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!

VARIETY IS THE SPICE

4x4 Magazine Australi

READY TO ROCK • EARTHCRUISER CRATES THE LAND CRUISER 79 CAMPER

YENKO YANKEE • 800-HORSEPOWER CHEVY NOW AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA.

TRAVEL BULLETIN • ALL THE LATEST 4X4 NEWS AND EVENTS

FOOTLOOSE • TALES OF AUSTRALIA’S HISTORICAL CARS

TECH TORQUE • NEW CRUISER: V8 OILER, OR NOT?

DEFENDING THE HILLS • NEW DEFENDER 110 PROVES ITS METTLE ON A REAL-WORLD CAMPING TRIP IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

BLACK BLOWN & BAD-ASS!

The wanderers • THE BEST AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS HELP MAKE THIS THE PERFECT TOURING RIG FOR TRAVELLING THE COUNTRY.

A CLOSER LOOK

BEGINNER LUCK • DON’T LIE, YOU WISH YOUR FIRST 4X4 WAS AS NEAT AS THIS KITTED-OUT DEFENDER.

BEYOND THE HOMESTEAD • THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN DEFLATING THE TYRES, HITTING THE DIRT AND FEELING LIKE YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS PLANET – GOOGS TRACK OFFERS JUST THAT.

TRAVEL PLANNER

Plus+size POUNDER • WITH BIG-DOLLAR BUILDS EVERYWHERE, THIS DRIVEWAYBUILT HILUX SHOWS IT’S POSSIBLE TO START WITH NEXT TO NOTHING AND KEEP MOST OF IT.

WITH THANKS

A CLOSER LOOK

BDR OR BUST • ADVENTURER’S BEWARE, THE BURKE DEVELOPMENTAL ROAD IS 1000KM LONG AND RATED AMONG AUSTRALIA’S MOST DANGEROUS ROADS – SO WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM ATTEMPTING THIS UNIQUE OUTBACK EXPERIENCE?

WATERING PLACE • IT’S A DEMANDING TRACK TO DEPOT CREEK, ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SOUTHERN FLINDERS RANGES.

NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND FEVER • DREAMING OF A GETAWAY? WHY NOT CHECK OUT WHAT STRADDIE HAS TO OFFER … IT’S THE WHOLE BOX AND DICE!

TRAVEL PLANNER

HIGH VOLTAGE • DUAL-BATTERY SYSTEMS THAT WON’T LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN THE OUTBACK.

REDARC BCDC1225D CHARGER

CTEK D250SE & SMARTPASS 120S

INTELLIGENT BATTERY SYSTEMS IBS-DBS EM

NATIONAL LUNA BATTERY MANAGER

OFF-GRID ENGINEERING MOUNT & BLUE SEA ML-ACR

MOUNTAIN OFFROAD JEEP JK MOUNT

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

ULTIMATE PROTECTION • THESE LOCALLY MADE NORTH STORM TRAVEL BAGS KEEP GEAR DRY AND CLEAN, AND THEY’RE TOUGH ENOUGH TO RIDE ATOP THE 4WD.

PEDAL FLEX • AFTER SIX MONTHS OF TESTING THE ULTIMATE 9 THROTTLE CONTROLLER IN MY HILUX, IS IT WORTH THE MONEY?

IN THE BLACK • LESSER-KNOWN TYRES LIKE THESE KENDAS CAN DELIVER SIMILAR RESULTS AS MORE ESTABLISHED BRANDS, AND SOMETIMES AT UP TO HALF THE COST.

PROS AND CONS

BUY OR SELL • WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH VEHICLE VALUATIONS AT THE MOMENT?

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

BREAKING FREE • WE LEAVE SUBURBIA BEHIND AND TAKE A LONG-OVERDUE OFF-ROAD DAY TRIP.

D-MAX • INTRODUCING 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S NEW PROJECT VEHICLE: THE 2020 ISUZU D-MAX.

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

GREAT WALL FIRES ITS CANNON

DEFENDER GETS FIVE STARS

BY THE NUMBERS

HILUX STRIKES BACK ON THE NOVEMBER SALES CHARTS