The AutoChat Podcast

By Alistair Charlton & George Turner

What's The AutoChat Podcast about?

The AutoChat Podcast does exactly what it says on the tin: An automotive chat show presented by motoring journalist Alistair Charlton, car enthusiast George Turner and occasional like-minded guests. Alistair and George chat about the latest car and motorsport news, spend hypothetical cash on dubious AutoTrader discoveries, and swap stories on what they've been driving.

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The AutoChat Podcast episodes:

03.24.2023
Karting, spannering and a Lexus with a yoke
This week, Alistair has driven the new electric Lexus RZ, which has a yoke instead of a steering wheel.Meanwhile, George has been working on his cars to varying degrees of success, and reports back from his first karting race of...
03.16.2023
Drifting Jaguars on a frozen lake with the JLR Ice Academy
In this special episode Alistair and George head to Arjeplog in northern Sweden to experience the Jaguar Ice Academy. There, they took part in an entire day of driving activities in the Jaguar F-Type, F-Pace and electric I-Pace, all...
02.12.2023
Ineos Grenadier review, Lottery win cars pt.2 and a Rolls-Royce on ice
This week, Alistair drives the Ineos Grenadier in the Scottish Highlands and George's MG Maestro gets its YouTube debut with the HubNut channel.It's also part two of the lottery wins challenge, and with a budget of £24,000 there are plenty...
02.03.2023
Lottery win cars pt.1, the Maestro’s YouTube debut and a Maserati in a muddy field
This week, George's MG Maestro makes its YouTube debut on the HubNut channel, but things don't quite go to plan. On a similar theme, Alistair almost gets a Maserati stuck in a muddy field in Italy.This episode also sees Alistair...
01.27.2023
‘Lucky!’, Barbie Jeep Racing and Santa’s artic rally suspension setup
Alistair and George return for a second series of AutoChat. This week, George talks about 'Lucky!', the new Bernie Ecclestone documentary, and how he discovered Barbie Jeep Racing on YouTube.Meanwhile, Alistair saw a colour-changing BMW in Las Vegas, avoided an...
08.01.2022
Finishing second at the karting Le Mans 24hr and driving a Bugatti Chiron
We're back! After an impromptu break, Alistair and George are back for another season of the AutoChat podcast.In this episode, George talks about competing at the karting 24 hours of Le Mans, where he qualified in pole position, set the...
04.15.2022
Driving the new Range Rover, fixing a Volkswagen, F1 and an incongruous Bentley
In this episode of the AutoChat podcast, Alistair drives the new Range Rover in California and George is told that, "for as long as there's a hole in his arse", he wouldn't have been able to fix his Volkswagen.They also...
03.10.2022
Gran Turismo 7, the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Tim Wayward's dodgy toe-in
In this episode, Alistair and George chat about Gran Turismo 7, the upcoming Formula One season and the joys of driving in London.Also this week, they take a trip down memory lane with Pimp My Ride UK, discuss electrified classic...
02.23.2022
An exclusive interview with Lotus chief test driver Gavan Kershaw
In a special episode, Alistair and George sit down with Gavan Kershaw, director of vehicle attributes for Lotus.Gavan has worked at Lotus for over 30 years, and in that time has driven just about everything, including historic F1 cars. He...
02.17.2022
First-car nostalgia, 2022 F1 car reveals and whatever happened to Flavio Briatore?
In this episode, Alistair and George reminisce about their first cars and driving as teenagers. They also cover this week's F1 2022 car reveals, tackle the ever-boring topic of buying new tyres, and wonder what happened to shady F1 team...
01.27.2022
Driving a Bentley in LA, fixing a VW Passat and Gordon Murray's new supercar
This week, Alistair goes to Los Angeles to drive the new Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, George explains how a £40 bracket fixed the engine warning light on his Volkswagen, and Gordon Murray reveals another lightweight V12 supercar.This episode also features...
01.08.2022
A new year, the VW Golf Mk8 and a record-breaking gathering of Nigels
Happy new year! Alistair and George are back with another episode of the AutoChat podcast, and their first of 2022.This episode, Alistair reports back on his Christmas hire car, a slightly disappointing but frugal Volkswagen Golf, while George gets his...
12.14.2021
F1 2021 debrief, unusual Christmas post and the Bentley Continental GT Speed
In this episode, Alistair and George discuss the thrilling and controversial finale to the 2021 Formula One season.They also chat about some unusual Christmas post – in the form of a concrete model of a motorway service station, naturally –...
