UKMotorTalk

With so many events and gatherings planned for the coming months, we make ourselves comfortable talking nostalgia, and in particular the Festival of the Unexceptional....

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-looking-forward-to-a-summer-of-looking-back-rose-tinted-glasses-at-the-ready-for-some-automotive-nostalgia/

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In this, the second half of our day with the SMMT at Millbrook, we drive:

• Fiat 500e and Abarth 695
• Volkswagen ID. Buzz
• Toyota Supra
• BYD ATTO 3 (Mike and Jim's turn!)
• Volvo V60
• Renault Megane E-Tech
• Dacia Jogger
• DS 7
• Cupra Born
• Cupra Ateca

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-smmt-test-day-2023-part-2-fiat-toyota-vw-byd-again-volvo-renault-dacia-ds-cupra/

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It is a fabulously sunny Sunday in the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May, and we've been invited to a gathering of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars.... Certainly not your standard run of the mill car meet... and organized by the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club https://www.rrec.org.uk/.

It also is providing a chance for Graham to catch up with an old friend, and for us to take a closer look at the current Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-rolls-royce-enthusiasts-club-south-of-england-rally-2023/

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In this, Part One of our day of test drives and industry updates at the SMMT Test Day 2023:

• Mike drives a 1990s Porsche 928
• Jim drives a current Porsche Taycan GTS to compare
• Graham talks to UK Marketing Manager BYD Automotive, Mark Blundell about bringing the brand to the UK
• ... before taking the BYD ATTO 3 out on the road
• Mike and Jim talk to MG UK's Head of Product and Planning, David Allison about, amongst other things, MG4, MG5 and MG Cyberster

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/06/podcast-smmt-test-day-2023-part-1-porsche-byd-mg-and-a-catch-up-with-smmt-chief-executive-mike-hawes/

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In this episode:

With teases of the Alpine A290ß and MG's Cyberster we look at the possibilities of the all electric hot hatch and sports car sectors.

We also consider the options when considering a cheap summer convertible drive.

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/05/podcast-are-we-entering-the-era-of-the-electric-hot-hatch/

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We discuss what could be on offer from Chinese manufacturers here in the UK.

BYD, Chery, Great Wall, Haval, NIO.... All brands (and several more) that might not mean much to you now, but may well be at a dealership near you soon!

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/05/podcast-are-chinese-cars-the-next-big-thing/

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In this episode:

• We explore how we feel about trusting your car to drive itself when it isn't 100% in control, and wonder if we'd pay a subscription for Ford's Level Two Autonomous BlueCruise system which only works on motorways
• We look back at the Goodwood Members' Meeting Bonhams Auction, and see what bargains we missed
• And say goodbye to any further "Smart Motorways" and wonder when they'll reinstate a hard-shoulder on those that are already operating

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/04/podcast-fords-semi-autonomous-bluecruise-auction-bargains-and-the-end-of-smart-motorways/

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Mike regales us with stories about the FiST (Fiesta ST) on a track day at Snetterton, Dave resolutely refuses to buy another Alfa, and Graham gets quite excited about autonomous buses that are due to start running from Edinburgh to Fife.... and back!

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/04/podcast-gordon-murrays-t-33-spider-richard-burns-wrc-subaru-and-mike-and-jims-fiesta-st/

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In this episode we look back at Formula One's 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, discuss the art of the scrap yard and its modern day equivalent, and fondly remember Lady Susie Moss who died this week.

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/03/podcast-lady-susie-moss-f1-in-saudi-arabia-and-the-new-old-art-of-car-parts-recycling/

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Following the opening weekend of the 2023 season, Dave and Jim gather round their microphones to discuss the world of Formula One.

To bring us back into the real world, they then turn their attention to the weird and wonderful way that cars' names have been spelled.

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https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2023/03/podcast-bahrain-grand-prix-kicks-off-f1-in-2023/

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