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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DO YOU EVEN LIFT, BRO? • THIS LANDCRUISER RIDES TALL BUT IT’S ALL DONE LEGALLY WITH AN APPROVED KIT FOR LIFT AND TYRES
X Hits the Spot • NISSAN’S LATEST NAVARA TAKES THE NAMEPLATE UP A NOTCH IN THE UTE MARKET
REFRESHED F-TRUCK • Ford Australia has updated its struggling F-150 line-up and we’ve got the mid-spec Lariat here to see if it’s worth considering for your next full-size pick-up.
BECAUS SENSIBLE IS BORING • Forget sensible. The Ranger Raptor and Gladiator Rubicon take wildly different paths to the same end – maximum fun – and neither cares much for the traditional ute brief
BUDGET Beauties • A pair of well-equipped 4x4 utes that might not be at the top of every buyer’s shopping list but are well worth a look, especially when you consider what’s on offer for around $50-60K.
Five Fabulous Pilbara Off -Road Adventures Near Newman • NEWMAN IS THE GATEWAY TO SOME OF THE PILBARA’S MOST REWARDING AND LEAST-KNOWN OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCES
WILD COUNTRY • BASALT PEAKS, MISTY ESCARPMENTS AND REMOTE RIVER CAMPS MAKE THE GONDWANA RAINFORESTS A STANDOUT ESCAPE IN NSW’S NEW ENGLAND REGION
BUCKLAND’S GOLDEN HERITAGE • A GATEWAY TO THE REMOTE HIGH COUNTRY, THE BUCKLAND VALLEY HAS LOTS TO OFFER AS RON AND VIV MOON REDISCOVER ON YET ANOTHER TRIP TO ONE OF THEIR FAVOURITE PLACES IN THE MOUNTAINS
ARB FRONTS UP • WE KICK OFF THE BUILD ON OUR TOYOTA HILUX WITH A VISIT TO ARB 4X4 ACCESSORIES FOR A FULL FRONT-END UPGRADE
SHOWER TIME • FRESH WATER AND SHOWERS ON THE GO WITH THE X-SPEC SYSTEM FROM EXPEDITION HQ
SERIOUS OFF-GRID POWER PROVEN IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK • REMOTE TRAVEL QUICKLY EXPOSES WEAK EQUIPMENT, WITH CORRUGATIONS, DESERT HEAT, FINE RED DUST AND ENDLESS ROUGH TRACKS PUSHING EVERY COMPONENT TO ITS LIMITS, WHERE GEAR EITHER PERFORMS RELIABLY OR FAILS WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST.
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GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
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MUDDY RESCUE • THE INEOS GRENADIER GETS PRESSED INTO RECOVERY DUTY BEFORE COPPING SOME HANDY EXPEDITION HQ GEAR AND A FEW BATTLE SCARS ON COUNTRY ROADS
BEACH, ’BURBS AND FAMILY FUN • A MONTH OF ROAD TRIPS, FAMILY DUTIES AND OFF-ROAD WORK PROVES THE MUSSO REMAINS SIMPLE, CAPABLE AND UNPRETENTIOUS
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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