Out now: January 2023 issue of 4X4 Australia

Get your New Year started in style, by picking up a copy of our January 2023 issue of 4X4 Australia.

If you’ve earmarked 2023 as the year to dip your toes into the wild world of 4x4s – or to further your travels and expand your 4x4 build – then we’re here to help. Hell, 2023 may be even the year for a lap of the map?

To this end, we’ve loaded the January 2023 issue with plenty of off-road goodness.

With the imminent local launch of the next-gen Amarok, we took the VW for a test drive in South Africa and included our initial impressions in this issue.

Co-developed with the Ford Ranger, does the Amarok take the dual-cab segment to yet another level?

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The previous-gen bi-turbo-powered Ford Ranger Raptor was a lot of fun to throw around a high-speed off-road circuit, but the new model gets a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine producing 292kW and 583Nm of grunt. Shock horror, the 2023 model is in another league. Read our full review in this issue.

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On the custom front, we run a microscope over a cut-down GU Patrol with a flash Trig Point canopy; and it’s not often we talk about Lexus builds at 4X4 Australia, but this GX470 was too good to pass up.

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As our Isuzu MU-X project build comes to an end, we introduce our new vehicle for 2023: a 2022 Ford Ranger V6 Sport. We have big plans for our Ranger this year, so stay tuned to stay on top of all the action.

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We also tested some quality new products this month, including an Ironman 4x4 Ridge Pole swag, a Razed MaxTrax MKII mount kit, and a Yuasa Overlander 4x4 battery.

What else is there?

• Pajero Sport GLS in the shed
• Davenport Ranges NP, NT
• Limmen NP, NT
• Narva Ultima light bars tested
• New products, opinions + more

The January 2023 issue of 4X4 Australia is out now.