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!

RANGER VS AMAROK

4x4 Magazine Australia

2023 NISSAN NAVARA SL WARRIOR REVEALED • THE MORE-ACCESSIBLE NAVARA SL WARRIOR HAS LANDED WITH A UTILITARIAN FOCUS

2023 VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN AUSTRALIA • DEVELOPED WITH THE OZ MARKET IN MIND, THE NEW AMAROK IS AIMING TO TAKE ON THE BIGGEST PLAYERS IN THE DUAL-CAB SEGMENT.

GOING ROGUE • TOYOTA HILUX ROGUE RECEIVES WIDER WHEEL TRACK FOR ENHANCED DYNAMICS IN 2023

TRAVEL BULLETIN ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS • Events that were postponed or in doubt are 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.

THE GOLDEN OUTBACK

PETROL-POWERED 300 SERIES … ANYONE?

BUREAUCRACY GONE MAD

ON & OFF ROAD IN THE NEW NEXT-GEN RANGER • FORD’S NEXT-GEN RANGER UTE IS ON SALE NOW AND WE GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL AT THE LAUNCH

GARAGE DAYS • DEVELOPING FORD AUSTRALIA’S MOST IMPORTANT MODELS AND ENSURING THEY’RE FIT FOR GLOBAL MARKETS ALL STARTED WITH A MECCANO SET, AND A DETERMINED YOUNG WOMAN’S WORD TO A GARAGE OWNER

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NEXT - GEN GENIUS • RANGER SPORT VERSUS HILUX SR5 – AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE 4X4S GO HEAD TO HEAD

RAPTOR TAKES RANGER TO THE NEXT LEVEL • WE HIT THE RACETRACK IN A FORD RANGER RAPTOR PROTOTYPE

BUCKING BRONCO • WITH 460HP OF V8 POWER ON TAP, THIS RESTO-MODDED 1969 FORD BRONCO MOVES ALONG EVEN BETTER THAN IT LOOKS

RIMS ’N’ RUBBER • MAXXIS RAZR AT811 TYRES ON ROH WHEELS SETS OFF OUR MU-X BUILD

TRUE BLUE FORD RANGER 2011- 2022 BUYER’S GUIDE • LOVE TO BUY A NEW-GENERATION RANGER BUT CAN’T AFFORD IT, OR AFFORD THE WAIT? THEN SECOND-HAND DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN SECOND-BEST FROM A VALUE-FOR-MONEY PERSPECTIVE

WELCOME TO THE OUTBACK • THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO START A DESERT ADVENTURE THAN THE FAR WESTERN NSW MINING CITY OF BROKEN HILL, THE ‘CAPITAL OF THE OUTBACK’

5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO

PACKING UP • 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES

DON’T PANIC! • PLENTY CAN GO WRONG WHEN YOU’RE MILES FROM CIVILISATION – BREAKDOWNS, ACCIDENTS, BUSH FIRES, FLOODS, DEADLY CREATURES – SO ARE YOU PREPARED FOR ANY EVENTUALITY? IT CAN QUICKLY BECOME A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

BOXING DAYS • AFTER FOUR YEARS OF USE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, CAN WE RECOMMEND THE AUSSIE-MADE EXPEDITION 134 STORAGE BOXES?

GOLD OR GIMMICK? • LOADED WITH COOL FEATURES AND TECHNOLOGY, THE BIOLITE 2 CAMPSTOVE LOOKS GREAT ON PAPER … BUT IS IT ACTUALLY ANY GOOD IN THE REAL WORLD?

JUMP START • THE SJS1500 LITHIUM POWER PACK COULD SAVE YOU THE HASSLE OF A FLAT BATTERY

READERS’ RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

COMPARING NAVARAS • WE SPEND SOME TIME IN A REGULAR NAVARA PRO-4X, AND THEN LOOK AT HOW THE NEW WARRIOR SL COMPARES TO OUR PRO-4X WARRIOR

SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW • EVAN HAS PINCHED GEAR FROM HIS HILUX FOR THE FJ CRUISER BUILD, BUT SOME CLEVER NEW PARTS WERE NEEDED TO MAKE IT ALL WORK

REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES...