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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WHAT’S COMING IN H2 • DESPITE THE DROPPING NEW-CAR SALES MARKET, WE CAN EXPECT A SWAG OF NEW 4X4 METAL IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020.

LDV FITS ALL-NEW TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE • NEW POWER SOURCE FOR BUDGET-BEATING T60 UTE AND D90 WAGON.

OLD SCHOOL ROK • IT’S TAKEN LONGER TO COME THAN TEN CHRISTMASES, BUT THE AMAROK V6 MANUAL – COMPLETE WITH DUAL-RANGE GEARING – IS FINALLY HERE.

NOW’S THE TIME TO USE OUR eSTORE

KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ • LIGHTER-DUTY SILVERADO 1500 TAKES OVER AS HSV’S CHEVROLET TRUCK OFFERING.

6 OF THE BEST • WHEN BIGGER IS BETTER, ONLY SIX-WHEEL DRIVE WILL DO. WE TAKE TWO OF THE BEST 6X6 LANDCRUISERS TO TASMANIA FOR SOME OFF-ROAD TOURING.

MAHINDRA GETS A MAKE OVER • INDIAN PIK-UP GETS A FACELIFT AND STILL REPRESENTS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY.

BEACHES AND RUGGED CLIFFS • FROM THE BEACHES, MOUNTAINS AND FOREST OF THE NORTH-EAST OF TASMANIA TO THE GREAT CLIFFS OF FREYCINET NP, YOU’LL BE SURPRISED AT WHAT OUR SMALLEST STATE HAS TO OFFER.

GORGE YOURSELF • WHETHER YOU'RE TRAVELLING UP THE HIGHWAY OR TRIPPING OUT OF DARWIN, A FEW DAYS IN KATHERINE’S NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK MAKE A REFRESHING STOPOVER.

WHEN THE WORLD RETURNS TO • C19 HAS BROUGHT KILLED 4X4 TRAVEL FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT UPON REACHING THE LIGHT AT THE END OF A DARK TUNNEL THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE YOU HAPPY AGAIN – TRAVEL.

1970-94 ROVER • AS RANGE THE RANGE ROVER REACHES ITS 50-YEAR MILESTONE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT BUYING ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MODELS.

DIAMOND WORDS AND PHOTOS KEV SMITH • CUT ONCE SHOWERED IN GOLD AND DIAMONDS, BINGARA AND THE GWYDIR RIVER REGION ENJOY A SLOWER PACE THESE DAYS, A TRANQUIL GEM FOR OFF-ROAD TOURERS.

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

MESSAGE RECEIVED • BIG PARTS OF AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD LACK CELL COVERAGE, HENCE THE NEED TO CARRY EMERGENCY COMMS DEVICES LIKE SATELLITE MESSENGERS.

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5 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN YOUR INSURANCE IS DUE • NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR VEHICLE INSURANCE AND ENSURE IT IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU.

QUIET COVER • NEW FLOOR COVERINGS AND IMPROVED SOUND INSULATION MAKE DRIVING THE OLD CRUISER BETTER.

STOPPING POWER • A SET OF PROTEX BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS GO ON THE 4X4AU RANGER.

READERS’ RIGS

CITY FELLAS • OUR ACE SNAPPER GETS OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR A SUBURBAN DAD’S RATING OF THE 4X4 TRITON.

WEIGHING THINGS UP • FITTING AN ALUMINIUM TRAY TO THE HILUX HAS AFFECTED THE WAY IT DRIVES, AND IT HAS LEFT JIMMY LOOKING AT HIS OPTIONS.

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

DROPPING OFF A CLIFF

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2020 GRAND CHEROKEE RUN OUTS