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Robbie is on vacation this week, but Nicole is back. She’s been driving the Infiniti QX55 and the Toyota 4Runner, one of which was very pleasant. Sam had the Mazda CZ-9 Signature. We’ve got lots of news this week starting with the Lincoln Star concept that previews the design direction for Ford’s premium brand as… Read More »Some Compromises
Antoine Joubert et Germain Goyer reviennent sur l'annonce d'un Cadillac Escalade V-Series 2023. Ils reçoivent Jonathan Côté, porte-parole du Circuit électrique chez Hydro-Québec. Ils concluent l'émission en répondant aux questions du public. Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr
The Wheel Bearings crew has convened again on a Sunday morning as snow falls on Sam’s house. This week, Dan spends time with the lovely Lincoln Corsair compact luxury utility. Sam discusses the new 2021 Genesis G80 while Rebecca shares her thoughts on the Mazda CX-9. The Genesis and Mazda were both almost entirely delightful… Read More »Bad HMI Design Decisions
Today's download: 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross brings AWD to mid-range LS, 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE recalled, 2018 Mazda 2 recalled, 2015-16 Porsche Panamera, 911, Boxster and Cayman recalled, 2017 Mazda CX-9 recalled, Hyundai: We can't compete with Toyota hybrids, and Fiat Chrysler fined US$40 million for inflating sales figures.
In this episode James Cleary, Malcolm Flynn, and Andrew Chesterton head to the garage to rip into all the car stuff that's caught their eyes this week.Prince Philip has been involved in a car crash at the wheel of a Land Rover Freelander (0:40)The Toyota Supra has finally, and officially, arrived (3:40)In "Blowing a Gasket", Chesto wonders who actually asked for autonomous cars in the first place (12:40)In the CarsGuide garage this week has been a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk (24:40), a Mazda CX-9 (27:25), and a Mazda CX-5 (30:20)And as always, MuskWatch (33:00)James Cleary, Malcolm Flynn, and Andrew Chesterton tear down, pressure test and rebuild the issues of the automotive week.You can get in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter (#CGPodcast)and Instagram, or share your thoughts on what cars are the same as what fruit by emailing comments@carsguide.com.au.You can subscribe to the CarsGuide podcast on iTunes, find us on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Whooshkaa, and, naturally, the CarsGuide website.
In this episode James is joined by Richard Berry and James Lisle (J3) to discuss the Paris Motor Show (0:40), and the potential decline of motor show popularity.Richard has been behind the wheel of the Mercedes Benz C-Class (13:00) and Subaru Forester (22:55), while James has been driving the CX-9 (17:00) and J3 the MX-5 (19:10).And in Muskwatch this week, Elon just can't seem to stay off twitter (26:00).James Cleary, Richard Berry, and James Lisle tear down, pressure test and rebuild the issues of the automotive week.You can get in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter (#CGPodcast)and Instagram, or share your thoughts on what cars are the same as what fruit by emailing comments@carsguide.com.au.You can subscribe to the CarsGuide podcast on iTunes, find us on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Whooshkaa, and, naturally, the CarsGuide website.
This week Mandy Turner and Trent Nikolic are recording from Tasmania at the CarAdvice event where five readers got the chance to experience being a motoring journalist for a day while driving the 2019 Mazda CX-9. In car news, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC has been revealed, Apple has reported its first self-driving crash, the Ford Endura ST-Line has been confirmed for Australia, and the Lexus UX will be launching without Apple CarPlay Down Under. Scott Collie talks through August VFACTS - the new car sales figures. Trent talks about his drive in the 2018 Holden Colorado LT and briefly compares it to the 2018 Ram 1500 Laramie while touching on some reader comments of the Ram. We catch up with Michelle and Stuart, two of our competition winners, and we talk to professional driver, Karl Reindler who is in charge of the Mazda driving event.
This week Sam has been in the new Ford Expedition Max, Dan gets a re-run of the Lincoln Navigator and Mazda CX-9. Lots of news including the new Audi e-Tron quattro without mirrors, chargers for GM’s automated Chevy Bolts, rising prices due to the trade war and the Toyota Supra goes to NASCAR. Finally, Honda… Read More »Episode #073 – Big SUVs, Going Mirrorless, Tariffs and Racing Supras
As we head into the second half of 2017, Dan and Sam have a bunch of stuff to discuss including spending time with the Chevrolet Bolt and the air conditioning capacity of the Mazda CX-9. In the news topics, Tesla responds badly to IIHS crash test results, Volvo adds electrons to its full lineup and… Read More »Episode #30 – Crashing and Electrifying
This week Sam drives a couple of big American sedans, the Buick LaCrosse and Lincoln Continental and Dan samples the Mazda CX-9. This devolves into a chat about Chris Lattner and working with/for Elon Musk and using rental car companies to service fleets of autonomous vehicles. Then Sam goes all analog with a visit to… Read More »Episode #29 – Big Sedans, Servicing Autonomous Vehicles, Racing Old Cars