Four Wheeler Mag.

[1969 GMC]

Originally posted by Prerunner1982
Adam, 4 wheel does do some mudding coverage but theres not much technology there... bit tires, big lift, hard right foot. as far as their 4 wheel of the year award. they only test the ones that are new and get sent to them. What do you think should be the 4 wheel of the year? so VW and Lexus actually made a good 4x4, that performed well ALL around. do you want them to be biased towards American 4x4s? also, if you havent noticed, Four Wheeler and 4 Wheel and Off road are owned by the same people... Primedia i believe . i still prefer 4wheel and off road.

rockcrawling is basically a more expensive form of mudding. both follow the same basic rule of "wheel the piss out of this until something breaks, then replace it with a bigger one."
Hailing from Ohio, the land of no rocks, I am naturally disappointed in the fact that rockcrawling is taking over 4WOR. i still think it is neat, but i have no use for it. i also do realize that 4WOR is based in LA, but what about everyone subscribing east of the mississippi? we all have the same dilemma.

and about the 4x4 of the year...i know that the competition is only based on what the manufacturers will give the staff, but still...iirc, the Wrangler Rubicon got edged out by the Lexus because the wrangler had a harsh ride. all the babies that write for the magazine actually made it seem like a big deal. since we are already assuming the hypothetical situation of someone actually taking a brand new $30-40,000 vehicle and wheeling it, then we can assume that the testers would actually test for off road prowess, and not whine about how the vehicle rides on the road. i think the whole competition is bs anyway...domestic or import...almost no one is going to buy a new 4x4 and wheel it...it will end up as a pavement pounder.