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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4x4 Magazine Australia

ISUZU LAUNCHES TOUR MATE MODELS • ISUZU RELEASES TOUR MATE SPECIAL EDITION MODELS TO ITS D-MAX AND MU-X RANGES

2025 MAZDA BT-50 UNMASKED • A FRESH LOOK AND NEW FEATURES GIVE MAZDA’S UTE A REBOOT

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SHARK BITE • THE PHEV BYD SHARK 6 LAUNCHES LATE IN OCTOBER, WITH DELIVERIES IN DECEMBER. WE GOT A BITE-SIZED TASTE OF WHAT THE SHARK WILL BRING WHEN IT LANDS IN AUSTRALIA

DADDY LONG LEGS • THIS GU PATROL WALKS TALL ON 35S AND PORTALS … AND WITH V8 POWER IT HAS THE KIT TO GO ANYWHERE

SCALING EVEREST • WE SET OUT TO SEE HOW WELL FORD’S EVEREST WAGON WOULD DO AS A TOURING 4X4… AND WE RECKON IT’S COME UP TRUMPS.

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Living Large • GO BIG OR GO HOME! YOU CAN HAVE BOTH WHEN YOU TOW YOUR HOME BEHIND YOU, JUST LIKE CHRIS AND MIRIAM FROM AUSSIE DESTINATIONS UNKNOWN

FIVE FAVE 4X4 TRACKS IN VICTORIA • HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS IN VICTORIA

1 LITTLE DESERT NATIONAL PARK • VICTORIA’S OWN OUTBACK EXPERIENCE OFFERS PLENTY FOR 4X4 EXPLORERS

2 MURRAY-SUNSET NATIONAL PARK • THERE’S PLENTY TO SEE AND DO IN MURRAY-SUNSET NP, AS WELL AS SOME FUN SAND DRIVING OPPORTUNITIES

3 VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY • THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY OFFERS SOME OF THE BEST FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING IN AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS PLENTY OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SOME GREAT CAMPING

4 GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK • GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK IS RENOWNED FOR ITS STUNNING LANDSCAPES AND OFFERS HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES OF GRAVEL ROADS, 4X4 TRACKS AND WALKING TRAILS

5 MURRAY RIVER ROAD • FOR THOSE WHO WANT AN IDYLLIC RIVERSIDE ESCAPE, MURRAY RIVER ROAD IS AN IDEAL DESTINATION

CANNING PLANNER • The greatest 4x4 trip in Australia? The Canning Stock Route is certainly one of the longest, and one that we first travelled in 1986, the first of six epic adventures along its complete length, the last in 2024. Here is our latest update on this iconic track

TRIP PLANNER

GROUND CONTROL • PUTTING THE TOUGH DOG SUSPENSION UNDER OUR FORD EVEREST TO THE TEST ON THE TRACKS AND ON THE ROAD

Millstream MAGIC • MILLSTREAM CHICHESTER NATIONAL PARK IN THE VAST PILBARA REGION OF WA ISN’T BIG IN SIZE BUT IT’S HUGE IN BEAUTY

FAST FACTS

IRON CHEF • COOKING IN CAMP OVENS IS A GREAT WAY TO PREPARE TASTY MEALS WHEN YOU’RE ON A 4X4 ADVENTURE OR WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP. HERE ARE SOME HOT TIPS FROM A BLOKE WHO HAS BEEN USING THEM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS …

A BETTER BUSH WELDER • WHEN THINGS BREAK IN THE BUSH, THIS COMPACT WELDING KIT MAKES IT EASY TO FIX THEM AND GET GOING AGAIN

LIGHTING UP TRACKS • GOOD DRIVING LIGHTS DON’T COME CHEAP BUT THESE LAZER SENTINEL 9’’ ELITES ARE WELL WORTH THE SPEND

DISCS TRUMP DRUMS • JUST LIKE DIAMONDS TRUMP SPADES, TERRAIN TAMER’S DISC BRAKE CONVERSION IS A WINNER

CLEAN FUEL IS GOOD FUEL • DODGY DIESEL IS A REALITY IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND CAN WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR ENGINE’S FUEL SYSTEM’S INNER WORKINGS. BUT YOU CAN AVOID THIS HAZARD WITH A FLASHLUBE PREFILTER SYSTEM

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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