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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.