The first time you drive into the Australian Outback, it’s hard to grasp the scale of it. The road stretches endlessly ahead. The landscape turns red and rugged. Towns become few and far between.

The popularity of 4X4s/4x4s/4WDs/4wds/off-roaders/whatever you want to call them has grown tremendously in the past 10 to 15 years and these vehicles regularly top ...