I thought the Anne Beadell Highway was tough, but the Connie Sue Highway smacked it down like The Rock on WWE. My sand flag was being smashed, stone guard attacked from below. Like witches clawing, my paintwork was being etched by…
The first step in working to live, is having an escape plan. For a lot of us, four-wheel driving is a way of escaping the daily grind. Get away from the rat race for maybe a weekend or a month, get…
Beau’s Zook A lot can happen in five months, and Beau’s Zook is the proof! It was never intended to be anything other than a daily, but we all know how quickly things can get out of hand. After owning…
There’s a new model 4X4 ute in town, and this one is actually worth talking about: The Toyota HiLux Rugged X. Rather than travel down that same well-worn path they (and every other manufacturer, for that matter) have been down…
Some 4X4 owners build their rigs with a single focus in mind. Rock crawling, mud plugging, camper trailer touring, desert crossing or beach fishing, perhaps. Then there’s Leo. After years of design evolution, Leo has given this Defender 110 the…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN THE MAGAZINE RYAN’S KUT 105 SERIES Chopping up a 105 Series ‘Cruiser isn’t the most original idea ever. Making it a space-cab chop and sliding a multivalve 1HD-FT engine in at the…
Custom 4X4 – Land Rover Discovery Ironic name, considering this is Australia’s most customised road-legal Land Rover Defender – complete with portal axles and rear steer Yep, we’re going to make the call. This is the most modified Land Rover…
Custom 4X4: 200 Series LandCruiser Chopped, Shopped, Extended! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Owner If spending three months in a purpose-built adventure machine exploring the Territory doesn’t excite you, you might as well stop…
Custom 4X4: 79 ‘Cruiser The ’Cruiser for the Outback This kitted 79 Series was built to be put to the test – not only does it look great, it eats up the Outback like it was meant to do! The…
When your old man drives a built GU Patrol (and he’s the Editor of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures magazine) there was only ever going to be one choice for Kye’s first 4X4… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR…
And why you should really consider all-terrains for your next tyres… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE I’m a big fan of mud-terrain tyres for my Defender. There isn’t much in the way of quiet driving…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE During her three-month odyssey kicking up the dust in Australia’s backblocks of WA and the NT, Monica McInnes discovers it’s not the bulldust tracks you need to fear – it’s…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Smart modifications are what it’s all about when building a tourer. This Ranger is keeping it real. Meet Matt, and his Pride Orange 2016 XLT Wildtrak Ranger. I first met…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Not wanting to go near a diesel-powered D4D HiLux, simply because of the early issues with the injectors locking open and popping engines, Matt Bell picked up this 1GR-FE powered…
UNSEALED 4X4 SUB-EDITOR TREVOR LANG RUNS US THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LANDCRUISER OWNERSHIP. Early in 2008, I drove a new LandCruiser out of the Toyota dealership at Bathurst. The paperwork described it as a ‘Toyota LC Military Workmate…
