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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MY20 Triton
TRITON REVISED FOR 2020 • IT MAY LOOK UNCHANGED, BUT MITSUBISHI HAS UPDATED ITS TRITON FOR 2020 WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVED OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY, COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE.
MITSUBISHI TRITON 4X4
2020 PATROL UNMASKED • V8 PATROL TO LAND LOCALLY BY THE END OF 2019, BUT THE V6 ENGINE ISN’T COMING TO OZ.
BOLLINGER B1 AND B2 REVEALED • EV START-UP BOLLINGER MOTORS REVEALS PRODUCTION-SPEC VERSIONS OF ITS ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS
PETROL ENGINES LIKELY TO MAKE IMMINENT RETURN.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE BUSH MECHANICS GONE?
A LEGEND REBORN? • YOU’VE PROBABLY READ ALL ABOUT THE NEW DEFENDER FROM ITS LAUNCH IN FRANKFURT, BUT WILL THIS ALL-NEW LAND ROVER HAVE THE OFF-ROAD PERFORMANCE TO LIVE UP TO ITS LEGENDARY NAMEPLATE? LET’S TAKE A CLOSE LOOK.
Land Rover Defender MHEV I6
EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION • WITH THE ALL-NEW DEFENDER FINALLY REVEALED, WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HOW IT GOT TO THIS POINT.
DEFENDER TIMELINE
RAPTOR VS RUBICON FACTORY FIGHT CARD • SHOWROOM-STOCK 4X4s DON’T COME MORE CAPABLE THAN THE RANGER RAPTOR AND WRANGLER RUBICON, BUT WHICH ONE IS KING OF THE HILL?
Suspended in Heaven • SERIOUS CHASSIS RE-ENGINEERING, NOT EXTRA POWER, IS THE FORD RANGER RAPTOR’S KILLER PUNCH.
WHAT YOU GET
The Godfather • NOTHING SAYS “4X4” LOUDER THAN A JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON.
WHAT YOU GET
Almost Equals?
ROCK STAR • LONG NIGHTS AND LOUD GRINDERS GIVE BIRTH TO ONE HELL OF A ROCK CRAWLER.
A CLOSER LOOK
SOFT LANDING
REP’S RIG Raptor • HAVING A RANGER RAPTOR AS YOUR COMPANY CAR WOULD BE SPECIAL ENOUGH FOR MOST OF US, BUT DRIVING ONE LIKE THE NARVA RAPTOR IS UNIQUE.
A CLOSER LOOK
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SD6 ‘S’ FOR SPORT • A POTENT NEW V6 MAKING 225KW AND 700NM PUTS MORE MUMBO INTO LAND ROVER’S DISCOVERY.
LAND ROVER SD6 HSE
ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS • ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER, MODIFIED JEEPS ARE CHANGING THE 4X4 GAME.
MSA 4X4 6WD LC200 (PART 6) FINAL FIT-OUT • MSA 4X4’S STRETCHED SIX-WHEEL DRIVE ‘SUPERCRUISER CLOSE TO MAKING ITS ON- AND OFF-ROAD DEBUT.
DESERT RIVER • FOLLOWING THE HAY RIVER THROUGH THE SIMPSON DESERT IS ONE OF THE GREAT DESERT JOURNEYS IN AUSTRALIA. JOIN US AS WE HEAD SOUTH ALONG THE EPHEMERAL RIVER.
Travel Planner
DOWN THE LINE • WHETHER YOU’RE INTO TRAINSPOTTING, BIRDWATCHING OR GAZING OUT TO SEA, THIS ROUTE ALONG THE NULLARBOR PLAIN OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
T4 TORTURE TEST • THE ALL-NEW TRACK TRAILER T4 SYMPHONY HYBRID CAMPER PROVES ITS WORTH IN A TOUGH OUTBACK TORTURE TEST.
TRACK TRAILER T4 SYMPHONY
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
ON THE RAZR’S EDGE • MAXXIS’ RAZR MUD-TERRAIN TYRES TURN OUT TO BE THE STRONG AND SILENT TYPE FOR OUR RANGER.
BOOSTED COVERAGE • BOOST PHONE SIGNAL WITH THIS SET-AND-FORGET UNIT.
FRONT-END TREATMENT • THE HILUX SCORES SOME EFS 4X4 GOODIES UP FRONT.
RATED
RETRO ROCK CRAWLER • BUILDING A CUSTOM RC CRAWLER ON A BUDGET.
TALK TIME • AN UPGRADED IRIDIUM SATPHONE TICKS ALL THE COMMS BOXES.
READERS’ RIGS • TIDY 79 WITH THE LOT HEADS SIX...