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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
452 – 472

Road Carnage, Petrol Price & the Licence Backlog

In our first show of the new year, we unpack a bunch of topics, starting with the road carnage fatality numbers from this past festive season, and the JV between Ford and VW. Is petrol going to go up or down in February? What to do if you get pulled…
21 Jan 2019 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Sweaty buttocks & the Nomuzi campaign

George Mienie shares the most popular car of 2018, and for once it isn't the BMW 3 Series. Nomuzi Mabena's drinking and driving campaign with VW gets assessed, and Ford uses a giant robot to prove how your sweaty buttocks compromises the condition of your car seat.
18 Jan 2019 12 min

Holiday Safety Tips & How To Save Fuel

Get safety tips for the family this holiday, as well as some insight on how to save fuel. We unpack all the news and review some updates to the South African Automotive Masterplan. Plus a look at Ford's bid to remove the the fresh car smell from their cars that…
10 Dec 2018 1 hour

AutoTrader SA Car of the Year Finalists

The team discusses the 2019 AutoTrader SA Car of the Year Finalists with in studio guest and COTY judges - Rubin Van Niekerk (Guild Chairman), Jason Woosey (IOL) and Stuart Johnson. They also chat a little F1 and all the news from the past two weeks.
26 Nov 2018 59 min

Black Friday deals, AI in cars & COTY finalists

AutoTrader has caught the Black Friday bug by offering more than R100 million worth of discounts! George Mienie chats to the team around this, as well as car manufacturers beginning to use artificial intelligence in the hardware of cars, announcing the AutoTrader SA Car of the Year finalists, and so…
23 Nov 2018 9 min

COTY, new car smells & self-driving testing

The Autotrader Car of the Year Awards is approaching, and with that George gets excited about a certain Volvo. VW to give drivers what they actually want with technology, Ford to eliminate the new car smell for Chinese customers, the self-driving arm of Google has been given the go ahead…
16 Nov 2018 10 min

COTY & new Drunk Driving proposed law

This week we look at the 20 semi-finalists for the AutoTrader SA Car of the Year competition. We also investigate the new drunk driving proposed law change, and look at Cape Town's aim to roll out a 24-hour traffic monitoring plan. Plus some vehicle reviews and tech news to round…
12 Nov 2018 57 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: SUVs dominate COTY semis & new Drunk Driving laws

The semi-finalists of the AutoTrader Car of the Year Awards have come forward from the voting phase, with SUVs dominating. Jaguar / Land Rover are looking to fight motion sickness, the next Tesla could be more dog friendly, and new drunk driving jail legislation may once and for all deter…
9 Nov 2018 10 min

Road Carnage in SA: What can be done?

The team discuss all the vehicles in the running for the 2019 AutoTrader Car of the Year competition. What are the measures that need to be taken to sort out the road carnage in SA? Plus they review the Mercedes-Benz A 200, and chat tech.
29 Oct 2018 1 hour

New Ranger Raptor, electric Vespa & Haval H9 review

A taxi driver was arrested for driving into oncoming traffic. Ford roll out the first Ranger Raptor, an F1 update, and the RAF is slowly running out of funds. We also review the new Haval H9, and in tech we look at the new electric Vespa and a system designed…
15 Oct 2018 59 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: What are the Most Fuel Efficient Cars?

BMW has resisted the urge to make a pick-up truck, despite requests from the Australian market. British motorists are surveyed on how much they curse behind the wheel, the most fuel efficient cars and hybrids to consider around the mounting petrol price, and Dave Levinsohn asking strange questions around caravans.
12 Oct 2018 15 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: The new BMW 340i, F1 & Elon Musk's legal woes

In this week’s instalment, George Mienie tells us about the new BMW 340i - and why he doesn’t need one, tries to explain to non-F1 fans why people felt sorry for Bottas, and promises to give us a list of fuel-efficient cars so we can all downgrade with the petrol…
5 Oct 2018 10 min

Don't Smoke & Drive!

The team discuss an 80-year-old woman's trip to the UK in her Toyota Conquest. Don't smoke and drive! They also recap F1 and give tips to ensure you get the most for your used car when you try to sell it.
1 Oct 2018 1 hour

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Car of the Year & Civilians to catch Speedsters

Big news from the AutoTrader SA stable in that they are now the title sponsors for the SA Car of the Year awards. George elaborates on this, along with how Aston Martin are now offering an armoured DB11, Scotland wants civilians to catch speeding motorists, and how cars have become…
21 Sep 2018 15 min
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