Custom 4X4s

Custom 2011 Toyota Tacoma Polar TRV review
Over acentury ago, Norwegian Roald Admunsen became the first man to reach the South Pole. In 2011 a British team aimed to set a new World Record, driving a specially built Toyota Tacoma.

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.

Jeep JL Wrangler dual-cab with LS3 V8: photo gallery
Bruiser Conversions’ desert-conquering LS3 V8-powered dual-cab JL Wrangler.

Custom Ford F-250 4×4 tourer review
Monster F-250 proves there’s no need to compromise when building a super-capable all-rounder that is equally at home lugging a big off-road caravan as it is tackling our toughest tracks.

Custom AEV Jeep JL Wrangler review
AEV has applied its many talents to the JL Wrangler.

Custom Lexus V8-powered 1999 Toyota Hilux review
How do you build a PreRunner 15,000km from its Mecca? However you damn well please!

Custom Nefarious Kustoms Toyota LandCruiser FJ45 review
The wildest classic Land Cruiser we’ve ever set eyes on was made to tear up the dunes.

Gallery: Custom Baja-bred Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser
Nefarious Kustoms throws the spanners at this classic Cruiser.

Custom Cummins-powered 1988 Land Rover Defender 110 review
A classic British lion receives an American heart transplant.

Custom Dana 60-equipped Ford PXII Ranger
An open cheque and no rules … the right way to build a Ranger.

Custom Toyota Land Crusier 200 review
The LC200 is a big box of tricks as it comes straight off the showroom floor. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it even tougher and more capable using the best toys available.

Top five custom 4x4s of 2018
A stunning LC200 headlines the most viewed custom 4x4s of 2018.

Custom Land Rover FC101 review
Want a tough tourer with enough space and gear to totally go off-grid? Check this out.

Custom Ford Ranger PXII photo gallery
The rock crawler to end all rock crawlers.

Custom Mercedes-Benz Unimog U4000 review
Bathurst legend Larry Perkins loves the desert, and does it in style in the mother of all ‘dual-cabs’. The dune-eating UNIMOG U4000.

2008 Mitsubishi Pajero Safari Rally 4×4 review
Built for speed, not comfort, Steve Riley’s Australasian Safari-winning Pajero is a weapon on wheels.

2009 EarthRoamer XV-JP Jeep Wrangler 4×4 review
This might be the ultimate go-anywhere four-wheel drive overland world traveller.

Custom Holden 1-Tonner review
When three worlds collide, merge, fuse and mutate into one behemoth 4×4 Holden Tonner.

Custom Toyota TroopCarrier Britz Bushcamper review
More used to canvas when camping, Brad and Sue Newham strike out in a luxurious Britz Bushcamper Troopie

Custom 2013 Toyota Hilux review
This mega-tough Hilux proves just how far ‘crazy’ can take you when you’re building a bush rig.

Custom air-sprung Nissan Patrol review
Adding air to any 4X4 vehicle is sure to improve more than its good looks.

Custom Mitsubishi Challenger review
Josh Farmer’s unique Challenger stands out from the crowd of Cruisers and Patrols.

Custom Toyota Land Cruiser HJ47 review
This classic HJ47 Cruiser proves age is just a number, as it keeps giving its all on Australia’s toughest tracks.