11.11.2021
Scuderia Fern Racing, the Mexico GP and a horse called Damon Hill
This week, Alistair, George and Sasha chat about Sasha's new job with Scuderia Fern racing, the Mexico Grand Prix, and a German dressage horse called Damon Hill.They also chat about car-spotting in Seville, nightmares in Cape Verde, e-scooters and 'The...
11.01.2021
Pulled over in the new Rolls-Royce, a 'posh' Rover and why all driving music is terrible
In this episode, Alistair gets pulled over by the police driving the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge, and George declares all driving music terrible.Also, why drive-through staff think an old Rover with a faulty window is posh, attaining Hilton gold...
10.16.2021
A Corvette on the autobahn, a Morgan on a rally stage and Tiff Needell in an airport
This episode features a drive of the new C8 Corvette Stingray in Germany, addresses why the Morgan CX-T reminds George of a geography teacher on a school trip, the UK fuel crisis, and Tiff Needell's breakfast.Alistair also explains why he...
09.24.2021
Racing simulators, F1 and the Goodwood Revival
This episode, Alistair, George and Sasha chat about Formula One and the Goodwood Revival.Meanwhile, Sasha visited Bicester Heritage with Girls On Track UK, Alistair attended a murder mystery dinner with Jaguar, and George reveals how he didn't see eye-to-eye with...
09.11.2021
Range anxiety, two Jags and how to push a plane
In this episode, George passes his plane-pushing qualification and Alistair vents his frustration at the UK's electric car charging network after taking a Fiat 500 on a road trip. This episode also features a hired Jaguar F-Type Heritage 60 Edition...
09.04.2021
The Spa GP that wasn't, a new AutoChat presenter and a ropey Rover 600
In this episode of the AutoChat podcast, Alistair and George introduce their new presenter Sasha. The there chat about the Spa GP that never really happened, Sasha's car history, and George's dad's slightly ropey Rover 600.
08.15.2021
Taking a Rolls to a wedding, Monterey Car Week and Nascar movie 'Blink of an Eye'
This episode, Alistair and George talk about taking a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to a wedding. They also discuss the Polestar 2, the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Nascar film 'Blink of an Eye'.This episode also includes chat about...
07.30.2021
It's a pair of fluffy slippers: Shopping for the worst car with 'sport' in its name
This episode, due to not actually driving anything, Alistair and George set out to find the worst cars for sale with 'sport' in their name. Or 'sppporrrtahhh' if you're a Smith & Sniff listener. The results include a Nissan Micro...
07.20.2021
Goodwood, the British GP, Aston Martin Valhalla and some surprisingly successful spannering
After a few weeks off – sorry about the previous episode being corrupt – Alistair and George are back for another episode of AutoChat. In this installment, they discuss the Goodwood Festival of Speed, borrowing a Range Rover for a...
07.09.2021
Driving the Caterham 310R, a poorly Volkswagen and when politicians went racing
This episode, Alistair and George talk about driving the Caterham 310R and the new Lotus Emira. Plus, analysis of Formula One in Austria, George's Volkswagen has a Christmas tree of warning lights, and an optimistically advertised Subaru. They also look back...
06.24.2021
AutoChat interviews Jenson Button; the Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition and the French GP
This week, Alistair and George interview 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button. We chat to Jenson about family life in Los Angeles, car culture in the United States, his classic car collection – including a Fiat 500 with Tesla...
06.14.2021
Driving an electric Bugatti and Porsche 911, taking the MG Maestro to a show, and the Baku GP
In this episode, Alistair drives an electric Bugatti Type 35 by The Little Car Company, an electric Porsche 911 by Everrati and the Aston Martin DBX. George took his much-loved MG Maestro to a classic car show and realises theme...
05.25.2021
An exclusive interview with Gordon Murray, the Monaco GP, driving a Radical and Caffeine & Machine
This episode, Alistair and George visit Caffeine & Machine with George's MG Maestro, and Alistair drives a Radical SR1 at Silverstone. They also discuss the Monaco Grand Prix, the Opel Manta GSE Elektromod and Max Mosley, who passed away this...
05.11.2021
The MG Maestro, Gordon Murray and a ploughman's lunch.
In this episode, Alistair and George chat about George's new MG Maestro, Formula One, the return of the British Touring Car Championship and an 'eventful' trip to the pub.They also talk about driving the Zeno TSR-S hypercar from Denmark and...
04.28.2021
