Unsealed 4x4

Unsealed 4x4

Unsealed 4X4 delivers honest 4WD advice, gear reviews, and travel guides crafted from real Australian adventures. Since 2014, we've tested the gear, driven the tracks, and learned what works - so you can hit the tracks safely.

SHOW US YOUR RIGS AND WIN!

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE STEVE’S NAVARA 550 STX Steve picked up his 2012 Navara early on in 2014 – for the other half to run as her daily drive. On the weekends however it…

CLARENCE GORGE BY 4X4 AND KAYAK

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE   With fantastic bush camping, a place like ‘The Gorge’ has everything on offer. It caters for people with highly modified trucks through to tourers towing caravans; everyone can have…

WHO NEEDS TESLA?

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The solar-powered Suzuki that set a world record. How did this cute electric beasty spark into life though? If anyone said that they saw a solar-charged, battery-powered, 27-year-old Suzuki climbing…

RECIPE: BEER BREATH CHICKEN

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a can of ale could enhance Australia’s favourite bird? Drunken chicken indeed.   Ingredients 1-1.4kg chicken   1 can of beer   1 tablespoon each…

JEEP TRACKHAWK USE LAUNCH CONTROL

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Yes, it’s not a real 4WD sort of thing. And the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk probably doesn’t rate as a ‘real’ 4X4 at all. But, regardless, 522kW of power demands your…

I bought a second-hand lemon

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE 7 lessons you need to learn from my (expensive) mistake By now you might have seen me go on about my GQ Patrol. It’s been one of the biggest projects…

PLANNING A DANGEROUS SOLO ADVENTURE

What you need to know about planning the most dangerous solo adventure CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Get the logistics right or the headline ‘Idiot found dead doing what he loved’ will be splashed across…

NAVARA VS HILUX VS D-MAX

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE   3-WAY UTE COMPARISON We put Toyota’s updated HiLux SR5+ up against Nissan’s Navara N-Sport and Isuzu’s D-Max LS-U.   Since debuting in 2015, Toyota has largely left the hot-selling…

FIRST DRIVE OF THE JL WRANGLER

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Could the new JL Wrangler be the best Wrangler Jeep has ever built?   SO WHAT IS IT?  The Jeep Wrangler is built for seriously technical off-road terrain, offering more…

DARK SIDE OF THE TOYOTA FORTUNER

We take a closer look underneath the Fortuner to see what makes it tick as a 4X4 CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE We’ve racked up nearly 5,000 kilometres in the long-term Toyota Fortuner we have…