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FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL
A HOLIDAY TRIP WITH THE FORD RANGER PLATINUM RAISED A FEW EYEBROWS WHEN COMPARING IT TO OUR RANGER SPORT
ENGINE CHECK
THE ULTRAGAUGE PROVIDES YOUR VEHICLE'S VITAL STATS AND WARNINGS IN A TAILORABLE PACKAGE
RAZR RUBBER
AFTER A 50,000KM TRIP THROUGH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THESE MAXXIS RAZR ATS HAVE PROVIDED RELIABLE PERFORMANCE ON AND OFF THE ROAD
PORTABLE POWER
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO FIT A DEDICATED DUAL-BATTERY SYSTEM TO THEIR VEHICLE, THE PORTABLE BLUETTI AC200L POWER STATION COULD BE JUST THE TICKET
A BETTER BRAKE
EVERYONE KNOWS HOW DODGY LANDCRUISER HANDBRAKES CAN BE. TERRAIN TAMER HAS THE FIX …
GOING FOR GOLD
THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING MIGHT NOT MATCH THE NEARBY HIGH COUNTRY, BUT THANKS TO ITS GOLD MINING HISTORY THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE AND DO AROUND THE WIDER CASTLEMAINE AREA AND YOU MAY EVEN STRIKE IT RICH!
NORMANTON TOP 5
NORMANTON IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA AND THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THIS REMOTE TOWN THAN MEETS THE EYE. HERE ARE FIVE FANTASTIC THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND THE TOWN ...
TOP END ADVENTURE
JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM DARWIN, LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK OFFERS SPECTACULAR WATERFALLS, INCREDIBLE SWIMMING HOLES, AN AMAZING ARRAY OF FLORA AND FAUNA, AND SEVERAL FUN WATER CROSSINGS. IT'S A MUST-DO WHEN IN THE TOP END
TOP END TREASURE
THE WYNDHAM AND KUNUNURRA REGION IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE GATEWAY TO THE KIMBERLEY BUT BEFORE YOU HEAD WEST ALONG THE GIBB RIVER ROAD, OR ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, MAKE SOME TIME TO EXPLORE THIS INCREDIBLE AREA
DESERT DELUGE
ON A WORKING TRIP WITH PAYING CUSTOMERS YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO FIND A WAY THROUGH THE DESERT NO MATTER THE CONDITIONS
RACK ATTACK
OUR NEW VEHICLE BUILD FOR 2024 IS THIS FORD EVEREST AMBIENTE, AND THE FIRST GEAR WE'VE FITTED TO IT IS A YAKIMA LOCKNLOAD ROOF PLATFORM, AWNING AND ACCESSORIES
BRIGHT SPARK
IMPROVED LIGHTING FOR COUNTRY AND OUTBACK DRIVING IS A NO BRAINER, SO WE'VE FITTED THE TRITON WITH A RANGE OF LED LIGHTING BOTH FORWARD AND AROUND THE WORK SPACE AT THE BACK.
STATE OF THE ART
WHO SAID YOU CAN'T MAKE A GOOD THING MUCH, MUCH BETTER?
BUILDING A BETTER LUX
WE SPEND SOME TIME TOURING IN THE MARKS 4WD V8 HILUX AND COME AWAY WITH A HUGE SMILE ON OUR DIAL
TWO POLES, FIVE CONTINENTS AND A FIST FULL OF GUTS
LAST month, 4X4 Australia joined rally champion and stunt driver Andrew Comrie-Picard at The Explorers Club (TEC) in New York City for the send-off of a round-the-world journey of epic scale, the Transglobal Car Expedition (TGCE).
HILUX UPDATE
UPDATED HILUX ON THE WAY WITH MINOR FACELIFT
HIGH RISER
OUR BUDGET-BUILD GQ PATROL GETS A FRESH SUSPENSION KIT READY FOR A SUMMER OF OFFROAD ADVENTURING
THE COIL REVOLUTION
SUPERIOR ENGINEERING'S COIL CONVERSIONS REPLACE OLD-SCHOOL TECH WITH MODERN SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE
THE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD
WITH LIMITED VEHICLE NUMBERS, YOU’LL FEEL LIKE YOU’RE AT THE END OF THE WORLD ON PRISTINE DIRK HARTOG ISLAND
5 OF THE BEST
QUEENSLAND IS BLESSED WITH MANY SPECTACULAR NATIONAL PARKS, BUT THESE FIVE REMOTE, DESOLATE, HISTORIC AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE
THIS D-MAX SETS THE BAR FOR BUILDS YOU COULD EAT OFF
MUSCLE TRUCK
CHEVY'S SILVERADO PICKUP MIGHT BE BIG AND BRAWNY ON PAPER, BUT IT LACKS IN MUSCLE WHEN IT COMES TO LOAD AND TOWING CAPACITY IN STANDARD FORM. RAMBLER VEHICLES HAS DEVELOPED A GVM AND GCM UPGRADE PACKAGE TO FIX THIS... AND WE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO SAMPLE IT
MR PROFESSIONAL
BUILT AS AUSTRALIA'S MOST IMPRESSIVE BUSINESS CARD, THIS FLASH LC79 DOESN'T JUST TALK THE TALK, IT WALKS THE WALK
DREDDED 2 IMPRESS
FORD AND TOYOTA APPLY THE LIPPY TO THEIR BIG- SELLING UTES TO ATTRACT THE BUYING PUBLIC TODAY IT IS FORD VERSUS TOYOTA AT THE TOP OF THE BREA SALES CHARTS HEADED BY THE BRANDS' MIDSIZE 4X4 UTES GR SPORT IS BASED ON THE ROGUE, THE FORMER TOP-SPEC HILUX WILDTRAK X HAS THE FEATURES OF THE V6 WILDTRAK X'S ENGINE AND TRANS COMBO IS MORE SMOOTHER, QUIETER AND REFINED THAN THE GR SPORT
PLAYFUL WARRIOR
PREMCAR HAS WAVED ITS UPGRADE-WAND OVER NISSAN'S Y62 PATROL TO CREATE A WARRIOR ... AND WE TOOK IT TO TASSIE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE
QUEENSLAND POLICE KIT OUT TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 300 SERIES
QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE (QPS) HAS INVESTED IN NEW 'CRUISERS FOR SPECIALISED DISTRICT DUTY OFFICERS (DDO), KITTED OUT WITH ARB GEAR AND OTHER SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT
SMALL 4X4, BIG GATHERING
JIMNY INVASION PROVES SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER
SMOOTH TOURING
A SERVICE AND HIGHWAY TRIP FOR OUR RANGER, AS THE BUILD CONTINUES.
FJ'S NEW HOOPS
RESIDENT 4X4 AUSTRALIA PHOTOGRAPHER ELLEN DEWAR NEEDED SOME NEW RUBBER FOR HER FJ CRUISER, AND THIS SET OF HOOPS FROM COOPER TIRES FIT THE BILL.