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

JEEP WILLYS 392 • A US-ONLY WRANGLER WILLYS 392 WITH A 6.4-LITRE HEMI V8 PROVES JEEP CAN STILL BUILD A PROPER OFF-ROAD BRUISER

CHERRY BOMB! • CHERY CONCEPT PREVIEWS A NEW UTE COMING SOON

2026 PROJECTS • NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW PROJECT 4X4S…

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS • THE B5 AND B8 4X4 WAGONS FROM DENZA BRING LOW COST AND PREMIUM OPTIONS TO THE LUXURY OFF ROAD MARKET

DUTY CALLS • WE LOAD UP A FORD RANGER SUPER DUTY WITH A TONNE ON THE BACK AND HIT THE TRAILS TO SEE HOW IT HAULS OFF-ROAD

GROWING PAINS • WHEN A GROWING FAMILY MEANT THAT MURRAY BROOKS NEEDED A SECOND ROW OF SEATS IN HIS 4X4, HE TOOK A CHANCE WITH THE INEOS GRENADIER QUARTERMASTER

TITLE fight • AUSTRALIA’S TWO TOP SELLING 4X4S GO HEAD TO HEAD IN A BATTLE OF THE BEST MID-SIZE UTES

GETTING TANKED • A GWM TANK BUILT WITH CLEVER PLANNING AND READY FOR ALPINE ADVENTURES

MCKILLOPS RUN • The Snowy River Country Trail offers a genuine four-wheel drive adventure with steep descents, logging trucks, towering forests and one of Victoria’s most iconic bridges

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In Oxley’s Footsteps • JOHN OXLEY SAW SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THIS COUNTRY BACK IN 1818 AND TWO CENTURIES ON, THE WATERFALLS, DEEP VALLEYS AND RAINFOREST POCKETS AROUND WALCHA STILL DELIVER THE SAME SENSE OF DISCOVERY

Explorer John Oxley

Fast Fasts

BUSH PUB RUN • HEADING NORTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS NEEDN’T BE A BORING HIGHWAY HAUL WHEN YOU CAN TAKE THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED AND EXPERIENCE SOME CLASSIC OUTBACK WATERING HOLES ALONG THE WAY

THAT’S A WRAP • WHAT BEGAN AS A BRAND-NEW LC79 BECAME ONE OF OUR MOST CAPABLE TOURING BUILDS AND, WITH THE PROJECT COMPLETE, IT’S READY FOR ITS NEXT CHAPTER

FAST & EASY AIR • MOONIE MIGHT JUST HAVE BEEN CONVERTED AFTER TESTING THIS MORRFLATE TENSIX COMPRESSOR AND HOSE KIT

ARMED FOR THE OUTBACK • ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS CAN SOUND LIKE MARKETING SPIN, BUT TWO YEARS OF REAL-WORLD TOURING HAS PROVED OUTBACK ARMOUR’S ADJUSTABLE BYPASS EXPEDITION HD SETUP DELIVERS CONTROL, COMFORT AND GENUINE TUNABILITY

70 SERIES ACCESSORIES • WE FIT SOME KIT FROM THE 70 SERIES STORE TO OUR 79

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!

BIG MILES • THE GRENADIER DOES SOME BIG MILES THIS MONTH AND GETS ITS BOOTS DIRTY IN THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY

BASE VALUE • WE HAVE A TOYOTA PRADO IN THE 4X4 AUSTRALIA SHED FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. HERE’S WHY…

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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