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
CHEAPER SIX-CYLINDER AMAROK COULD BE COMING TO AUSTRALIA • THERE COULD SOON BE MORE AFFORDABLE WAY TO BUY A NEW VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK WITH V6 POWER BUT WILL IT BE THE MUCH-LOVED CORE?
NEXT-GEN MAHINDRA PIK UP IMAGINED • NEW SCORPIO SET SHAPE THE GENERATION OF PIK UP
TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS
STAR OF INDIA • MAHINDRA AIMS TO SHAKE UP THE MIDSIZE 4X4 WAGON MARKET WITH ITS BUDGET-PRICE SCORPIO
TRX VS RAPTOR DINO CLASH • TRX CLASHES WITH THE RAPTOR IN A FIGHT FOR THE AGES.
ROCK TOUR • FROM TOURER TO ROCK CRAWLER AND BACK AGAIN, THIS WELL THOUGHT-OUT CUSTOM GU PATROL IS A SUPER-CAPABLE ALL-ROUNDER
JEEPIN’ AROUND • CAN THE GLADIATOR RUBICON STAND UP TO AUSTRALIA’S TOUGH OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS? THIS ONE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE TEST OVER 12 MONTHS AND 60,000KM ON SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S REMOTEST BUSH TRACKS
THE ROAD CHOSE ME
BACK-END FIX • A HAYMAN REESE X-BAR ADDS SOME STYLE AND PROTECTION TO THE REAR-END OF OUR RANGER SPORT
BIG FISH • IS FORD’S BARRA SIX ENGINE RIGHT FOR YOUR 4X4?
TAKE A TRIP OFF THE BEATEN TRACK • GAWLER RANGES NATIONAL PARK IS PACKED WITH SPECTACULAR SITES
TRAVEL PLANNER
Western Playground • JUST 300KM SOUTH OF PERTH, THE QUAINT TOWN OF PEMBERTON AND ITS SURROUNDS IS RICH IN HISTORY AND NATURAL BEAUTY. IT’S ALSO A GATEWAY TO THE SPECTACULAR COASTLINE IN D’ENTRECASTEAUX NP.
DIRTY SECRETS • IF YOU WANT NOTHING BUT THE FACTS, FORGET THE ONLINE WACKOS AND CHECK OUT 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S GUIDE TO DIESEL FILTRATION
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LAND ROVER’S DIAMOND JUBILEE 75 • MORE THAN 1200 LAND ROVERS CONVERGE AT COOMA IN NSW TO CELEBRATE THE OFF-ROAD MARQUE’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY
GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
FJ’S FRONT RUNNER FITOUT • FRONT RUNNER ROOF RACK AND ACCESSORIES RECENTLY FITTED TO MY FJ CRUISER ARE MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO STORE MY SWAG, AS I FOUND OUT ON A RECENT TRIP
LOOKING BACK • GOT A CANOPY AND CAN’T SEE WHAT’S BEHIND YOU? THE GATOR REAR-VIEW CAMERA HAS GOT YOU COVERED… ALL THE TIME.
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THIS SPORTING LIFE • LIVING WITH THE RANGER AS IT GETS LOADED UP WITH KIT HAS BEEN A LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP
REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE
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