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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REFRESHED TECH FOR 2025 LAND CRUISER 300 SERIES • TOYOTA’S OFF-ROAD WAGON GETS UPDATES TO SAFETY AND TECH FEATURES

ISUZU SETS SALES RECORD IN 2024 • A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR IUA IN 2024

TRAVEL BULLETIN

BATTLE HARDENED • INEOS GRENADIER GETS MORE FIREPOWER THANKS TO MELBOURNE SPECIALIST GRENX

Family Favourite • THE 250 SERIES PRADO IS HERE AND BURSTING OUT OF SHOWROOMS, BUT HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO ITS BIGGEST RIVAL, FORD’S POPULAR EVEREST? WE PAIRED THEM UP TO FIND OUT

Peak Prado

Ford to the front

Summary

FULLY LOADED • STYLISH, HEAVY-LOAD RATED ALLOY WHEELS FOR OUR LANDCRUISER 79 FROM LOADED WHEELS

RETRO TOURER • DARREN SAWYER ALWAYS LOVED THE 60 SERIES LANDCRUISER, SO HE BUILT THIS ONE TO TAKE HIM ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA

TOW HARD • A TOWBAR IS A PRETTY SIMPLE INSTRUMENT, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT CAN’T BE IMPROVED UPON. THANKS TO NEVER-ENDING INNOVATION FROM THE LIKES OF MARKS 4WD, EVEN TOWBARS ARE GETTING WITH THE TIMES

TOUGH MUDDERS • A SET OF MAXXIS RAZR MUD-TERRAIN TYRES WILL GET US ANYWHERE WE NEED TO GO IN OUR LANDCRUISER

Trip of a Lifetime • EVERYONE HAS A FAVOURITE OFF-ROAD TRIP, OUR THREE EDITORIAL ELDERS TELL US THEIRS

BLAZING TRAILS • MOONIE REMEMBERS SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES HE’S HAD WITH 4X4 AUSTRALIA OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS

SECOND BEST • DEANO LOOKS BACK AT HIS SECOND-FAVOURITE ADVENTURE IN A 25-YEAR JOURNEY WITH 4X4 AUSTRALIA

IN MADIGAN’S FOOTSTEPS • THIS UNFORGETTABLE TRIP ACROSS THE MADIGAN LINE IN THE NORTHERN SIMPSON DESERT PROVIDED PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL ELLEM TO CREATE SPECTACULAR IMAGES

EXPLORING AN ANCIENT TERRITORY RIVERBED • The Finke River 4WD Route offers an exciting journey through the Finke Gorge National Park, showcasing stunning desert landscapes, an ancient riverbed and challenging terrain

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GREAT SOUTHERN ODYSSEY • If you love stunning landscapes, geological wonders, Aboriginal and European history, rough 4x4 tracks, a good dose of isolation and amazing campsites, you will love this off-road adventure through South Australia’s magnificent Flinders and Gammon ranges

RUNVA TO THE HILLS • WHETHER IN STEEP COUNTRY, DESERT SAND OR DOWN AT THE BEACH, THIS NEW RUNVA WINCH WILL KEEP THIS HILUX OUT OF STRIFE

ROCKARMOR GT BULLBAR

DIGGIN’ IT • THESE TOUGH USA-MADE SPECIALIST SHOVELS MAKE LIGHT WORK OUT OF HEAVY JOBS … IN MUD, DIRT, SAND OR SNOW

FITTING IN • A QUALITY DRAWER SYSTEM MAKES THE MOST OF THE CAVERNOUS SPACE IN THE BACK OF THIS TOYOTA TROOP CARRIER

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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CAMERA RIG • THE TRITON PROVES HANDY AS A CAMERA PLATFORM AND TREE HAULER … BUT IT AIN’T PERFECT

BIGGER IS BETTER • IN OUR LAST MONTH WITH THE FORD F-150 XLT WE HIT THE HIGHWAY AND COME AWAY IMPRESSED BY ITS LONG-DISTANCE TOURING COMFORT

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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