What's the best 4wd

Line has been cast.... now, let's see who bites!!!!

I dunno whether this is a trol post, but if it's not, then it gives a very good impression.

FWIW, in my opinion, the best 4x4 is a Nisota Landtrol !!!!

Roachie

Would have to be a Forester because Harold has one.

Cheers

Lada Niva, no question.

Hi

How long is a piece of string?

How much money do you want to spend?

The Patrol is better value for money over the Landcruiser.... There's about $20,000 difference

I've got a Hilux, but hired a Patrol while in Cairns in November and it had no problem doing the CREB and Bloomfield tracks.

It was a 3.0 auto turbo diesel and was nice to drive and good on juice.... I'd buy one over the Landcruiser, as it does the same thing while being a lot cheaper!!

Will.

Best 4WD??

Dunno!!.....Cat 961 front end loader maybe.


Cheers Axle.

Now if I had sh't loads of dough I would have a VW Touareg R50 (258 KWs/850 NMs diesel just in case some one does not know what it is), but I would still kept the MU so I could go as far or further than the Trol/Cruiser hahahahahaha.
Cheers Bruce

Hire car or company car, depending on insurance.

Baz.

Make sure you have an auto transmission on the rear axle and a manual transmission on the front axle.

What a stupid question, everyone knows the WRANGLER diesel auto 2dr in red with the Renegade option is by far the best. It does it all in a single bound :)) :)) (when it can be bothered, cape and all).....silverback

You will also have to have go fast paint stripes and a couple of those fitch thingies

I'm with Dougie here something CHINESE !

Best all round 4x4 for Aussie conditions would be a 100 series TD Landcruiser cut down to a twin cab. Modified with Fox suspension, diff drop, regeared ARB lockers (diff strenthening), D tronic, 35" Procomp mud terrain tyres + the usual bits & pieces.
The TD engine has stacks of power yet very good fuel econemy giving it an excellent range. A 100 twin cab would be spacious, comfortable quiet & the rear storage give easy access to gear. The oversized wheels make driving offroad smoother & far more capable, the lockers making up for any compromise with the superior on road handling of the IFS.

Best standard 4x4 for lighter duty use, TD Prado 120 series.
Best standard 4x4 for offroad. Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

Cheers Craig.............
HZJ105.

Possibly a HMMWV (Humvee)? If a Landcruiser gets in your way, just drive over it. But I would think a tank could do even better than that... So don't be limited by your local dealerships....

There are a lot of silly replies to your question ss--ss. Sometimes it's hard getting a straight answer isn't it?

These 2 vehicles are popular out bush in Australia is for several reasons. They are reliable, big, powerful, lots of storage, comfortable, tough suspension and are very capable off road.

You look at other 4wds and there is something that doesn't quite cut it out bush.
Hilux-not as tough as Cruiser and not powerful enough.
Modern dual cabs-indpendent front suspension and too flimsy.
Land Rover Defender- great cars but have you tried the front seats?
LR Discovery- not reliable enough to even make it to the bush.
F250- too big.
There will be people, of course, who love these cars if they own them. But until they've driven a GQ Patrol like mine then they don't know what they're missing!

Barnesy

The Best 4wd is what ?

First what is the definition of best !

Best is and all encompassing term, not just best in a catergory like best fuel consumption.

To be best you need a strong chassis with long travel suspension all a round and to be able to churn all of those 4 wheels constantly (4 wheels lockable options).

This more or less cuts the field quickly to the GU and GQ patrols
along with 80 series and some 100 series cruisers.

The GU Patrol is the only currently made model with these features and options available.

You need the power and torque to pull through mud and up steep hills and sand drifts, and pass traffic effortlessly, some models of each of the above can do this but the GU 4800 is the most powerful by a good margin.

You need to be able to get 1000km range reasonably easy, the diesel versions of the above do this but so can the petrols with readily obtainable bigger fuel tanks.

As its a 4wd and meant to travel over uneven terrain, stability
is of fundamental performance, and on technical measurements the GU patrol with a 48 degree tilt angle and long wheelbase simply wins here.

You need to be able to easily and preferrably legally fit 33 in wheels. The models I mention can fit these but only some models of GU are legal as well.

You need a high reliability design, relative simplicity and unfussy -
again most, but not all of the 80's and GUs fit this requirement.
I prefer the lack of turbo complexity, high pressure pumps etc and like the unfussyness of petrol as a fuel.

Manual is good for the bush but only if your engine has wide and large torque band.

The car needs to be not to big and 80 series and GU are about as big as you want to go.

Low NVH figures are good for the long driving hours and sneaking up on wildlife so petrols are a winner here.

While your question tends to leave out cost as a basis, most of us need reasonable life cycle running costs.
With newer car this means that a low purchase price tends to win over things like fuel consumption.

Military spec Unimog - if you can afford one.

Site Link
This may also come in handy,
http://www.boq.com.au/

Should have known there would be a good response to this thread..
Ok say you had $35k & you could buy new or used, for outback adventures, also picking up the kids some around town & the occasional boat towing, occasional camper trailer towing. what would be best value..
I'm thinking a 2002/3 model landcruiser/patrol/pajero/prado ?