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

JEEP LINE-UP TO BE ELECTRIFIED BY 2022 • JEEP CLAIMS IT WILL BECOME THE GREENEST SUV BRAND IN THE WORLD WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

BIGGER IS BETTER • THE 2019 CUSTOM 4X4 OF THE YEAR IS BIG, BRASH AND PULLS NO PUNCHES.

AAAA INTRODUCES THE AIC IN MELBOURNE

TERRAIN TAMER TURNS 50 • TERRAIN TAMER THROWS ONE HELL OF A PARTY TO CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

TRICKLE-DOWN SAFETY

A COOL AUSSIE ADVENTURE. • ANDREAS BISCHOF’S LONG CAREER IN PORTABLE REFRIGERATION HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF THE myCOOLMAN BRAND OF INNOVATIVE CAMPING FRIDGES.

2020 VISION • NEW 4X4s FROM LAND ROVER, JEEP, NISSAN, ISUZU AND MOST LIKELY TOYOTA AND MAZDA WILL HIT THE SHOWROOMS IN 2020. HERE’S A RUNDOWN ON WHAT TO EXPECT…

GLADIATOR READY • JEEP’S GLADIATOR PICK-UP DOESN’T LAND IN AUSTRALIA UNTIL APRIL/MAY, BUT WE MANAGED TO SNARE ONE FOR A DAY IN THE DUNES OF NEVADA.

BATTLE FOR VALUE • AUSSIE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE ARMS NISSAN’S NAVARA WARRIOR WITH THE WEAPONRY IT DESERVES

MR BIG • WE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF NISSAN’S REVAMPEDFOR-2020 PATROL Ti.

OUTLAW COUNTRY • FORGET ’CRUISER COUNTRY, THESE HILLS ARE FOR OUTLAWS.

HYDRA-WHAT?

WHITE NOISE • THE CLASSIC DEFENDER 90 DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS SUPERCHARGED V8 INTERPRETATION.

Wild RIDE • DAVE SCHLOSSBERG’S HOT-RODDED JEEPSTER COMMANDO IS ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE JEEPS, SO WHEN THE JEEP GIRLS, ASHLEY AND BRITTANY HILL, TOLD US THEY WERE TAKING IT FOR A DRIVE, WE ASKED THEM TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE.

ISLAND ADVENTURE • SOME DESCRIBE DIRK HARTOG ISLAND AS THE FRASER OF THE WEST COAST, BUT THIS EXCLUSIVE WESTERN AUSTRALIA 4X4 DESTINATION OFFERS A REMOTENESS THAT ITS QUEENSLAND COUSIN SIMPLY CAN’T MATCH.

Travel Planner

BEAUTIFUL BINNS PART 2 • DAVENPORT RANGE AND GREGORY NATIONAL PARKS ARE HIDDEN WONDERS, VISITED BY FEW BEFORE BINNS TRACK WAS CREATED. THEY OFFER SOME OF THE MOST MAGICAL SCENERY YOU’LL EVER EXPERIENCE.

Travel Planner

DESERT REBE • THE MAHINDRA ROXOR UTV TAKES ON THE WILDS OF MEXICO.

ROXOR RACER: A CLOSER LOOK

BIG COUNTRY • WE OFTEN HEAD STRAIGHT TO A DESTINATION AND MISS OUT ON PLENTY ALONG THE WAY, BUT THERE’S SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO MISS ON A TRIP UP THE KDR BETWEEN WINTON AND MINNAMOOLKA.

MUDDY COMPROMISE • IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT NOTHING BEATS A SET OF MUD-TERRAIN TYRES FOR DRIVING IN, WELL, MUD. BUT TO GET TO THE SLIPPERY STUFF YOU’LL NEED TO DRIVE OVER PLENTY OF BLACKTOP. LET’S SEE HOW MUDDIES FARE ON THE ROAD, IN THE WET AND THE DRY.

THE GRUNT WORK

KEEP THEM ROUND

BRIDGESTONE DUELER M/T

SUNWIDE HUNTSMAN

BFGOODRICH MUD-TERRAIN T/A KM3

KUMHO ROAD VENTURE MT51

MAXXIS RAZR MT

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

GET THE DROP • THERE’S MORE TO LIFTING AN IFS 4X4 THAN SPRINGS AND SHOCKS. HERE’S THE GRIT AND GREASE OF MAKING YOUR CV JOINTS GO THE DISTANCE.

MENDING WOUNDS • IT’S ONE PIECE OF GEAR WE SHOULD ALL CARRY AND THE ONE WE LEAST WANT TO USE.

READERS’ RIGS • NEAT NISSAN PATROL HAS FRASER ISLAND’S SOFT SAND ON ITS RADAR.

GET SNAPPIN’

HEAD FOR THE HILLS • THE RANGER...