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

More detail on Y63 • THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER FOR THE NEXT-GEN PATROL, WITH ORDERS FOR THE Y63 OPENING THIS MONTH AHEAD OF ITS AUSTRALIAN ARRIVAL IN EARLY 2027

Aussie tune for Chery Stockman • PREMCAR WILL PUT CHERY’S STOCKMAN UTE THROUGH A LOCAL TESTING AND VALIDATION PROGRAM BEFORE IT GOES ONSALE IN 2027

On the Tracks • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

CURRENT AFFAIR • The bright sparks at Toyota have created an electric HiLux, but is it any good for 4x4 users?

ARCTIC BLAST • Iceland’s extreme-terrain specialist Arctic Trucks has arrived in Australia with road-legal, big-tyre conversions for the Isuzu D-Max and Toyota Prado

DEFENDINGTHEREALM • A supercharged V8 engine gives the Land Rover Defender a performance boost… so we had to check it out for ourselves

HIGH ALTITUDE • When his previous 4x4 was one of the toughest Toyota Fortuners on the tracks and it was time to upgrade, the only way was up for Owen Line

NEW WORLD ORDER • HAVE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS BUILT A GENUINE PRADO RIVAL?

PLATINUM SERVICE • Toyota’s range-topping Tundra Platinum combines vast interior space, premium appointments and a punchy hybrid powertrain in one imposing full-size pick-up

POWER UP • A clever auxiliary 12V power system from Projecta powers up our HiLux when we’re off the grid

SPONSORED YAKIMA’S LOCKNLOAD PLATFORM IS UP FOR ANYTHING • Yakima’s next-generation LockNLoad Platform is built for whatever your next adventure throws at it.

BACK TO BASICS • For this N70 HiLux a simple, solid UHF setup that does the basics well proves the ideal solution

CANOPY CAPER • A big piece of the HiLux build puzzle comes in a flat pack

ROLLING ON DYNAMICS • The N80 gets some tough new steelies to match its fresh tyres

THE LUXY’S NEW RUBBER • Our secondhand HiLux gets a big boost in both the looks and capability departments

SCREEN TIME • The N80 gets a dose of modern technology

Quiet Country • Thousands of travellers pass Keep River National Park on their way to the Kimberley, but those who stop discover sandstone country, ancient culture and some of the Top End’s most underrated walking tracks

RED ROAD WEST • Forming part of Australia’s Longest Shortcut, the Great Central Road is an 1100km run of corrugations, desert history and deep isolation between Uluru and Laverton

BEERS, BARRA AND BRA STRAPS • Turn off the Stuart Highway and you’ll find more than cold beer and a famous Beef and Barra Feast. The Daly Waters Hotel is an outback institution where history, characters and good times collide.

THIS MONTH WE TALK TO TERRAIN TAMER

new gear • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

FINAL FLING • After six months, thousands of kilometres and plenty of off-road punishment, it’s time to reflect on life with the INEOS Grenadier.

readers rigs • Want to see your 4X4 published in the mag? send us a pic via our facebook page!

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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