Karting, the Monaco Historic, farewell to the Vauxhall Victor, and Guenther Steiner as an F1 pundit
This week, Alistair and George chat about Formula One at Imola, Jean Alesi at the Monaco Historic, courier cars and Guenther Steiner as a future F1 pundit.Also this week, Alistair finally drives his MX-5 and tries out an Alfa Romeo...
04.12.2021
The Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, DIY car maintenance, Mate Rimac and F1
This week, Alistair and George chat about driving the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster and Cupra Formentor, while George and his dad attempt some DIY car maintenance with questionable results.We also chat about Alistair's interview with Mate Rimac, the return of...
03.28.2021
Remembering Sabine Schmitz, buying an MX-5 and an unfortunate incident at the dump
This week, Alistair and George talk about the return of Formula One, the legacy of Sabine Schmitz and why TopGear is so much better than The Grand Tour.They also talk about Alistair's new car, what their dads drove in the...
03.17.2021
The Toyota Supra, Murray Walker and a suspiciously Russian Haas
This week, having screwed up the first recording, Alistair and George have a second stab at episode 11. This episode features the new 2.0-litre Toyota Supra, Darren Turner's £70k Aston Martin gaming simulator, and a gifted rusty crowbar.They also chat...
02.28.2021
GR Yaris, Volkswagen sausages, the MG Maestro and the Little Tikes Cosy Coupe
In the 10th episode of AutoChat, Alistair and George talk about driving the Toyota GR Yaris, eating Volkswagen's own-brand sausages and swapping George's Vauxhall Victor for an MG Maestro.They also chat about Ferrari's return to the top tier of Le...
02.15.2021
The Ford Mustang Mach-E, Porsche Taycan and Formula One's Saturday sprint races
This episode, Alistair and George chat about driving the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E and Porsche Taycan, as well as taking delivery of the most talked about car of 2021 so far, the Toyota GR Yaris.They also talk about the proposed...
01.30.2021
The new Jaguar XF, taking a Bentley to Wickes, and why the president of Uruguay drove an old Beetle
This week, Alistair and George chat about driving the new Jaguar XF, what the future holds for Lotus, and why the Bentley Flying Spur V8 isn't the ideal car for buying kitchen flooring from Wickes.They also discuss why George spends...
01.18.2021
The new Renault 5, an engine full of tomato soup, and BMW's 'marketing bulls**t'
In this week's episode, Alistair and George talk about the reborn electric Renault 5, a discovery of tomato soup in the combustion chamber of a Vauxhall Victor, and the lineage of today's Formula One teams. They also discuss BMW's bizarre...
01.07.2021
Funny car names, racing driver Dick Seaman, and the unexpectedly haunted Fiat 500e
In the first AutoChat episode of 2021, Alistair and George chat about the curiously named Ford Transit Nugget, a racing driver called Dick Seaman, and the haunted ice cream van vibes of the electric Fiat 500e.They also discuss funny car...
12.23.2020
The curious cars of Sex Education, Ian Callum's new Vanquish, and sharing an aircraft hangar with Gillian Anderson
This week, Alistair and George talk about the curious cars of Netflix series Sex Education, Ian Callum's remastered Aston Martin Vanquish, and that time they hoped for Lewis Hamilton, but instead got Gillian Anderson.
12.16.2020
A £30k electric Bugatti, our first motoring memories and regretfully remembering Max Power magazine
This week, Alistair and George chat about the Formula One season finale, the joys of banger racing, The Little Car Company's electric Bugatti for children, and our earliest motoring memories. We also, regrettably, delve into the dubious history of...
12.03.2020
Driving a Ferrari 250 SWB, Romain Grosjean's miraculous escape, and an electric Mazda made of cork
In this week's episode of The AutoChat Podcast, Alistair and George discuss the electric Mazda MX-30, Romain Grosjean's miraculous escape, George Russell replacing Lewis Hamilton, and what it's like to drive the Ferrari 250 SWB Revival by GTO Engineering. Plus...
11.24.2020
Episode 2: Lewis Hamilton, Fireman Sam and a surprising amount of Fiat Unos
This week, Alistair and George discuss an action-packed weekend of Formula One, British Touring Cars and World Endurance Championship, the unfortunately-faced BMW 4-Series, and their childhood memories of cars in cartoons, then fall down a rabbit hole full of Fiat...
11.18.2020
Pilot Episode: Welcome to The AutoChat Podcast
In this pilot episode, Alistair and George talk about driving the Polestar 1 and Honda E. They also discuss what it's like to own and drive family cars from the 1960s, how Alistair accidentally won a classic car show...

