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

FROM THE EDITOR • SUMMER GREETINGS

Jeep CJ Surge concept at SEMA 2022 • The Jeep CJ Surge concept explores a future zero-emission propulsion system kit

Silverado ZR2 ‘off-road racer’ concept

Letter Email to the editor • Happy 300 owner.

More RAM

Happy Kumho Tyres ‘Your4s’ winner

Next-Gen Ranger Raptor owners can dial in their exhaust sound

All new Kumho AT52 all terrain tyre

Munro – the world's most capable all-electric 4x4

Ford Ranger flexible rack system

Fieldays - but not as you know it!

DISC vs DRUM: what's best, where and why?

Bendix explains brake fluid and which one to choose

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

When paint don't cut it, go with Raptor… • If your 4WD rig does what it should and gets off-road and into the bush, you know it's going to get dirty, and you accept that when you clean it, you are likely to find little or often big scratches, which means either a load of polishing or the risk of rust – neither of which are desirable.

Michelin's new LTX all terrain tyres • All terrain tyres are – more than any other – tyres of compromise

Oztent launches award-winning two-person swag

Driving the ‘Baby Grand’ • Jeep's new Compass – unlimited

Engine performance • A task or operation seen in terms of how successfully it is performed

Powermax direct fit performance turbochargers

American Stealth bomber • Innocent looking ‘old’ F250 packs a massive punch

The Journey • Kevin joins the Series 1s to Molesworth and Mt Whitnow

Turning at Cape Turnagain

TRICK OR TREAT? • Central Zone Club Truck Challenge 2022-2023 Round 1 Taihape

RANGER RAPTOR READY TO TACKLE TOUGH TERRAIN OF BAJA 1000 • AND WILL DO IT ON A BIOFUEL BLEND-

MICKEY THOMPSON OFF-ROAD GRAND PRIX ROCKS MANUKAU • THE WEATHER GODS WERE NOT EXACTLY KIND FOR THE RETURN OF THE MICKEY THOMPSON NZ OFF-ROAD GRAND PRIX IN 2022.

NZ4X4 TRIALS – DEFENDANTS GUILTY OF FUN ROUND ONE

Kiwis excel offshore

Tolerance

4WDs and beaches

Convoy etiquette