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
JEEP CUTS • JEEP TRIMS 4X4 RANGE AND PRICES IN AUSTRALIA
GWM ADDS AUSSIE FLAVOUR • GWM IS GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THE AUSSIE MARKET, HIRING A LOCAL LEGEND IN CHASSIS TUNING AND SECURING THE ICONIC LANG LANG PROVING GROUND TO FINE-TUNE ITS 4X4S FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS
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TASMAN’S TITLE TILT • FOLLOWING WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE LONGEST AND MOST SPORTSTAR-LADEN PRE-LAUNCH ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, KIA’S FIRST-EVER 4X4 UTE ENTERS AUSTRALIA’S TOUGHEST VEHICLE SEGMENT
BIG SHOW • IN A BATTLE OF THE BIG WAGONS, WE PITCH THE NEW GMC YUKON DENALI AGAINST THE RECENTLY UPLOADED NISSAN PATROL Y-62 TO SEE WHICH ONE DOES THE JOB THE BEST
NEXT-GEN TERRON • LDV HAS UNVEILED A NEW UTE THAT MARKS A MAJOR LEAP FORWARD FROM ITS AGEING T60 PLATFORM
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COLSON CALLING • A journey through the heart of the Simpson Desert along the spectacular and rewarding Colson Track
CHASING HISTORY • Cut by hand in 1893 to open up Western Australia’s remote goldfields, the Holland Track is now a rich blend of bush heritage, big skies and off-road adventure – and the perfect way to step back into a forgotten chapter of outback history
COLD COMFORT • SNOW CAMPING IN AUSTRALIA CAN BE WET, COLD, UNPREDICTABLE AND UNCOMFORTABLE – BUT WITH THE RIGHT PREP, IT CAN ALSO BE ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ADVENTURES YOU’LL EVER HAVE
ALL SEASON SHELTER • A GOOD FOUR-SEASON ALPINE TENT ISN’T JUST FOR MOUNTAINEERS AND EXPLORERS, IT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR 4X4 TRAVELS AS WELL. WE TOSSED THE MONT SUPERCELL EX TENT INTO THE BT-50 AND HEADED FOR THE HILLS.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHT • HERE IS THE BRIGHTEST REAL-LIFE LED DRIVING-LIGHT TEST OF THEM ALL
RAPID RESPONSE • BIG RED GEAR’S TWIN-HEAD AIR COMPRESSOR AND QUAD-FLATE HOSE KIT DELIVER QUICK, CLEAN TYRE INFLATION AND DEFLATION WITH QUALITY HARDWARE AND TIME-SAVING DESIGN – NO TANK NEEDED
THIS MONTH WE TALK TO TERRAIN TAMER
GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF
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TOUGH MUDDER • WITH WINTER WELL AND TRULY ON MELBOURNE AND SOME MOUNTAIN TRACKS ON THE AGENDA WE NEEDED TO UPGRADE THE TYRES ON OUR MAZDA BT-50.
REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S AND MORE…
JOE WITHERS • > PARKWOOD OFF ROAD CENTRE, UK