All Torque Car Podcast

The boys are joined by Michael Sideris and we get straight into flying.  Ross has never met a pilot before and wants to learn about flying planes.  The boys arrange a "Top Gear" style race between a 4 seater plane and a Jetstar flight.  Halil talks about his joy flight in a Red Baron plane.  Ross' son has saved his own money and wants to buy a paddock basher.  Michael is trying to buy the first car he has ever owned - a Datsun Sunny coupe.  Halil drives a Lamborghini Gallardo.  It rained for the first time in ages and the boys talk about driving in the rain comparing all wheel drive cars.  Peter reviews a new car book - 1,001 Car you must Drive.  The boys discuss Mercedes' plan to go to a fixed pricing with online purchasing.  Rate us and review us.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected]

Peter and Ross are joined by Avo Soghomonian, George Ronis and Chris from Kollector to celebrate Tom "The Roving Reporter" Dimitrakas' purchase of an HSV Grange.  Every HSV Grange sold came with a bottle of Penfolds Grange, but not when you buy one 11 years later.  To celebrate we bought our own bottle and opened it on air. Chris explains how the Bentley was recently hit. Ross visited the Crystal Palace and received a talk about Peter Brock's use of crystals in hs rce car.  The boys discuss the first HSV SV88 which had a fax machine as an option and Roos talks about his road trip in the BMW X5M.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us your questions [email protected]

Peter and Halil are joined by long time friend John Simonetta.  We look at his car history which include many high end European marques but the missing piece to his collection is a Ferrari. We talk about car accidents we hid from our parents.  John tells us about the "guaranteed no lights" method of navigating through Sydney peak hour traffic and we learn about car control in mid air. John talks about gesture control in his new BMW 840i.  Halil reveals super car news where a Ferrari F40 is involved in an accident carrying dealer plates.  We discuss the cars our dad's owned and if we can buy them back 40 years later.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at [email protected]

We look back at our recent Live Drives.  Ross has already ordered parts for the X5M.  Halil is called into the Principal's office.  We look at the design influences between Audi Mercedes and Kia.  Halil tries to convince Ross to buy a second hand Ferrari.  Ross drives the new Supra.  The boys look at the story between Tata and Ford.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at [email protected]

Peter and Ross are driving a BMW i8 Roadster this week in another LIVE Drive.  Ross had an epiphany this week and is falling for electric cars. The Roadster folds its roof back and keeps its signature scissor doors thqat decapitate teachers on the school run.  But the price - the boys debate whether you would pay $370,000 for the Roadster.  The boys discuss the practicality of the new 7 seater Mercedes Benz GLB.  Email us [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Listener Ang Stamatopoulos invited the boys are in his Tesla Model 3 Performance.  0-100 in 3.2 seconds and we felt each second giggling like school girls.  We discussed range anxiety and different charging philosophies.  We examined some of the features including track mode and you can set the Tesla to drift.  If you hit the referral link you will get 1,500 free supercharger km on a new Tesla https://www.tesla.com/referral/angelo71806 Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected]

Peter Ross and Halil take the BMW X5M Competition for a drive.  Ross reveals his rules for the car and goes through some of the features including autonomous driving up to 30km/h and auto reverse following the exact path of the car in reverse for 50m.  Ross talks about driving a Kia Stinger and BMW M135i and Halil provides an update with the re-surfacing of Sydney Dragway.  And for the grand finale - Peter gets into the driver's seat and drives the M out of the X5M Competition leaving Ross speechless!!!!! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and do not forget to rate us and review us.  Email your questions to [email protected]

Ross and Peter are alone tonight and were going to record live in Ross's new BMW X5M Competition but it decided to rain.  Ross explains why he did not take the tutorial before driving out of the dealership and drove straight out.  Peter looked at retro fitting Apple CarPlay in the Porsche 968.  We look at tall people driving small cars.  Ross drives a new Toyota Supra and thought he was in a 5 year old BMW.  Ross looked at cars that are for sale in Australia that no-one knows existed.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Email us [email protected]

The boys look at selling your car during COVID-19 and we invite Richard Dicello, Head of Motors from Gumtree Australia. We learn how Gumtree is assisting the motoring industry during COVID-19 and Richard tells us of some interesting statistics during this unprecedented period. We learn how Gumtree came about and its push into the online motoring sales sector with its user friendly interface, designed to be the conduit between the buyer and seller. Risks vs urban myths - Richard debunks some of the stories and explains the high level of filtering Gumtree implement to reduce any such activities. Ross talks about his new purchase and Halil answers a reader's cry for help.  Email us on [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

The boys are out of quarantine and talk to journalist Alex Dalrymple and explore the world of car press launches.  We get the home schooling out of the way first and dive back into cars. Alex works for Men's Health magazine and explains how he produces his video and print content.  Halil compares a new $80k Genesis to a 3 year old European marque and asks which is the better buy? We look at $400k SUV's and decide which one is the best car for the school run. We discuss the unusual options you can buy in a Rolls Royce Cullinan compared to other marques like Aston Martin.  Halil gets pulled over by the Police .. again. Alex tells us how he began in media by creating a radio station Wild FM and what do celebrities get up to when they turn up to a radio station.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at [email protected]