This week, on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Rachael Downie record an episode from the offices of Arkonik, builders of bespoke Land Rover Defender 90, 110 and 130 models.
The Driven Chat team were invited along to the Arkonik factory in Somerset to see every step of the build process of the bespoke Defenders that later go on to be exported to customers around the world.
In this episode, John and Rachael speak to Arkonik Managing Director Tom Parry and Production manager Craig Venn. They are also joined by head of communications and editor-in-chief of B500 Magazine, Dell Gregory, for the introduction and outro of the episode.
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A Day with Arkonik Land Rover Defenders

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This is it; this is the end! You've found the final episode of the Driven Chat Podcast. John Marcar, Amy Heynes and Miles Lacey bring you our very last production as The Driven Chat Podcast before relaunching with a new podcast in 2024.
In this final episode, the team recaps some of the brilliant conversations that have taken place this year with highlight clips from conversations with:  Photographer - Nigel Harniman (episode 139) String Theory Garage - Ben Broke-Smith (episode 157) Porsche Specialist - Richard Tuthill (episode 177) DriveTribe Presenter - Mike Fernie (episode 144) Racing Driver - Ian Flux (episode 173) Journalist - Henry Catchpole (episode 172)
As well as the highlights, in the final episode, the team thanks the behind-the-scenes podcast team and you, our wonderful audience.
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Merry Christmas and Goodbye >> The Final Episode

Maeving is a company causing a stir in the world of both motorcycles and EVs. What started as a small start-up in a London flat has evolved into a fully-fledged factory in Coventry, England, designing, building and exporting their motorcycles to riders around the globe.
This week on the Podcast, John Marcar sits down with one of the company's co-founders, Seb Inglis-Jones, to learn about Maeving and to hear the story so far. To go alongside the conversation, John is also currently road-testing a Maeving RM1 for a review at driven.site.
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Maeving Co-Founder - Seb Inglis-Jones

This week's guest on the Driven Chat Podcast, we are joined by a man with many talents and professions within the automotive industry. Over the past 25 years, Tim Hutton has worked in graphic design, events, publishing, journalism, and public relations for the Danish hypercar manufacturer Zenvo Automotive.
Tim joins John Marcar for a formal catch-up to work through his varied career, from his humble beginnings close to the now iconic Goodwood Motor circuit in West Sussex to travelling the world on behalf of a 200+ MPH hypercar brand.
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Tim Hutton of Zenvo Automotive

It's officially the beginning of the end of The Driven Chat Podcast, but fear not, avid podcast listeners and subscribers, there are a few more episodes to come.
This week, John, Miles and Amy have a catch-up and work through some of the most recent news stories on driven.site
Before delving into the news desk, Amy shares tales of an adventure to Scotland. Miles tells us about a recent surfing adventure with Dacia, and John is still trying to figure out the styling of the new BMW i7 he's been driving.
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Goodbye Top Gear, Hello Cyber Truck and... it's the Beginning of the End!

This week, our guest on the Driven Chat Podcast is James Cottingham, the managing director at the world-famous DK Engineering. Located just outside NW London, James and his team at DK Engineering strive to offer a comprehensive service for individuals wishing to buy, sell, restore, race, and store performance and specialist cars. In his own words, James summarises the company's ethos as one that offers 'the complete service'.
In this conversation hosted by John Marcar and Miles Lacey, James openly shares DK's success story, starting with how his parents went from managing a small collection of cars for a select group of individuals to scaling the company to have an international reputation under his leadership.
Before the podcast, James led John, Miles, and photographer Henry on an exclusive tour of the facility to see all corners of the business, which provided many talking topics for the podcast.
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A Day with Arkonik Land Rover Defenders

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