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

TJM‘S ACCESSORIES FOR THE 2022 FORD RANGER • NEW PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE GEAR FROM TJM FUTURE-PROOFS THE NEW FORD RANGER

OFF-ROAD FOCUSSED ZR2 JOINS SILVERADO RANGE • MORE EXPENSIVE CHEVY TRUCK, BUT WITH MORE KIT AND TOUGHER LOOKS

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

BUILDING BONDS

FULL-TIME CONFIDENCE

SHARK ATTACK FIRST-AID … AND MORE!

Cape Crusader • ALICIA HAS TRANSFORMED HER WORK RIG IN TO THE PERFECT FAMILY TOURING HILUX AND IS HEADING FOR THE CAPE

STORAGE KING • WE FIT OUT THE BACK OF THE ISUZU MU-X WITH AN MSA EXPLORER DRAWER AND FRIDGE SLIDE

TAG-GED • OUR ISUZU MU-X BECOMES THE RECIPIENT OF THE FIRST TAG XR RECOVERY BAR FOR A 4X4 WAGON

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RAMBLIN' MAN • WHEN YOU HAVE TRAVELLED ALL OVER AUSTRALIA, YOU LEARN A THING OR TWO ABOUT HOW TO BUILD A CRUISER FOR OFF-ROAD TOURING – INTRODUCING THE RAMBLER VEHICLES 79 SERIES LANDCRUISER, AN AUTOMOTIVE WORK OF ART

TOW TRUCKS • 4X4 AUSTRALIA COMPARES SIX TOP TOWING RIGS FROM THE MID-SIZE DUAL-CAB UTE CLASS WITH SOME SURPRISING RESULTS

GET A GRIP • IN THIS INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO: OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT 4X4 SYSTEMS AND TRACTION AIDS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS VEHICLES, WHAT THEY DO AND HOW TO BEST USE THEM

RUFUS RIVER RUN • AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MURRAY AND DARLING RIVERS LIES THE NSW TOWN OF WENTWORTH, THE STARTING POINT FOR OUR TREK ALONG THE MURRAY AND LAKE VICTORIA TO RENMARK IN SA

5 FAST FACTS

UP THE TRACK • ROAD TRIPS DON’T GET MUCH BETTER THAN TAKING THE ROUTE NORTHWARDS FROM COOBER PEDY VIA OODNADATTA TO APATULA, TRACING THE ROUTE OF THE OLD GHAN RAILWAY ALONG THE WAY

5 FINKE-TRIP FAVOURITES

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

HOW MUCH DID IT COST TO BUILD THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA D-MAX? • WITH THE BUILD OF THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA D-MAX COMING TO AN END, WE WANTED TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH IT COST IN TOTAL, INCLUDING UPDATING OUR CLUB 4X4 INSURANCE POLICY

TOYOTA-SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER • AFTER USING AN AUTOPHIX OBD DIAGNOSTIC SCANNER AT THE RECENT 4WDOTY AWARDS, I KNEW I NEEDED ONE FOR MY TOYOTA FJ CRUISER

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LOWDOWN ON LOW RANGE • THE BOFFINS AT NISSAN HAVE WORKED OUT OUR ISSUES ENGAGING LOW-RANGE 4X4 IN THE NAVARA PRO-4X WARRIOR

EVAN’S FIRST BIG TRIP IN THE FJ CRUISER • JUST HOW MUCH FUEL DID MY FJ CRUISER USE DRIVING OVER 2500KM IN THREE DAYS, AND WHY I’LL NEVER TRAVEL THIS WAY AGAIN

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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