What's The AutoChat Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The AutoChat Podcast episodes:

Karting, spannering and a Lexus with a yoke

Drifting Jaguars on a frozen lake with the JLR Ice Academy

Ineos Grenadier review, Lottery win cars pt.2 and a Rolls-Royce on ice

Lottery win cars pt.1, the Maestro’s YouTube debut and a Maserati in a muddy field

‘Lucky!’, Barbie Jeep Racing and Santa’s artic rally suspension setup

Finishing second at the karting Le Mans 24hr and driving a Bugatti Chiron

Driving the new Range Rover, fixing a Volkswagen, F1 and an incongruous Bentley

Gran Turismo 7, the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Tim Wayward's dodgy toe-in

An exclusive interview with Lotus chief test driver Gavan Kershaw

First-car nostalgia, 2022 F1 car reveals and whatever happened to Flavio Briatore?

Driving a Bentley in LA, fixing a VW Passat and Gordon Murray's new supercar

A new year, the VW Golf Mk8 and a record-breaking gathering of Nigels

F1 2021 debrief, unusual Christmas post and the Bentley Continental GT Speed

Scuderia Fern Racing, the Mexico GP and a horse called Damon Hill

Pulled over in the new Rolls-Royce, a 'posh' Rover and why all driving music is terrible

A Corvette on the autobahn, a Morgan on a rally stage and Tiff Needell in an airport

Racing simulators, F1 and the Goodwood Revival

Range anxiety, two Jags and how to push a plane

The Spa GP that wasn't, a new AutoChat presenter and a ropey Rover 600

Taking a Rolls to a wedding, Monterey Car Week and Nascar movie 'Blink of an Eye'

It's a pair of fluffy slippers: Shopping for the worst car with 'sport' in its name

Goodwood, the British GP, Aston Martin Valhalla and some surprisingly successful spannering

Driving the Caterham 310R, a poorly Volkswagen and when politicians went racing

AutoChat interviews Jenson Button; the Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition and the French GP

Driving an electric Bugatti and Porsche 911, taking the MG Maestro to a show, and the Baku GP

An exclusive interview with Gordon Murray, the Monaco GP, driving a Radical and Caffeine & Machine

The MG Maestro, Gordon Murray and a ploughman's lunch.

Karting, the Monaco Historic, farewell to the Vauxhall Victor, and Guenther Steiner as an F1 pundit

The Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, DIY car maintenance, Mate Rimac and F1

Remembering Sabine Schmitz, buying an MX-5 and an unfortunate incident at the dump

The Toyota Supra, Murray Walker and a suspiciously Russian Haas

GR Yaris, Volkswagen sausages, the MG Maestro and the Little Tikes Cosy Coupe

The Ford Mustang Mach-E, Porsche Taycan and Formula One's Saturday sprint races

The new Jaguar XF, taking a Bentley to Wickes, and why the president of Uruguay drove an old Beetle

The new Renault 5, an engine full of tomato soup, and BMW's 'marketing bulls**t'

Funny car names, racing driver Dick Seaman, and the unexpectedly haunted Fiat 500e

The curious cars of Sex Education, Ian Callum's new Vanquish, and sharing an aircraft hangar with Gillian Anderson

A £30k electric Bugatti, our first motoring memories and regretfully remembering Max Power magazine

Driving a Ferrari 250 SWB, Romain Grosjean's miraculous escape, and an electric Mazda made of cork

Episode 2: Lewis Hamilton, Fireman Sam and a surprising amount of Fiat Unos

Pilot Episode: Welcome to The AutoChat Podcast