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!
SHIFTING BATTLE LINES
4x4 Magazine Australia
SUBSCRIBE TO 4X4 AUSTRALIA
2025 TOYOTA 4RUNNER REVEALED … BUT IT’S NOT FOR AUS • TWIN-TURBO V6-POWERED INFINITI QX80 PROVIDES A GLIMPSE AT WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE INCOMING NISSAN PATROL
RAM 1500 TRX FINAL EDITION ON THE WAY • IT’S TIME TO ACT FAST IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE A RAM 1500 TRX WITH A SNARLING SUPERCHARGED V8
TRAVEL BULLETIN
MIDLIFE MAKEOVER • ISUZU HAS GIVEN ITS D-MAX UTE A MIDLIFE MAKEOVER WITH SOME FRESH STYLING, IMPROVED SAFETY, MORE FEATURES, PLUS THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW VARIANT WHICH IT CALLS X-RIDER
FIRST OF ITS KIND • WHEN IT COMES TO FIRST 4X4S, FEW ARE AS NICE AS THIS BMW-POWERED LANDCRUISER
BATTLE ROYALE • NISSAN PATROL WARRIOR VS TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GR SPORT
AIR FORCE • OUR FORD EVEREST SCORES A SAFARI ARMAX SNORKEL TO IMPROVE AIRFLOW AND ADD SECURITY FOR WATER CROSSINGS
COOL UPRIGHT • WE’VE INSTALLED A DOMETIC COOLMATIC CRX 50 IN THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA TRITON TO KEEP THE FOOD AND DRINKS CHILLED
BMW M57 ENGINE SWAPS FOR FOURBIES • YOU WANNA SWAP ONE OF THE BEST DIESEL ENGINES EVER BUILT INTO YOUR RIG? HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW …
SUBSCRIBE TO 4X4 AUSTRALIA
SUNSET SURPRISE • THE GOING GOT TOUGH WHEN THE RAIN HIT, BUT IT WOULDN’T DAMPEN THE SPIRITS … NOR THE ADVENTURE
NORTHERN RUSH • OLD GOLD MINING TOWNS LIKE MAYTOWN IN CAPE YORK SHOW JUST HOW HARD IT WAS FOR PROSPECTORS TO MAKE A QUID BACK IN THE MID-1800S
WANDERING WITHCELINA • THE WITCHELINA NATURE RESERVE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S NORTH PROVIDES TRAVELLERS WITH SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES AND A FABULOUS LOOK INTO THE AREA’S PASTORAL AND RAILWAY HISTORY
THE FILES • A ONE-OFF JEEP J20 WITH AN LS3, 37S AND LINKED SUSPENSION. WHY? BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DRIVE A CAMRY
WEIGHT WATCHER • RON ENGAGES TERRAIN TAMER TO IMPROVE HIS TROOPIE’S LOAD-CARRYING CAPABILITY AND ITS RIDE … WHETHER LOADED OR NOT
THIS MONTH WE TALK FLASHLUBE
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
OLD SCHOOL CRUISIN’ • SOME REPAIRS AND MODERN UPGRADES FOR MATT’S OLD LANDCRUISER
READERS RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE
PARTING PIC • SEND TO OUR FB PAGE: @4X4AUS