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!

GETTING AWAY

4x4 Magazine Australia

$300,000 LAND ROVER DEFENDER UNLEASHED! • WHAT HAS BECOME OF LAND ROVER’S ICONIC DEFENDER NAMEPLATE?

END OF THE LINE: TOYOTA ENDS PRODUCTION OF ITS V8 ENGINE • ORDER BOOKS SLAM SHUT FOR TOYOTA’S VENERABLE V8 ENGINE

ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS • Now is the time to get out and about to enjoy this great land and support the communities. Experienced adventurer Ron Moon has listed a few upcoming highlights, as well as essential track info. As always, check with event organisers before locking in your plans.

ACTIVE BOOST • THE SR5 HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR CHOICE IN THE HILUX RANGE. WE FIND OUT IF IT IS ANY BETTER WITH A BIT OF A BOOST PROVIDED BY THE ADDITION OF V-ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

GROWING PAINS • THE LONG WHEELBASE JIMNY XL ADDS SPACE AND USABILITY TO THE LITTLE SUZUKI, WHILE THE LIMITED EDITION HERITAGE MODEL AMPS UP THE RETRO VIBES

JOB DONE • WE HAVE TRANSFORMED THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA MITSUBISHI TRITON GLX-R INTO THE ULTIMATE UTE FOR WORK AND PLAY THANKS TO THE HELP OF SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S LEADING AUTO-MOTIVE AFTERMARKET COMPANIES.

STORAGE KING • WE KIT OUT THE CARGO SPACE OF OUR FORD EVEREST WITH A NATIONAL LUNA FRIDGE AND MSA FRIDGE SLIDE, BARRIER AND STORAGE DRAWER

BUY DAD this for FATHER’S DAY

BEST IN THE WEST • SOME OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS ARE LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST STATE. HERE ARE FIVE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES FOR THE ADVENTUROUS FOUR-WHEEL DRIVER …

1. PEMBERTON • RICH IN HISTORY AND NATURAL BEAUTY, PEMBERTON IS A GATEWAY TO THE SPECTACULAR COASTLINE IN D’ENTRECASTEAUX NATIONAL PARK ON THE SOUTH-WEST POINT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT

2. KARUNJIE TRACK • KARUNJIE TRACK RUNS BETWEEN THE COCKBURN RANGE AND PENTECOST RIVER IN THE EAST KIMBERLEY

3. CONNIE SUE HIGHWAY • THE CONNIE SUE HIGHWAY IS A BRILLIANT DRIVE FOR THOSE AFTER A REMOTE OUTBACK EXPERIENCE

4. DIRK HARTOG ISLAND, WA • THE PRISTINE DIRK HARTOG ISLAND FEELS LIKE THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

5. BUNTINE HIGHWAY • DOES THE BUNTINE HIGHWAY LIVE UP TO ITS POOR REPUTATION, OR IS IT A NEXT-LEVEL DRIVE?

RAIN FOREST RUN • EXPLORING THE ANCIENT RAINFORESTS ALONG THE CREB TRACK IN FNQ

A Cape Escape • THIS PARK SITUATED BETWEEN THE ARCHER AND COEN RIVERS ON QUEENSLAND’S CAPE YORK PENINSULA OFFERS A GREAT ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO EXPLORE THE REGION’S FLORA AND FAUNA … OH, AND THERE’S PLENTY FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS, FISHERMEN AND HISTORY BUFFS

TRACKING A BUSHRANGER • IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST NOTORIOUS BUSHRANGER, TAKE ON THIS ADVENTUROUS TOUR THROUGH NORTH-EAST VICTORIA

THE GREAT FRIDGE DEBATE • CHEST, UPRIGHT OR DRAWER, AND HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR NEEDS

BUILDING BIG • IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A ONE-STOP SHOP TO GET ALL THE BEST AFTERMARKET GEAR FOR YOUR FULL-SIZE AMERICAN PICKUP TRUCK, THEN OFFROAD INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PORT OF CALL.

ANCIENT ART TRAIL • DICK EUSSEN RECALLS AN EARLIER TIME WHEN HE FIRST DISCOVERED ANCIENT INDIGENOUS ROCK ART … AND DETAILS WHERE AND HOW YOU CAN VIEW IT FOR YOURSELF

NEW HOOPS • A NEW SET OF WHEELS AND TYRES GIVE THIS PRADO AN ALL-NEW LOOK

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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