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!
NEW YEAR – NEW GEAR
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SIX-WHEEL D-MAX WINS 2023 CUSTOM 4X4 OF THE YEAR • SIX-WHEELER CLAIMS COVETED CROWN IN A TIGHT TUSSLE WITH BARRA-POWERED FJ45
POWER DOWN BUT TORQUE UP FOR 2024 JEEP WRANGLER • 2-LITRE TURBO-PETROL 4-POT ENGINE REPLACES 3.6-LITRE PENTASTAR V6
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BIG EASY • THE REVISED TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 70 SERIES IS HERE, COMPLETE WITH AN INLINE FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTO TRANSMISSION OPTION SELLING ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING V8 AND MANUAL COMBINATION. CAN THE FOUR-POT LIVE UP TO THE LEGENDARY LC70 NAMEPLATE? LET’S FIND OUT …
TRITON TRANS FORMED • NEW TRITON SHEDS ITS VALUE STIGMA TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE SEGMENT’S HEAVY HITTERS
WAGON WAR • INEOS HAS FINALLY THROWN THE GRENADIER ON TO THE MARKET AND IT’S A MUCH NEEDED ADDITION TO THE OFF-ROAD RANKS OF 4X4 WAGONS WORLDWIDE
SUPER SIZE ME • THE NEW, BIGGER FIVE-DOOR JIMNY XL IS FINALLY A REALITY. WE GET A SMALL TASTE TEST OF IT ON THE WAGON’S LOCAL LAUNCH TO SEE IF IT’S BEEN TRANSFORMED IN TO A GENUINE FAMILY 4X4 CONTENDER
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BUILT RIGHT • GETTING THE JOB DONE ON-SITE AND OFF-GRID, THIS NEXT-GEN RANGER JUST FLAT-OUT WORKS
MOBY DICK • RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF TOURING PERFECTION HAS TRANSFORMED THIS SILVERADO INTO A MYTHICAL BEAST
NUDGE, NUDGE … • IN OUR QUEST TO CRAFT THE ULTIMATE WORK AND PLAY UTE, WE HAVE EQUIPPED THE TRITON WITH A PIAK NUDGE BAR
BUSH SAVERS • WE’VE THROWN A MAXTRAX BUSH RECOVERY KIT AND LITE RECOVERY BOARDS IN THE MITSUBISHI TRITON TO HELP US OUT OF STRIFE
BIG TERRITORY • TUCKED ACROSS NEAR THE NORTHERN TERRITORY/WESTERN AUSTRALIA BORDER IS THE REMOTE YET STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL JUDBARRA NATIONAL PARK, A PLACE WHERE HISTORY, FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING, TOTAL SERENITY AND WILD COUNTRY ALL COME TOGETHER
BETWIXT RANGE & RIVER • WHAT MAKES A TRACK ICONIC? ITS LOCATION, ITS REMOTENESS OR MAYBE ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE? KARUNJIE TRACK THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE COCKBURN RANGE AND PENTECOST RIVER IN THE EAST KIMBERLEY OFFERS ALL THAT AND MORE
TRACKS THROUGH TIME • TAKE A TRIP INTO AUSTRALIA’S PIONEERING HISTORY WITH A DRIVE ALONG SOME OF NORTH QUEENSLAND’S REMOTE MINING TRAILS
BETOOTA IS BACK • FROM RACK AND RUIN, THIS FAMOUS OUTBACK HOTEL HAS BEEN RESTORED AND REOPENED
POWER BOX • FINDING A GOOD MOUNTING SOLUTION FOR YOUR SECOND BATTERY CAN BE CHALLENGING, BUT MSA 4X4 ACCESSORIES HAS COME UP WITH A RIPPER SOLUTION
JUMP TO IT • A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER FROM THE GOOD OL’ US OF A
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
RUN TO THE HILLS • IT’S BEEN A FEW MONTHS BETWEEN UPDATES ON OUR RANGER AS IT’S BEEN SITTING AROUND DOING NOT MUCH FOR A WHILE
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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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