4x4 Magazine Australia

4x4 Australia takes you to Australia’s most exciting and remote destinations , and we show you how to get there! We test the latest and greatest new and modified vehicles, as well as new camping and outdoor adventure equipment. We introduce you to loads of interesting people, show you heaps of awesome holiday trips and destinations, and we put you in the driver’s seat to tackle the country’s toughest off-road challenges. It’s a whole lot of dirty fun every month!

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4x4 Magazine Australia

2025 FORD RANGER PHEV PRICING AND SPECS CONFIRMED • FORD HAS REVEALED KEY INFORMATION REGARDING ITS PLUG-IN HYBRID RANGER

NEW ISUZU POWERTRAINS TO COMBAT NVES REGS • ISUZU 2.2-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL AND 1.9-LITRE HYBRID ENGINES “UNDER STUDY”, WITH ALL-ELECTRIC BEV ALSO A POSSIBILITY

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MU-X GOES UPMARKET • THE ISUZU MU-X HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR 2025 AND A NEW TOP-OF-THE-RANGE X-TERRAIN MODEL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LINE-UP

CANNONBALL CANNO ONBALL • INTERIOR UPDATES AND A NEW DRIVELINE HEAD UP THE CHANGES TO THE 2025 GMW CANNON TO GOOD EFFECT

TITLE FIGHT • We pull together the best new 4x4s of recent times to see which is worthy of the title 4X4 Of The Year. Get set for a surprise result …

Going in Deep • Deep water and jungle madness in Far North Queensland, Frenchmans Track has got it all for those up for a challenge

PEAK EVEREST • FORD HAS INTRODUCED A MORE OFF-ROAD CAPABLE 4X4 WAGON IN THE EVEREST TREMOR

AT HOME ON THE RANGE

BREATHE EASY • WE FIT A NEW AUSSIE-MADE SCAVENGER SNORKEL TO OUR LANDCRUISER TO PROTECT IT AGAINST AGAINST AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS

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TOP COVERAGE • THIS TOP-QUALITY AWNING PROVIDES PLENTY OF COVERAGE AND PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS

GET A GRIP … SPORT • AFTER YEARS OF PLAYING TETRIS TO FIT MULTIPLE BIKES ON A 4X4, DAMAGING BIKES ON THE RACK, AND SCRAPING THEM ON THE TRACKS WHILE DRIVING OFF ROAD, MARK ALLEN HAS FOUND A BETTER WAY

SECOND LIFE • DOWNUNDERLUST’S RANGE OF QUALITY AUSSIE-MADE PRODUCTS IS CONSTRUCTED USING RECYCLED CANVAS

GEAR PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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FINAL FAREWELL • IF THIS UTE’S A ROCKIN’ … ELLEN TAKES THE TRITON TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR A WEEKEND ESCAPE

BT-50 WITH THE LOT • WE’VE ADDED AN MADA BT-50 TO THE SHED AND LOADED IT UP WITH FACTORY-BACKED ACCESSORIES

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

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