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2018 Willowglen 4X4 Challenge

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 23, 2018
It’s coming around to that time of year again, for the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia 2018 Willowglen 4X4 Challenge. Proudly sponsored by Unsealed 4X4, ARB 4X4 Accessories, Go Treads…
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Unsealed 4X4 Issue 53 – Out Now!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 21, 2018
The end of winter is in sight and with it, we bring you some tips for the warmer weather, when we all start heading out to the beach, instead of…
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Rockhampton 4X4 Expo this weekend!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 20, 2018
Never fear Rocky, just when you thought the folks down south had all the fun, we’ve got the Rockhampton 4X4 Expo this weekend for you! Yep, this weeekend, 24 –…
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Meet Scotty and Pat this weekend!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 17, 2018
If ever you’ve wanted to meet the the team behind Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures magazine and TV show, you’ve now got your chance. Both Pat Callinan and Scott Mason will…
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Put a bit of weight on? Might be time to bulk up your brakes

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 16, 2018
Over the years, as touring rigs have become the norm, we’re collectively jamming more and more gear into our four-wheel drives. From canopies and roof cages, to fridges and kitchen…
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Fraser Coast Expo this weekend!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 12, 2018
For everyone in the Wide Bay & Fraser Coast area in Queensland, don’t forget the Fraser Coast Expo this weekend! Kicking off from 8.30am Friday 17th August until 4pm Sunday 19th…
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2019 Suzuki Jimny goes off-road

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 11, 2018
Considering details of this little beast have been the worst kept secret in recent times, we’ve finally got a video fix for you, where the new 2019 Suzuki Jimny goes…
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2018 National 4X4 Outdoors show in Melbourne – sneaky update.

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 7, 2018
With just over a week before the 2018 National 4X4 Outdoors show, fishing and boating expo kicks off in Melbourne from 17 – 19 August, we’ve got a bit of…
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The BMW X5 Buggy – yep, really.

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 6, 2018
The BMW X5 is quite possibly one of the most important SUV’s ever built. Before you laugh yourself off your chair stay with me here. Way back in 1999 (Nearly…
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Mercedes X-Class V6 pricing revealed

  • Wes Whitworth
  • August 4, 2018
After a long awaited release and announcement, we now have the Mercedes X-Class V6 Pricing revealed. With two new models the new X-Class X350d will produce 190kW of power at…
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Grab dad an ARB gift card and win!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 31, 2018
It’s heading round to that time of year again, where we collectively scratch our heads trying to work out what to get dad besides socks and undies for Fathers Day.…
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2018 Queensland Drifta Fans Camping Event

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 30, 2018
Brace yourselves Queensland, the 2018 Queensland Drifta Fans Camping Event is coming this weekend at Bluff Creek! For the last few years the team from Drifta Camping & 4WD  put on their…
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Mil-Spec Rezvani Tank has launched

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 24, 2018
You might recall late last year we did a story on the Rezvani Tank – Essentially a beefed up Jeep Wrangler, in a Bat-Mobile fitting. It was pretty awesome then,…
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National 4×4 Outdoors Show, Fishing & Boating Expo – Melbourne

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 22, 2018
With just under a month until the 2018 Melbourne 4X4 Outdoors Show kicks off, we’ve got a sneaky discount code for you! Running from the 17 – 19 August, the show…
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Listed payloads of the X-Class look great on paper, but we'll reserve judgement until we give it a good assessment.
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Recalled: X-Class TPMS issues

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 17, 2018
The new Mercedes-Benz has been recalled, with the X-Class TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) suffering a software bug, where the low pressure warning may not be displayed if the pressures…
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1GD-FTV Dustgate: We asked an expert

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 16, 2018
Chances are that by now you’ve heard about the issues with Toyota’s most widely used engine, the 1GD-FTV, eating up dust. As promised in last weeks post, we took the…
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2018 Gold Coast Caravan & Camping Expo

