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!

MORE CHOICES FOR NEW 4X4S, BUT CARS ARE HARD TO GET

4x4 Magazine Australia

2022 70 SERIES UPDATES • MORE SAFETY AND A HIGHER PAYLOAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 70 SERIES LANDCRUISER FROM NOVEMBER 2022 WHILE WAIT TIMES BLOW OUT

2022 FORD RANGER: ARB ACCESSORIES • WE KNOW FORD IS OFFERING A RANGE OF ARB OFF-ROAD ACCESSORIES FOR THE 2022 RANGER, HERE’S WHAT THEY WILL COST FROM ARB DIRECTLY

DEFENDER 130 UNVEILED • LAND ROVER HAS GIVEN THE DEFENDER MORE PASENGER AND CARGO SPACE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE BIG-ARSE 130 MODEL

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

TOP TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND ENJOYABLE FAMILY HIKE

GREEN HORIZON

LOST IN THE LOWER 48

LAST OF AN ERA • THE SUN SETS ON THE CURRENT-GEN AMAROK, WITH VW SENDING IT OFF WITH THE WALKINSHAW-FETTLED W580X

BATTLE CRUISERS • THE TEAM AT TOUGH DOG 4WD SUSPENSION HAND US THE KEYS TO THEIR 200 AND 300 SERIES LANDCRUISERS, TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE OFF-ROAD

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THE DREAMAX • DOES THIS COMPREHENSIVE FRONT-TO-BACK BUILD OF THE ISUZU PICK-UP MAKE IT THE BEST TOURING D-MAX IN THE COUNTRY?

COUNTRY LIVIN' • MOVE OVER BIG CITY LIGHTS, GEN Z ARE MORE INTERESTED IN BULLDUST AND CAMPFIRES

THINKING LATERALLY

50 DAYS WITH A BT 50 • WE ASK A READER TO SPEND SOME TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A BT-50 THUNDER, TO GIVE US HIS REAL-WORLD IMPRESSIONS. HIS ONLY QUALIFICATIONS BEING AN AVID OFF-ROADER AND 4X4 AUSTRALIA READER

A BASE TO BUILD ON • ISUZU’S SEVEN-SEAT 4X4 WAGON JOINS OUR FLEET IN BASE-MODEL LS-M TRIM

THE WIZA RD’S MAGIC WAND • ALL OF TODAY’S NEW 4X4S COME WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT PLAY A HUGE PART IN HOW WELL THE 4X4 IN QUESTION PERFORMS OFF ROAD

DEEP IN THE CREEK • AT THE BOTTOM OF SOUTH-EAST SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS THE FLEURIEU PENINSULA AND NEARBY KANGAROO ISLAND. IT’S A STUNNING ENVIRONMENT WITH PLENTY OF NATURAL BEAUTY, WILDLIFE AND PIONEERING HISTORY SURROUNDING DEEP CREEK NATIONAL PARK

5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO

OCEAN FOREST • ROUGHLY HALFWAY BETWEEN GRAFTON AND BALLINA ON THE NSW NORTH COAST IS BUNDJALUNG NATIONAL PARK AND ITS WORLD-HERITAGE-LISTED GONDWANA RAINFOREST. THIS SLIVER OF AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE, IS A TREASURE WAITING TO BE EXPLORED

5 BEST BUNDJALUNG EXPERIENCES

A SOUTH-WEST ODYSSEY • FROM HOPETOUN TO ESPERANCE AND THROUGH TO THE DUKE OF ORLEANS BAY, THIS STRETCH OF COAST MAKES FOR A ROLLICKING BEACH ADVENTURE ALONG THE EDGE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S SOUTH-WEST …

5 HIGHS OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST

PUT A PLUG IN IT • IF YOU’RE GOING TO DRIVE YOUR 4X4 OFF ROAD, SOONER OR LATER YOU’RE GOING TO GET A FLAT TYRE. RATHER THAN REMOVE THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE AND FIT THE SPARE, YOU CAN OFTEN PLUG THE HOLE. HERE’S HOW …

TREAD CAREFULLY • YOU’RE SPOILT FOR CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO OFF-ROAD TYRES, BUT THERE’S PLENTY TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU PART WITH YOUR HEAD-EARNED. OUR EXPERT TEAM HAS COLLABORATED TO HELP STEER YOU TO THE RIGHT PURCHASE

THIS MONTH WE TALK TERRAIN TAMER

PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

SMART STARTER • THE INTELLI-START JUMP STARTER FROM PROJECTA HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL TOOL IN OUR TOURING KIT

NEW WAY TO NAVIGATE • AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEMA HAS FINALLY LAUNCHED...