Off-roading is a sector of the motoring industry with such a rich history and important purpose, but it also requires specific driving knowledge and skills.
While you’re unlikely to find a bakkie or SUV in this day and age that’s going to require you engage low-range manually or navigate terrain with one hand on the steering wheel and one flicking back and forth before first and second gear, there are certain fundamentals that anyone with an off-road vehicle should know.
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YouTuber and Car reviewer Paul Maric tackles these skills in a video explaining high range and low range, locking differentials, four wheel drive, traction control and hill descent control