Sani Pass… All electric Jeep Grand Cherokee… would it be possible? We find out. We also feature an update on our orange Disco 1 V8 & take a look back at the season.
In this episode we test the latest Forester from Subaru, which sports a CVT gearbox. We also test the “As slow as possible, as fast as necessary” principle and take a look at some factors to consider in choosing aftermarket accessories for your 4×4. Then we head to Namibia with Conqueror on a dune trip […]
It’s bakkie vs bakkie in this week’s show. The recently launched Isuzu KB is up against the Mitsubishi Triton, also recently uprated with a new 2.5 litre diesel engine. We also feature the Groenkloof trail in Pretoria and show you how to deal with oversteer and understeer on a gravel road. We also drive a […]
The theme this week is sand… We show you how to drive through it, feature the 4x4Community River Trip and test whether you really need a 4×4 to drive in it. We take the GWM H5 for a drive to find out if it will make the grade considering the low price and we compare […]
Mercedes’ latest Gelandewagen Professional is still a fairly rough and ready 4×4, without many of the extras we have come to expect on modern vehicles. In this episode we drive one to find out how it compares with one of the earliest models, we also drive a trail in Botswana, Bernie demonstrates engine braking on […]
We take the Jeep Sahara short wheel base for a drive and compare it with the Rubicon in an off road test. Bernie demonstrates the benifits of deflating your tyres and shows when to use your diff-lock. “Icarus”, a maxed out Defender specifically for overlanding is featured along with the De Wildt 4×4 Game Park […]
In this episode VW’s new softroader Amarok is up against it’s manual sibling on an off road course to see if it can get by without low range. Caravanning or chalet-ing, we do the maths to find out which is more cost effective and Bernie shows us the best way to drive corrugations. We visit […]
This week Hannes relives some rally moments in the new Jeep SRT and Bernie has a useful tip on keeping the accelerator steady over bumpy ground. Arctic Truck’s Pathfinder upgrade is taken on a real world test and we drive Serendipity 4×4 Trail, situated near Mookgopong. Our Terios Project car nears completion with the addition […]
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