WHY BOTHER? WHY NOT...

WHILE THE 76 SERIES IS CERTAINLY FEELING ITS AGE, CAN THIS LIMITED EDITION 70TH ANNIVERSARY CRUISER BREATHE NEW LIFE IN TO THE LONGSTANDING PLATFORM?

TO HELL'S GATE AND BEYOND...

BURKETOWN TO BORROLOOLA TAKES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF COUNTRY OF THE FAMOUS SAVANNAH WAY TOURIST ROUTE, A SERIES OF HIGHWAYS,, ROADS AND TRACKS THAT SPAN THE NORTH OF AUSTRALIA FROM CAIRNS IN THE EAST TO BROOME IN THE WEST

MEAN GREEN TOURING MACHINE

BAW AUTOMOTIVE'S CHOPPED 200 SERIES IS A BUILD WORTHY OF BEING DISPLAYED AT SEMA, THE LEVELS OF ATTENTION TO DÉTAIL ARE SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING

LEXUS DELUXE

IS A LANDCRUISER NOT FANCY ENOUGH? LEXUS HAS THE REMEDY

GRAMPIANS GRANDEUR

FROM A DISTANCE, THE JAGGED SANDSTONE RANGES OF THE GRAMPIANS IN VICTORIA SEEM TO RISE ALMOST VERTICALLY OUT OF THE SURROUNDING PLAINS. ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, WATERFALLS, LAKES, WILDFLOWERS AND BUSHWALKS, COMBINED WITH A MILD CLIMATE HAVE MADE THIS AREA ONE OF VICTORIA'S MORE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS

ARSENIC & OLD MATE THUNDERBOLT

THE RUGGED GRANITE COUNTRY OF NORTHERN NSW HAS BEEN HOME TO BUSHRANGERS, MINERS AND PASTORALÍSTS. THE NATURAL SCENERY ALONE IS SPECTACULAR, AS IS THIS REGION'S HISTORY

SUMMER DAYZ

PURPOSE-BUILT FOR ENDLESS SUMMER DAYS, THIS RANGER IS READY FOR ANY ADVENTURE

JINXED IN THE HIGH COUNTRY

OUR LATEST TRIP IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WAS MET WITH FAST FLOWING STREAMS, CLOSED TRACKS AND FALLEN TIMBER, WHICH MEANT PLENTY OF DETOURS AND A REMINDER HOW YOU NEED BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING WHEN TRAVELLING VICTORIA’S HIGH COUNTRY

LAND OF PLENTY

PIVOTING PLANS DUE TO A CLOSED BORDER, A TRIP TO QUEENSLAND BECOMES AN EXPLORATION OF THE EASTERN END OF THE PLENTY HIGHWAY AND SOUTH ON TO THE BINNS TRACK.

HAPPY MEDIUM

FITTING ACCESSORIES CAN BE THIRSTY WORK.

GETTING HIGH

IN A WORLD OF CHEAP OPTIONS, HOW DO TWO OF THE BEST PREMIUM SOFT-TOP ROOFTOP TENTS SHAPE UP?

THE SANDY 60

MICHAEL ELLEM FROM OFFROAD IMAGES MIGHT OWN THIS STUNNINGLY RESTORED 60 SERIES LANDCRUISER, BUT HE ASSURES US IT’S NOT JUST HIS 4X4 – IT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE

HEAVY HITTER

PATROLS ARE BACK IN THE TITLE FIGHT, AND THIS CHOPPED MONSTER THROWS ONE HELL OF A PUNCH WORDS DAN EVERETT PHOTOS MATT WILLIAMS

GETTING DOWN

IN THIS INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO: OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES, WE GIVE THE RUNDOWN ON HOW TO SAFELY DESCEND STEEP HILLS

NO COMPROMISE!

IS NISSAN’S LATEST NAVARA WARRIOR A TRUE ALTERNATIVE TO FORD’S RANGER RAPTOR? WE GET THEM BOTH DUSTY TO FIND OUT

2023 RANGER RAPTOR REVEALED

FORD REVEALS HOW IT TURNED A CAPABLE OFF-ROADER IN TO A PERFORMANCE HEAVY HITTER

BIG RIG ROK

WITH A STRETCHED WHEELBASE, MORE THAN 200KW AT THE WHEELS AND A SWEET CANOPY SETUP, KEN’S AMAROK IS READY TO TOUR

EASY ESCAPE

WE EXPLAIN HOW TO USE RECOVERY BOARDS TO EXTRACT YOUR VEHICLE FROM A STUCK SITUATION, WHEN YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN

COOL RUNNINGS

OUR 60L FRIDGE FROM COMPANION KEEPS THE BEERS COLD, EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT PLUGGED IN TO THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA D-MAX.

FIERCE WARRIOR

PREMCAR WAVES ITS WAND OVER THE NAVARA PRO-4X AND THE RESULT IS A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION

JACK OF ALL TRADES

4X4 AUSTRALIA’S EDITOR-AT-LARGE, RON MOON, HAS BEEN USING A FEW DIFFERENT JACKS FOR A RANGE OF WORK DUTIES ... AND HE’S MIGHTILY IMPRESSED WITH A FEW NEWCOMERS

MILITARY MIGHT

THE ULTIMATE M43 OVERLAND AMBULANCE, FOR A LUCKY EX-MARINE

MAX POWER CROWN

LDV HAS RELAUNCHED ITS T60 UTE AS THE T60 MAX, FEATURING A NEW LOOK, IMPROVED EQUIPMENT LEVELS AND A 160KW-500NM 2.0L BI-TURBO DIESEL ENGINE.

SHAKEDOWN TO D-MAX

AN UNPLANNED TRIP RESULTS IN OUR FIRST EPIC OUTBACK ADVENTURE IN THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA D-MAX.

TWO TRIBES

IT’S A CLASH OF THE TITANS, AS NISSAN’S V8 PATROL TAKES ON TOYOTA’S NEW V6 LANDCRUISER

WANDERING AUS THE SHANLEY FAMILY

THE GORGEOUS KARIJINI GORGES

SHORT AND SWEET

MINIMALIST OUTBACK TOURING IN THE SWB FJ40

2022 FORD RANGER UNMASKED

A V6 DIESEL ENGINE, FULL-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM, AND A NEW LOOK INSIDE AND OUT HEADLINE THE CHANGES TO THE 2022 FORD RANGER.

TECH TORQUE

SUSPENDED IN TIME

PACKIN' IT IN!

AN EFFECTIVE 4X4 STORAGE SET-UP IS KEY TO A FUN AND SUCCESSFUL OFF-ROAD ESCAPE