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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
400 – 420

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

The new 'King of the Streets' & Festival of Motoring

We review the exciting BMW M850i, and discuss trends shaking up the automotive industry. In motorsport, we look at driver shake-ups and predictions. Finally, Denis Klopper, Show Director of the Festival of Motoring, joins in to give us the scoop on what to expect at this year's show.
19 Aug 2019 59 min

The all-new Hyundai Tucson & is SA ready for Electric Vehicles?

The team reviews the new Hyundai Tucson on steroids and discuss the 'Bakkie Wars' brewing in South Africa. A look at the insanity of the last two Formula 1 Grand Prixs. Finally, Winstone Jordaan from GridCars tells us his incredible story into SA EV Royalty and much more.
5 Aug 2019 1 hr 04 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: Should we scrap or keep e-tolls?

How much would it actually cost to scrap e-tolls? A woman left a rather embarrassing item in her car when she traded it in. George Mienie also chats about the Skoda App that ferries your children around and charges them in chores, the Free State man who drove his car…
26 Jul 2019 8 min

#AutoCentral Power Pod: How legal are the speed guns?

A South African woman is restrained to undergo a blood test in a drunk driving incident. George explores who is right or wrong in this, then onto the legality of the ProLaser 4 speed gun and how reliable it can be. Speeding in the UK may be curbed by drones…
12 Jul 2019 10 min
400 – 420