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Matt Raudonikis

4 X 4 Australia Editor

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Matt is a 30-year veteran of the auto industry spending the last seven as 4x4 Australia editor. As a result, he has been pigeonholed in to the 4x4/off-road arena but he’s into anything with an internal combustion engine and wheels, or no wheels. He has been writing about cars since 1990 and video reviewing them for seven years.

ARB Old Man Emu BP-51 suspension
Suspension

ARB’s OME BP-51 Survives the Safari

Take a first-hand look at ARB’s new Old Man Emu BP-51 suspension, put through its paces at the Jeep Australasian Safari Tour.

Conqueror 80 Series video review
Road Tests

Conqueror 80 Series video review

4x4 Australia's road test video of the Conqueror 80 series, on Fraser Island, Queensland.

Arctic Trucks in Iceland: Video
Road Tests

Arctic Trucks in Iceland: Video

4x4 Australia ventured to Iceland to test drive, the fat tyres Toyota from Arctic Trucks. Read the full review in the October 2014 edition of 4x4 Australia Magazine today!

Jeep KL Cherokee Trailhawk
Road Tests

Jeep KL Cherokee review

Jeep’s latest Cherokee fights above its weight.

MDT Southern Scorpion 6x6 LandCruiser review
Road Tests

MDT Southern Scorpion 6x6 LandCruiser review

If 4x4 is good then 6x6 must be better, right?

Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG review
Road Tests

Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG review

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

Ford ICON Bronco review
Road Tests

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
Road Tests

2014 Land Rover Discovery review

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

Harrop's four-pinion design strengthens the diff
Vehicle Protection

Harrop ELocker

The Eaton/Harrop ELocker is a simple, effective and affordable locking diff for your 4x4. We check out the Harrop factory and test the ELocker.

BMW X5 review
Road Tests

BMW X5 review

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

Mercedes-Benz LAPV
Custom 4x4s

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.

Mercedes-Benz GL350 BLUETEC video review
Road Tests

Mercedes-Benz GL350 video review

The Mercedes Benz GL350 may not be the ultimate off-roader, but it gets the stars as a luxury four-wheel-drive.

Street Machine: Bionic Build
Features

Street Machine: Bionic Build

ANY Street Machine Of The Year award is a top accolade. This earth-shattering Chevy Nova scored the Goodguys SMOTY title in 2011 and if you don’t know, that’s American so it’s a pretty big deal.

Kia Sorento review
Road Tests

Kia Sorento review

Kia’s Sorento has morphed from a cheap little 4X4 into a refined and big-value SUV.

Modified LandCruiser
Custom 4x4s

Toyota LandCruiser

Fitting big tyres under this 200 Series for increased ability required a flair for engineering and the vision to make it happen.

Luxury 4X4s
Road Tests

Luxury 4x4s

The word icon is probably thrown around too easily these days, but the Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen are two vehicles that certainly fit the tag.

Toyota Kluger review
Road Tests

Toyota Kluger review

Toyota’s Kluger is a great family wagon for those forays that don’t stray too far from the bitumen, but it misses out on diesel power.

Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Toyota Prado vs Land Rover Discovery 4 Review
Road Tests

Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Toyota Prado vs Land Rover Discovery 4 review

It’s this magazine’s reigning 4X4 of the Year, but how does Jeep’s latest Grand Cherokee stack up against the established family wagon favourite, Toyota’s Prado GXL?

Ford SZ Territory review
Road Tests

Ford SZ Territory review

A turbo-diesel engine from Land Rover makes the Ford SZ Territory the perfect SUV.

Volkswagen Amarok review
Road Tests

Volkswagen Amarok review

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

TECH: Essential Equipment
Electronics & Gadgets

4x4 gear and gadgets

The 4X4 Australia experts tell us what gadgets and gear they always take bush with them.

Range Rover Vogue review
Road Tests

Range Rover Vogue review

The new Range Rover Vogue TDV8 manages a scale of economy not yet seen with the luxury mud-plugger.

Coin Operated
News

Buying a 4x4

The value question is sometimes the most hotly debated criterion, as it’s often a perceived issue rather than technical fact.