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!

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

4x4 Magazine Australia

2022 FORD RANGER UNMASKED • A V6 DIESEL ENGINE, FULL-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM, AND A NEW LOOK INSIDE AND OUT HEADLINE THE CHANGES TO THE 2022 FORD RANGER.

TRAVEL BULLETIN ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS • Events that were postponed or in doubt are coming back online, so it’s time to get out and about to enjoy this great land and support the communities. The situation is still fluid and things are changing all the time, so please check with event organisers before locking in your plans.

SUSPENDED IN TIME

SOLAR AND GENERATOR WARS

WHAT A WONDERFUL YEAR IT HAS BEEN!

SPORT STAR • HITTING THE TRACKS IN THE LANDCRUISER 300 SERIES GR SPORT, TO CUT THROUGH THE HYPE AND TEST ITS ABILITIES

THE BIG BOSS • THE LT TRAIL BOSS IS THE MORE AFFORDABLE AND BETTER SPECIFIED SILVERADO TRUCK FOR AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS. READ ON TO FIND OUT WHY

TO THE LIMIT • HILUX PROVES IF IT’S WORTH DOING, IT’S WORTH OVERDOING

BUILDING ON A BUDGET • WITH PATIENCE AND A SENSIBLE APPROACH, IT’S POSSIBLE TO CREATE A CAPABLE AND VERSATILE 4X4 ADVENTURE RIG FOR LESS THAN $35K

BLING OR BRAWN? • A LAND ROVER DEFENDER FOR PRADO MONEY MIGHT SOUND LIKE A DEAL FROM THE PAST, BUT IT’S STILL POSSIBLE IF YOU SPEC YOUR MODEL WISELY

THE X FACTOR • CAN A NEW SET OF STRIPES IMPROVE OUR FAVOURITE DOUBLE-CAB UTE? WE CHECK OUT THE RANGER RAPTOR X

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN • PINNACLE 4X4’S LOFTY LANDCRUISER IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD

2021 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

PARADISE REBORN • FRASER ISLAND (K’GARI) SUFFERED TERRIBLY FROM AN AVOIDABLE BUSHFIRE IN LATE 2020 THAT DEVASTATED HALF THE ISLAND. SO IT WAS TIME TO PACK THE 4WDI AND SEE HOW THIS ICONIC AND WORLD-FAMOUS SAND ISLAND IS RECOVERING

GETTING THERE

FRASER’S BEST FOREST DRIVES

5 THINGS TO SEE

PRESSURE POINT • MANY FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS JUST SET AND FORGET WHEN IT COMES TO TYRE PRESSURES, BUT TAILORING THE PRESSURE TO SUIT DIFFERENT TERRAIN TYPES HAS MANY BENEFITS … FOR BOTH YOU AND YOUR RIG. HERE’S OUR GUIDE ON GETTING TYRE PRESSURES RIGHT

4X4 AUSTRALIA’S D-MAX GETS ORGANISED • MSA STORAGE DRAWERS AND A FRIDGE DROP SLIDE INSTALLED IN THE LATEST D-MAX UPDATE, BUT WILL IT ALL FIT UNDER THE CANOPY?

PACKIN’ IT IN! • AN EFFECTIVE 4X4 STORAGE SET-UP IS KEY TO A FUN AND SUCCESSFUL OFF-ROAD ESCAPE

THE LOW-DOWN ON TYING DOWN • SECURING A LOAD IS A SERIOUS MATTER, FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PRECIOUS CARGO AND FOR THE MOTORISTS BEHIND. SO DO IT RIGHT, AND SAVE ON THE EMBARRASSMENT OF YOUR THINGS SPINNING AWAY TO AN UNCERTAIN FATE IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

CAMP KITCHEN • BROUGHT TO YOU BY

HAYMAN REESE CELEBRATES 70 Years • THE FAMOUS AUSSIE TOWING BRAND HITS A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY, CELEBRATING SEVEN DECADES AT THE FOREFRONT OF TOWING TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS

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

SHORT AND SWEET • MINIMALIST OUTBACK TOURING IN THE SWB FJ40

DIRTY TRICKS • MUD AND SLURRY COST US A FORTUNE!

REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE

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