The Australian love affair with the 4WD is evident everywhere from Cocklebiddy to the Coles Car Park. Great roaring, bull bar reinforced, spotlight emblazoned urban assault vehicles ferry cherubic pre-schoolers and burly scaffolders alike. Most look like they?ve never seen more danger than the odd pigeon poop, so can these all-terrain behemoths really hack the rough stuff? We found out.

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