4×4 Reviews

SEMA Show 2017: Gallery part 2
Whacky and wonderful creations at the 2017 SEMA Show.

SEMA Show 2017: Gallery part 1
The SEMA show in Las Vegas is home to some of the wildest 4×4 builds in the world. Here’s a selection of this year’s finest.

Toyota Prado GXL custom review
The best way to know how your fourby works is to do the mods yourself.

Toyota FJ Cruiser custom review
A 4×4 newbie opts for an FJ Cruiser.

2017 Mercedes-Benz G300 CDI Professional crosses the Simpson Desert
Crossing the Simpson Desert in Mercedes-Benz’s G-Wagen.

JeepKonection Jeep Wrangler with Hemi V8 custom review
Happiness is a Hemi V8, and this engine conversion will put a smile on the dial of any Jeep Wrangler driver.

2008 Toyota Troop Carrier custom review
To create the perfect remote- area tourer, it’s best to start with a clean sheet of paper.

Patriot Campers’ LC79 6×6 review
The team at Patriot Campers cranked the wild dial to 11 when it pieced this 6×6 Land Cruiser together.

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class X250d: First Drive
Our first drive of the X-Class ute impresses but leaves plenty of unanswered questions.

Armoured Range Rover custom review
Forget crash-test results, or how many airbags your truck has, because you’re looking at the safest SUV on the planet. And we’ve driven it.

VR46 Ford Ranger driven: video
We punt the Valentino Rossi-approved VR46 Ford Ranger

Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series custom review
Recovery vehicle, tow truck, test bed, long-distance tourer, work truck and family hack — this Cruiser can cope with it all

Alan Johnson’s modified Suzuki Collection
Alan Johnson, the man behind Piranha Offroad, has a not-so-secret passion: he loves super-tough, modified Suzuki 4X4s.

2011 Toyota FJ vs 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon vs 2013 Land Rover Defender custom review
Heading to one of Melbourne’s toughest tracks to see which shorty stands tallest.

Custom 2006 Toyota Hilux review
No money? No problems … neat HiLux is the result of hard work and meticulous planning.

2017 Nissan Navara II Payload review
Have the Series II revisions to the Navara’s coil-sprung rear end made it any better for carrying heavy loads?

Volkswagen Amaroks travel to the 2017 Big Red Bash
A convoy of VW Amaroks invade Toyota territory for the 2017 Big Red Bash.

Readers’ 4x4s: 79 Series Land Cruiser, 1979 BJ40, Ford Everest
Readers Rigs’, Part 19: Six more 4x4s added to the archives.

2011 Wolf 4X4 Volkswagen Amarok custom review
Ashley Gibbons went global to set up his VW Amarok.

2017 Nissan Patrol Y62 To Cape York review
Cape York in a standard Y62 Patrol isn’t as crazy as some people make it out to be.

Custom Toyota Tundra video review
Shut the gate on this bad boy, this blown Toyota ute means business.

2003 Land Rover Discovery TD5: 4X4 Shed
Disco gets a fresh set of Hankook rubber

Land Rover Defender 300TDI video review: 4X4 Shed
Deano takes his Land Rover Defender 300TDI to the NSW Southern Highlands.

Patriot Campers’ 6×6 Land Cruiser 79 Series video review
Patriot Campers takes things to the next level with its 6×6 LC79.