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!

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2025 NISSAN PATROL MAKES GLOBAL DEBUT • CURTAINS DROP ON SEVENTH-GENERATION PATROL BUT NOT HERE UNTIL 2026

TOYOTA CONFIRMS TUNDRA FOR 2025 LAUNCH • THE TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED WILL ARRIVE IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, WITH A HIGH-SPEC PREMIUM MODEL TO FOLLOW IN 2025

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DYNAMIC DEBUT • OUR FIRST TASTE OF THE LC250 COMES IN THE FORM OF THE LEXUS GX550 OVERTRAIL, AND THIS LUXURY 4X4 WAGON IMPRESSES BOTH ON THE ROAD AND OFF IT

HARD EARNED • HARD WORK AND THE RIGHT ADVICE HAVE HELPED JAMES ATKINSON BUILD THE PATROL OF HIS DREAMS

A QUICK RIGHT HOOK • YES, YOU CAN BUY A RIGHT-HOOK FORD BRONCO IN AUSTRALIA … BUT YOU’LL NEED DEEP POCKETS FOR THIS KIND OF EXCLUSIVITY

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TOP TANK • WE HAVE COME AWAY IMPRESSED AFTER A WEEK IN GWM’S TANK 500 HYBRID 4X4.

PLUGGING IN • GWM IS STUDYING THE VIABILITY OF PLUG-IN HYBRID VERSIONS OF ITS POPULAR 4X4S FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET. WE GOT A CHANCE TO SAMPLE THEM ON TRACK

BLCK GROWLER • IF YOU’RE GOING TO SWAP FROM A DOUBLE-CAB UTE TO A 4X4 WAGON, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE. BRUCE HAS DONE JUST THAT AND EQUIPPED HIS GR SPORT 300 WITH THE BEST GEAR ON THE MARKET

TOP 5 4X4 SPOTS IN SA • HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

1 FLINDERS RANGES • A 4X4 TOUR THROUGH THE SPECTACULAR FLINDERS RANGES OFFERS A RICH TAPESTRY OF MODERN AND ANCIENT HISTORY

2 GAWLER RANGES • GAWLER RANGES NATIONAL PARK IS PACKED WITH SPECTACULAR SITES

3 BENDLEBY STATION • BENDLEBY STATION IS A MUST-VISIT DESTINATION FOR ANYONE KEEN ON POLISHING THEIR OFF-ROAD DRIVING SKILLS

4 WIDER ROBE AREA • THE DUNES AND BEACHES OF THE SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

5 FOWLER’S BAY • WITH ISOLATED BEACHES, CLIFF-TOP SINGLE TRACKS AND STUNNING DUNES, FOWLER’S BAY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST HIDDEN OFF-ROADING IN AUSTRALIA

TIN MINE TOUR • Far North Queensland is a special place with stunning waterfalls, amazing rainforest pockets and unique flora and fauna, as well as plenty of interesting history. This drive from Herberton to Petford has it all

DOES IT GET ANY TOUGHER FOR THE AT52S? • HAVING TACKLED SOME OF THE ROUGHEST TRACKS IN THE COUNTRY, THESE ALL-TERRAINS HAVE PASSED THE TEST

COOL & COMPACT • IF YOU LOVE CAMPING OR HITTING THE ROAD, A RELIABLE FRIDGE IS ESSENTIAL, AND THE MYCOOLMAN RECREATION 20 FRIDGE IS A STURDY AND DEPENDABLE OPTION FOR ALL YOUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

PRESSURE CHECKER • A GOOD TYRE-PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SAVE TYRES FROM DESTRUCTION

PURE WATER • THE GUZZLE H2O STREAM IS THE IDEAL WATER PURIFICATION SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER OFF THE GRID

CORRUGATIONS, SAND, AND SPINIFEX • WHEN TALKING LEGENDARY TRACKS, THE CANNING STOCK ROUTE HAS THE TITLE OF LONGEST HISTORICAL STOCK ROUTE IN THE WORLD, BUT TACKLING ITS 1850KM IN A 1970S LAND ROVER MAKES FOR ONE INTERESTING DRIVE FOR THE TV CREW FROM SERIOUSLY SERIES. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF BY VIEWING ROAD TO RUIN

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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