REAR VIEW

4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE

THE ESSENTIAL NUMBERS AND PRICES OF EVERY 4X4 ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA 30 YEARS AGO – JULY 1994 A news story from 30 years ago highlighted the dangers of spinifex fires for those four wheelers heading into our remote desert country. With graphic photos of a Patrol bursting into flames and burning to nothing more than a charred metal shell, it was one of the first graphic warnings we had published on the dangers of spinifex fires. Today it is even more relevant, and with the advent of DPFs it is potentially more common. Be aware of the dangers of spinifex! As far as vehicle tests were concerned we checked out the latest RAV4 and had a comparison test on the petrol-powered HiLux and Rodeo, with our then Deputy Editor Sharyn Vanderhorst giving…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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