Articles by Tim Robson

Tim Robson
Contributing Journalist

Tim Robson has been involved in automotive journalism for almost two decades, after cutting his teeth on alternative forms of wheeled transport. 

Studiously avoiding tertiary education while writing about mountain bikes in the 1990s, Tim started with Motor magazine in 2001, moving on to edit Auto Action and Motor before joining Top Gear Australia in 2010.

Tim formed his own company, 032Media, in 2014, building up a freelance business that supplies leading news outlets like CarsGuide and GoAuto, as well as Evo Australia, Motor, 4x4 Australia and The Robb Report. He's also a skilled photographer, practicing videographer, presenter and editor.

He’s also recently returned to his roots, currently editing Australia's oldest and most prestigious mountain bike magazine, Mountain Biking Australia.

Tim lives in Wollongong, NSW, and is married with three double-digit age kids… two of who are learning to drive. One’s already learned to race, with 16-year-old Max helping Tim to build and run his only car – a track-registered Honda Civic EG.

You can check out Tim’s bike collection, race car failings and more on his Insta feed or Facebook.

Could Camry V6 outrun an SS?
By Tim Robson · 30 Nov 2017
There's another name to add to the growing list of potential cop cars lining up to replace former force favourites like the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon.
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Toyota Camry Ascent Sport 2018 review: snapshot
By Tim Robson · 23 Nov 2017
The eighth-generation five-seat, four-door Toyota Camry Ascent Sport was launched in November 2017. The front-wheel drive sedan is available with a 2.5-litre petrol engine or as a 2.5-litre petrol/electric hybrid. The petrol has a six-speed auto, while the hybrid uses a single-speed transaxle-based gearbox. The Ascent
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Toyota Camry SX 2018 review: snapshot
By Tim Robson · 23 Nov 2017
The eighth-generation five-seat, four-door Toyota Camry SX was launched in November 2017. The front-wheel drive sedan is available with a 2.5-litre petrol engine or a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine. The 2.5-litre petrol has a six-speed auto, while the V6 uses an eight-speed auto. The Camry SX starts at $33,290 before on
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Toyota Camry 2018 review
By Tim Robson · 23 Nov 2017
Toyota has taken the bull by the horns when it comes to replacing the Camry, choosing to import a highly specced – and, dare we say it – good looking replacement from Japan.
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Toyota Camry Ascent 2018 review: snapshot
By Tim Robson · 23 Nov 2017
The eighth-generation five-seat, four-door Toyota Camry Ascent was launched in November 2017.
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Toyota Camry SL 2018 review: snapshot
By Tim Robson · 23 Nov 2017
The eighth-generation five-seat, four-door Toyota Camry SL was launched in November 2017. The front-wheel drive sedan is available with a 2.5-litre petrol engine, 2.5-litre petrol/electric hybrid or a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine. The 2.5-litre petrol has a six-speed auto, the hybrid a one-speed transaxle and the V6
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This is how big a deal the Baja 1000 is
By Tim Robson · 17 Nov 2017
Imagine, if you will, a crowd that would fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground all jammed into a space about as long as the Pitt Street Mall.
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Toyota Fortuner Crusade 2018 review
By Tim Robson · 16 Nov 2017
Is it worth the extra money over its GX and GXL siblings or will escaping from its commercial roots prove too hard?
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Toyota Fortuner GXL 2018 review
By Tim Robson · 16 Nov 2017
Toyota has repeated the trick with the latest generation HiLux, adding a seven-seat wagon body to the range and calling it the Fortuner.
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Toyota Fortuner GX 2018 review
By Tim Robson · 16 Nov 2017
Launched in 2015, Toyota has recently refreshed the Fortuner wagon line-up and lopped off a sizable chunk from the recommended retail pricing to boot.
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