13 - The future of 4WDs with Robert Pepper

13 - The future of 4WDs with Robert Pepper

Author: James Eling | Amateur Off Roader, unorganised camper and very poor fisherma March 13, 2016 Duration: 58:58

What kinds of changes are going to happen to 4 wheel drives over the next 5 years?

Robert Pepper is one of Australia's leading automotive journalists and is very technical.  We discuss what changes are going to effect the 4 wheel drives that come onto the market over the next 5 years.

Autonomous Emergency Braking, self driving cars,  bullbar modifications and how these will all change the way we go offroad.

We look at what factors  make a 4 wheel drive fun to drive and what that means for the future designs that we will see offroad.

What will happen with low range?


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