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
NEW AMAROK MODELS FOR OZ • VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA ADDS NEW V6 MODELS TO LOCAL AMAROK LINE-UP INCLUDING MANUAL CORE.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS • PRIZE WINNERS RETURN FROM TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO CAPE YORK, WHERE A SNAPPED CV JOINT COULDN’T STOP THEM FROM HAVING AN EPIC ADVENTURE.
PIRANHA’S BIG WIN • PIRANHA OFF ROAD SCOOPS TWO GONGS AT THE 2019 VACC INDUSTRY AWARDS.
RANGE-TOPPING NAVARA • WILL THE N-TREK SLING THE NAVARA BACK UP THE SALES CHARTS?
TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS
BULLDUST • NEGATIVE POSITIVITY … OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
EXPERT VIEW MAKING TRAX. • AFTER GETTING STUCK ON A BEACH IN NORTH QUEENSLAND BY HIMSELF, BRAD McCARTHY THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE A BETTER SOLO-VEHICLE RECOVERY METHOD.
WAVE THE WALKINSHAW WAND • ADD SOME WALKINSHAW PERFORMANCE SAVVY TO THE LDV T60 UTE, AND YOU END UP WITH THE TRAILRIDER.
LDV T60 TRAILRIDER
OF DESERT SANDS, CAMELS, AND SERPENTS • A TEAM OF ADVENTURERS RECREATE THE 1969 EAST-WEST AUSTRALIA EXPEDITION.
Coast CRUISER • THIS TROOPY WAS SET-UP FOR A 12 MONTH SURFING SAFARI AROUND AUSTRALIA.
A CLOSER LOOK
THE TRADESMAN • HE’S COMPLETED HIS APPRENTICESHIP AND NOW TAYLOR SHAW IS CHURNING OUT KILLER 4X4S LIKE A PRO.
FEELING PROGRESSIVE
A CLOSER LOOK
DUAL-CAB SAFETY SYSTEMS SAFETY CHECK • ALL OF TODAY’S DUAL-CAB UTES HAVE FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATINGS AND AN ALPHABET SOUP OF SAFETY FEATURES, BUT WHAT DO ALL THOSE LETTERS STAND FOR AND HOW DOES DUAL-CAB SAFETY REALLY SHAPE UP?
RUNNING THE RULER ON SAFETY • ALL THE POPULAR DUAL-CAB 4X4S HAVE FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATINGS, BUT THEY ARE FAR FROM EQUAL IN SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
THE PROFESSIONAL • WHEN CAMPING IS YOUR JOB, YOU BUILD ONE HELL OF AN OFFICE.
A CLOSER LOOK
MSA 4X4 6WD LC200 (PART 5) ROAD READY • PROJECT SUPER CRUISER IS OUT OF THE WORKSHOP AND FINALLY ON THE R OAD, ALTHOUGH THERE’S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE MSA 4X4’S STRETCHED SIX-WHEEL DRIVE LAND CRUISER IS READY FOR OFF-ROAD DUTI ES.
ICON SUSPENSION AND WHEELS
THE MOUNTAINOUS HEART OF OZ • THE MORE REMOTE GORGES AND RANGES OF THE ROCKY HEART OF THE COUNTRY, EAST OF ALICE SPRINGS, ARE THE MOST WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OF A CENTRAL AUSTRALIA TRIP.
Travel Planner
Tropical Highway • ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S HIGHLY UNDERRATED YET MOST INTERESTING DRIVES IS THE 456KM-LONG VICTORIA HIGHWAY FROM KATHERINE TO KUNUNURRA, AND BEYOND TO WYNDHAM.
TRAVEL PLANNER
COASTAL GEM • EURIMBULA NATIONAL PARK IS A HIDDEN PARADISE, WITH PRISTINE BEACHSIDE CAMPING AND EXCELLENT FACILITIES.
HOME OFF THE ROAD • THE INS AND OUTS OF THE UPS AND DOWNS OF CAMPER TRAILERS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PICK THE RIGHT PORTABLE HOME FOR YOU.
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF BEADLOCKS • WANT TO KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF BEADLOCK WHEELS? LET’S BREAK OUT THE TORQUE WRENCH AND GET STUCK INTO THE NITTY GRITTY.
TAKE A SEAT
DI-WHY?
CLEAN RUNNING • WE FITTED A WATER WATCH FUEL SEPARATOR TO PROTECT OUR RANGER’S DIESEL ENGINE AGAINST FUEL CONTAMINATION.
ELECTRIC CUT • SPARE THE 2-STROKE, THE CHAINSAW OF THE FUTURE IS BATTERY POWERED.
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