4×4 News

Off Road Contest: Campulung Muscel - The Campulung Muscel Off Road Contest that took place between 29th of November and 2nd of December marked the end of the competition year in Romania. This, of all the contests, was the most important because it was the last phase of the national championship.

  CA4WDC Sierra Trek – August 9-12, 2012 by Suzy Johnson (Sacramento, CA) One of the winch hills on the Fordyce trail Sierra Trek is held in the National Forest near Truckee, CA and is sponsored by the California Association of 4WD Clubs, Inc. The event includes runs that range from extreme (on the famous […]

The new Ford Bronco Concept - a tough genuine SUV that is all about function.

  Budapest to Bamako “The Great African Run” by Cris (Wisconsin, USA) I am looking into entering this event in 2014. Has anyone entered before? Has anyone shipped a vehicle from the USA to Europe before, and could give some helpful advice? I have been monitoring the events in Mali, They may have tochange the […]

Bowler - I met Victor in front of his office. He was parking his silver Land Rover Discovery 3 in the underground parking of the building. From the top of the ramp, where I was standing, I could make out a Land Rover Defender 130, in the headlights of the Disco – it began as quite a good day.

King of the EVs - Bremach T-Rex Born in the late 1950s in Varese, Italy, the Bremach brand initially operated as a mechanical workshop. In time, it developed into a large company, designing ever better 4x4 multi-purpose vehicles to which competitors were becoming increasingly harder to reply. Soon enough, it became the leading manufacturer, with vehicles being converted to anything from fire engines to electricity rigs to expedition vehicles.

Bolivian Death Road - How to handle Kari-Kari the evil spirit! - South America has been an off roader’s paradise ever since the first 4x4s crossed what would become the Panamerican. Bolivia in particular, has one of the most impressive and deadly road on the face of the planet: the Carretera de la Muerte or Death Road.

Bowler - I met Victor in front of his office. He was parking his silver Land Rover Discovery 3 in the underground parking of the building. From the top of the ramp, where I was standing, I could make out a Land Rover Defender 130, in the headlights of the Disco – it began as quite a good day.

Bison in the Carpathians tour - Retro off road show-off - It's not often that retro off road cars get to show off. Owning and keeping one in good shape is enough work as it is. Driving it off road is something as rare as it is spectacular. However, once a year, the Retromobil Club of Romania takes the time to organize The Bison Raid.

Iron Revenge Some things just look good big. Trucks are some of them. They stand for something. And Glen Harris' team took it upon themselves to build the biggest street legal 4x4 truck and restore faith in the belief that the dreams of huge road rigs still can look good.

Big 4x4 Truck - My current Big 4x4 Truck project is making a custom Ford Explorer Sport Trac fully modified for 38 inch tires. In these pages you can follow along and see all the details as they are thought out and put into action.

  by Jon Richmiller Sport Trac Fender Flares I am a fellow owner of a Sport Trac and i can say that you really make some Trac owners proud with what you’ve done. Particularly over at mysporttrac.com What i was really wondering though was where did you get your fender flares? I’d appreciate any info […]