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 the bi-monthly magazine 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:

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 Communications from 1995 through 1998 and the end of production. Annual print production was generally around 182,000.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
The magazine was published from September, 1990 through September, 2014. All cover images are complete through 2000 except 9/93 and 3/98.

4WD Sport Utility Sept September 1990
Sept 1990 Vol 6 No 5
4WD Sport Utility Nov November 1990
Nov 1990 Vol 6 No 6
4WD Sport Utility Jan January 1991
Jan 1991 Vol 7 No 1
4WD Sport Utility Mar March 1991
Mar 1991 Vol 7 No 2
4WD Sport Utility May 1991
May 1991 Vol 7 No 3
4WD Sport Utility July 1991
July 1991 Vol 7 No 4
4WD Sport Utility Sept September 1991
Sept 1991 Vol 7 No 5
4WD Sport Utility Nov November 1991
Nov 1991 Vol 7 No 6
4WD Sport Utility January 1992
Jan 1992 Vol 8 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1992
Mar 1992 Vol 8 No 2
Title change
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1992
May 1992 Vol 8 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1992
July 1992 Vol 8 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1992
Sept 1992 Vol 8 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1992
Nov 1992 Vol 8 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1993
Jan 1993 Vol 9 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1993
Mar 1993 Vol 9 No 2
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1993
May 1993 Vol 9 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1993
July 1993 Vol 9 No 4
Sept 1993 Vol 9 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1993
Nov 1993 Vol 9 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1994
Jan 1994 Vol 10 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1994
Mar 1994 Vol 10 No 2
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1994
May 1994 Vol 10 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1994
July 1994 Vol 10 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1994
Sept 1994 Vol 10 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1994
Oct 1994 Vol 10 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1994
Nov 1994 Vol 10 No 7
4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1994
Dec 1994 Vol 10 No 8
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1995
Jan 1995 Vol 11 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1995
Mar 1995 Vol 11 No 2
4-Wheel Sport Utility Apr 1995
Apr 1995 Vol 11 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1995
May 1995 Vol 11 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1995
June 1995 Vol 11 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1995
July 1995 Vol 11 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1995
Aug 1995 Vol 11 No 7
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1995
Sept 1995 Vol 11 No 8
4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1995
Oct 1995 Vol 11 No 9
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1995
Nov 1995 Vol 11 No 10
4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1995
Dec 1995 Vol 11 No 11
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1996
Jan 1996 Vol 12 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1996
Feb 1996 Vol 12 No 2
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1996
Mar 1996 Vol 12 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1996
Apr 1996 Vol 12 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1996
May 1996 Vol 12 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1996
June 1996 Vol 12 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1996
July 1996 Vol 12 No 7
4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1996
Aug 1996 Vol 12 No 8
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1996
Sept 1996 Vol 12 No 9
4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1996
Oct 1996 Vol 12 No 10
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1996
Nov 1996 Vol 12 No 11
4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1996
Dec 1996 Vol 12 No 12
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1997
Jan 1997 Vol 13 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1997
Feb 1997 Vol 13 No 2
4-Wheel Sport Utility March 1997
Mar 1997 Vol 13 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1997
Apr 1997 Vol 13 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1997
May 1997 Vol 13 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1997
June 1997 Vol 13 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1997
July 1997 Vol 13 No 7
4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1997
Aug 1997 Vol 13 No 8
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1997
Sept 1997 Vol 13 No 9
4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1997
Oct 1997 Vol 13 No 10
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1997
Nov 1997 Vol 13 No 11
4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1997
Dec 1997 Vol 13 No 12
4-Wheel Sport Utility January 1998
Jan 1998 Vol 14 No 1
4-Wheel Sport Utility February 1998
Feb 1998 Vol 14 No 2
Mar 1998 Vol 14 No 3
4-Wheel Sport Utility April 1998
Apr 1998 Vol 14 No 4
4-Wheel Sport Utility May 1998
May 1998 Vol 14 No 5
4-Wheel Sport Utility June 1998
June 1998 Vol 14 No 6
4-Wheel Sport Utility July 1998
July 1998 Vol 14 No 7
4-Wheel Sport Utility August 1998
Aug 1998 Vol 14 No 8
4-Wheel Sport Utility September 1998
Sept 1998 Vol 14 No 9
4-Wheel Sport Utility October 1998
Oct 1998 Vol 14 No 10
4-Wheel Sport Utility November 1998
Nov 1998 Vol 14 No 11
4-Wheel Sport Utility December 1998
Dec 1998 Vol 14 No 12
1999 to 2000