4×4 Reviews

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

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

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 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 4×4: EVA Iveco Daily
Is the Iveco Daily the ultimate touring rig? Mark Allen hitches a ride with EVA to find out.

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