Don't worry, it's still the same 4wdNewz; we've just tweaked the appearance a bit. Well, a lot to tell the truth. Pretty much a complete makeover. That's the older version at right, so you can see why it had to be changed.
December 23, 2011
December 22, 2011
Something for Land Rover nerds
If you're a Land Rover nerd, know what a PTO is and have a sense of the ironic, check this posting from OvalNews.
More glitz for Grand Vitara
Not the 1.6 litre Jimny with 40mm more ground clearance I'd been hoping for,* but Suzuki has introduced a Special Edition Grand Vitara with extra stuff for its $39,990 list price. You can tell it by the 18-inch, 10-spoke alloys on 225/60R18 tyres, or by the silver finish roof rails and bonnet vents. Also added: Hill Hold and Hill Descent Control, GPS, three (!) trip computers, a reversing camera with 3.5-inch screen in the rearview mirror, Bluetooth, and something called a Pantera command centre that works equipment and tracks route, speed and time.
* Don't get your hopes up for this actually happening, it's just a fantasy of mine!
December 21, 2011
Twelve questions for 2012
1. Have you noticed how few Defender 90s are on the used market?
2. But is that because nobody wants to buy one?
3. Have you noticed that the Tigerz11 is emerging as one of the top Chinese winches?
4. Does anyone know whether there was a Tigerz1 to 10?
5. But would you buy a Chinese winch anyway?
6. How many more North Island paper roads will be blocked in 2012?
7. Will we grow sick of winch challenges in 2012?
9. Why doesn't the Christchurch City Council make a giant 4WD park in one of the abandoned suburbs?
10. Aren't petrol 4WDs a pain in the arse on wet club trips?
11. When is someone going to do a good website all about 4WD tracks, an electronic successor to the Sibly-Cockroft books?
12. How many times in 2012 will the media brand 4WDs as gas-guzzling monsters?
2. But is that because nobody wants to buy one?
3. Have you noticed that the Tigerz11 is emerging as one of the top Chinese winches?
4. Does anyone know whether there was a Tigerz1 to 10?
5. But would you buy a Chinese winch anyway?
6. How many more North Island paper roads will be blocked in 2012?
7. Will we grow sick of winch challenges in 2012?
8. Will 2012 mark the start of a run on portal axles so real off-roaders can dump those little 35s and size-up to 40s and 44s?
10. Aren't petrol 4WDs a pain in the arse on wet club trips?
11. When is someone going to do a good website all about 4WD tracks, an electronic successor to the Sibly-Cockroft books?
12. How many times in 2012 will the media brand 4WDs as gas-guzzling monsters?
Cherokee stays four-paw this side of Tasman
Jeep's introducing a 2WD version of the KK Cherokee in Australia, in Sport and Limited trim with the 3.7 litre V6. Over here? I put the question to the Jeep New Zealand boss, Todd Groves. "No, not at this point," he replied. The "at this point" might be a bit of a worry to those concerned with the dumbing-down of the brand, but since I don't much like the current Cherokee, I don't care either way. As an aside, 2WD Cherokees have sold well in the US since coming available in 1987.
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