The Mitsubishi Mirage is a small, inexpensive car meant for getting around cheaply. It’s usually picked for low fuel and simple ownership. The podcast mentions it when they realize the car was a Mirage.
The Nissan Sentra is a compact car meant for everyday commuting. It’s typically chosen for practicality and cost. The podcast is saying that what they thought was something else ended up being a Sentra.
The Ford Crown Victoria is a large sedan that’s known for having a V8 engine. It was popular and is also associated with racing and car culture. The podcast mentions it because of its V8s and racing connections.
A one-make series means everyone races the same model of car. It’s meant to make the competition more about the drivers and tuning, not about who has the best car.
Concept
budget Nascar
“Budget NASCAR” means a cheaper, look-alike version of NASCAR-style racing. It’s more about the vibe and silhouette than having the full, expensive race-car setup.
A V8 is an engine with eight cylinders arranged in a V shape. People often mention it because it usually sounds and feels strong compared with smaller engines.
“70 000 km” just means the car has been driven about that many kilometers. People mention it to give a sense of how used the car is.
Term
problematic rädd
It sounds like the speaker is saying the JCW/Cooper S has a “problematic” reputation—probably meaning people report issues or complaints. The exact word is unclear because of transcription errors.
Concept
pandehybrid
De verkar prata om en “hybrid”-bil, alltså en bil som använder både el och bensin/diesel. Men ordet “pandehybrid” är lite otydligt i texten, så det kan vara ett namn på en viss bil eller en felskrivning. För att vara helt säker behöver man se resten av resonemanget i avsnittet.
Term
cross-sectional
“Cross-sectional” betyder tvärsnittsmässigt, alltså hur något ser ut eller mäts i ett snitt över bredden. I bilsammanhang används det ofta när man pratar om form/ytor i en viss profil, till exempel hur karossens linjer eller en detalj upplevs från sidan eller i ett “snitt”. Här används ordet mer som en beskrivning av hur något känns snarare än en tydlig teknisk specifikation.
The Renault 5 E-Tech Electric is a small electric hatchback. It’s designed to be easy to drive and park because it’s compact. The podcast mentions it and notes its length.
The Renault Twingo is a compact city car designed for tight urban driving, with packaging that makes it easy to park and maneuver. The hosts discuss it in the context of replacing another car and even mention importing an original Twingo, which points to its appeal as an affordable, quirky classic.
That’s the button you press to make the car’s hazard lights blink. It’s used for emergencies, like if you’re stopped on the road or something is wrong.
Ariel is a small British car company that makes lightweight sports cars. Here, they’re mentioned because the conversation is about someone working at Ariel.
A Jeep Wrangler is a type of SUV built for off-road driving. It’s known for being tough and for having lots of parts and upgrades available. The podcast is just talking about a Wrangler as a specific car example.
Concept
Japanese motorcycle manufacturers vs British motorcycle industry (50s-60s)
They’re comparing today’s car industry to what happened with motorcycles long ago. Japanese brands started making bikes that were cheaper and more dependable, and they pushed British brands back—then it took a long time for the British scene to bounce back.
BSA is a well-known old British motorcycle company. The point here is that you can buy BSA-branded bikes again, using the old brand name to sell new versions.
Brand
a tribe
“A tribe” doesn’t clearly match a known motorcycle brand, so this may be a transcription mistake. The host is listing British motorcycle names that have come back.
Norton is a famous old British motorcycle name. The host is saying you can buy a Norton again, even though it’s come back in a different way than before.
I can’t tell which car “7” refers to from the transcript snippet alone. If you share a bit more text (the make or full model name), I’ll explain that exact car in simple terms.
WLTP is a standardized test used to estimate how efficient a car is and how far it can go. It helps compare different cars using the same testing rules.
That phrase means the total distance the car can go using both its gas engine and its battery. It’s basically a combined estimate of “electric miles” plus “gas miles.”
They’re bringing up Volvo as one of the car brands in a price comparison. The point is that the quoted costs differ depending on which brand you choose.
They’re using BMW in a comparison to show how much more expensive something would be if you bought it from BMW instead of another brand.
Term
JQ
“JQ” sounds like a shorthand nickname or code for the car’s front grille styling. The excerpt doesn’t fully explain what it stands for, so listeners may need more context from the full episode.
The grille is the front part of the car—usually the area with slats or mesh. It can help cooling, but here they’re saying it also makes the car look better.
These are studies that look at whether cars keep working well after people have owned them for a long time. The host is saying they don’t yet know how reliable this car will be over the years.
Availability of parts is how easy it is to source replacement components when something breaks or needs repair. The speaker lists it as an open question, since limited supply can increase repair times and costs.
An electric car runs on electricity stored in a battery, not gasoline. They’re saying they’re not considering an EV in this comparison.
