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Episodes
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by James Wong and William Stopford, with Alborz Fallah, Mike Costello and Jack Quick chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, Toyota Australia is commencing local development to re-engineer the Tundra pick-up truck for right-hand drive, the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is firming for an Australian launch, GWM is planning a range of new electrified vehicles for Australia, and the facelifted Kia Seltos has been detailed ahead of a fourth-quarter launch.
Alborz Fallah dials in to talk about his launch drive of the new Nissan Z Coupe, while Mike Costello joins to discuss his first steer of the updated Skoda Karoq.
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Tony Crawford, with Jack Quick chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, there are new speed cameras coming for Queensland school and roadworks zones, South Australia wants to make high-powered vehicle owners pass tougher licence tests, the Federal Government is taking steps to make EVs more accessible in Australia, and Dodge has teased its first electric muscle car.
Scott also talks about his launch drives of the new Cupra Leon, Formentor, and Ateca.
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by James Wong and William Stopford, with Paul Maric and Jack Quick chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, a New Zealand-developed track-only hypercar is set to go into production, the first BYD Atto 3 vehicles in Australia are headed to customers, China's MG4 electric hatchback could be the cheapest EV Down Under when it arrives next year, while the US-market Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport get retro-inspired Heritage editions.
Paul Maric dials in to chat his extended launch drive of the new Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, and James Wong talks his first drive of the new Haval H6 GT.
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Mike Costello, with James Wong, Tony Crawford, and Jack Quick chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the Ford Fiesta ST and Focus ST have been axed in Australia, the BYD Atto 3 is closing in on local roads, Australian petrol will get cleaner from 2024, and GM is trying to crack down on people flipping its cars.
VFACTS sales results are in for July 2022; Mike Costello walks us through the figures.
James Wong dials in to talk about the Audi RS3, and Tony discusses his prototype drive of the Hyundai Ioniq 6.
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Tony Crawford and William Stopford, with Mike Costello and Jack Quick chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series orders have been paused as wait times grow, the next-generation Ford Mustang will be revealed at this year's Detroit motor show, Ford is addressing tailshaft vibration issues in some of its new Rangers, and Mini has revealed its electric Concept Aceman crossover.
Mike Costello dials in to discuss his upcoming review of the Kia Niro Hybrid, while William Stopford talks about his upcoming comparison between the Jeep Grand Cherokee L and Nissan Patrol.
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Mike Costello, with James Wong chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, Honda has revealed the new Civic Type R, Nissan has confirmed the X-Trail SUV will get its e-Power hybrid technology in Australia, Cupra is setting its sights high in Australia, and the ACT has moved to ban ICE sales from 2035.
Mike Costello talks about his launch drive of the new Ford Ranger, and James Wong discusses a comparison between the Hyundai i30 N Line and Volkswagen Polo GTI.
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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by William Stopford and James Wong, with Mike Costello chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan has been revealed and confirmed for Australia, the new Volkswagen Amarok has been revealed and will offer both petrol and diesel power in Australia, Tesla is no longer including a home charge cable with cars sold in Australia, and BMW is introducing features like heated seats under a subscription model.
Mike Costello dials in to discuss his launch drive of the Mercedes-AMG EQS 53, while James Wong talks about his time with the Kia EV6 GT-Line.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Mike Costello, with James Wong chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the Toyota HiLux has been given an update, Nissan has revealed pricing for the 2023 Qashqai, Mitsubishi has priced the Outlander PHEV, and Australia's biggest EV charging network has changed hands.
Scott talks about his review of the new-generation Kia Niro, and James Wong discusses his international launch drive of the upcoming Mercedes-AMG EQE 53.
Mike Costello talks about the VFACTS sales results for June 2022.
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
In this episode, Mandy is joined by William Stopford and James Wong to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has been revealed, the supercharged V8-powered Ram 1500 TRX has been priced for Australia, China's Chery has detailed its local line-up, and more details have been released on the 2023 MG4 Electric.
William Stopford discusses his Australian launch drive of the updated Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, while James Wong talks about driving the new Mercedes-AMG C43 4Matic in north-eastern France.
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
In car news, the BMW M3 Touring has been revealed at last, the Peugeot 408 is coming to Australia, Prodrive has brought a classic WRX back to life, and we talk about the latest in Toyota's ongoing DPF saga.
Paul Maric talks about his review of the hotly-anticipated Tesla Model Y, and Tony Crawford discusses the Porsche Macan S.