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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V8 WRANGLER LOBS • WRANGLER GETS A LONG-AWAITED FACTORY V8 ENGINE, BUT IT’S NOT FOR AUSTRALIA.

BOLD-LOOK NAVARA SET FOR EARLY 2021 ARRIVAL • REDESIGN GIVES THE 2021 NAVARA A BIGGER, BOLDER LOOK.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • AS state borders start to re-open, events that were postponed or in doubt are coming back online, so it’s time to get out and about to enjoy the great land and support the communities. The situation is still fluid and things are changing all the time, so please check with event organisers before locking in your plans.

FOOTLOOSE • WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY …

TECH TORQUE • “HERESY,” THEY CRIED!

LEAP OF FAITH • IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT LAND ROVER’S NEW DEFENDER IS FINALLY HERE. HAS IT BEEN WORTH THE WAIT?

PHAT BLASTER • NO WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS HERE. THE ADDITIONS TO ANTHONY BARR’S PATROL WERE ALL COOKED UP TO CREATE HIS OWN ULTIMATE TOURING VEHICLE.

THE ’CRUISER TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BUILT • THIS TOUGH-AS-NAILS 105 SERIES LANDCRUISER NOW HAS A HEART OF GOLD AND IS BUILT TO GO ANYWHERE.

MALLEE MAGIC • SUNSETS, BIG SKIES, FLAT LANDSCAPES, DESERT DUNES AND SALT LAKES SHAPE VICTORIA’S UNDERRATED NORTHWEST REGION, KNOWN SIMPLY AS THE MALLEE, AND IT HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED IN A NEW BOOK OF THE SAME NAME.

DOUBLE TAKE • THIS EXPEDITION-READY LANDCRUISER IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS AT FIRST GLANCE.

TRACKING THE GHAN • FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OF THE HISTORIC GHAN RAILWAY – FROM ITS START IN PORT AUGUSTA AT THE HEAD OF SPENCER GULF TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION IN ALICE SPRINGS – IS A GREAT WAY TO TRAVEL FROM SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA TO OUR CONTINENT’S RED HEART.

SIX OF THE BEST FETTLED NISSANS • FROM MILD TO WILD CREATIONS, HERE ARE A HANDFUL OF OUTRAGEOUSLY EPIC NAVARA AND PATROL CUSTOM BUILDS.

01 PATROL UTE GETS CUMMINS POWER

02 PATROL Y62 DUAL-CAB SPAWNS FROM WILD IDEA

03 MONSTER 2000NM PATROL

04 THE ULTIMATE TOY HAULER

05 ONE-OF-A-KIND Y62

06 GIANT-KILLING BEHEMOTH

A RIVER ROAD TRIP • THE DARLING RIVER RUN IN WESTERN NSW FOLLOWS THE FAMOUS RIVER, ITS TOWNS, HISTORY AND UNIQUE OUTBACK ENVIRONMENTS AS IT TRAVERSES OUTBACK NSW FROM THE QUEENSLAND TO VIC-SA BORDERS.

LIFE IN THE BUSH LANE • LIKE MANY EVENTS PLANNED FOR 2020, COVID RESTRICTIONS PUSHED THE DRIVE 4 LIFE TEAM TO REASSESS ITS PLANS, BUT THEY STILL HELD A SUCCESSFUL TOUR THROUGH OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES.

THIS MONTH WE TALK TERRAIN TAMER

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

SMART LIGHTS • ARB HAS TAKEN NOTE OF ALL LESSONS LEARNED FROM ITS ORIGINAL INTENSITY LED LIGHT RANGE, TO COME UP WITH THE UPGRADED AND VERY CLEVER INTENSITY SOLIS.

READERS’ RIGS • WANT TO SEE YOUR 4x4 PUBLISHED IN THE MAG? SEND US A PIC VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

BACK TO WORK • WE’RE FINALLY GETTING OUT AND USING THE MUSSO AS INTENDED.

OBSESSIONS • THE NEW BLOKE SHOWS HIS STYLE WITH A PAIR OF 4X4S IN HIS SHED.

THE SCORE • THE ESSENTIAL NUMBERS AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA