4x4 Magazine Australia

4x4 Australia takes you to Australia’s most exciting and remote destinations , and we show you how to get there! We test the latest and greatest new and modified vehicles, as well as new camping and outdoor adventure equipment. We introduce you to loads of interesting people, show you heaps of awesome holiday trips and destinations, and we put you in the driver’s seat to tackle the country’s toughest off-road challenges. It’s a whole lot of dirty fun every month!

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4x4 Magazine Australia

MAXXIS CUSTOM 4X4 OF THE YEAR WINNER REVEALED • THIS 80 SERIES PROVES LANDCRUISERS REMAIN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE!

REFRESHED 300 SERIES SET FOR Q2 ARRIVAL • TOYOTA’S FAMILY-FRIENDLY OFF-ROAD WAGON GETS BIGGEST UPDATE SINCE ITS 2021 LAUNCH

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OUT ON THE TUNDRA • THE RIGHT-HAND DRIVE TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS LANDED AT AUSTRALIAN TOYOTA DEALERS, PROVIDING A FULL-SIZE PICKUP ALTERNATIVE TO THE BIG THREE AMERICAN BRANDS

RECORD-SETTING ROK! • VOLKSWAGEN CLOCKS UP A WORLD RECORD AND OFFERS A COMMEMORATIVE AMAROK 10 DESERTS EDITION TO MARK THE OCCASION

BUSH BUILT • WE’RE GETTING OUR VDJ79 LANDCRUISER BUSH READY WITH A PACKAGE OF PROTECTION AND RECOVERY GEAR FROM IRONMAN 4X4

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? • A REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND AXLE FROM MULTIDRIVE TECHNOLOGY RECTIFIES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL TRACKS ON OUR LANDCRUISER FOR IMPROVED HANDLING

BT 75 • JUST LIKE A REGULAR BT-50 … BUT WITH 33 PER CENT MORE OF EVERYTHING

TRUCKIN' LIFE • TOYOTA DECADES? HAS ENTERED THE FULL-SIZE AMERICAN PICKUP MARKET, BUT IS ITS TUNDRA LIMITED ENOUGH TO TAKE ON FORD’S F-150, THE USA’S TOP-SELLING TRUCK FOR WE COMPARE THE PAIR

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A road less travelled • Duncan Road is a spectacular alternative route between Kununurra and Halls Creek that skirts the Ord River Regeneration Reserve and Purnululu NP

SCORPIO RISING •  A DARE-TO-BE-DIFFERENT APPROACH HAS DELIVERED DANIEL SNARE A UNIQUE 4X4 WAGON FOR ALL HIS WORK AND PLAY ADVENTURES

GHOSTS OF THE GHAN • A DRIVE ALONG THE OLD GHAN RAILWAY LINE REVEALS MANY REMNANTS FROM THE PAST THAT STAND TESTAMENT TO THE EFFORT INVOLVED IN BUILDING SUCH SERVICE

TRACTION ON DEMAND • NOTHING SCREAMS “GET ME THROUGH THAT BOGHOLE” MORE THAN A DIFF LOCK. ENTER THE TERRAIN TAMER ELOCKER, A MANUALLY SELECTABLE DIFF LOCK POWERED BY THE 4X4’S 12V SYSTEM

COOL IT • OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE COLD AS THIS OL’ HILUX SCORES A NEW TERRAIN TAMER ALUMINIUM RADIATOR

WATER SOURCE • THE RANGE OF TANKS FROM PAK OFFROAD MAKES IT EASY TO CARRY WATER IN YOUR 4X4

CAMPSITE ILLUMINATION • THESE SMALL AND POPULAR LED LANTERNS ARE IDEAL AROUND THE CAMPSITE … IF YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF A SET

BRAKE BOOSTER • THE VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK NOW STOPS ON A DIME THANKS TO A BRAKE UPGRADE

THIS MONTH WE TALK TO TERRAIN TAMER

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

READERS RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

LUMBER LOAD • ELLEN LOADS UP THE TRITON WITH WOOD AND HEADS TO SOUTH GIPPSLAND

BIGGER IS BETTER • CITY LIVING WITH OUR FORD F-150 XLT SHOWS ITS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE

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