OVERVIEW:
4-Wheel Drive & Sport Utility magazine was published by McMullen & Yee Publishing in Anaheim then later Placentia, California.
Content focused on off-road and general four-wheeling with articles covering "how-to" technical tips, major racing and off-road events, new truck reviews,
feature rides and adventure articles.
Re-titled from 4WD Action, numbering continued from its predecessor. For the first 9 issues, the new title was 4WD & Sport Utility which allowed a bridge from the old to the new by keeping "4WD". With the March, 1992 issue, the title became 4-Wheel Drive & Sport Utility. The magazine remained on a bi-monthly schedule until September, 1994 when it went to a monthly schedule.
The company had a large portfolio of magazines including Street Rodder, Popular Cars, Mustang Illustrated and VW Trends.
OWNERSHIP:
Mr. Yee died in 1994, and a year later Mr. McMullen died in a tragic accident. 4-Wheel Drive & Sport Utility was sold
as part of a larger transaction to Primedia. The editors and staff rode a wave of changes as the title moved through various new owners:
- 1995 -- Primedia acquires McMullen & Yee Publishing and creates McMullen-Argus Publishing division;
- 2007 -- Primedia sells its Enthusiast Media division to Source Interlink Media for $1.2 billion;
- 2014 -- Source Interlink rebrands to TEN: The Enthusiast Network, and multiple titles are ended including 4-Wheel Drive & Sport Utility.
The table of contents, if available, can be seen by clicking on the icon.
PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher submitted net paid circulation data to Oxbridge Communication's The Standard Periodical Directory
from 1995 through 2005 (the latest date for which we have data). Annual print production ranged from 67,000 to 182,000.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
The magazine was published from September, 1990 through September, 2014. All cover images are complete through 2010 except
3/98, 12/04, 2/05, 3/05, 4/05, 5/05, 8/05, 10/05, 10/06, 12/06, 2/07, and 7/10.
INTERNET:
The front covers first referenced the www.gr8ride.com website in July, 2000. It was shared by multiple titles. Then in
August, 2001, the title got its own website, www.4wdandsportutility.com. And under Source Interlink Media, it got another
website address, www.4wdmag.com. All these websites are now defunct.
![4WD Sport Utility Sept September 1990](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1990-09.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility Nov November 1990](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1990-11.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility Jan January 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-01.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility Mar March 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-03.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility May 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-05.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility July 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-07.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility Sept September 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-09.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility Nov November 1991](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1991-11.jpg)
![4WD Sport Utility January 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-03.jpg)
Title change
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1992](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1992-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1993](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1993-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1993](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1993-03.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1993](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1993-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1993](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1993-07.jpg)
![](0001%2099W%20graphic%20images/noimage.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1993](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1993-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-03.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-10.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1994](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1994-12.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-03.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility Apr 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-04.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-06.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-08.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-10.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1995](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1995-12.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-02.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-03.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-04.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-06.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-08.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-10.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1996](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1996-12.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-02.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-03.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-04.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-06.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-08.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-10.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1997](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1997-12.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-01.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-02.jpg)
![](0001%2099W%20graphic%20images/noimage.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-04.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-05.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-06.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-07.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-08.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-09.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-10.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-11.jpg)
![4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1998](4-Wheel%20Drive%20and%20Sport%20Utility/1998-12.jpg)
![](0001%2099W%20graphic%20images/scroll%20right.jpg)