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!

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4x4 Magazine Australia

BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE NEW FORD EVERES • FORD’S 2022 EVEREST 4X4 WAGON GOES ON SALE THIS MONTH AND WE SCORED A SNEAK SPIN IN THE V6 DIESEL POWERED PLATINUM MODEL IN THE LEAD UP

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

QUEENSLAND’S STUNNING CENTRAL COAST

LANDCRUISER HEAVEN

CHANGING TIMES

THE HUNGER GAME • THIS Y62 PATROL COMES OUT SWINGING WITH SUPERCHARGED POWER AND NEXT-GEN ELECTRONIC WIZARDRY. IT’S A BLOWN WEAPON HIDING BEHIND THE POKER FACE OF A MILDLY MODIFIED 4X4. RING THE BELL!

IF IT’S LUXURY YOU’RE AFTER • WE TAKE JEEP’S 2022 SEVENSEAT GRAND CHEROKEE L FOR A SPIN AND ASK OURSELVES, IS IT REALLY ANY BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS MODEL?

A BOY FROM THE BUSH • THERE IS A SWEET RHYTHM TO LEE KERNAGHAN’S DUAL-CAB CRUISER, FROM TOYOTA BULLBAR AND WINCH UP FRONT THROUGH TO THE HAYMAN REESE TOW BAR DOWN BACK

BUMP’N’ GRIND • WE START THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR 2022 ISUZU MU-X BY FITTING A PREDATOR BAR FROM OFFROAD ANIMAL

SINGLE CENTURY • OUR ISUZU MU-X GETS AN UPRATED BATTERY FROM AUSTRALIA’S CENTURY BATTERIES, TO BETTER COPE WITH THE EXTRA DEMANDS OF RUNNING A MODERN 4X4 IN TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS

CLASSICAl GAS • IF YOU WANT THE LOOK OF A CLASSIC 4X4 TRUCK WITHOUT THE HASSLES OF AN OLD TRUCK, THEN A LEGACY TRUCKS POWER WAGON COULD BE THE TRUCK FOR YOU

SWEET TUNES • HOW CAN YOU MAKE MORE POWER FROM YOUR TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE SAFELY AND RELIABLY? WE INTERVIEW TWO QUALIFIED MECHANICS WHO SPECIALISE IN DIESEL TUNING, TO GIVE US THE GOOD OIL ON DIESEL PERFORMANCE UPGRADES

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LOW RANGE IN THE GAWLER RANGES • MOUNT IVE STATION IS AN EXCELLENT BASE TO ENJOY THE STUNNING SCENERY AND WILDLIFE OF THIS REMOTE AND SPECTACULAR PART OF OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA

5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO

TASSIE DETOURS • DITCH THE FIVE - HOUR BITUMEN DRIVE FROM HOBART TO THE NORTH-EAST TIP OF TASSIE, AND FOLLOW THE DIRT TRACKS THROUGH FORESTS AND FARMLANDS FOR A FOUR-DAY JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WITH A DIFFERENCE

5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO

ROCK STAR • THE BEST TECHNIQUES TO SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY DRIVE OVER ROCKY TERRAIN

BE SEATED • WITH NO SHORTAGE OF LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT CAMP CHAIRS ON THE MARKET, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WHICH IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU? OUR COMPARISON WILL HELP GUIDE YOUR BUTT TO THE RIGHT CHOICE

MAXTRAX • THIS MONTH WE TALK TO BRAD MCCARTHY FROM

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

BRAKE ’EM LIKE BENDIX • WITH 160,000KM ON THE CLOCK, IT WAS TIME TO PERFORM SOME MAINTENANCE ON THE FJ CRUISER – STARTING WITH A BRAKE UPGRADE FROM BENDIX

LIGHT OF MY LIFE • FOR CAMPING AND CAR MAINTENANCE, CHECK OUT THE KICKASS RANGE OF RECHARGEABLE LED LIGHTING OPTIONS

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KEEPING IT SIMPLE • KIAN CHUCKS SOME NEW GEAR IN HIS CHEAP GQ PATROL PROJECT BEFORE HEADING OFF FOR A CAMPING AND 4X4 TRIP

BACK IN THE ’BURBS • OUR WARRIOR HAS BEEN DOING UTE STUFF BACK IN THE SUBURBS

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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