If your Lotus car was built any time after 2006 then it'll probably have some sort of electronic driving aid built into it. And here I'm going to explain what those aids are...but given the fact that Lotus tend not to produce…
Everyone's got a mental load. Work. Kids. Health. Retirement planning. Parents. Friends. Betrayals. Regrets over what might have been. Regret over what is, what was. Nobody gets off for free, even if they like to act that way.
It's only in recent…
Many, many years ago apes roamed the earth, living as hunter-gatherers, even without the benefit of Google Maps.
Somewhere along the line a few of those apes evolved into big-brained homo sapiens, one of whom was later to be known as Brett.…
Designing a modern 4x4 is a very difficult task, but there's a few things which are about as easy to get right as do wrong, so please carmakers, do it right!
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INEOS have put the offroad switchgear in the roof…
I have produced a lot of content explaining how towing works; what the weights are, what causes sway, offroad driving and much more. There's also a calculator to give you an idea of likely weights for your rig.
But nothing will replace…
Ever thought about why driver training exists? There's just one reason, and that's to reduce the risk of incidents, damage and problems. You look at what's likely to go wrong, and you train accordingly.
I'm involved with both 4WDs and…
Nissan's latest and last petrol-engined Z car is simply called the Z, and it's essentially a development of the 370Z - a two-door coupe powered by a V6 engine in the front driving the rear wheels. I had a quick drive of…
Yesterday I spotted a petrol Mini parked in an EV charging bay. Was the driver right, or wrong?
The default answer for EV people is 'wrong'. They would say that EV charging bays are for EVs to charge, and even more specifically,…
"Robert, could you please explain why different brake traction control calibrations are needed? I (perhaps incorrectly) presume that a BTC program that intervened as immediately as possible and stopped applying the free wheel's brake as soon as it regained traction would be…
Everyone and everything needs to move with the times, and car companies are no exception. Jaguar Land Rover has looked into the future and decided it knows what it needs to do. In short; two platforms not the current nine, luxury focus,…