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 15, 2018
It’s getting to that time of year when the 2018 Gold Coast Caravan & Camping Expo is on again! Running over 3 massive days, the expo is being held at the…
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Social Media 4X4 App: 4X4 InDistress

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 10, 2018
With social media being so prolific these days, and essentially everything in this world having ‘an app for that’ it was only a matter of time until there was a…
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Toyota 1GD-FTV bites the dust

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 9, 2018
Recently we did a six-vehicle comparison test in the outback of South Australia in Unsealed 4X4, pitting a bunch of current dual-cab utes against one another. During the testing, the…
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EV 79 Series ‘eCruiser’ is here

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 4, 2018
There has long been talk of electric powered 4X4s taking over from conventionally powered vehicles into the future. Well, it seems the future isn’t actually that far off with Voltra…
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Issue 34 – OUT NOW!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • July 1, 2018
Issue 34 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures is out now! In this issue, we take you through Part 1 of The Cape: Exploring the South. In this issue we take…
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Unsealed 4X4 Issue 51 – Out Now!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • June 26, 2018
With the winter blues really starting to take hold, Unsealed 4X4 Issue 51 is now live for your viewing pleasure to help stave off the chills! Have a gander at…
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New Suzuki Jimny Spied, and it looks fun! Update

  • Mark Kendrick
  • June 12, 2018
Suzuki Jimny fans will be excited to see the latest leaked photos of the all-new 2019 Jimny. While the Australian market probably won’t see it until late 2019, the rugged…
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No more GCM Upgrades on new vehicles

  • Wes Whitworth
  • June 8, 2018
The Australian 4WD Industry Council of Australia have just released a statement regarding changes to GCM re-rating for vehicles undergoing a Second-Stage-of-Manufacture. As of July 1, 2018, there will be…
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50th Queensland Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow

  • Wes Whitworth
  • June 5, 2018
Kicking off today is the 50th Queensland Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow at the Brisbane Showgrounds. Running from June 6 to 11, 2018, this isn’t one you’re going to want to…
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UNSEALED 4X4 ISSUE 50 – OUT NOW!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • June 3, 2018
We may be a week late getting this out to you, because well, we were stuck on Fraser Island soaking up the sun, but Unsealed 4X4 Issue 50 has just…
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2018 Melbourne Boat Show

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 24, 2018
Looking for something to do in Melbourne at the end of June to help stave off the winter blues? From 28 June to 1 July you’ve got the 2018 Melbourne Boat…
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Nissan Armada Mountain Patrol revealed

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 22, 2018
You may remember a few weeks ago we got some sneaky conceptual images of the Nissan concept that was to be released at the Overland Expo West in the US…
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Pickup Design & Carlex = X-Class EXY

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 20, 2018
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute has many of the tweaks and luxury additions one would expect to find in a Merc, but it just doesn’t appear they’re willing to give us…
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Renault Australia pushing for two new utes

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 19, 2018
The French already have a couple of utes up their sleves, with the Renault Alaskan (which you would have seen without knowing it – The Nissan NP300 rebadged), and the…
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Ford Ranger and Everest to feature 2.0L Bi-Turbo Raptor Engine

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 18, 2018
Hot off the Ford Australia press, is the announcement that the new 2019 Ranger and Everest, will in certain models, feature the new 147kW, 500Nm 2.0L Bi-Turbo engine, which is…
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Watch a Jimny outperform a Range Rover off-road.

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 13, 2018
Now don’t get me wrong, I love cruising around the countryside in a $291,000 Range Rover Autobiography just as much as the next loyal subject of Her Majesty the Queen.…
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First solid snow dump of 2018!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 11, 2018
Unless you live north of Cairns, you would have noticed it’s been awfully chilly the past day or so. The good news is that there’s more to come over the…
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Issue 33 – OUT NOW!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 9, 2018
Issue 33 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures is out now! In this issue we take you through the heart of Arnhem Land – Exploring Australia’s final frontier. In this issue…
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RV Daily Issue 26 – OUT NOW!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • May 8, 2018
RV Daily issue 26 will have just landed in your inbox, or for those not subscribed, you’ll find it here. In this issue, you get to meet our brand spanking…
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UNSEALED 4X4 ISSUE 49 – OUT NOW

