4XJournal Volume 004

The next chapter of New Zealand’s 4WD story is here.

brings together the country’s toughest builds, biggest events, and rawest adventures — all told with the same independent voice and premium photography you’ve come to expect.
This issue features:

- McLeod Motors Overland with the ultimate GU Patrol 1HD-FTE recipe

- Prepped for Africa and beyond — a rig built to tackle continents

- Jurgen Schwanecke on using a 4WD as a tool for the hunt

- Sam Eyles on life beyond the shed and into global stages

- Toyota New Zealand showing dominance at Fieldays

- Brutality and finesse at the 4X4 Trials

- Trailside shakshuka in our camp cooking series

- Griff’s coil-converted Land Cruiser tackling the West Coast

- New shoes for the 4XJournal 100 Series Land Cruiser

- From flames to fame — Harry Fisher’s Fire to Fork journey

- First drive of Land Rover’s Defender OCTA

- EVLD40 — New Zealand’s toughest modern ute

- Full coverage of the 2025 4x4 Outdoor Expo in Christchurch

- Trundles Tech: keeping wheel bearings alive in hard-used rigs

- Gracelikesthis on inclusive adventure for our daughters

- Tow-ready upgrades to build the right ride for heavy loads

- Baja dreams with Kiwi engineering at the heart

- The debut of the all-new 4XJournal build

As always, 4XJournal is independently written, beautifully photographed, and printed on premium uncoated A4 stock — built to be read, kept, and passed on. Details:

- A4 size, perfect bound, premium uncoated stock

- Quarterly circulation — collect every issue