Opinion

Opinion: Choosing the best 4×4 is subjective
Judging for 4x4OTY is based on a set criteria, but only you can pick the best fit for you.

Performance-car tuners are turning to 4x4s
Manufacturers are being driven to create go-fast performance 4x4s

Maintaining journalistic ethics and standards
How can anyone be expected to do an independent review if they are being paid by the supplier?

Smaller diesel engines are producing more power
Modern diesel engines are getting smaller but are making increasingly more power.

Most popular 4×4 opinion columns: 2017
4X4 Australia’s journos penned some divisive opinion columns this year, here are the most popular.

Choosing the right tyre for your 4×4
Tyres may be the most unappreciated part of a 4×4.

Opinions on 4x4s are changing
Attitudes towards four-wheel drivers are a changin’.

Ron Moon reminisces on his first 4×4 adventure
Looking back across the Nullarbor

Milo 2 goes on a cross-country adventure
An invite to an NT wedding sparks a cross-country trip.

4×4 industry set for a big 2018
The 4×4 industry – and 4X4 Australia – is set for a shake-up in 2018.

Banning fossil-fuel cars
The UK and French governments’ plan to ban fossil-fuel cars by 2040 is nothing but a political stunt.

What to pack in a 4×4 toolbox
A well-prepared traveller maintains a well-stocked toolbox.

Lees Ferry at the Grand Canyon, USA
Ron ticks Lees Ferry off his bucket list

The world’s highest and lowest 4WD tracks
The highs and lows of four-wheel driving.

Five 4×4 features we could live without
A list of gimmicks our 4x4s could do without

Roothy’s first drive in Milo2
Deadlines continue to haunt Roothy as he screws together Milo2.

Updating exhaust systems for older 4x4s
An exhaust system update will increase the efficiency of an old fourbie.

Land Rover Defender will return
The Land Rover Defender may be dead, but it will live again.

Hobbies that last a lifetime
Age limits shouldn’t be put on hobbies that make us happy.

The toughest 4WD tracks in Australia
Get out there and tackle Australia’s toughest tracks.

Have modern 4x4s gone soft?
Deano takes us for a ride in a 1990 GQ patrol to find answers.

Roothy slips a new clutch into Milo 2
There’s an intimacy involved in a full vehicle rebuild.

Vale Ian Glover
Paying tribute to 4WD icon, Ian Glover

Environmental effects of 4WDing
Preserving our environment is vital for the future of 4WDing.