What’s gold, has two doors, and makes everyone in small towns stare at you? The first defining experience of the LandCruiser was rolling down the main street of Gloucester – a small beef and dairy town nestled in the Great…
Isuzu decided we had played with the MU-X long-termer for long enough and took it back. Here’s our opinion on our time with the mid-size tourer. Judging by the number of times in the office we could question the whereabouts…
Will Jeep build the dual-cab ute Australia has been begging for? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Jeep Wrangler is a polarising vehicle; you either love it or hate it. And while you can’t deny…
What 4X4 provides the ultimate base as a capable and comfortable tourer? Unfortunately, nothing from the factory floor really suits the ‘ultimate’ moniker. Some people in aftermarket-land are having a crack at it, and one of the more serious no-holds-barred…
Sturt’s obsession with finding an inland sea in the middle of Australia did not deliver an ocean, but he did find a salty Darling River. He described this discovery as ‘certainly a blow for which I was not prepared’. Sturt’s…
The Nissan Navara Series II has been released. It is looking to fix up some of the shortcomings of the coil-sprung rear end and available spec levels. To have a look at what’s changed we grabbed a new ST-X, whacked…
A couple of weeks ago it happened again. Another death during a recovery; this time up in the coastal Queensland town of Yeppoon. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE While this a tragedy and all of…
And why 4WDers will probably always be left wanting… Quite often, Australian 4WDers and vehicle manufacturers don’t really see eye-to-eye. Sometimes what we want and what we get are pretty good; and other times, they’re not. It’s a tough job,…
A video of the 2018 Mercedes G-Class has been seen online, which gives us a nice idea of what the future off-roading Mercedes will be looking (and sounding) like. It sounds like a very nice, rumbling V8 (which will no…
Eight inches of total lift, a Solid Axle Swap, and an LS1. And all of it in a D22 Navara? Show me how! Wanting to get into 4X4ing and needing to work on a budget, a D22 Navara is a…
It’s difficult to compare this trailer to anything else as it’s pretty much the only one like it on the market – but everyone wants to check it out, as we found out… The Conqueror 440 falls under the category…
This bloke has trained with the SAS, lived through a helicopter crash in the desert, and walked away from being thrown overboard with a couple of sharks. He knows his stuff when it comes to surviving just about any mishap……
Bruce’s Discovery This fine example of a D4 SVV6 Land Rover Discovery is owned by Bruce and Lynda Nicholson, who have already travelled 53,000km in it. They have actually been living out of it really, with their Track Topaz camper…
This issue we take a look at the best 4X4 parks from all over the country; keep you up to date with the future of 4WDs in Australia; show you how to get an auto conversion in your rig on…
Get some advanced winching skills that’ll see you out of just about any drama… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE So you’ve got a shiny new winch bolted up to your bullbar, you’ve followed all of…
