4×4 Reviews

Tested: Mercedes-Benz G400d
Could this be the best G-Wagen yet?

Custom 4×4: Harrop supercharged 2020 Nissan Y62 Patrol
Nissan’s Patrol is back and punching harder than ever

4×4 review: 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 D200 tested off-road
Can the new Land Rover Defender 90 make short work of technical off-road terrain? We hit the tracks to find out.

Custom 4×4: CORE Off-Road’s Ford Ranger
Kicking off a canopy-building business is a big risk, but jumping out of the tried and tested steel and aluminium groove is like going all-in at the high-roller table

Triton Blackline Edition tops Readers’ Rigs in August 2021
2018 MQ Triton Blackline Edition leads this month’s readers’ 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Toyota LC79 GXL
Sending your brand-new 4×4 to be chopped before even seeing it would have most people sweating bullets. Now, imagine if it went missing

Ford Everest Sport in the 4×4 long-term shed update
We head to The Rocks in the Everest Sport

Custom 4×4: 2020 Toyota LC200 GXL
Tough country needs tough trucks, and this LC200 is as tough as they get

Custom 4×4: 2014 N70 Toyota Hilux
Landcruiser’s reign as the king off-the-road has come to an end, and Hiluxes like this are why

First Drive: Toyota LandCruiser 300 prototype
The 300 Series is just months away from hitting showrooms, but we were lucky enough to score a day behind the wheel of a prototype, months before the production cars were unmasked

4×4 review: 2021 Isuzu MU-X LS-U
It’s now more expensive, but is the MU-X a better 4×4 than the model it replaces?

Nissan Navara ST vs Mitsubishi Triton GSR
Navara ST and its smaller Triton GSR rival go toe-to-toe in a battle of the mid-size dual-cab 4×4 ute segment

Custom 4×4: Hilux pre-runner
Out Kalgoorlie way, a Hilux gets high-performance pre-runner suspension to take the shock out of high-speed terrain taming

Review: Suzuki JB74 Jimny goes camping
How much camping gear can you actually fit in a JB74 Jimny? We head for the hills to find out

Musso XLV Ultimate in the 4×4 Australia shed
How does the SsangYong Musso perform under the 4×4 Australia long-term microscope?

Custom 4×4: Tough-as-nails 200 Series
Tough country needs tough trucks, and this LC200 is as tough as they get

Pocket Rocket: Custom 2019 Jimny
Small in size but big on accessories, this Jimny has been built to do it all

Off-Road Test: 2021 RAM 1500 Limited
Forget any preconceptions you might have about American pick-up trucks

Custom 4×4: 2014 Mazda BT-50
Sometimes less is more, and sometimes you need both, as this BT-50 proves

Walkinshaw-fettled Amarok W580S driven off-road
The V6 Amarok gets a Walkinshaw Performance upgrade

Dream Tourer: Custom 105 Series
When Stefan Fischer couldn’t find his idea of a perfect 4×4, he decided to build one from scratch

First drive: 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L review
We sample the new Fiat-based, Hemi-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee L, ahead of its Aussie release later this year

Ranger Wildtrak in the 4×4 shed
Specced-out Ranger is in the 4×4 shed to prove once again why it’s so popular.

Non-stop Nissan D23 Navara
While Ranger and Hilux tourers abound, it’s not every day you see a Navara set up as well as this one for off-road adventures