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!

LIFE IN THE 4X4 LANE

4x4 Magazine Australia

AMAROK V6 W580X COMING IN 2022 • WALKINSHAW-TWEAKED AMAROK W580X TO BE PACKED WITH OFF-ROAD ACCESSORIES STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY

FORD VERSUS TOYOTA BATTLE RAGES IN TO NEW TERRITORY • WHAT HAS TOYOTA GOT TO COMBAT THE NEXT-GEN RANGER’S V6 ENGINE?

V8 RANGER WINS 2021 CUSTOM 4X4 OF THE YEAR • VOTES HAVE BEEN TALLIED AND THE PEOPLE WANT V8 POWER!

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.

RETHINK YOUR WATER USE!

THE RISE AND FALL OF DIESEL POWER

THE GORGEOUS KARIJINI GORGES

FIERCE WARRIOR • PREMCAR WAVES ITS WAND OVER THE NAVARA PRO-4X AND THE RESULT IS A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION

BIG RIG ROK • WITH A STRETCHED WHEELBASE, MORE THAN 200KW AT THE WHEELS AND A SWEET CANOPY SET-UP, KEN’S AMAROK IS READY TO TOUR

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TWO TRIBES • IT’S A CLASH OF THE TITANS, AS NISSAN’S V8 PATROL TAKES ON TOYOTA’S NEW V6 LANDCRUISER

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 300 SAHARA 300 SAHARA

NISSAN PATROL Ti-L

LC300 SAHARA V V8 PATROL CONCLUSION CONCLUSION

MAX POWER CROWN • LDV HAS RELAUNCHED ITS T60 UTE AS THE T60 MAX, FEATURING A NEW LOOK, IMPROVED EQUIPMENT LEVELS AND A 160KW-500NM 2.0L BI-TURBO DIESEL ENGINE.

WINNERS &SINNERS • WHEN IT COMES TO OFF-ROAD USE, NOT ALL OF TODAY’S DUAL CABS ARE CREATED EQUAL. SO IT’S ‘BUYER BEWARE’ IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT 4X4 RIG AMONGST THE DUAL-CAB UTE OFFERINGS

ROCK SOLID • THE CURRENT HILUX HAS BEEN AUSTRALIA’S MOST POPULAR 4X4 DUAL CAB (AND MOST POPULAR 4X4 OVERALL) FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE … AND WITH GOOD REASON

THE BULLY BOY • THE FORD RANGER SAYS A LOT FOR AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

MOULD BREAKER • THE AMAROK IS THE OLDEST DESIGN AMONG THE CURRENT POPULAR DUAL CABS, BUT STILL PERFORMS LIKE IT WAS ONLY DESIGNED YESTERDAY

THE OTHER RANGER • TO UNDERSTAND THE 2012-2020 MAZDA BT-50, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND ITS BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

LAST HURRAH • MANY ASSUME THE 2012-2020 HOLDEN COLORADO IS JUST A REBADGED ISUZU D-MAX, BUT THEY WOULD BE WRONG

QUIET ACHIEVER • THE 2012-2020 ISUZU D-MAX HAS GAINED AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND LOW RUNNING COSTS

COMPACT CONVENIENCE • TRITON IS A MODEST PERFORMER OFF-ROAD, BUT GAINS APPEAL WITH A SHORTER WHEELBASE AND TIGHTER DIMENSIONS

MISSED THE MARK? • COULD NISSAN HAVE DONE MORE WITH THE D23 NAVARA IN REGARD TO ITS OFF-ROAD POTENTIAL?

MILITARY MIGHT • THE ULTIMATE M43 OVERLAND AMBULANCE, FOR A LUCKY EX-MARINE

WATER, WATER EVERY-WHERE • IT WAS A MAJOR DESERT TRIP FROM THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE MOONS TAGGED ALONG FOR AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME

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BACKYARD GONDWANA • THE WET TROPICS WORLD HERITAGE AREA STRETCHES FROM SOUTH OF COOKTOWN TO NORTH OF TOWNSVILLE, AND IT PRESENTS A SERIES OF READILY-ACCESSIBLE NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES CONTAINING ALL THE BEST ELEMENTS OF THIS UNIQUE TROPICAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM

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