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Custom 4x4: Y62 Nissan Patrol
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Y62 Nissan Patrol

With the imminent demise of the Y61- GU Patrol, soon you won’t be able to buy a diesel Nissan Patrol. Nissan Patrol Y62 owners like Ned Cakovan couldn’t care less.

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 4
Custom 4x4s

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 4

Justin takes us through the electricals that have gone in to what he calls the ’Ultimate 79’. Who are we to argue, this thing is a beast!

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 3
Custom 4x4s

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 3

We featured the JMAX coil conversion for Land Cruiser 70s last year and it must have caught Justin’s attention because he’s fitted it to his Super Tourer 79

Naked Volkswagen Amarok Review
Road Tests

Naked Volkswagen Amarok review

Dave Morley took The Naked Ute for a nudie run around the Melbourne 4×4 Training and Proving Ground. Turns out it doesn’t like to get wet.

Custom 4x4: Toyota FJ Cruiser
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Toyota FJ Cruiser

It was a long track to this FJ Cruiser custom, but when you’re a paramedic, you appreciate that the journey is as important as the destination.

Toyota Fortuner off-road
Reviews

Toyota Fortuner Crusade off-road

Based on the same platform as the rugged Hilux ute, the Toyota Fortuner is built to tackle serious off-roading

Toyota Fortuner Crusade Features
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Toyota Fortuner Crusade Features

Getting away from it all doesn’t have to mean roughing it, and the top-of-the-range Toyota Fortuner Crusade comes loaded with features

Jeep’s Easter Parade
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Jeep’s Easter Parade

Easter’s almost here but we’re not excited about chocolate eggs or hot cross buns. No, Easter means Jeep Safari and Special vehicles.

Toyota Fortuner Crusade & Patriot X1
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Toyota Fortuner Crusade & Patriot X1

Escaping the rat race with the whole family has never been so easy as with the Toyota Fortuner and a camper in tow

Custom 4x4: Toyota 40 Series Land Cruiser
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Toyota 40 Series Land Cruiser

A lot of planning has gone into the resurrection of this old Land Cruiser, resulting in a home on wheels that’s perfectly suited to its owner.

Top 10 selling SUVs in Australia, February 2016
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Top 10 selling SUVs in Australia, February 2016

We take a look at the top selling SUVs in Australia so far this year

Isuzu I-Venture Club Beach Lessons
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Isuzu I-Venture Club Beach Lessons

The I-Venture Club takes MU-X and D-Max owners off-road to teach them the ins and outs of its off road products.

Custom 4x4: ICON FJ44 Land Cruiser
Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: ICON FJ44 Land Cruiser

The supercharged ‘Petersen Special’ FJ44 Land Cruiser is ICON 4×4’s off-road tribute to one of hod rodding’s founding fathers.

Custom 4x4: EVA Iveco Daily
Reviews

Custom 4×4: EVA Iveco Daily

Is the Iveco Daily the ultimate touring rig? Mark Allen hitches a ride with EVA to find out.

2015's most popular 4x4s
Reviews

Top 10: 2015’s most popular 4x4s

In Australia’s buoyant 4×4 market, utes continue to outdo wagons in popularity. Here’s the low-down on Australia’s best-selling 4x4s from 2015.

Land Rover Defender 90 Heritage Edition
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Land Rover Defender 90 Heritage Edition

Land Rover Australia only brought 54 Defender 90 Heritage Editions to Australia and they are set to become prized collector vehicles.

History: Talbot South-North crossing
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History: Talbot South-North crossing

At the dawn of the motoring age, adventurers Harry Dutton and Murray Aunger drove a 19kW Talbot through the heart of Australia.

Mercedes-Benz U430 & 6x6 Zetros
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Mercedes-Benz U430 & 6×6 Zetros

With great power come great possibilities. Almost nothing can stand in the way of these two super-tough blood-brothers.

Isuzu I-Venture Club
Reviews

Isuzu I-Venture Club

Isuzu’s utes are basic beasts – but with the right attitude, and training from the guys at Isuzu I-Venture Club, almost anyone can take these 4x4s on the rough stuff.

Land Rover Defender 110 Adventure
Reviews

Land Rover Defender 110 Adventure

As a limited edition model to mark the end of production, Dean reckons the Land Rover Defender Adventure 110 is a bit of a bargain.

Custom 4x4s

Custom 4×4: Nissan GU Patrol with Toyota engine

It’s what’s under your kilt that matters – chipped, intercooled, turbo-diesel Toyota engine gets the wind up this Nissan.

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 2
Custom 4x4s

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 2

Ever wanted to build a super-touring dual-cab Land Cruiser 79? Part 2 of Patriot Campers’ build shows how it’s done.

2016 Bentley Bentayga review
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2016 Bentley Bentayga review

Bentley claims no other SUV – indeed, no other car – is as broadly capable as the Bentayga. Are they close?

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 1
Custom 4x4s

Land Cruiser 79 Series build: Part 1

Justin at Patriot Campers shows us how to build the ultimate dual-cab Land Cruiser 79 Series: Part 1