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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
380 – 400

Best cars of 2019, rise of the e-Car dealership & Nuclear powered cars

This week on SA's No.1 motoring podcast we discuss Gauteng’s notorious 308km/h speedster and the latest motoring news. We unpack the rise of the e-Car dealership and look into how Tesla became the second biggest automotive company in the world. Finally, things get wild in Crazy Talk as we look…
3 Feb 2020 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Back to the Future 

If you want part ownership of a Mini, your time may be now. We’re going 'Back to The Future' with the DeLorean being reproduced as a limited range coming out soon. The legal blood limit in South Africa is now absolutely zero, stay away from those hot cross buns. Skijoring…
31 Jan 2020 9 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: The Musk of Tesla

George tells us that cars should always be utilitarian and that’s how you should calculate their value. The most versatile vehicle to buy is revealed. Tesla is now worth $100 billion, which means it’s more valuable than General Motors and Ford, combined! Laffite’s X-Road is a sight to behold. South…
24 Jan 2020 10 min

New Mahindra automatic bakkie & the Future of Motoring

This week on SA's No.1 motoring podcast, we review the exciting new Mahindra S11 Automatic, unpack the future of new car sales, catch up on the latest motorsport news, and take a deep dive into motoring news.
20 Jan 2020 1 hr 02 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Talking Tesla

Believe it or not, January is the peak time for car shopping. Subaru has a four letter gaffe, you don’t want to miss this one. Hydrogen fuel cell cars... are they safe? Who needs friends when you can talk to your Tesla? Electric cars are a great idea, but how…
17 Jan 2020 13 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Acts of God

George Mienie is back with a bang for 2020 and he tells us how he learned something new about car rental policies, insurance, and acts of God while on holiday. Uber and Hyundai have released plans for a flying taxi. We know Toyota builds cars, but now they’re building futuristic…
10 Jan 2020 10 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Kids, Cars & Keys

#AutoTrader Power Pod: George Mienie tells us why it is key to never take your kids car shopping. Could we soon be using the term, "I know you as well as your car does?" Grapes and rice... now a part of your diet and your car's headlamps. Plus Ford's latest…
20 Dec 2019 8 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Chinese carpenter makes his own sports car!

#AutoTrader Power Pod: George Mienie chats about Toyota's plan to introduce new products that are not cars, trucks, or SUVs - all in line with becoming a mobility company, Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari Formula1 car from the year 2002 is sold for a total of $6 643 750, and what to…
13 Dec 2019 10 min

New Renault Kwid, 2020 AutoTrader SA Car of the Year & New vs Used car sales

This week on SA's No.1 motoring podcast, we review the new and improved Renault Kwid Climber. In anticipation for the 2020 South African AutoTrader Car of the Year, we look at the Women's World COTY winners and unpack the SA contenders. Finally, we catch up on the latest motorsport news,…
25 Nov 2019 58 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Asshole detector coming from MIT!

George Mienie chats about AutoTrader's biggest automotive sale coming this Black Friday, Mustang goes electric with the reinvented Mach-E, Pirelli’s new smart tires that feature world first technology, an 'asshole detector' from MIT and more.
22 Nov 2019 11 min

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
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