2022

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Adventure NZ

Tackling the Ararimu Safari in a Series I

Monday, 18 July 2022

Charity farm drive raises dollars for Ararimu community pool Kevin Isemonger was keen for some off-roading after being stuck in Auckland by Covid lockdowns that seemed endless. He jumped at the...

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Lift Junkie raises the stakes

Monday, 18 July 2022

Suspension lift kits for all purposes The popularity of utes in this country is news to no one but enhancing those vehicles by raising the height and improving the ride is becoming more popular as a...

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Outdoor Caravans for Kiwi adventuring

Monday, 18 July 2022

The name really does say it all Camping and exploring New Zealand’s great outdoors is a passion for many 4WDers. But what happens when the appeal of roof-top campers or tents has worn off or when the...

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A Discovery for the new generation

Monday, 18 July 2022

Land Rover’s Discovery started as a much-needed ‘bridge’ model between the prosaic pre-Defender ‘Landies’ and the ‘off road car’ we now know and love as the old-time classic Range

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Terry Austin’s Pajero build

Monday, 18 July 2022

Terry Austin’s off-road vision made real in red Terry Austin had been looking for something to replace his elderly and well-travelled 4WD ute. He was looking to switch out to petrol, and to have a...

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Jeep Grand Cherokee L

Monday, 18 July 2022

Raising the stakes with a long list of ‘firsts’

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News and General

Bronco six-wheeler

Monday, 18 July 2022

After midnight, it’s a Bronco! Everyone’s doing it: now there’s a six-wheeled Ford Bronco.

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Cat thefts on the rise

Monday, 18 July 2022

Difficult days as thieves target valuable metals Cat thefts have hit the headlines in New Zealand. Not the furry night-marauders though, these are the expensive sort sitting under our vehicles.

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Chevy range updated for 2023

Monday, 18 July 2022

Trail Boss retires, LTZ stays, new model joins the range. GMSV has revealed details of the 2023 Silverado model range updates and enhancements which will feature on the new Model Year 2023 Silverado...

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Motor Sports

The year of the UTV: Woodhill 100 is reborn

Friday, 17 June 2022

Matamata driver Dion Edgecombe has fought through to his first win in New Zealand’s oldest and fastest forest offroad endurance race.

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Adventure NZ

In praise of Southern overlanding

Friday, 17 June 2022

The south has something the north cannot quite offer: some amazing and scenic routes through very old and historic places.

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CTEK offers clever charge solutions

Friday, 17 June 2022

Charging any battery just got a whole lot simpler with the CTEK CS One. Its revolutionary APTO (adaptive charging) technology takes the trickiness out of charging a vehicle’s battery system.

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