TOUGH RUBBER

WE’VE THROWN A SET OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER MT/RS ON THE RANGER.

TASSIE TIGER

THE RANGER COMPLETES ITS LAP OF TASMANIA.

HEAVEN IN HELL

HELL HOLE GORGE MIGHT SOUND LIKE THE LAST PLACE YOU’D WANT TO VISIT BUT THIS OUTBACK QUEENSLAND PARK IS LIKE HEAVEN FOR THOSE AFTER SOME PEACE AND QUIET.

DEFENDING THE TITLE

CAN A NEW DEFENDER LIVE UP TO THE NAME THAT WAS BUILT UP OVER 70 YEARS OF LAND ROVER HISTORY? WE HEAD TO NAMIBIA’S WILD WEST COAST TO DRIVE THE NEW MODEL AND FIND OUT.

CONVERSION THERAPY

HSV ADDS THE CHEVROLET LIGHT DUTY SILVERADO 1500 LTZ GROWING RANGE OF AMERICAN PICK-UP CONVERSIONS.

CERTIFIED FIX

BOTH THE HSV COLORADO SPORTSCAT SV AND THE NISSAN NAVARA N-TREK WARRIOR OWE THEIR BEST TO LOCAL ENGINEERING NOUS…

Colour Me Dusty

CAN THE TRACK LEAST TRAVELLED RETURN MOST REWARD?

CORNER SCORCHER

TO SOME, CORNER COUNTRY SEEMS LIKE IT’S IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BUT THIS SPECTACULAR OUTBACK LANDSCAPE HAS COUNTLESS FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING AND CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH PLENTY OF STORIES TO TELL.

LOTS FOR LITTLE

FANCY A PRADO-SIZED 4X4 WAGON AND CAN’T AFFORD THE FREIGHT? TRY THIS LDV D90 FOR SIZE.

V6 STICK

VOLKSWAGEN HAS ADDED A MANUAL VARIANT TO ITS AMARAOK V6 RANGE, AND IT COMES WITH AN OLD-SCHOOL TWO-SPEED PART-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY.

POWER POINTS

REDARC IS KEEPING THE RANGER’S 12-VOLT POWER NEEDS MET.

FIRE ESCAPE

A NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED FREE CAMPSITE WITH POWER SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, BUT SUCH A PLACE EXISTS AT LAKE TYERS IN EAST GIPPSLAND.

NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED

THE CHALLENGING TRACKS WITHIN KROOMBIT TOPS NATIONAL PARK DEMAND EXPERT LEVELS OF 4X4 KNOW-HOW.

Chilling Out

THE PORTABLE FRIDGE HAS REPLACED THE ESKY AS THE GO-TO BEER-CHILLING TOOL FOR AUSSIES. WE HAVE A CHAT TO THE FRIDGE EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY.

INTO THE UNKNOWN

THE RIG IS BUILT AND THE TANKS ARE FULL. NOW IT’S TIME FOR ONE HELL OF AN ADVENTURE.

BACK IN MY DAY

GEN Z ARE TAKING TO THE TRACKS, AND DOING IT IN STYLE.

TOJO TIME CAPSULE

THIS FJ45 MIGHT BE NEARING 36 YEARS OLD, BUT WHEN YOU SLIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL IT FEELS AND SMELLS LIKE AN ALL-NEW LAND CRUISER UTE.

SHUT THE GATE

IF YOU HAVE A UTE AND A BUNCH OF MOUNTAIN BIKING MATES, YAKIMA’S GATEKEEPER WILL MAKE YOU THE MOST POPULAR PERSON IN TOWN.

THE OTHER NAVARA

NISSAN’S D23 NAVARA IS NOTED FOR ITS COIL-SPRING REAR SUSPENSION, BUT THERE IS ONE MODEL WITH TRADITIONAL LEAF SPRINGS ON THE LOAD AXLE.

SHORT SHIFT

IT’S SLIM PICKINGS IN THE RANKS OF TWO-DOOR 4X4s IN TODAY’S NEW-CAR MARKET. UNTIL THE DEFENDER 90 LOBS LATE IN 2020, THE WRANGLER AND JIMNY ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS AVAILABLE, SO WE TOOK THEM OUT FOR A PLAY TO SEE WHICH SHORTY STANDS TALLEST.

FULL BINNS

BINNS TRACK MAY HAVE MORPHED ONLY RECENTLY, BUT IT’S QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF THE OUTBACK’S MORE POPULAR AND CHALLENGING ADVENTURES.

RAM OIL

FOR THOSE WHO WANT A TURBO-DIESEL RAM 1500 LARAMIE, THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER.

KEEPING IT CLEAN

COMMON SENSE AND PROPER PLANNING KEEP 99 PER CENT OF CONTAMINANTS OUT OF YOUR 4X4. HERE’S HOW TO STOP THE LAST ONE PER CENT.

BEAD POPPIN' & ROCK HOPPIN'

THE CREW AT 4X4 AUSTRALIA A INVITE INTO A BUNCH OF ADVERTISERS S TO GET AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OF OFF-ROAD DRIVING IN THE HILLS BEHIND COFFS HARBOUR, NSW.

COOL RUNNINGS

IT’S A WELL-PROVEN UNIT, BUT DOES THIS BIG BOPPER FROM NATIONAL LUNA WARRANT THE STEEP STICKER PRICE?

ATTENTION SEEKER

WHEN YOU’RE A NEW, SMALL PLAYER UP AGAINST THE ESTABLISHED BIG BOYS IT PAYS TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT THIS LITTLE JIMNY HAS BEEN BUILT TO DO.

SUPER SIZ ED MSA 4X4 6WD LC200 (PART 7)

AFTER A LONG, HARD SLOG, MSA 4X4’S STRETCHED SIX-WHEEL DRIVE ‘SUPERCRUISER’ IS FINALLY COMPLETE, AND THE IMPRESSIVE 6WD BEAST HAS NOW PASSED ITS FIRST TEST AS AN OFF-ROAD TOURER BIG ENOUGH FOR A FAMILY OF SEVEN.

Desert Drag Race

AN IRREGULAR DAY AT 4X4 AUSTRALIA SEES US LINE UP SEVEN DUAL-CAB UTES FOR A STRAIGHT-LINE, HIGH-SPEED SHOOT-OUT ON A DUSTY CLAYPAN.

Tip-Top Troopy

2010 TOYOTA LC GXL TROOP CARRIER

Ram Charger

IF A NATURALLY ASPIRATED PETROL V8 DOESN’T DELIVER THE TORQUE YOU’RE LOOKING FOR, THEN A SUPERCHARGER KIT WILL PROVIDE THE BOOST YOU SEEK.