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!
NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR
4×4 Magazine Australia
FORD F-150 TESTED AND TUNED FOR AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS • AUSSIE-TUNED F-150 XLT AND LARIAT TO GO ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA FROM THE SECOND HALF OF 2023
AMAROK TO OFFER ONLY PETROL ENGINE IN ITS CLASS • VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA LOOKS SET TO APPEAL TO CURRENT PETROL OWNERS, WITH THE NEXT-GENERATION AMAROK DUE IN EARLY 2023
TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS
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RAPTOR ATTACKS • IS THE NEW RANGER RAPTOR A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO THE PREVIOUS MODEL, OR HAS PETROL POWER RELEGATED IT TO THE WORLD OF MALL CRAWLERS AND CASHED-UP TRADIES? WE HIT THE DIRT TO FIND OUT
TRIGGER HAPPY • A BODY CHOP FOR THIS GU PATROLWAS THE PERFECT WAY TO SHOWCASETHE TRIG POINT CANOPY AND CREATEA TOUGH TOURING TRUCK
BRIGHT IDEAS • NARVA TAKES LIGHT BARS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH ITS NEW ULTIMA RANGE AND CONNECT+ ADJUSTABILITY
BUILDING A BETTER BUS • 4X4 AUSTRALIA TRANSFORMS A BASE MODEL ISUZU MU-X FROM A STOCKER TO A COMPETENT TOURING 4X4
A RIPPING RANGER • A NEW YEAR AND A NEW BUILD PROJECT FOR 4X4 AUSTRALIA!
Oh, What a Feeling • A FACTORY V8 PETROL-POWERED LEXUS GX470 BASED ON A PRADO AND ROLLING ON 37-INCH TYRES. WHY CAN’T WE BUILD THEM LIKE THIS IN AUSTRALIA?
TRULY A HIDDEN PARADISE • IYTWELEPENTY/DAVENPORT RANGES NATIONAL PARK IS OFTEN BYPASSED BY 4WD ADVENTURERS, AND THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING
LOST IN LIMMEN • REMOTE AND ISOLATED, LIMMEN NATIONAL PARK ON THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA COASTLINE MAY NOT BE ON EVERYONE’S RADAR, BUT IT’S A STUNNING TROPICAL PARADISE FULL OF NATURAL WONDERS
THIS MONTH WE TALK TERRAIN TAMER
GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
ONCE A JOLLY IRONMAN • IRONMAN 4X4’S RIDGE POLE SWAG PROMISES QUALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY AT A GREAT PRICE. WE CHECKED IT OUT TO SEE IF IT DELIVERS
MIGHTY MOUNTS • THIS RAZED PRODUCTS MOUNTING KIT PROVIDES AN EASY WAY TO CARRY AND QUICKLY ACCESS UP THE MAXTRAX ON YOUR ROOF PLATFORM RACK.
BATTERY FOR THE OVERLANDERS • THE YUASA OVERLANDER 4X4 BATTERY IS BUILT FOR AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS, SO WE FITTED ONE TO THE OLD LANDCRUISER
BUSH THERAPY • OUR LONG-TERMER GOES BUSH ON THE NSW SOUTH COAST
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
PREMIUM AMAROK TO COST $80K+
2023 ISUZU D-MAX, MU-X AND MAZDA BT-50 SCORE MINOR SAFETY UPDATES, REVISED ANCAP RATING
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE