Custom 4X4s

2019 RAM 1500 Laramie gets new grille and raised chrome badging
Front and rear redesign for 2019 RAM 1500 Laramie.

Adventure Kings Neoprene seat covers recall
Kings seat covers slapped with a recall notice.

4×4 storage ideas: new 4×4 products
New 4×4 storage solutions: Yakima LockN’Load Jerry Can Holder and Rola Titan Tray.

INEOS Grenadier is the spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender
Brit billionaire to build Projekt Grenadier, and it’ll use BMW engines.

Custom Toyota Land Cruiser TroopCarrier Trakka Bushman review
We evaluate Trakka’s Bushman pop-top.

Custom Bruiser Conversions Jeep JL Wrangler V8 dual-cab ute review
A serious chop-job and grunt-infused heart transplant has transformed this JL Wrangler into a desert-conquering goliath.

Cooper S/T Maxx 4×4 tyre test – 50,000km update
With multiple kays racked up on the treads, would we run Cooper S/T Maxx tyres again?

4×4 through the Northern Territory outback
All the high tech equipment available to today’s explorers doesn’t make it any easier forging new paths in the outback!

Garmin inReach mini: 4×4 product test
Two-way comms capability from anywhere on the planet, the Garmin InReach Mini is an affordable way to stay in touch.

Land Rover Experience at Eastnor Castle
Could this be a Land Rover fanatic’s ultimate adventure? 4×4 Australia’s self-confessed Landie addict headed to the UK find out

How to install 4×4 driving lights
Powerful lighting is an almost essential upgrade for any tourer. We run through the basics of DIY fitment of Narva’s Ultima LED 175.

ARB competition offers prize valued at more than $75,000
The lucky winner gets to choose from one of four incredible off-road prizes.

2019 Suzuki Jimny off-road review
Suzuki’s new Jimny is certainly winning popularity contests in 2019, but how does it go off-road? We take it to the High Country to find out.

Toyota and JAXA plan to send a vehicle to the moon in 2029
Toyota Moon Cruiser tips its grille to original FJ40.

Portable jump starters and in-cabin battery tray: new 4×4 products
New 4×4 battery management equipment: Thunder lithium jump starter, NOCO lithium jump starter and Piranha battery tray for Ford Ranger.

AL-KO 3.5T Offroad Pin Coupling review: 4×4 product test
We take to the tools to test AL-KO’s latest off-road hitch.

Readers’ 4x4s: February 2019
Wild 4x4s built for the outdoors.

2019 Mercedes-Benz X350d Power 4×4 review
The X350d is the V6-powered X-Class ute buyers were waiting for, but does it live up to the hype?

Plug-in hybrids offer an answer to electrification
I’ve seen the future … or at least the future for some of us.

2019 Range Rover Sport Si4 4×4 review
A small-capacity four-cylinder petrol engine in a Range Rover Sport doesn’t sound right, but is it the way of the future?

Should Victoria have more National Parks?
Push for more national parks in Victoria could come at the cost of state budgets and livelihoods.

4×4 trip to Curtis Island, Qld
Epic views, clean beaches, salt flats and caves are all right at your fingertips as soon as your rubber feet hit the fluffy stuff.

Newer 4x4s aren’t always better
Today’s obsession on emissions tech has Matt pining for the good ol’ days.

Vic High Country park and road closures this Labour Day weekend 2019
Fire-affected parks and trails in the Victorian High Country will remain closed this long weekend.