4 x 4 Australia

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

A four-way in-depth comparo led the magazine this month, with a Nissan Pathfinder Ti mixing it with a Mitsubishi Pajero GLS, Jeep Cherokee Limited and Holden Jackaroo SE to see which one came out on top. While our judges initially sat on the fence,...

4WORD

At the start of 2025, Toyota Australia sales and marketing bossman Sean Hanley stated that Australia was set to reach “peak ute sales” on the back of yet another year of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger dominating new-car sales in this country. It...

BETTER VISIBILITY, BETTER CONTROL

Navigate the toughest terrains with confidence. MSA Towing Mirrors offer unparalleled visibility, with four adjustable mirror positions for a clearer, safer towing experience. Built tough with die-cast aluminium, they provide long-lasting reliability....

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S AND MORE…

TASMAN TAKES ON RANGER

Kia’s Tasman ute has landed in Australia’s busy midsize ute market. While new 4x4s seem to arrive every other week from brands few have heard of, the Tasman comes from Kia – one of Korea’s most respected automakers and already a popular brand with...

MONT ADVENTURE SUPERCELL EX TENT

If you’re camping above the snowline or anywhere in Australia’s alpine regions, having the right gear is essential. Even in summer, the weather at altitude can shift fast, with rogue snow flurries not unheard of in December or January. You might start...

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

There’s been a lot of changes in the last 30 years in four-wheel drives and the accessories available, but also in the way new-vehicle releases are handled. A case in point was when Moonie travelled to Western Australia’s beautiful Broome 30-odd years...

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

This issue featured our crossing of the Great Australian Bight, surely one of the most challenging and spectacular 4x4 trips you can do in this country. For this journey we had a couple of the latest Discovery V6 wagons plus a mix of Toyotas. Needless...

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

Competition between 4x4 mags was pretty intense during the ’80s and ’90s and we were pretty pleased to be back on top in the first half of 1995 as our cover proclaimed. Of course, it was always about the vehicles and the destinations we could take...

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

The cover story for this issue pitted two of the most popular vehicles back then against one another, the GQ Patrol and the Mitsubishi Pajero, both in turbo-diesel form. We gave the winning accolade to the Patrol and today, 30 years down the track, the...

ALL THE STATS, FIGURES AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 YOU CAN BUY

With the outback beckoning, our April issue was jam-packed with all you needed to know and be aware of for a trip to our remote country. We had destination stories from Rudall River in Western Australia, the Gawler Ranges in South Australia, Arnhem...

MAZDA MAKEOVER

MAZDA Australia has given its BT-50 midsize ute a mild midlife makeover to keep it looking fresh with design updates including a new front-end treatment with a new grille, bumper and slim LED headlights. The light clusters incorporate the main and high...

BALLISTIC!

PRADO 250 TAKES ON FORD EVEREST

TASMAN STYLE

KIA has pulled the covers off its new Tasman midsize 4x4 ute and it appears not everyone is keen on the styling. Since the curtain dropped at the big reveal in Saudi Arabia, with a smaller unveiling in Tasmania, the online comments about the look of...

EVEREST CONQUERED

AFTER the biggest build we’d done to date on our Ford Ranger Sport V6, we decided to take a different direction on the next 4X4 Australia build without straying too far off the path. The guys across the hall at WHEELS Magazine had just declared the...

Y63 PATROL

NO V8 ENGINE BUT TURBO V6 POWER. NOT HERE UNTIL 2026!

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JIMNY HERITAGE

IT’S hard to believe that the JB74 version of the Suzuki Jimny has been with us for five years … and during that time it has been a huge success in Australia. The diminutive 4x4 has been so popular that long wait times became normal if you wanted a new...

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