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Discussing the best driving roads and the cars we would use to drive them.

Discussing the best driving roads and the cars we would use to drive them.

Car Torque with Matty J Nov 30, 2022 126 min
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About this episode

Exploring the best driving roads and the ideal cars to tackle them, this episode features lively discussions among hosts and guests about their favorite routes, including the iconic Nurburgring and scenic drives in Victoria, Australia. Listeners will enjoy anecdotes about personal experiences on these roads, along with insights into the cars that would best suit each journey. The episode wraps up with a fun cryptic car quiz, testing the hosts' automotive knowledge.

Topics: best driving roads nurburgring victoria routes car recommendations cryptic car quiz personal anecdotes driving experiences car culture
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Ford Falcon

"...ne up. Equivalent care of a, you know, an x, a XB Falcon. Yeah, bxp was XC already 73, wasn't it?"
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Toyota Car

"...morning, I took a drive out to Jill's Park to the Toyota car, clubs, Cars, and Coffee morning, which, which I ..."
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Smart ForTwo

"...naged to be a four-seater as opposed to the smart fortwo which was a two-seater. And there was a well they..."
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Nissan Skyline Gtr

"And there was a well they called it an IQ R, it had an IQ are badge on the front. All the world like a Skyline GT-R version of an IQ is about A quarter of the length of them have a normal Skyline GT-R, had a Veilside body kit, and some really cool wheels that look very tough. Beautiful 75, Corolla coupet. So that would be about a ke 35."
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Nissan Gtr

"And there was a well they called it an IQ R, it had an IQ are badge on the front. All the world like a Skyline GT-R version of an IQ is about A quarter of the length of them have a normal Skyline GT-R, had a Veilside body kit, and some really cool wheels that look very tough. Beautiful 75, Corolla coupet. So that would be about a ke 35."
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Toyota Corolla

"...y cool wheels that look very tough. Beautiful 75, Corolla coupet. So that would be about a ke 35. I think. ..."
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Ford GT40

"...or anything. It was a beautiful car but some nice gt40s Salinas tonight, school or hiace Vans with great ..."
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GMC Typhoon

"...s a definite anyway, I I'm trying Try to make the typhoon with all the little things that you could have go..."
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Ford Fiesta St

"... on order and I'm like okay righto so two cars to Fiesta ST market like 0.5. So he's got this hot dog. Yeah, ..."
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Mini Countryman

"... knees over roads that are fantastic up through a countryman. The name the road to goes up towards bucking up ..."
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Toyota MR2

"...he spirit like 7 a.m. and and it was I was in the MR2 and it was just driving. Nirvana. It was it was p..."
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Ford Mustang

"...b here to go down there pretty good like that the Mustang clubs going in March are probably okay. Yeah. Am ..."
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Ford Excursion

"...re probably okay. Yeah. Am I like a little school Excursion matters. Cool space. Did that and then we'll be"
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Honda NSX

"pay or yeah it's a couple of great high places to this fun to drive route to say that. Yeah. And they've got other got Eric sevens and they've got nsx's and they've got Skyline GTR. And they've got hackers suckers and they've got all these things and you rent them and you sort of go go on a drive with them sort of thing."
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Mazda Rx7

"They put that that's Colin engine in the in the Mustang and they upgraded the suspension and they said they became quite a good car in the end it was, it was Wouldn't surprise me with all the amount of work that went into it. But that would be though, I could see me in an RX-7 Scotty and I are, you know, Julia David in a in an NSX and I just see Rob with the skyline upheld. It was nothing like an old-school, cows power. Yeah."
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Chevrolet Suburban

"...isco Coast Highway What was that? I drive a Chevy Suburban but beside the point it was still. That's I'm say..."
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Porsche 911

"but I probably do it with a Porsche, believe it or not, dark nebula kind of do it in. Yep. Just don't like open. I stopped 9/11. Yeah I can. Then that would be a double"
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Dodge Charger

