4×4 Reviews

Conqueror 80 Series video review
4×4 Australia’s road test video of the Conqueror 80 series, on Fraser Island, Queensland.

Arctic Trucks in Iceland: Video
4×4 Australia ventured to Iceland to test drive, the fat tyres Toyota from Arctic Trucks. Read the full review in the October 2014 edition of 4×4 Australia Magazine today!

Toyota Tundra vs Toyota Hilux review
Australians drive utes. Americans drive pickups. Big pickups. But is bigger always better?

Jeep KL Cherokee review
Jeep’s latest Cherokee fights above its weight.

MDT Southern Scorpion 6×6 LandCruiser review
If 4×4 is good then 6×6 must be better, right?

Land Rover Discovery SCV6 review
A supercharged petrol V6 is the new performance leader in a revised Discovery line-up.

Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG review
We put Mercedes-Benz’s new G63 AMG to the test.

Ford ICON Bronco review
Hold on tight. This classic Ford packs a modern chassis and a V8 powertrain to deliver neck-snapping performance.

2014 Land Rover Discovery review
The 2014 Land Rover is a better beach Disco than anywhere this side of Ibiza.

BMW X5 review
Third Generation BMW X5 set to continue the model’s success.

2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review
The Outlander PHEV is leading the pack as an affordable battery-powered hybrid.

Land Rover Defender 90 review: Last drive
The Land Rover Defender is a 4×4 icon with few peers but its time is almost up.

Mahindra Pik-Up
Thanks to a little bit of massaging, this Mahindra Pik-Up is one functional and tough workhorse.

2012 Ford Ranger vs Mazda BT-50 comparison
The new Ford Ranger and Mazda BT-50 share much in common, but are they really the same?

Jeep JK Wrangler
There’s nothing stealth about this wicked Wrangler but a close look reveals some ingenious parts and clever engineering.

Toyota LandCruiser 100 Series review
Michael Beaumont’s sensibly modified 100 Series is a great example of a sharply-built budget tourer.

Prado vs Disco 4 vs Grand Cherokee comparison review
Jeep’s new Grand Cherokee is almost too cheap to be true, but does it compare to the king of the class, Toyota’s Prado, and the budget Land Rover D4?

History of the Range Rover
To celebrate the debut of the all-new 2014 Range Rover Sport at the 2013 New York Auto Show, we look back at how this iconic model has evolved over the years.

Customised Nissan Patrol GU
BJ Elliott’s introduction to four-wheel driving was in 2005 when a friend offered to take him and his partner Laura for a drive off-road.

Toyota FJ Cruiser review
Normally staid Toyota breaks with tradition and goes all, well, traditional with its FJ retrospective.

Toyota HiLux review
Toyota has tweaked its ever-popular Hilux but will the changes be sufficient to see off new challengers from Ford and Mazda?

Military Mercedes test drive
These are the only two Mercedes Benz LAPVs in Australia. They are bullet-proof, bomb-proof and battle ready. So tough, they even trusted us with them.

Challenge Meridian camper trailer review
Challenge was quick to accept our invitation to participate in the camper trailer torture test. Its confidence was well-placed, because the Meridian came through with shining colours.

Volkswagen Amarok review
Some new, very different metal is advancing on the Aussie ute battlefield.