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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.

Barmah And Beyond

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS AND CAMPERS CAN INDULGE IN THE MURRAY RIVER’S RED GUM FORESTS, QUIET BACKWATERS AND SANDY BEACHES.

EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION

WITH THE ALL-NEW DEFENDER FINALLY REVEALED, WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HOW IT GOT TO THIS POINT.

RAPTOR VS RUBICON - FACTORY FIGHT CARD

SHOWROOM-STOCK 4X4s DON’T COME MORE CAPABLE THAN THE RANGER RAPTOR AND WRANGLER RUBICON, BUT WHICH ONE IS KING OF THE HILL?

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER, MODIFIED JEEPS ARE CHANGING THE 4X4 GAME.

DESERT RIVER

FOLLOWING THE HAY RIVER THROUGH THE SIMPSON DESERT IS ONE OF THE GREAT DESERT JOURNEYS IN AUSTRALIA. JOIN US AS WE HEAD SOUTH ALONG THE EPHEMERAL RIVER.

A LEGEND REBORN?

YOU’VE PROBABLY READ ALL ABOUT THE NEW DEFENDER FROM ITS LAUNCH IN FRANKFURT, BUT WILL THIS ALL-NEW LAND ROVER HAVE THE OFF-ROAD PERFORMANCE TO LIVE UP TO ITS LEGENDARY NAMEPLATE? LET’S TAKE A CLOSE LOOK.

Safe Escape

Kinetic Recovery Ropes offer a new, safer way to snatch stuck vehicles out predicaments.

Power Patrol

The unique tub tray and clean lines of this sweet patrol ute hide a very big secret: a cummins diesel shoehorned into its engine bay. Go-anywhere rig? Yep, we reckon so.

Parmas And Potholes

Rollicking through rawson on a winter’s day.

On The Inside

Building a cutting-edge 4x4 is all about who you know.

Ram 2500 Is On A Mission

Purpose-built … but not how you think. This Ram 2500 is on a mission.