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!

BROAD CHURCH

4x4 Magazine Australia

PAJERO COMEBACK LOCKED IN • THE PAJERO NAMEPLATE IS COMING BACK, WITH AN ALL-NEW MITSUBISHI 4X4 WAGON DUE BEFORE THE END OF 2026

TRAVEL BULLETIN

RAIDER’S EDGE • Triton Raider takes Mitsubishi’s 4x4 ute to the next level

RANGER & EVEREST RESET • Ford Australia revamps its line up of 4x4 utes and wagons mid-year

Tall Order • ULTIMATE OFFROAD TAKES THE RANGER RAPTOR TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH A 74WELD PORTAL AXLE CONVERSION THAT ADDS SERIOUS CLEARANCE WITHOUT SACRIFICING ITS FACTORY SUSPENSION SMARTS

HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN • Ford’s Ranger Super Duty delivers genuine heavy-duty capability in a midsize package, but how does it compare with a full-size American tow rig built for the same kind of work?

Bucking BRONCO • ROAD REGISTERED PRE-RUNNERS ARE A RARE SIGHT ON AUSTRALIAN TRACKS MAKING RICHIE CLUNES’ BAJA-INSPIRED BRONCO ALL THE MORE IMPRESSIVE

NEW (OLD) HILUX ARRIVES • WE GRAB A SECONDHAND N80 HILUX FROM SLATTERY AUCTIONS AND DRIVE IT 10 HOURS STRAIGHT TO ARB

NORTHERN EXPOSURE • AUSTRALIA’S FAR NORTH CAN BE HOT, HUMID, DUSTY AND FULL OF TEETH, BUT BEYOND THE CORRUGATIONS AND CROC WARNINGS LIES ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S GREAT 4X4 ADVENTURES

THE BEADELL ROADS • THE BEADELL ROADS FORM A LATTICE WORK OF TRACKS THAT CRISS-CROSS THE WESTERN DESERTS OF AUSTRALIA. TODAY THEY ATTRACT AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF ADVENTUROUS FOUR-WHEEL DRIVERS LOOKING FOR REMOTE AND ENJOYABLE DESERT JOURNEYS. RON AND VIV MOON GIVE YOU THE LATEST RUN DOWN ON THESE ISOLATED TRACKS.

OUTBACK GOLD IN MENINDEE, NSW • BURKE AND WILLS ONCE STOPPED IN MENINDEE DURING THEIR LEGENDARY EXPEDITION, AND TODAY MAIDENS HOTEL REMAINS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR MODERN TRAVELLERS TACKLING THE DARLING RIVER RUN

LOCKER ROOM • THE LAST PIECE OF X-SPEC GEAR TO GO ONTO OUR INEOS GRENADIER IS THIS HANDY STORAGE LOCKER.

RANGE FINDER • THE ARB FRONTIER LONG-RANGE FUEL TANK ADDS SERIOUS TOURING RANGE WITHOUT THE WEIGHT PENALTY OF STEEL

SHADOW PLAY • THIS PREMIUM 270-DEGREE AWNING FROM ALU-CAB BRINGS CLEVER DESIGN, QUALITY MATERIALS AND EASY ONE-PERSON OPERATION TO REMOTE-AREA TOURING

TERRAIN TAMER

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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MUD AND MAINTENANCE • A 15,000KM SERVICE, NEW FACTORY ACCESSORY AND A PROVING-GROUND HILL CLIMB KEEP THE GRENADIER BUSY THIS MONTH

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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