Drive Podcast

In this episode, James and Glen unpack some of Australian drivers' favourite things.
Does the character of the Jimny make up for its flaws? What about if it was a soft-top?
The schadenfreude of dashcam footage is one thing - but do they go too far?
And why oh why does driving a ute just feel so good?

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Bringing buttons back to consoles,
Bringing noise back to electric cars,
Is everything old new again?
Plus, news on rising battery prices, rumours of the Kia Stinger's demise, and impressions of the Hyundai STARIA-LOAD, the Toyota Corolla Cross and Nissan's new Z 

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Does the current state of driver assistance prove the robot uprising is still a while off? 
Is the Toyota Hilux Rogue a sign of even more things to come?
And why BYD's Atto 3 went on sale, then didn't...

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The results of the comprehensive dual cab megatest are in - with a few surprises! What topped the list?
Plus, the question of whether Australia is ready for EVs gets a little closer to being answered and special guest Elise Elliott gives us the heads up on a bizarre kind of car theft.

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Car sales figures from last month are in and a few results might shock you!
What was the mood like trackside at Bathurst over the weekend?
And what could Josh possibly have been driving to make Trent so envious?

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While one company is buying up big, another has just offered itself up for sale.
Are we witnessing the end of a quintessential '20 year old ratbag' car?
Speaking of cars you had at 20 - maybe you'll find it Drive's worst cars sold in Australia list!
Plus, what's the car-based behavior that a whopping 88% of people say is never okay?

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This week, Trent and Josh get into the nuts and volts when it comes to Australia's relationship to EVs: 
Is an EV future feasible? Are people buying them? Are they KEEPING them? And are they really a long-term solution to avoiding costs like the looming reintroduction of the fuel excise?
Plus, someone who, for embargo reasons, definitely IS NOT Josh (but looks a lot like him) hints at some details on the Ford Mustang Mach E and F-150 Lightning fresh from the states. 

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Have Ferrari just done something they said they would never do?
Can a new Mustang win over new fans while keeping its existing ones?
Are the days of car theft numbered?
And are we set to swap our touchscreens back for buttons again?

Plus, the new Lexus RX and the massive Land Rover Defender.

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Proof that American cars have the coolest names
Some very impressive sales figures coming through from Tesla
High performance cars are easier to access than ever before - should our licensing reflect that?
The new Ford Ranger Raptor is almost here, will it be the most fun ute ever?
And which car brand is fit to carry on the Royal lineage? 

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Trent Nikolic and Josh Dowling from drive.com.au dive into the top motoring stories from the week including the rise of car scalpers, selling near-new vehicles with hugely inflated margins to people who don't want to wait.

A Tesla has hit a wall in China (not that wall), and are we really surprised? Meanwhile Elon Musk is adamant we will have autonomous cars by next year.

And Josh has been busy behind the both the wheels of a gigantic Toyota and a reborn retro classic.

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