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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VELOCIRAPTOR INVADES AUSTRALIA • SINK YOUR CLAWS INTO HENNESSEY’S VELOCIRAPTOR RANGER.

G-PRO PULLED FROM OZ MARKET • END OF THE LINE FOR G-PRO WAGON AND CAB-CHASSIS IN AUSTRALIA.

NEW PATROL ON SALE • ICONIC OFF-ROADER HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN LET LOOSE IN AUSTRALIA.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

THE DEVIL IN THE DIESEL DETAIL.

MYSTERY OF THE DESERT PALMS.

RAM OIL • FOR THOSE WHO WANT A TURBO-DIESEL RAM 1500 LARAMIE, THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER.

RAM 1500 LARAMIE 3.0L V6 ECODIESEL

A CLOSER LOOK

THE OTHER NAVARA • NISSAN’S D23 NAVARA IS NOTED FOR ITS COIL-SPRING REAR SUSPENSION, BUT THERE IS ONE MODEL WITH TRADITIONAL LEAF SPRINGS ON THE LOAD AXLE.

WHAT YOU GET

NISSAN NAVARA RX DUAL-CAB/CHASSIS

ATTENTION SEEKER • WHEN YOU’RE A NEW, SMALL PLAYER UP AGAINST THE ESTABLISHED BIG BOYS IT PAYS TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT THIS LITTLE JIMNY HAS BEEN BUILT TO DO.

A CLOSER LOOK

AFN

SHORT SHIFT • IT’S SLIM PICKINGS IN THE RANKS OF TWO-DOOR 4X4s IN TODAY’S NEW-CAR MARKET. UNTIL THE DEFENDER 90 LOBS LATE IN 2020, THE WRANGLER AND JIMNY ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS AVAILABLE, SO WE TOOK THEM OUT FOR A PLAY TO SEE WHICH SHORTY STANDS TALLEST.

SUZUKI JIMNY SMALL BOX

JEEP WRANGLER OVERLAND PURE & SIMPLE

JEEP WRANGLER OVERLAND V SUZUKI JIMNY GET SHORTY

VIVA SEMA ! • GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING AND HEAD OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE TRACKS, WITH WHAT WE JUDGE AS THE BEST NEW PRODUCTS FOR AUSTRALIA FROM THE 2019 SEMA SHOW.

NEW GEAR

BEAD POPPIN’ & ROCK HOPPIN’ • THE CRHEW AR 4X4 AUSTRALIA INVITE A BUNCH OF ADVERTISERS TO GET AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OF OFF-ROAD DRIVING IN THE HILLS BEHIND COFFS HARBOUR, NSW.

FULL BINNS • BINNS TRACK MAY HAVE MORPHED ONLY RECENTLY, BUT IT’S QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF THE OUTBACK’S MORE POPULAR AND CHALLENGING ADVENTURES.

Travel Planner

TOJO TIME CAPSULE • THIS FJ45 MIGHT BE NEARING 36 YEARS OLD, BUT WHEN YOU SLIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL IT FEELS AND SMELLS LIKE AN ALL-NEW LAND CRUISER UTE.

A CLOSER LOOK

ELDORADO Gold • ONCE ABORIGINAL NOMADS, GOLD PROSPECTORS AND BUSHRANGERS ROAMED THE REGION, BUT NOW FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS TRAIPSE AROUND THE WOODED HILLS AND VALLEYS OF THE CHILTERN-MT PILOT NATIONAL PARK.

PATRIOT PERFECT • PATRIOT’S IMPRESSIVE AND HIGHLY CAPABLE X1-H COULD BE A GAME CHANGER.

Patriot X1-H (as tested)

Remote GETAWAY • SMACK-BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF QUEENSLAND LIES IDALIA NATIONAL PARK, AND ON A RECENT TRIP WE FOUND IT HOLDS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HISTORY, ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND REMOTE CAMPING OPTIONS.

DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS BUYERS' GUIDE WHAT'S THE DIFF? • WANT TO CLIMB THE INSURMOUNTAB LE? YOU’RE GONNA NEED A SET OF LOCKERS.

FLINDERS Fundraiser • FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN THE VIC HIGH COUNTRY THIS YEAR, DRIVE 4 LIFE CONDUCTED A SECOND TOUR THROUGH SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S STUNNING FLINDERS RANGES AND INTO CORNER COUNTRY.

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

KEEPING IT CLEAN • COMMON SENSE AND PROPER PLANNING KEEP 99 PER CENT OF CONTAMINANTS OUT OF YOUR 4X4. HERE’S HOW TO STOP THE LAST ONE PER CENT.

SHUT THE GATE • IF...