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The AutoTrader Podcast

Industry leader AutoTrader has joined forces with pioneering digital content hub CliffCentral to bring you The AutoTrader Podcast – an expert motoring infotainment show. Get behind the wheel with the team for all things motoring, from the more affordable to the most desirable cars, bikes, 4x4s and more.
Weekly English South Africa Automotive · Technology
611 Episodes
392 – 412

Alarmed baby seats & Rides for a Quarter of the Price

This week on SA's No.1 motoring podcast, we review the new Toyota Supra that has been certified worthy of the name, and discuss how a South African born company is shaking up the ride hailing circuit with prices that are a fraction of Uber X. Catch up on latest motorsport…
11 Nov 2019 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: A R10m Rolls-Royce for the Wives

George Mienie chats about Ford's announcement for building a special automotive hub to boost local industry - creating 7000 jobs, the local automotive industry is one of the very few segments showing any growth in an economy which has stalled... and King Mswati III buys each of his (many) wives…
8 Nov 2019 5 min

Why are millennials not buying cars?

This week on SA's No.1 motoring podcast, we review the near-perfect BMW, discuss how Volvo is getting people to go EV, and the global reveal of the new VW Golf 8. Catch up on the latest motorsport news, and find out why millennials are not buying cars.
28 Oct 2019 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Breaking News - Rats can Drive!

George Mienie chats about Mokgadi Machaba from Ga-Rammutla village in Limpopo who has built his own vehicle. Researchers in the US have successfully taught rats how to drive small cars in the pursuit of cereal. Hyundai's first adaptive cruise control system uses AI to learn the driver’s habits and patterns,…
25 Oct 2019 12 min

New Range Rover Evoque & Taxis get a Cash Injection

This week on SA's number one motoring podcast, we review the new Range Rover Evoque, and discuss what's better for your car between 93 or 95 Octane. We also catch up on the latest motorsport news, and dive into changes within the industry.
14 Oct 2019 57 min

New Ford Ranger & Industry Secrets

The team review the new Ford Ranger Wildtrak, discuss Mureza - a new South African car manufacturer, and the steep fuel price hike coming in October. Catch up on the latest motorsport news, as well as the crazy car stories you may have missed!
30 Sep 2019 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Affordable Cars for African Drivers

Affordable cars for African drivers will soon be designed and built in Africa. George Mienie also chats about car makers launching electronic device handbrakes soon, the video of the woman speeding away with a traffic cop clinging to the bonnet of her car, and lots more!
20 Sep 2019 9 min

Muscle Cars & Flying Cars

This week the team reviews the new Ford Mustang, discuss an unexpected decline in electric car sales, and chat about which cars are topping the local sales charts. Catch up on the latest motorsport news, as well as what's happening in the world of tech.
16 Sep 2019 53 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Porsche unveils its first Electric Car!

George Mienie chats about Toyota and Lexus, who will be rolling out in-car wi-fi and other connectivity features on all new vehicles sold in SA. Plus all you need to know about keeping your child safe in a car seat as we celebrate Child Safety Week (9-16 September).
6 Sep 2019 11 min

SA's cheapest car & are your tyres road legal?

The team reviews SA's cheapest car, the Renault Kwid, and discuss the safest (and unsafest) budget cars on the market. What unfolded at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix? Plus, Arnold Muller from BestDrive gives tips and tricks to ensuring you have the right tyre for your car. Powered by AutoTrader.
2 Sep 2019 1 hr 01 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Gotcha! Cut-outs of cops to cut speeding

George Mienie chats about how Cape Town is using cut-outs of traffic officers to cut down speeding, the second open letter from the AA to the Minister of Transport, a Tesla Model 3 owner who has implanted the chip from the car's valet into her arm and more.
30 Aug 2019 22 min
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