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4×4 of the Year IS BACK in 2025!

Six wagons are locked and loaded, ready to fight for the title!

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2024 Toyota LandCruiser 79 GXL: Six-month update

The LandCruiser 79 is one of the most dependable 4x4s money can buy, and the mods to this example make it better than ever

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2025 Ford Everest Tremor: Off-road hero put to the test

How does Ford’s most off-road capable 4×4 wagon perform when the going gets rough?

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2025 Toyota LandCruiser 76 Series manual review

You can now have your four-cylinder 70 Series with a manual gearbox, and we jumped at the chance to test this 76 wagon

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2025 Isuzu MU-X review: Updated tech and new flagship model for revised seven-seater

Is Isuzu’s revised MU-X the best value seven-seater in Australia?

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2025 GWM Cannon review: Significant update fires new life into budget-friendly ute

Interior updates and a new driveline head up the changes to the 2025 GWM Cannon, to good effect

Custom 4x4s

GrenX Grenadier loaded with more firepower

Ineos Grenadier gets more firepower thanks to Melbourne specialist, GrenX

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2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLS long-term review

Our resident snapper has the keys to a Mitsubishi Triton GLS for the next few months

Custom 4x4s

Retro 60 Series LandCruiser is all sorts of cool!

Darren Sawyer always loved the 60 Series, so he built this one to take him anywhere in Australia

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2025 Mazda BT-50: Midlife makeover put to the test

Mazda has given its BT-50 ute a refresh to keep it looking up to date

4×4 Comparisons

Prado Kakadu vs Everest Trend: All-new 250 Series takes on its biggest rival

The new Prado is here and bursting out of showrooms, but how does it compare to the Ford Everest?

Custom 4x4s

This BT-75 six-wheeler is a BT-50 on steroids!

Just like a regular BT-50 … but with 33 per cent more of everything

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2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu off-road review

Should the seven-seat Prado Kakadu still be on your shopping list, despite its horrendous third-row cargo design?

Custom 4x4s

Modified Mahindra Scorpio dares to be different

A dare-to-be-different approach has resulted in a unique 4×4 wagon for all work and play adventures

4×4 Comparisons

Big American brawl: 2025 Toyota Tundra Limited vs Ford F-150 Lariat

Can the Tundra Limited take down the vehicle that has been the USA’s top-selling truck for decades?

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2024 Ford F-150 XLT SWB long-term review

We put a Ford F-150 on the fleet, to sample life with a full-size US pick-up

Custom 4x4s

Supercharged V8-powered FJ40 is the perfect beach cruiser

Now it’s just time to load up the fridge, grab some mates, and head to the Queensland coast

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2025 Toyota Tundra Limited: 790Nm beast put to the test!

The right-hand drive Tundra has landed at local dealers, providing a full-size pick-up alternative to the big three American brands

4×4 Comparisons

2025 Ford Ranger PHEV vs BYD Shark: SPEC BATTLE!

Rocking the status quo! We line up the spec sheets of two plug-in hybrid utes en-route to Australia

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2023 Ford Everest build: From stock to ultimate family tourer

We set out to see how well Ford’s Everest wagon would do as a touring 4×4, and we reckon it has come up trumps

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2025 Volkswagen Amarok 10 Deserts Edition

Volkswagen clocks up a world record and offers a commemorative 10 Deserts limited edition to mark the occasion.

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2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado review

Toyota Australia has launched its 2025 Prado and fittingly, it did so in the Northern Territory in Kakadu National Park.

Custom 4x4s

V8-powered Patrol walks tall on 35s and portals

This GU Patrol has 35s, portals and V8 power, so it has the kit to go anywhere!

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2025 Isuzu D-MAX Blade: First Australian drive

Walkinshaw-fettled Blade sits at the pointy end of the D-MAX line-up