The term ultimate is thrown around a lot in 4WD land. The ultimate suspension. The ultimate driving lights. The ultimate budgetbeater imported swag with the ultimate free magazine thrown in. The problem is, and it’s a damn big one, is they never do the word justice. They’re far from the ‘ultimate’, nowhere near the best of the best, and hardly the king on top of the mountain. But some things, they’re a little more deserving of the title.
The 4x4 Ram 2500 you’re looking at now is the ultimate, make no mistake, it’s the best of the best, the toughest of the tough, the king of every single mountain it’s ever travelled on, and the benchmark other 4x4s need to be measured against. What the hell are you guys on about? We thought you’d never ask.
You see, this isn’t any ordinary yank tank, it’s a Power Wagon, and those who know what that means, know the next few pages will be filled with the best gear money can buy, and almost all of it factory fitted.
If you’re familiar with the Ram platform you’d no doubt know the 2500 is the workhorse of the family, monstertruck-sized live axles front and rear, coil springs the size of a Mack truck’s, and a 6.7-litre straight-six Cummins Diesel lumbering away under that elongated bonnet. The Power Wagon takes that up a notch. While it still retains that rugged over-engineering perfect for Alaskan oil fields or Texas ranches, it does it with a little more flair.
01 DRAWER FRIDGE Easy-access drawer fridges are gaining in popularity.
02 FROM THE FACTORY The two-inch lifted springs and Bilstein shocks are a factory inclusion.
Denne historien er fra July 2020-utgaven av 4x4 Magazine Australia.
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CORRUGATIONS.SAND, AND SPINIFEX
WHEN TALKING LEGENDARY TRACKS, THE CANNING STOCK ROUTE HAS THE TITLE OF LONGEST HISTORICAL STOCK ROUTE IN THE WORLD, BUT TACKLING ITS 1850KM IN A 1970S LAND ROVER MAKES FOR ONE INTERESTING DRIVE FOR THE TV CREW FROM SERIOUSLY SERIES. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF BY VIEWING ROAD TO RUIN
PURE WATER
THE GUZZLE H2O STREAM IS THE IDEAL WATER PURIFICATION SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER OFF THE GRID
DOES IT GET ANY TOUGHER FOR THE AT52S?
HAVING TACKLED SOME OF THE ROUGHEST TRACKS IN THE COUNTRY, THESE ALL-TERRAINS HAVE PASSED THE TEST
TOP 5 4X4 SPOTS IN SA
HERE ARE FIVE OF THE BEST 4X4 DESTINATIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
PLUGGING IN
GWM IS STUDYING THE VIABILITY OF PLUG-IN HYBRID VERSIONS OF ITS POPULAR 4X4S FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET. WE GOT A CHANCE TO SAMPLE THEM ON TRACK
TOP TANK
WE HAVE COME AWAY IMPRESSED AFTER A WEEK IN GWM’S TANK 500 HYBRID 4X4.
HARD EARNED
HARD WORK AND THE RIGHT ADVICE HAVE HELPED JAMES ATKINSON BUILD THE PATROL OF HIS DREAMS
DYNAMIC DEBUT
OUR FIRST TASTE OF THE LC250 COMES IN THE FORM OF THE LEXUS GX550 OVERTRAIL, AND THIS LUXURY 4X4 WAGON IMPRESSES BOTH ON THE ROAD AND OFF IT
BLACK GROWLER
IF YOU’RE GOING TO SWAP FROM A DOUBLE-CAB UTE TO A 4X4 WAGON, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE. BRUCE HAS DONE JUST THAT AND EQUIPPED HIS GR SPORT 300 WITH THE BEST GEAR ON THE MARKET
2025 NISSAN PATROL MAKES GLOBAL DEBUT
CURTAINS DROP ON SEVENTH-GENERATION PATROL BUT NOT HERE UNTIL 2026