  • Wes Whitworth
  • April 29, 2018
It’s Monday, it starting to get cold, and chances are it’s rained all weekend. To kick-start the week for you, Unsealed 4X4 Issue 49 has just been released direct to…
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New-look 2018 Mazda BT-50 revealed for Australian Market

  • Sam Purcell
  • April 25, 2018
Designed and developed locally, the new 2018 Mazda BT-50 has copped a new snout in an effort to appeal more to those wanting a more masculine kind of look to their…
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190kW Amarok is coming

  • Wes Whitworth
  • April 11, 2018
After Volkswagen gave the Amarok V6 a shot in the arm to increase towing capacity to 3.5-tonnes for the 2018 model, Volkswagen have just let us in on a little…
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HSV Silverado, squeezing into a carpark soon, near you.
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HSV Silverado pricing released

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 29, 2018
HSV have finally released Silverado pricing today with the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD WT model starting at $114,990. This is cheaper than what was expected for the entry level Silverado, and…
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Eldee Station’s 2018 ARB Easter Festival

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 20, 2018
Easter is less than two weeks away, and if you’ve still not made up your mind on what you and the family are doing, chances are this is it. Naomi and…
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ARB partners with TRED to bring you the ARB TRED Pro

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 19, 2018
ARB have just announced their partnership with Australian made recovery board manufacturer, TRED. Through this partner ship they are bringing the exclusive ARB TRED Pro to ARB stores around the…
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Man killed by snapped recovery strap in QLD

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 18, 2018
A 51-year-old man has been killed by a snapped recovery strap whilst he was assisting in recovering a bogged vehicle north of Mackay in Queensland, yesterday. At this time not…
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Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures Season 9 airing from today

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 17, 2018
If you happened to miss Season 9 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures, don’t fret, because you’ve got another chance to catch up on all the action starting today! Every week…
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New Release: Uniden iGO 4K Dash Cam

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 11, 2018
Just released by Uniden is the iGO 4K Dash Cam. With increasing numbers of vehicles on the road each year, safety and security have become more important than ever. Dash…
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UNSEALED 4X4 ISSUE 47 – OUT NOW

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 4, 2018
To help you kick the Monday Blues Unsealed 4X4 Issue 47 has just been released, and it just keeps getting better! In this issue we catch up with the I-Venture…
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2018 Brisbane 4X4 Outdoors show and Fishing & Boating Expo!

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 2, 2018
It’s that time of year again! The 2018 Brisbane 4X4 Outdoors show is on March 16-18 at the Brisbane Showgrounds (600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006). The show has been running…
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Unstoppable HiLux: Three transfer cases and 511:1 ratio drive

  • Wes Whitworth
  • March 1, 2018
You read right, 511:1 (Five hundred and eleven to one – not five point one one to one) ratio unstoppable HiLux. The old 3RZ-FE powered 2.7-litre four-pot HiLux engine has,…
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2018 Jeep Compass Review
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2018 Jeep Compass Trailhawk Review

  • Sam Purcell
  • February 27, 2018
This is the Jeep Compass Trailhawk, the small 4WD that fills the boots of a decidely forgettable unit sold previously. We got an invite in the mail, and thought what…
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2018 Nissan Navara. Is it finally cut out to haul a load?
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2018 Nissan Navara: Have they finally fixed it?

  • Sam Purcell
  • February 27, 2018
There’s no getting around it, the original D23 Nissan Navara that came out in 2015 missed the mark. Unloaded, it was a great car. It was efficient, grunty and comfortable.…
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RV DAILY: PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN TOWING COMPLETE SERIES RELEASED

  • Wes Whitworth
  • February 26, 2018
Last month you would remember RV Daily launched the Practical Guide to Modern Towing series. Now, just one month later, the whole series has gone live, so you can binge…
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