Custom 4X4s

Stringybark Creek, Vic: 4×4 travel guide
We saddle up an X-Class in search of some wild colonial boys, on a weekend canter through the Victorian High Country.

2020 Land Rover Defenders rescue stranded truck
Pair of Defenders haul a 20-tonne truck that was stranded for three days.

Here’s your chance to WIN $4000 worth of Bushranger 4×4 Gear!
Bushranger 4×4 is giving away plenty of essential 4×4 gear.

Nissan adds more refinement to Navara dual-cab range
Dual-cab variants get improved refinement with mid-range ST copping black exterior trim.

Warn Industries acquires Factor 55
Two giants in 4×4 recovery gear join forces.

Volkswagen teases Ford Ranger-based Amarok
Design sketch hints at what Volkswagen’s next-generation ute might look like

MY2018-2019 Isuzu D-Max recalled over rear suspension fault
Recall for rear suspension issue in D-Max Crew Cab utes have been expanded.

Dutch coachbuilder builds the Range Rover coupe JLR cancelled
Financial troubles axed two-door Rangie, but coachbuilder took the idea and ran with it

The Simpson Desert is closed from the Birdsville end due to significant flooding
Heavy rains have resulted in closed roads and tracks on the eastern side of the Simpson Desert.

Mitsubishi Triton recalled over towbar wiring fire risk
More than 100,000 utes from MY2015-2019 are involved in latest recall.

Jeep pulls out of Easter Jeep Safari
Jeep pulls out of Easter Jeep Safari while Ford suspend Bronco reveals over coronavirus fears.

The egregious ergonomics in modern cars
We have refined cars to a point we can travel vast distances in supreme comfort, but what’s with the continual interior design faux pas?

Mungo National Park, NSW: 4×4 travel guide
Mungo NP is one of the country’s most visually spectacular destinations, with a landscape that needs to be seen to be believed. We’re lucky it’s so readily accessible!

Rigged for Adventure: Custom Toyota LandCruiser 105 Series review
The rig is built and the tanks are full. Now it’s time for one hell of an adventure.

The next three months is a good time to get a work ute
Morrison government proposes an increase in asset write-off threshold to $150,000 till end of June

Loaded 4×4 wagons in February 2020’s Readers’ Rigs
Prado GXL with the lot gets the nod as this month’s best 4×4.

Jeep introduces Capped Price Servicing Program for all models
Capped-price servicing is part of Jeep’s focus on improving its aftersales experience.

New Land Rover Defender to spawn a family of SUVs
Defender to follow Discovery and Range Rover name and foster a range of models bearing its name.

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 reborn with a big V8
Classic restoration specialist crams an American V8 into a Japanese icon

Bushranger Night Hawk driving lights: 4×4 product test
We’ve given the Bushranger 4×4 Night Hawks a run on the Ranger and reckon they come up trumps.

2020 LDV D90 Executive 4WD review
Fancy a Prado-sized 4×4 wagon and can’t afford the freight? Try this LDV D90 for size.

Interview with Mick McCulkin of Australian 4WD Academy
Many of you will know Mick McCulkin from his years running Tri State Safaris or the Australian 4WD Academy, but his off-road experience precedes these ventures by many years.

Winton Shire, Qld: 4×4 travel guide
This outback Queensland adventure takes in old opal mining towns and much older prehistoric beasts. Welcome to Winton Shire.

Remembering Holden’s 4×4 creations
Matt wonders if Holden’s future would have been different if took a different – more adventurous – route.