"...Maybe a Mustang, but something about a like Dodge Charger, or something or challenge, either, an older one,..."
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Kia EV6

"... of the best sounding V6 has to and amazing sound ev6 especially when they're when they're up on the VT..."
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Suzuki Swift

"...n one of the rentals. Like they've got a fleet of Suzuki Swift actually. Yeah, yeah, Swiss Swiss. Yes, we Sports..."
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Suzuki Swift Sport

"... there? Well, it does it does, but running Suzuki Swift Sports. They're beating the crap out of there and they s..."
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Ford Capri

"...en Caprice via saw that the other day, yet the, a capris or something. And they, they drove what 40,000 ki..."
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Holden Caprice

"...ralian whole Australian family, they had a Holden Caprice via saw that the other day, yet the, a capris or ..."
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Lamborghini Diablo

"...g to go well hey a Lamborghini devil, Matthew. Oh Diablo yes it is on the board guys. Go check."
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Jensen Interceptor

"... it. Jensen Hinderer, David David I'm presume use Interceptor. Yes. So to hinder someone is also"
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Jeep Cherokee

"Could be. Could be several? No, probably not. Cherokee Rob Roblin Patriot. Nope. No."
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Jeep Gladiator

"Nope. No. Okay. No, it was the gladiator question. Number five, you need to think"
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Pontiac Aztek

"...uld call David David, not thinking of the Pontiac Aztek I as Yeah, as type of glue. That's why I've gone ..."
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Chevrolet Spark

"...ll hot. I'm still haunted by Chevy's were holding spark last week that the Pontiac Cobalt cobalt blue. Ye..."
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Chevrolet Cobalt

"...y's were holding spark last week that the Pontiac Cobalt cobalt blue. Yeah. Tricky. I mean it's not like w..."
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Mercury Comet

"Matthew. Matthew, that would be the comet. No, it's not the one I'm thinking of sorry, I'll..."
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Toyota Corolla Cross

"...has Toyota given to the top spec model in its new Corolla cross SUV range, geez. You'd all be rushing out to buy ..."
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Saturn Aura

"...find the brochures the other day, she X or e g XL aura, What's a nuclear Holocaust? Is it going to be X?..."
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Hyundai i30

"question. So I'm so basically they've got the I30 hatch and the I30 sedan, all right? If your clien..."
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Hyundai Kona

"...all right? If your client counting them as to the Kona and and the I-20 in that would be for is it's for..."
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Hyundai i20

"the I30 hatch and the I30 sedan, all right? If your client counting them as to the Kona and and the I-20 in that would be for is it's for your answer. Why is my answer incorrect? Oh, Rob liefeld was three."
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Mazda Mx5

"Question 3. What was the recommended? Retail price of the Mazda? MX-5 on release in March 1990, closest wins to you. Matthew Tillis me."
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Daewoo Statesman

"...cotty name. Different fronts. Have something like Statesman from a different reason, but that was because the..."
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Holden Monaro

"... the answer is that it actually wasn't called the Monaro was benched the Holden GTS and it was only a four..."
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Pontiac GTO

"Yeah. But they had the G. Think it was a GTO and you can get them as a as a coupe for I believ..."
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Audi Quattro

"... get them as the, the all-wheel-drive Australia's Quattro. And It was called the GTO in America. Yeah."
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Vauxhall Monaro

"Okay. It's what you had the Vauxhall Monaro vxr. Yeah, the Vauxhall. Vxr8 is one more. That w..."
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Vauxhall VXR8

"Monaro vxr. Yeah, the Vauxhall. Vxr8 is one more. That was not marketed in Australia. ..."
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Rs2000 Ford

"Funny story about the rst thousands of we were the only place to get the photo, okay? The only kind of like, people in the UK import, our RS 2000 Ford, or because that because they never got them there and call bit of history about the The RS 2000. There were two types that were over here in Australia. They were the German ones, which"
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