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
ISUZU REFRESHED FOR 2023 • MINOR UPDATES FOR 2023 D-MAX AND MU-X
CHEERS! DRIVE 4 LIFE’S OUTBACK PUB CRAWL • RAISING A PINT FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL D4L TOUR
TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS
OL’ TELE ADVENTURES
ARE YOU REALLY WELL-PREPARED?
NO NEED TO PANIC
Big Red • ON TRACK 4X4’S LATEST Y62 PATROL WILL BE A WORLD-FIRST WHEN IT’S COMPLETED. WE COULDN’T WAIT FOR THAT, SO WE HIT THE TRACKS SOON AFTER ITS SHOW DEBUT
SHORT BLACK • THE DEFENDER 90 LOOKS THE GOODS, BUT IS IT ALL STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE? WE DIRVE THE D250 90 TO FIND OUT
20/20 VISION • A SET OF MSA 4X4 MIRRORS IMPROVE THE REARWARD VISION FROM THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR MU-X
DO YOU REALLY NEED A GVM UPGRADE? • THE INS AND OUTS OF UPGRADING THE GVM OF YOUR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, AND WHY IT MIGHT BE A BAD IDEA FOR SOME
BEACH BREAK • A QUICK TRIP TO FRASER ISLAND IN MAZDA’S BT-50 THUNDER
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LIVING THE HIGH LIFE • OZTRAIL’S ALL-NEW BIRDSVILLE 1400 HYBRID ROOFTOP TENT TRANSFORMS OUR MU-X
HARD GRAFT • MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU HAPPINESS, BUT HARD WORK CAN GET YOU DAMN CLOSE
BURNT OUT!! • THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS A VEHICLE CAN CATCH FIRE, BUT WHEN TRAVELLING IN OUR DESERT COUNTRY THERE IS ONE CAUSE THAT FAR OUTWEIGHS ANY OTHER
HOW BAD IS THE BUNTINE HIGHWAY? • WILL THIS TRACK HOLD UP TO ITS POOR REPUTATION, OR IS IT AN ABSOLUTE NEXT-LEVEL DRIVE?
5 BUNTINE HIGH- WAY FACTS
HIGH & DRY • WITH TWO YEARS OF LA NIÑA BEHIND US AND A THIRD POTENTIALLY ON THE WAY, WE THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME WE LOOKED AT HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY – AND SAFELY – NEGOTIATE WATER CROSSINGS. AFTER ALL, THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM AROUND RIGHT NOW …
2022 4X4 AUSTRALIA Christmas GIFT GUIDE • STUCK FOR STOCKING-FILLER IDEAS THIS FESTIVE SEASON? NEVER FEAR, WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED, WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE 4X4 CHRISTMAS BUYERS GUIDE!
CLEAR VIEW ACCESSORIES
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GME
MSA 4X4 ACCESSORIES
NARAVA THE VISION TO GO FURTHER
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MAXTRAX
Piranha OFF ROAD PRODUCTS
AUSSIE DESERT COOLER HIGH PERFORMANCE RADIATORS • UPGRADE YOUR COOLING SYSTEM WITH AN OUTBACK EXTREME RADIATOR FROM AUSSIE DESERT COOLER
GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
TORQUE STICKS FOR WHEELS • ENSURE THE RIGHT TENSION ON YOUR NUTS, WITH THIS INTRIGUING DEVICE
READERS’ RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
MOTORBIKING • ONE LAST TASK FOR THE WARRIOR BEFORE WE HAND IT BACK
PAJERO SPORT GLS IN THE 4X4 SHED • THE PAJERO SPORT TARGETS SUV-LOVING FAMILIES, BUT HOW DOES IT REALLY HOLD UP AGAINST TINY TYRANTS AND TIRED PARENTS?
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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