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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HOLDEN COLORADO AND MERCEDES-BENZ X-CLASS TO BE GONE BY 2021. • THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD IS CHANGING RAPIDLY AND NOTHING IS OFF THE CHOPPING BLOCK AS SEEN BY THE DEMISE OF HOLDEN AND X-CLASS.

SIGN UP FOR THE 2020 OUTBACK CHALLENGE • BE PART OF THE OUTBACK CHALLENGE, WHEN IT RETURNS TO BROKEN HILL THIS SEPTEMBER.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

BULLDUST • EGREGIOUS ERGONOMICS: WHAT’S WITH VEHICLE DESIGN FAUX PAS?

EXPERT VIEW AT HOME IN THE OUTBACK • MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW MICK MCCULKIN FROM HIS YEARS RUNNING TRI STATE SAFARIS OR THE AUSTRALIAN 4WD ACADEMY, BUT HIS OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE PRECEDES THESE VENTURES BY MANY YEARS.

V6 STICK • VOLKSWAGEN HAS ADDED A MANUAL VARIANT TO ITS AMARAOK V6 RANGE, AND IT COMES WITH AN OLD-SCHOOL TWO-SPEED PART-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY.

LOTS FOR LITTLE • FANCY A PRADO-SIZED 4X4 WAGON AND CAN’T AFFORD THE FREIGHT? TRY THIS LDV D90 FOR SIZE.

INTO THE UNKNOWN • THE RIG IS BUILT AND THE TANKS ARE FULL. NOW IT’S TIME FOR ONE HELL OF AN ADVENTURE.

SPECIAL ORDER • FORD’S RANGER RAPTOR HAS SET THE BENCHMARK FOR OFF-ROAD-READY SHOWROOM-STOCK DUAL-CABS, BUT IT HASN’T FACED NISSAN’S NEW NAVARA N-TREK WARRIOR … UNTIL NOW.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • TAKE ONE NISSAN NAVARA AND ADD SOME SAVVY LOCAL ENGINEERING, AND YOU END UP THE N-TREK WARRIOR.

CHASSIS POWER • FAR MORE THAN A LIFT KIT AND A NEW WHEEL AND TYRE PACKAGE, THE RAPTOR BRINGS RACE-BRED CHASSIS ENGINEERING.

BANG FOR YOUR BUCKS

BACK IN MY DAY • GEN Z ARE TAKING TO THE TRACKS, AND DOING IT IN STYLE.

ROCK TRAILS & ROCK ART • THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE FLINDERS RANGES OFFERS A MORE ISOLATED EXPERIENCE AND MORE REMOTE CAMPING, IN A SPECTACULAR SETTING OF RED, RAW ROCK. HERE ARE SOME OF THE AREA’S DELIGHTS.

MUNGO MAGIC • MUNGO NP IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST VISUALLY SPECTACULAR DESTINATIONS, WITH A LANDSCAPE THAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. WE’RE LUCKY IT’S SO READILY ACCESSIBLE!

NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED • THE CHALLENGING TRACKS WITHIN KROOMBIT TOPS NATIONAL PARK DEMAND EXPERT LEVELS OF 4X4 KNOW-HOW.

PORTABLE FRIDGE BUYERS’ GUIDE CHilliNg Out • THE PORTABLE FRIDGE HAS REPLACED THE ESKY AS THE GO-TO BEER-CHILLING TOOL FOR AUSSIES. WE HAVE A CHAT TO THE FRIDGE EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY.

FIRE ESCAPE • A NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED FREE CAMPSITE WITH POWER SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, BUT SUCH A PLACE EXISTS AT LAKE TYERS IN EAST GIPPSLAND.

BAiL UP! • WE SADDLE UP AN X-CLASS IN SEARCH OF SOME WILD COLONIAL BOYS, ON A WEEKEND CANTER THROUGH THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY.

BUCKLEY’S CHANCE • CHINESE-SOURCED CAMPER IS SPRINKLED WITH AUSSIE ACCESSORIES. RON MOON TAKES LUMBERJACK’S BUCKLEY ‘ULTRA LIGHT’ FOR AN OFF-ROAD WORKOUT.

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

POWER POINTS • REDARC IS KEEPING THE RANGER’S 12-VOLT POWER NEEDS MET.

TUNE TIME FOR THE 80 • KEV GETS MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR, ONCE BERRIMA DIESEL IS DONE TINKERING WITH HIS LAND CRUISER.

POWER TRIP • AFTER MORE THAN 12 MONTHS OF SERVICE, HOW DO PROJECTA’S 350-AND 600-WATT PRO-WAVE INVERTERS STACK UP?

READERS’ RIGS • NEW-MODEL JIMNY IS RACKING UP THE KAYS AND STILL GOING STRONG.

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