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!

THE OFF-ROAD PASSION NEVER DIES

4x4 Magazine Australia

2022 EASTER JEEP SAFARI DEBUTS OFF-ROAD CONCEPTS • THE 2022 EASTER JEEP SAFARI IN MOAB, UTAH, KICKED OFF ITS 56TH YEAR, SHOWCASING A NUMBER OF CONCEPT CARS FROM THE AMERICAN OFF-ROAD BRAND

ARKAROOLA WILDERNESS, A SANCTUARY OF THE FLINDERS RANGES • ARKAROOLA WILDERNESS SANCTUARY ISN’T THE KIND OF PLACE YOU’RE LIKELY TO STUMBLE ACROSS

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.

MAGICAL K’GARI

BEST TIPS FOR OUTBACK TRIPS

IN A DIESEL DAZE

WHY BOTHER? WHY NOT… • WHILE THE 76 SERIES IS CERTAINLY FEELING ITS AGE, CAN THIS LIMITED EDITION 70TH ANNIVERSARY CRUISER BREATHE NEW LIFE IN TO THE LONGSTANDING PLATFORM?

BUILDING A WARRIOR • OUR NEW TEST CAR IS A 2022 NAVARA PRO-4X WARRIOR AND RATHER THAN JUST PICK IT UP FROM THE CAR COMPANY, WE HELPED BUILD THIS ONE

LEXUS DELUXE • IS A LANDCRUISER NOT FANCY ENOUGH? LEXUS HAS THE REMEDY

MEAN GREEN TOURING MACHINE • BAW AUTOMOTIVE’S CHOPPED 200 SERIES IS A BUILD WORTHY OF BEING DISPLAYED AT SEMA, THE LEVELS OF ATTENTION TO b DETAIL ARE SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING

GRAMPIANS GRANDEUR • FROM A DISTANCE, THE JAGGED SANDSTONE RANGES OF THE GRAMPIANS IN VICTORIA SEEM TO RISE ALMOST VERTICALLY OUT OF THE SURROUNDING PLAINS. ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, WATERFALLS, LAKES, WILDFLOWERS AND BUSHWALKS, COMBINED WITH A MILD CLIMATE HAVE MADE THIS AREA ONE OF VICTORIA’S MORE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS

5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO

DEFENDEROFF GRID • WHEN YOUR MAIN PASSION IS FISHING AND REMOTE CAMPING, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A SERIOUSLY MODIFIED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TO GET YOU THERE AND BACK AGAIN

A CLOSER LOOK

TO HELL’S GATE AND BEYOND… • BURKETOWN TO BORROLOOLA TAKES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF COUNTRY OF THE FAMOUS SAVANNAH WAY TOURIST ROUTE, A SERIES OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND TRACKS THAT SPAN THE NORTH OF AUSTRALIA FROM CAIRNS IN THE EAST TO BROOME IN THE WEST

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5TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS

HARD GRAFT • FORGET THE PARTS BIN SPECIAL. THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND TROOPY IS PIECED TOGETHER WITH BUSTED KNUCKLES AND LONG NIGHTS

ARSENIC & OLD MATE THUNDERBOLT • THE RUGGED GRANITE COUNTRY OF NORTHERN NSW HAS BEEN HOME TO BUSHRANGERS, MINERS AND PASTORALISTS. THE NATURAL SCENERY ALONE IS SPECTACULAR, AS IS THIS REGION’S HISTORY

5 TOP HIGHLIGHTS

COMPLEX WINCHING TECHNIQUES • IN LAST MONTH’S INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES WE USED AN ELECTRIC WINCH TO PERFORM A BASIC VEHICLE RECOVERY. THIS TIME WE EXAMINE MORE ADVANCED WINCHING TECHNIQUES

HOT LAPS • WANT TO DO THE BIG LAP WITHOUT WORRYING IF YOUR CAMPER CAN MAKE IT? BUSH LAPA’S HOPPER 3I MAKES A STRONG CASE

SHINING ON 50 YEARS OF EAST COAST BULLBARS • TO REACH 50 YEARS IN THE 4X4 AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY, YOU NEED TO HAVE STARTED STRONG, CONTINUALLY GROWN AND INNOVATED, AND DONE SO WITH A PASSIONATE TEAM. EAST COAST BULLBARS HAS DONE JUST THAT.

HEY, CHARGER! • IF YOU’RE VENTURING IN TO THIS BRAVE WORLD OF HIGH-TECH 12-VOLT ADVANCEMENTS...