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

FIFTH-GEN GRAND CHEROKEE REVEALED • THREE-ROW SUV IS DUE IN AUSTRALIA LATE IN 2021.

TOYOTA TRIALS ELECTRIC 70 SERIES • TOYOTA AUSTRALIA’S MELBOURNE-BASED PRODUCTPLANNING TEAM HAS ADDED BATTERIES TO ITS VENERABLE LANDCRUISER WORKHORSE.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

FACTS OR WHITE LIES?

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FRASER

INTO THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY

D-MAXIMUM EFFECT • HERE’S WHY THE MID-SPEC LS-M D-MAX IS THE SMART CALL FOR MODERN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS.

GIANTKILLER • BUILT WITH NOTHING MORE THAN EXPERIENCE AND HANDS, THIS STOUT IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST RIGS ON THE TRACKS.

DAVID & GO LIATH • TOYOTA GAVE ITS HILUX UTE A WELL-DESERVED UPGRADE LATE IN 2020, SO WE TOOK AN SR5 'LUX OUT WITH OUR LONG-TERM MUSSO XLV TO SEE HOW THE FRESH MODEL PERFORMS.

THEY CALL ME DR ROK • THIS HAS TO BE AUSTRALIA’S MOST MODIFIED VW AMAROK, BUILT FOR BOTH WORK AND PLAY.

HIP POCKET HEROES • FROM OFF-ROAD ABILITY TO DEPRECIATION TO INSURANCE AND FUEL COSTS, 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S OWN RESEARCH DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYSED THE NUMBERS AND AWARDED SIX VEHICLES AS THE BEST-VALUE 4X4 BUYS OF 2021 – YOU MAY FIND THE RESULTS SURPRISING.

ABIT OF THE BIGHT • ISOLATED BEACHES, CLIFF-TOP SINGLE TRACKS AND STUNNING DUNES. SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST HIDDEN OFF-ROADING IN AUSTRALIA.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK • WHAT STARTED OUT AS A ‘QUICK’ DETOUR SOON BECAME AN ADVENTURE FULL OF HISTORY AND SPECTACULAR LOCATIONS.

BURGER WITH THE LOT • HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU COMBINED THE BEST PARTS FROM TOYOTA, NISSAN AND GENERAL MOTORS? THIS WILD FJ45 WINCH TRUCK IS WHAT YOU GET.

DESERT CAMPER • CONSCRIPTED AS THE MOON TOURS’ SUPPORT TRAILER FOR ITS BULK STORAGE, OFF-ROAD ABILITY AND AUSSIE BUILD QUALITY, WE TAKE THE AOR SIERRA ZR CAMPER STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOWROOM AND HEAD IMMEDIATELY TO THE SIMPSON DESERT …. AND THAT’S ONLY THE START!

LOW LOADER • ARB’S BASE RACK SYSTEM DELIVERS LIGHTWEIGHT, RUGGED CONSTRUCTION AND THE LOWEST OF LOW-PROFILE DESIGNS.

PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

EXHAUSTIVE EFFORTS • ADDING TO THE LONG LIST OF REASONS WHY IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO BUY LOCAL, LUX FAB IS CONTINUING TO SHOW HOW GOOD A QUALITY AUSTRALIAN-MADE EXHAUST CAN BE.

READERS’ RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

THE GREAT ESCAPE • THE MUSSO IS LOADED UP AND HEADS TO THE MOUNTAINS, ONLY TO HAVE ITS FREEDOM CUT SHORT BY A SUDDEN BORDER CLOSURE.

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