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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 Series review
Australia is the first country in the world to take delivery of Toyota’s much-anticipated LandCruiser 79 Double Cab* – and 4X4 Australia magazine has had an exclusive First Drive in it. (*That’s a dual-cab to the rest of us.)
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.
Keep River National Park, NT
Outback travellers may already know of Keep River National Park, but the park isn’t half the story. Ron and Viv Moon investigate.
Toyota FJ40 comparison review
Toyota’s take on its FJ40 swept all before it in 4X4 of the Year, but how does the FJ Cruiser rate against a couple of real icons?
Interview: Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki
Isuzu’s intrepid off-road racing duo recounts more than two decades of tough love.
Volkswagon Amarok Auto review
Amarok gets the eight-speed auto we’ve been waiting for – and it has a more powerful engine.
Range Rover Evoque review
Does Range Rover’s luxury softroader stay true to the marque’s off-road heritage?
Jeep Compass review
Jeep increases its stake in the softroader game with a return of the Compass.
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?
Snowy River National Park, Victoria
Snowy River National Park in Victoria’s East Gippsland boasts much more than some of the state’s best off-roading, and it’s just four hours from Melbourne.
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.
Land Rover Defenders
Having driven and relished the pure technology of the Defender and Defender Sport concepts…
Celebrating 30 years of the Mitsubishi Diamond
Mitsubishi celebrated 30 years of its diamond logo in Australia with a trip full of desert sparkle.
Jeep Wrangler Rubicons review
Jeep Wrangler Rubicons take on their namesake 4X4 track in the USA.
4X4 Ute of the Year… Meet the winner
The dust has settled and the five judges have tallied their scores…
Toyota LandCruiser 200 GX review
Toyota’s new Land Cruiser 200 Series variant is badged a GX, but the compliance plate tags it as a ‘Commercial’, the handbook a ‘Station Wagon’.
East Kimberley, WA
When a late wet season threatens to destroy all your meticulous travel plans, the only option is to adapt and enjoy the ride.
4X4 Ute of the Year: Sneak Preview
The judges have taken five competent 4X4 utes through their paces, and a winner has been decided.