4×4 Reviews

4×4 of the Year 2017: Meet the Judges
Meet the industry experts that make up our 4×4 Of The Year judges panel.

4×4 Of The Year 2017: The Results
Only one of the seven best 4x4s from 2016 can be crowned 4×4 Of The Year 2017

4×4 Of The Year 2017: The Finalists
Meet the seven most interesting 4×4 vehicles of 2016 battling it out to be crowned 4×4 Of The Year.

4×4 Of The Year 2017
The seven most interesting 4×4 vehicles of 2016 get together for a week to determine the 4×4 Of The Year.

2017 4×4 Of The Year: Introduction
The seven most interesting 4×4 vehicles of 2016 get together for a week to determine the 4×4 Of The Year.

4×4 Of The Year 2017: The Testing Track
A variety of weather made this year’s route through the Vic High Country harder and more challenging than normal.

4×4 Of The Year 2017: The Criteria
The criteria that allows us to determine who will be 4×4 Australia’s best 4×4 Of The Year 2017

Mercedes-Benz G300 vs Toyota Land Cruiser 79 comparison review
Almost $50K separates these two long-serving heavy haulers, but the battle for off-road supremacy lies on a knife’s edge.

2017 4X4OTY: Tough Dog Suspension
4X4OTY sponsor Tough Dog Suspension brought along its leaf-sprung Navara to show the benefits of a suspension upgrade.

2017 Land Rover Discovery review: First drive
The fifth-generation Discovery has been geared to appeal to more buyers by sacrificing attributes that have made the model popular. We sampled it to see if it succeeds.

2014 Toyota Prado GXL vs 2014 Land Rover Discovery TDV6
Toyota Prado GXL takes on Land Rover Discovery 4 TDV6 in a sophisticated seven-seat stoush. Place your bets!

Toyota LandCruiser 79 Single Cab joins the 4X4 shed
Toyota’s LandCruiser 79 GXL single-cab replaces our resident Hilux.

Readers’ 4X4s: MWB Patrol, BT-50, Land Cruiser Prado
Readers Rigs’, Part 15: Custom, user-submitted, off-road workhorses.

Video: Custom Jeep JKU Wrangler Rubicon
Mean and green weekend warrior has a go-anywhere attitude

Custom Jeep Cherokee Limited review
With a swag of enhancements, this Jeep is a terrific all-rounder.

Volkswagen Amarok V6 vs Ford Ranger Wildtrak comparison review
How does the Amarok’s 3.0-litre V6 stack up against the Ranger’s five-cylinder diesel?

2016 Toyota Hilux SR5: Outback road test
An outback grand Tour tests the ins and outs of our resident toyota hilux.

Ford Explorer Sport review
Ford’s Territory replacement is still 12 months away, so we sampled another of the brand’s seven-seat SUVs on a drive through the Filipino countryside.

2016’s most popular 4x4s: Top 10
Utes are becoming even more popular in Australia, and now make up eight out of the top 10 best-selling 4x4s.

2017 4X4OTY #7: Holden Trailblazer LTZ
Trailblazer is a new name for what was previously called the Colorado 7; a seven-seat wagon based on the Colorado ute, in this case the much-revised MY17 Colorado.

2017 Isuzu D-Max and MU-X launched
Australia’s love affair with the Japanese brand’s tough workhorse remains strong.

2017 4X4OTY #6: Holden Colorado LTZ
After several attempts at bringing the Colorado up to scratch, Holden has finally pulled the whole thing apart and started again.

2017 4X4OTY #5: Mercedes-Benz G-Professional G300 Cab Chassis
The G-Class is Mercedes-Benz’s longest running model and even outdates Toyota’s venerable 70 Series.

Video: Mercedes-Benz G300 vs Toyota LandCruiser 79
How well do Merc’s G300 and Toyota’s LC79 cart a load?