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!

RALLY LEGENDS

4x4 Magazine Australia

TJM 4X4 LAUNCHES LANDCRUISER 300 ACCESSORIES • NEW AFTERMARKET OFFERINGS FOR 2021’S MOST ANTICIPATED VEHICLE

BOLLINGER MOTORS HALTS SUV DEVELOPMENT • SHIFT TO EV COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DESIGNS

VALE ROB EMMINS (1953–2022) • A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE INNOVATOR AND LANDY LOVER

DRIVE 4 LIFE HEADS BACK TO THE HIGH COUNTRY • FIVE-DAY TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR 2022

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

PESKY LITTLE (EXPENSIVE) CRITTERS

WHAT’S IN A BADGE?

BUSH VERSUS BEACH

OUR Custom WAYS • WE TRANSFORMED OUR STOCK-AS-A-ROCK 2020 ISUZU D-MAX IN TO A DIRT ROAD-READY TOURING WEAPON … HERE’S WHAT WE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY

POV-PACK Cruiser • DOES THE LOW-SPEC LC300 GX MAKE SENSE FOR AUSSIE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS, OR IS IT TOO BASIC TO LIVE WITH DAILY?

KING of the MOUNTAIN • MOUNT EVEREST GOT A LITTLE TALLER AFTER SEEING THIS EPIC FORD

ALL TORQ

RACING OBSESSION • HOW DID A LAID-BACK OFF-ROAD RACER WITH A MULLET BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME? TOBY PRICE’S NEVER-GIVE-UP ATTITUDE HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT. WE CHATTED WITH HIM PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS 2022 DAKAR CAMPAIGNT

THE ARB CONNECTION

TOBY’S TRITON

MID-LIFE SPICE UP • THE NISSAN NAVARA ST-X BUILDS ON THE RECENT UPGRADES TO THE D23 RANGE, WITH THE BEST-SPECIFIED INTERIOR

MOB RULES • THE BRITISH MAFIA ARE TAKING OVER, ONE BAD ARSE LAND ROVER AT A TIME

5 WEIRD PERENTIE FACTS

DISCO DANCING • THERE’S A PETROL ENGINE BACK IN THE LAND ROVER DISCOVERY AND IT’S A CRACKER! WE TAKE THE P360 DISCO FOR A WALTZ

PETROL VS DIESEL

DISCOVERY OR DEFENDER?

OUTBACK STATIONS & CORRUGATIONS • IDEAL FOR FIRST-TIME OUTBACK TOURERS IS TRAVERSING THE WELL-TRAVELLED TRAILS THROUGH THE FLINDERS RANGES AND THE OODNADATTA TRACK

5 THINGS TO SEE

MOVIN’ ON UP • IN THIS INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO: OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES, WE GIVE THE RUNDOWN ON HOW TO SAFELY DRIVE UP STEEP HILL CLIMBS

GEAR YOU’LL NEED

SPOTTER

HILL CLIMB DOs AND DON’TS

On Golden Rails • STILL VERY MUCH A MINING TOWN, THE TOP END’S PINE CREEK IS ALSO AN INTERESTING MUSEUM OF IT’S PAST SUCCESS … AND THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE AND ADMIRE

5 POINTS OF INTEREST

CONSUMMATE CORAL COAST • THE NORTH WEST CAPE OF WA HAS BECOME A TRAVELLER’S MECCA WITH THE FAMED NINGALOO COAST ATTRACTING CAMPERS, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS, FISHERMEN AND DIVERS FROM AFAR

ACCESS AND CAMPING

5 NOT TO MISS

TROPICAL FISH & TIPS • A CAPABLE 4WD WILL GET YOU TO MANY OUT-OF-THE-WAY FISHING SPOTS ACROSS THE TROPICAL NORTH OF AUSTRALIA. TO MAXIMISE YOUR CHANCES OF A STRIKE, WE’VE COMPILED A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO FISHING THE TROPICS

5 FISHING GUIDES

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

Tin Foil Whole Fish • IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE US, YOU CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF FRESH SEAFOOD THROUGHOUT SUMMER.

D-MAX TO THE RESCUE • THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA D-MAX IS READY TO HIT THE TRACKS, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE MAXTRAX RECOVERY KIT THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

DUELLING STIHLS • STIHL’S BRAND POWER AS A MAKER OF THE FINEST PETROL CHAINSAWS, NOW EXTENDS TO ITS ELECTRIC CHAINSAW RANGE.

ROLL UP, ROLL UP • KEEPING TOOLS TIDY AND HANDY.

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