Robert Pepper
4X4 driver training for the tracks
Experience is what you acquire just after you need it… what sort of driver training do you need?
Driver training, noughts and crosses, and chess
How do you improve a skill that’s impossible to perfect, or why driver training is more like chess than noughts and crosses.
Why are the wheels on that car splayed out?
Ever see a car with wheels like the one in the picture above? The wheels are splayed right out… Why?
Wheel alignment is important but so is radial pull…
Everybody wants a car that tracks straight and doesn’t abuse its tyres, and that’s why wheel alignment is so important.
2017 Lexus RC F Carbon Review… Quick Spin
Robert Pepper’s 2017 Lexus RC F Carbon Review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and rating.
Toyota Prado – how the offroad systems work
Toyota’s Prado has a range of offroad electronics. Here’s how they all work. This article applies mostly to the 2016 […]
My Toyota 86 at 75,000km – update 10
My Toyota 86 is four years old in age, but about sixty in car years. THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN car mileage […]
Upgrading your tyres: Dunlop Sport Maxx ST on a Toyota 86
Want to make a difference to your car? Upgrade the tyres.
ROUGH STUFF: Movie review
When I heard about an off-road action comedy feature film set in Australia. I had to see it…
How to sound like an instant expert on Formula 1
On Sunday 24th March the Formula 1 season starts again in Melbourne. Here’s how to sound like an instant expert on Formula One.
Why I like the new Top Gear – Season 24…
Different is not necessarily bad… and I reckon the new Season 24 of Top Gear is good.
The most comprehensive “what car should I buy” question ever
We get a lot of “what car is best” questions, and for one reason only it’s hard to advise… and that is they lack focus. Not this one.
What 4×4 or AWD should I buy for $40,000?
With a $40,000 budget this returning Australian wants to buy an off-roader, and has a fairly tight idea of what the 4×4 needs to do…
Offroading ute: service body, or tub and canopy?
Utes are now just as popular for offroad touring as wagons, but how best to set one up? OVER THE […]
Exploring Australia with a Jaguar F-Pace
Sometimes a new car road test is just a day on a press launch, and other times it’s a road trip like the one we took the Jaguar F-Pace on…