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
’25 INFINITI QX80 PREVIEWS NEW PATROL WITH TURBO V6 POWER • TWIN-TURBO V6-POWERED INFINITI QX80 PROVIDES A GLIMPSE AT WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE INCOMING NISSAN PATROL
INEOS QUARTERMASTER CHASSIS CAB RIPE FOR CUSTOMISATION • INEOS LAUNCHES CHASSIS CAB VARIANT OF ITS DOUBLE-CAB GRENADIER QUARTERMASTER
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GETTING TANKED • GWM EXPANDS IT TANK 4X4 RANGE WITH THE LUXURIOUS TANK 500 WAGON
EYE OF THE HURRICANE • RAM HAS DUMPED ITS HEMI V8FOR A SIX-CYCLINDER, AND IT’S COMING TO AUSTRALIA
WHAT LURKS BENEATH • IT MAY LOOK LIKE A FAIRLY STANDARD (IF CLEAN) 80 SERIES, BUT DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER AND YOU’LL FIND A MONSTER BELOW THE SURFACE
TRUCKIN’ LIFE • CAN FORD AUSTRALIA’S NEW F-150 BE AN ACCOMPLISHED OFF-ROAD TOURING 4X4?
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LOOKING BACK • A PAIR OF MSA 4X4 TOWING MIRRORS ENSURE WE ALWAYS KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON BEHIND US WHEN WE HAVE A TRAILER HITCHED TO OUR MITSUBISHI TRITON
NOW HEAR THIS • THE CEL-FI GO MOBILE BOOSTER WILL KEEP EMAILS, MESSAGES AND CALLS COMING THROUGH TO YOUR DEVICES WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS HEARING CRICKETS
WEIGHTLIFTING • INCREASING THE GVM OF YOUR 4X4 SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN SHOULD NOT BE AVOIDED IF YOU NEED IT. WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ON OUR FORD RANGER TO EXPLAIN HOW TO GET IT RIGHT
ISLAND PARADISE • NEAR THE TOP OF THE BUCKET LIST FOR EVERY AUSSIE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVER, K’GARI IS PACKED WITH STUNNING HIGHLIGHTS AND BOASTS SOME OF THE BEST BEACH DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY
BIG COUNTRY • THE PILBARA IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF BIG COUNTRY, AND THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE, DO AND ENJOY IN THIS ANCIENT LANDSCAPE IN WA’S RUGGED NORTHWEST
OUTBACK WATERING HOLES • SINCE OFF TRACK WINES WAS LAUNCHED, OWNERS ANNA AND BRETT FISHER HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 20,000KM UP, DOWN AND ACROSS AUSTRALIA SPRUIKING THEIR WINES-IN-A-CAN MADE FOR CAMPING. THEY DROPPED INTO PLENTY OF OUTBACK PUBS ALONG THE WAY AND THESE ARE THEIR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITES
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SMART CHARGER • CTEK HAS INVENTED ONE CHARGER TO RULE THEM ALL …
ON THE DEFENSIVE • RON FITS BAR WORK AND A WINCH TO HIS TROOPCARRIER TO PROTECT IT FROM THE DANGERS OF OUTBACK TRAVEL AND OFF-ROAD TREKKING
UNLEASH THE BEAST • LIGHTFORCE BEASTDRIVING LIGHTS AREN’T AFRAID OF THE DARK, NO MATTER THE CONDITIONS …
SPARKING FURY • KIAN GIVES HIS GQ PATROL’S IGNITION SYSTEM A MUCH NEEDED UPGRADE
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
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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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