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4x4OTY

4×4 of the Year 2016: Meet the Judges

With more than 245 years of four-wheel driving experience between them, our judges rate as some of the most experienced in Australia.

best 4x4 of the year 2016 results
4x4OTY

4×4 Of The Year 2016: The Results

Only one of the six best 4x4s from 2015 can be crowned 4×4 Of The Year 2016

best 4x4 of the year 2016 finalists
4x4OTY

4×4 Of The Year 2016: The Finalists

The six best 4×4 vehicles of 2015 battling it out to be crowned 4×4 Of The Year 2016.

best 4x4 of the year 2016 criteria
4x4OTY

4×4 Of The Year 2016: The Criteria

As always, vehicles were not judged against each other, but against the established 4X4OTY criteria. This is what allows us to test utes alongside wagons, and luxury 4x4s against affordable family rides.

Top 4x4 customs 2015
Custom 4x4s

Top 4×4 customs 2015

As the New Year approaches, the 4X4 Australia crew looks back at some of its favourite four-wheel drive customs for 2015.

Toyota Fortuner Crusade Review
Road Tests

Toyota Fortuner Crusade review

The Fortuner is an affordable diesel with honest and effective off-road ability. But does it raise the bar?

2015 Toyota Hilux v Ford Ranger v Holden Colorado v Isuzu D-Max v Mazda BT-50 v Mitsubishi Triton v Nissan Navara v Volkswagen Amarok comparison
4×4 Comparisons

2015 Toyota Hilux vs Ranger vs Colorado vs D-Max vs BT-50 vs Triton vs Navara vs Amarok comparison

Toyota’s eighth-generation Hilux is here and it means business. But how does it compare with its rivals? We test it alongside the seven top-selling dual-cab utes.

Custom 4x4: Toyota 80 Series Land Cruiser Dual Cab
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Toyota 80 Series Land Cruiser Dual Cab

Queenslander Darren Vassie took an 80 Series Land Cruiser and built his vision of the ultimate family tourer

Toyota Fortuner review
Road Tests

Toyota Fortuner review

Toyota’s new Hilux-based Fortuner is a tough and capable seven-seat 4×4 wagon that’s cheaper than the Prado.

Custom 4x4 Toyota 79 Series Land Cruiser
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Toyota 79 Series Land Cruiser

With its wicked-up V8 turbodiesel and slick-shifting six-speed auto, this VDJ79 mixes please with ease.

Isuzu Ute IM Accessories
Reviews

Isuzu Ute IM Accessories

Isuzu Utes aren’t the fanciest things on the road. But even with a truck-load of modifications, they’re still cheaper than most high-end utes.

2016 Toyota Hilux review
Road Tests

2016 Toyota Hilux off-road review

Road-test editor Fraser Stronach has had a closer look at the all-new Hilux. His verdict: it’s a ripper.

First Drive: 2016 Toyota Hilux
Reviews

2016 Toyota Hilux: First Drive

Toyota launched its all-new Hilux in Australia this week. Toby Hagon has been out driving it. See what his first impressions are…

Best Amarok modifications in Australia
Custom 4x4s

Wolf Packed: top Amarok mods in Aus

For some, a basic model truck is enough. For others, modifications are a must. Check out some of the best Volkswagen Amaroks in Australia.

Stretched Toyota Hilux
Custom 4x4s

Toyota Hilux gets stretched

A crash with a BMW X5, a cracked skull and a chassis-bending bump at Bendethera were unlikely preludes to this superbly stretched Hilux.

Toyota Prado GXL D-4D 2.8 review
Road Tests

Toyota Prado GXL D-4D 2.8 review

The Prado 150 Series has gone under the knife, getting a smaller diesel engine and an extra ratio in the auto ’box. But is it any better?

VDJ79 Land Cruiser
Custom 4x4s

VDJ79 Land Cruiser

Bigger, louder and tougher. This customised Cruiser is built for the long haul.

Toyota’s Prado 150 Series has received its first significant mechanical upgrade since it first appeared in late 2009.
Reviews

2016 Toyota Prado: First Drive

Fraser Stronach gets behind the wheel of the new Toyota Prado

WW2 US Army Jeep
Reviews

Poll: What is the best 4×4 ever? Have your say.

What is the ultimate 4×4? Is it the original WWII Army Jeep? Maybe it’s the Land Cruiser 70 Series? What about the ‘unbreakable’ Toyota HiLux?

What is the best 4x4 ever?
Reviews

What is the best 4×4 ever?

4×4 Australia’s expert judges debate the best 4×4 of all time. Stay tuned for the verdict.

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D review
Road Tests

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D review

The new Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Sahara D4D takes on the Simpson Desert in the name of charity.

Redline FJ-Ute
Custom 4x4s

Modified: Redline FJ-Ute

Fancy a four-door 40 Series LandCruiser with all the modcons? Meet the amazing Redline FJ-Ute

Land Cruiser 79
Custom 4x4s

Land Cruiser 79

After years of hard work Mark and Sharon Makin are finally behind the wheel of their ideal four-wheel drive: A custom-made Toyota Land Cruiser 79.

Land Rover Discovery TDV6 v Toyota Prado D-4D v Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
Road Tests

Diesel warfare: Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Land Rover Discovery vs Toyota Prado

Jeep’s Grand Cherokee CRD, Land Rover’s Discovery TDV6 and Toyota’s Prado D-4D go head-to-head.