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!

THE SECOND HALF OF 2020 IS LOOKING BETTER THAN THE FIRST

4x4 Magazine Australia

2021 MAZDA BT-50 UNMASKED • ISUZU-BASED BT-50 PROMISES TO LIFT MAZDA’S LIGHT TRUCK PRESENCE.

HILUX AND FORTUNER GET MORE POWER • MID-LIFE UPDATE SEES BIG HIKE IN POWER AND IMPROVED TOWING CAPACITY.

KING OF THE MOUNTAINS RAM 2500 POWER WAGON • STEP ASIDE LANDCRUISER, THERE’S A NEW KING.

THE ELDER STATESMAN • TOYOTA’S AGEING LANDCRUISER 200 IS IN ITS LAST YEARS, SO WE NABBED ONE FOR A FINAL RUN.

USED UTES • HAVE YOUR FINANCES BEEN HIT BY CORONAVIRUS AND A NEW UTE SUDDENLY LOOKS OUT OF THE QUESTION? HERE’S HOW THE CURRENT UTES SHAPE UP ON THE SECOND-HAND MARKET.

THE SCIENCE OF BUYING USED

FORD RANGER

TOYOTA HILUX

MITSUBISHI TRITON

HOLDEN COLORADO

NISSAN NAVARA

ISUZU D-MAX

MAZDA BT-50

VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK

2020 DEFENDER DOLLARS • THE NEW LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 IS DUE TO HIT AUSTRALIA IN AUGUST. HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN WADING THROUGH THE OPTIONS LIST.

AUSTRALIA BY 4X4 • WE ASKED OUR READERS TO NAME THE BEST 4X4 TRACKS IN AUSTRALIA AND HERE'S WHAT YOU CAME UP WITH.

BINNS TRACK, NT

OODNADATTA TRACK, SA

CANNING STOCK ROUTE, WA

BIRDSVILLE TRACK, QLD

MADIGAN LINE, NT

SIMPSON QAA LINE, NT

BLUE RAG RANGE TRACK, VIC

BORDER TRACK, VIC/SA

OLD TELEGRAPH TRACK, QLD

CLIMIES TRACK, TAS

BIGGER IS BETTER • IS THE UNIMOG THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE TOURING VEHICLE? WE DROVE THE U5023 MOG TO FIND OUT.

WEST COAST WILDERNESS • FROM THE ROCKY TRAILS OF MT WELLINGTON TO THE SOUTHERN-MOST POINT YOU CAN DRIVE TO IN AUSTRALIA – AND UPWARDS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS – TASSIE TAKES A LOT OF BEATING.

CHANGING TIMES • THE AFTERMARKET COMES TO THE RESCUE AGAIN, THIS TIME CONVERTING THE MANUAL-ONLY DEFENDER INTO AN AUTO COG-SWAPPER

PHONE HOME • IT’S A BIG COUNTRY OUT THERE, AND A SATELLITE PHONE GETS THE COVERAGE YOU WON’T GET FROM A MOBILE PHONE AWAY FROM THE CITY LIGHTS.

KEY FEATURES TO LOOK FOR

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

SHADY DEALS • A VEHICLE-MOUNTED AWNING IS THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WE FITTED AN ARB AWNING TO OUR RANGER.

LIGHT FANTASTIC • THE RYOBI ONE+ SHOPLIGHT COULD BE THE ONE AND ONLY LIGHT YOU NEED FOR ALL YOUR USES.

KNOW YOUR LITHIUM • WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THINGS LITHIUM, WATCH OUT FOR THE CHEAP AND NASTY … AND AVOID THE SHOCK!

COUCH TRUCKIN’ • A DRIVING GAME WHERE GOING FAST ISN’T THE POINT? SNOWRUNNER IS ACTUALLY A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

READERS’ RIGS

NO FUSS-NO FRILLS TRITON • OUR TIME WITH THE TRITON HAS ENDED AND IT WILL BE MISSED BY EVERYONE WHO BORROWED IT OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

MUDDIES MUFFLED • JIMMY’S HILUX GETS A SET OF MUD-SLINGING, DIRT-DIGGING COOPER EVOLUTION TYRES.

THE SCORE • THE ESSENTIAL NUMBERS AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA