4x4 Magazine Australia

4x4 Australia takes you to Australia’s most exciting and remote destinations , and we show you how to get there! We test the latest and greatest new and modified vehicles, as well as new camping and outdoor adventure equipment. We introduce you to loads of interesting people, show you heaps of awesome holiday trips and destinations, and we put you in the driver’s seat to tackle the country’s toughest off-road challenges. It’s a whole lot of dirty fun every month!

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4x4 Magazine Australia

HILUX UPDATE • UPDATED HILUX ON THE WAY WITH MINOR FACELIFT

TWO POLES, FIVE CONTINENTS AND A FIST FULL OF GUTS

TRAVEL BULLETIN

BUILDING A BETTER LUX • WE SPEND SOME TIME TOURING IN THE MARKS 4WD V8 HILUX AND COME AWAY WITH A HUGE SMILE ON OUR DIAL

STATE OF THE ART • WHO SAID YOU CAN’T MAKE A GOOD THING MUCH, MUCH BETTER?

BRIGHT SPARK • IMPROVED LIGHTING FOR COUNTRY AND OUTBACK DRIVING IS A NO BRAINER, SO WE’VE FITTED THE TRITON WITH A RANGE OF LED LIGHTING BOTH FORWARD AND AROUND THE WORK SPACE AT THE BACK.

RACK ATTACK • OUR NEW VEHICLE BUILD FOR 2024 IS THIS FORD EVEREST AMBIENTE, AND THE FIRST GEAR WE’VE FITTED TO IT IS A YAKIMA LOCKNLOAD ROOF PLATFORM, AWNING AND ACCESSORIES

DESERT DELUGE • ON A WORKING TRIP WITH PAYING CUSTOMERS YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO FIND A WAY THROUGH THE DESERT NO MATTER THE CONDITIONS

TOP END TREASURE • THE WYNDHAM AND KUNUNURRA REGION IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE GATEWAY TO THE KIMBERLEY BUT BEFORE YOU HEAD WEST ALONG THE GIBB RIVER ROAD, OR ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, MAKE SOME TIME TO EXPLORE THIS INCREDIBLE AREA

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TOP END ADVENTURE • JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM DARWIN, LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK OFFERS SPECTACULAR WATERFALLS, INCREDIBLE SWIMMING HOLES, AN AMAZING ARRAY OF FLORA AND FAUNA, AND SEVERAL FUN WATER CROSSINGS. IT’S A MUST-DO WHEN IN THE TOP END

NORMANTON TOP 5 • NORMANTON IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA AND THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THIS REMOTE TOWN THAN MEETS THE EYE. HERE ARE FIVE FANTASTIC THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND THE TOWN …

GOING FOR GOLD • THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING MIGHT NOT MATCH THE NEARBY HIGH COUNTRY, BUT THANKS TO ITS GOLD MINING HISTORY THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE AND DO AROUND THE WIDER CASTLEMAINE AREA … AND YOU MAY EVEN STRIKE IT RICH!

A BETTER BRAKE • EVERYONE KNOWS HOW DODGY LANDCRUISER HANDBRAKES CAN BE. TERRAIN TAMER HAS THE FIX …

PORTABLE POWER • FOR THOSE WHO DON’T WANT TO FIT A DEDICATED DUAL-BATTERY SYSTEM TO THEIR VEHICLE, THE PORTABLE BLUETTI AC200L POWER STATION COULD BE JUST THE TICKET

RAZR RUBBER • AFTER A 50,000KM TRIP THROUGH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THESE MAXXIS RAZR ATS HAVE PROVIDED RELIABLE PERFORMANCE ON AND OFF THE ROAD

ENGINE CHECK • THE ULTRAGAUGE PROVIDES YOUR VEHICLE’S VITAL STATS AND WARNINGS IN A TAILORABLE PACKAGE

THIS MONTH WE TALK TO BRAD MCCARTHY FROM MAXTRAX

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL • A HOLIDAY TRIP WITH THE FORD RANGER PLATINUM RAISED A FEW EYEBROWS WHEN COMPARING IT TO OUR RANGER SPORT

READERS RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE

MICK GRAHAM • > OLD MORISSET MENTAL HOME, NSW CENTRAL COAST