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COLOURS OF THE OUTBACK

AT DAWN AND DUSK, THE SPECTACULAR OUTLOOK OVER THE MUNDI MUNDI PLAINS OFFERS VIEWERS THE FULL PALLET OF OUTBACK HUES. COME WITH US AS WE ROAM THE RUINS OF A ONCE THRIVING MINING AREA

KEEPING IT TOGETHER

4X4 AUSTRALIA'S HOW-TO OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES

INFLATED OPINION

AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE, HOW IS THE PORTABLE ARB TWIN COMPRESSOR HOLDING UP?

BRITISH BULLDOG EST 1952

A WAR MACHINE CREATED TO TAKE ON THE ORIGINAL JEEP AND SERVE IN THE BRITIOSH ARMY, THIS TROOPER WAS HIDDEN FOR YEARS UNDER DEEP DEEP COVER

GRAND IS GRAND

SEVEN-SLOT FLAGSHIP GOES LONG FOR THE CATCH

BELIEVE THE HYPE

OUR FIRST DRIVE OF FORD'S NEW V6 DIESEL RANGER SUGGESTS THE NEW MODEL IS GOING TO BE A RIPPER!

HARD GRAFT

FORGET THE PARTS BIN SPECIAL. THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND TROOPY IS PIECED TOGETHER WITH BUSTED KNUCKLES AND LONG NIGHTS

COMPLEX WINCHING TECHNIQUES

IN LAST MONTH'S INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA'S HOW TO OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES WE USED AN ELECTRIC WINCH TO PERFORM A BASIC VEHICLE RECOVERY. THIS TIME WE EXAMINE MORE ADVANCED WINCHING TECHNIQUES

DEFENDER OFF GRID

WHEN YOUR MAIN PASSION IS FISHING AND REMOTE CAMPING, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A SERIOUSLY MODIFIED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TO GET YOU THERE AND BACK AGAIN

BUILDING A WARRIOR

OUR NEW TEST CAR IS A 2022 NAVARA PRO-4X WARRIOR AND RATHER THAN JUST PICK IT UP FROM THE CAR COMPANY, WE HELPED BUILD THIS ONE

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