4X4 News

Walkinshaw kits out the Holden Colorado
The Walkinshaw Group has turned its specialised talents to other vehicles and is targeting the popular one-tonne ute market.

Ford’s work-ready Ranger XL Plus
Ford’s tough truck gets even more tough as it adds a worksite-ready model to its strong-selling line-up of Ranger utes.

Lightforce goes LED
Lighting manufacturer Lightforce launches a new range of LED lighting products.

Jeep confirms all new Grand Wagoneer
All-new Grand Wagoneer headlines plenty of action for Jeep.

Easter Jeep Safari concept vehicles
Six new concept vehicles developed by Jeep and Mopar have been revealed.

Top 10: Australia’s Best Selling 4x4s
Who takes top spot as Australia’s best selling dual-range 4×4 of 2013?

4X4 Australia subscriber wins $35,000 prize!
How would you respond if you were told you had just won a $35,000 camper? Find out from our winner.

Jeep to revive Grand Wagoneer
All signs point to Jeep reviving one of its most iconic nameplates while plugging a major gap in its product range with a luxurious seven-seater.

Top 10 tow rigs
The best 4X4s for towing.

Toyota FJ Cruiser
Toyota’s retro-inspired FJ Cruiser could be second only to the Jeep Wrangler for popularity among enthusiasts who want to modify their 4X4 vehicle.

Jeep Grand Cheroke
Jeep’s Grand Cherokee has copped a new eight-speed auto box, a futuristic facelift, performance boost and improved fuel consumption. The new model was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show.

The 4X4 Australia Ute of the Year
The 4X4 Australia Ute of the Year

Insane water-crossings caught on camera!
There’s a right way and a wrong way to tackle water-crossings in a 4X4.

Toyota LandCruiser 79 Double Cab
Toyota is taking a bricks and mortar approach with its LC79 workhorse ute in a bid to be big boss on site

Simpson Desert app
A Simpson Desert-flavoured iPad app is available to download for free from the Apple App Store in celebration of the first motor vehicle crossing of the formidable red giant by a Nissan Patrol G60 in 1962.

Into the beyond
Heard of Beyond Hotham? It’s a 4X4 event designed to show off the best the High Country has to offer.

Septuagenarian
We hope we can travel as well as this Toyota when we’re 76.

Interview: Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki
Isuzu’s intrepid off-road racing duo recounts more than two decades of tough love.

4×4 Event: The Camel Trophy
Twenty-five years after the ‘4X4 Olympics’ were held in Australia, seven Land Rover Defenders recreate the gruelling off-road event.

Australia’s 20 best-selling dual-range 4x4s
They are Australia’s 20 best-selling dual-range 4X4s – but are they all worth your hard-earned dollar?

4×4 of the Year 2012 winner
Toyota’s FJ Cruiser has taken out the title of 4X4 Australia’s 4X4 of the Year 2012.

Celebrating 30 years of the Mitsubishi Diamond
Mitsubishi celebrated 30 years of its diamond logo in Australia with a trip full of desert sparkle.

4X4 Ute of the Year… Meet the winner
The dust has settled and the five judges have tallied their scores…

4X4 Ute of the Year: Sneak Preview
The judges have taken five competent 4X4 utes through their paces, and a winner has been decided.