This week we're joined by David Chapman, who is a test driver for a big car company by day, and the owner of the finest manual-converted BMW M3 CSL by night. David explains what the job of a test driver is, the challenges of testing cars on the Nurburgring and how you can improve your own driving skills.

He's also owned some very interesting cars and talks us through his back catalogue – including the Mk1 Ford Focus RS, the Noble M12 and the humble Ford Puma. Enjoy!

Season 3 Ep 7: A test driver talks about the Nurburgring and his manual M3 CSL

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This week's podcast is a more relaxed affair than usual – join us for a chat about the chic new DS 4 (and some of Lucy's fondest memories of growing up French), a very British take on the new Ford F-150 Raptor, Dubai's largest 4x4 and a Brown Lexus LFA.

We also chat about James May's electric scooter (and Lucy's inability therewith), McDonald's Katsu chicken nuggets and spam. Obvs.

S05E4: Sexy DS4, ridiculous F-150 Raptor, brown LFA, Katsu McNuggets

This week we're joined by DT's Marketing Director Lucy Brown – who has the enviable job of spending lots of time chatting to Clarkson, Hammond and May. 

We chat about her time getting off a transatlantic flight and going straight to a pub to film Jeremy, and obviously we've got the usual car news and updates on what we've been driving. Enjoy!



S05E03: What's it like working with Clarkson, Hammond and May? What's wrong with Tesla?

This week on the DriveTribe podcast Tim and Rachael are joined by Mike Fernie off of the DriveTribe YouTube channel. Together we chat about the news of the week: the new budget Porsche Taycan, the new giant car-nglomerate Stellantis, the Renault 5 and Toyota's new hypercar… which may be going to race in a series that no longer has the sparkle we were once promised.

S05E02: Tiny V10s for project cars, hypercar racing, the new biggest car company and MORE

After a sojourn of 9 months we're back with The DriveTribe Podcast – Tim's joined by car journo Rachael Hogg to discuss the latest car news and what we've been driving. Get some behind-the-scenes looks at the world of motoring journalism, and some nonsense about Swarovski sex toys

S05E01: We're BACK

This week's DriveTribe podcast is brought to you by the heat-addled brains of Rachael and Tim.  We discuss the slightly underwhelming new Audi S3, the upcoming 800hp Mercedes-AMG S73, the Bentley Bentayga Speed, and Tim reviews the Aston Martin DBX and Land Rover Defender. Rachael makes the case that SUVs aren't evil and that people on the internet need to chill out (again).

Season 3 Ep 7: A test driver talks about the Nurburgring and his manual M3 CSL

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