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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TRADE-SPEC TRITON IN THE SHED • INTRODUCING OUR NEXT 4X4 AUSTRALIA BUILD, A MITSUBISHI TRITON GLX-R SET UP FOR WORK AND PLAY
GENUINE GEAR FOR AMAROK • VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA GETS IN THE ACCESSORIES BUSINESS FOR ITS NEW AMAROK
TRAVEL BULLETIN
I’LL TAKE HALF • THIS SUZUKI JIMNY DEFIES LOGIC IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY, AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN IT!
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TOP TRUCK TRIO • HOW DOES VOLKSWAGEN’S NEW AMAROK COMPARE WITH THE SEGMENT LEADERS IN THE 4X4 UTE CLASS? WE TAKE A TRIO OF THEM FOR A SPIN TO FIND OUT
VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK PANAMERICANA
FORD RANGER SPORT
TOYOTA HILUX ROGUE
THE VERDICT
BASE JUMPERS • VOLKSWAGEN EXPANDS ITS AMAROK RANGE WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO BASE-MODEL VARIANTS, THE CORE AND THE LIFE
BUSTED KNUCKLES • MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU EVERYTHING, BUT LONG NIGHTS IN THE SHED CAN GET YOU DAMN CLOSE
773 THERE AND BACK • FORD PERFORMANCE TAKES ON AUSTRALIA’S MOST ICONIC OFF-ROAD RACE WITH ITS DAKAR-WINNING RANGER RAPTOR
ENTRY LEVEL • A QUICK OUTBACK SPIN IN THE FORD RANGER XL GIVES US A FEEL FOR THE BASE-SPEC UTE
Into THE Wild • IN SEARCH OF AN EPIC ADVENTURE IN UNTAMED WILDERNESS? THE NSW SNOWY MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING YOUR NAME
PLACES TO CAMP
TRACKS TO DRIVE
THINGS TO SEE AND DO
SNOW DRIVING 101 • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR A SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND ON THE WHITE POWDER
THE BACK O’BOURKE • SITUATED NOT FAR FROM THE DARLING RIVER TOWN OF BOURKE, GUNDABOOKA NATIONAL PARK OFFERS A GENUINE YET ACCESSIBLE OUTBACK EXPERIENCE
TRAPPING SATAN’S VEGEMITE • EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT CAN CAUSE MODERN TURBO-DIESEL ENGINES TO CHOKE ON THEIR OWN EXHAUST FUMES, UNLESS YOU FIT A QUALITY CATCH-CAN.
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
LOW RIDER • GOT HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING YOUR FOURBY? TRED OUTDOORS HAS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
A FINE CUT • A POWERFUL LITTLE GARDEN PRUNER THAT IS THE IDEAL TOOL FOR TRIMMING FIREWOOD WHEN IN THE BUSH
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SCUFF MARKS • DEANO’S RANGER HAS LOW MILEAGE BUT IS EARNING ITS BUSH PINSTRIPES
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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