Term
GSR2 regulations
“GSR2 regulations” sounds like a rulebook for how race cars are allowed to be built. The hosts are saying they’re considering options that fit within (or around) those rules.
The BMW 3 Series is a mid-size car made by BMW. It’s designed to be comfortable for daily driving but still feel sporty to drive. The podcast mentions it because of a specific 3 Series version they had as a long-term car.
The BMW 330 CI is a BMW 3 Series coupe. Here, the host is talking about the car’s outside-temperature warning beeps and how they changed as the weather and road conditions changed.
That “bong” is the sound the car makes when it thinks you’re going faster than the speed limit. It’s based on what the car can read from signs (and sometimes navigation data).
Lane assist is a safety feature that helps you stay in your lane. It watches the road markings and can warn you or gently help steer if you start to drift.
Cross traffic warnings alert you to vehicles approaching from the side when you’re reversing or pulling out from a driveway. They’re usually triggered by radar or camera-based detection and are meant to reduce the risk of side-impact collisions.
The Skoda Octavia is a practical family car. In some versions it’s a wagon, which means more space for passengers and cargo. The podcast mentions an early Octavia wagon that someone drove.
The Skoda Felicia is a small, practical car. It’s the kind of vehicle meant for everyday driving rather than performance. The podcast brings it up while trying to recall which Skoda model it was.
The Chevrolet C10 is an older-style pickup truck. People like it because it’s a straightforward truck that’s often restored or modified. The podcast brings it up as part of a car lineup discussion.
A range extender is a built-in “backup” that helps an electric car go farther. You still plug it in for the best electric range, but when that runs low, the range extender helps keep the car powered.
They’re saying the car doesn’t use the backup engine to directly move the wheels. Instead, the backup system makes electricity, and electric motors still do the driving.
A hybrid mode is how a hybrid car decides when to use its gas engine and when to use its electric motor. The goal is usually to use less fuel when you’re driving normally.
Regenerative braking is a feature where slowing down helps recharge the battery. Rather than all the energy being lost as heat, the car turns it back into electricity.
The powertrain is the car’s “moving system”—the parts that make power and send it to the wheels. They’re focusing on whether that system works well for their driving.
They’re talking about how far an electric car can go before the battery is nearly empty. They’re checking what it’s like when the charge is running low.
CVT is a type of automatic transmission that can adjust its “gear ratio” smoothly, rather than shifting between set gears. Because it can keep the engine at certain revs, it can feel either smooth and quiet or a bit annoying—depending on the driving mode.
Eco mode is a car setting meant to save fuel. It usually changes how the car responds to your inputs and often uses the electric motor more, so the engine doesn’t have to work as much.
Sport mode is a car setting meant to make the driving feel quicker and more responsive. It usually changes how the car reacts to your accelerator input so you get faster response.
Torque is the engine’s “pulling power.” Higher torque usually makes a car feel more responsive, especially when you’re starting from a stop or driving slowly.
Concept
three-year cycle
They’re talking about a typical pattern of changing cars every few years—about three—often because of how financing or subscriptions are set up.
The Renault 5 is a small French car that’s well known for being fun and easy to drive. When people talk about it today, they’re usually comparing the new version to the classic one’s personality.
Topic
Bista Scramble
“Bista Scramble” sounds like a recurring part of the show. “Part two” means they’re continuing that same segment format.
Enzo Ferrari was the founder of Ferrari and the key figure behind the brand’s racing-first identity. Mentioning him in the context of buying a specific car highlights how closely Ferrari’s leadership was involved with notable racing drivers and cars.
They mean someone won major championships in both motorcycles and cars. That’s unusual because riding a bike and driving a car require different skills.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (W109) is an older luxury sedan. It’s known for having a very large engine for its time, which gives it strong performance. The podcast mentions it because someone owned one for a long period.
The Ferrari FF is a high-performance Ferrari designed for long-distance driving. It uses four-wheel drive, which helps it grip better in different conditions. The podcast mentions it because someone had one for a period of time and is talking about that experience.
“On and off the throttle” just means you’re pressing the gas and then lifting off it. How the car reacts during those changes can make it feel smooth—or jerky—depending on the drivetrain and traction.
Term
shunted
“Shunted” means the car feels like it lurches or jolts. In this context, it’s happening when the driver changes the gas pedal quickly.
A Range Rover is a luxury SUV made by Land Rover. It’s meant to be comfortable for everyday driving but still capable on rough roads. The podcast mentions it because it’s a noticeable, high-end vehicle.
They’re talking about taking pictures for a car magazine. That’s how car magazines get their stories and car photos.
Concept
between the wars
“Between the wars” means the years after World War I and before World War II. The speaker is using that era to explain how some aviation-related places started.
A hypercar is an extremely high-end, very fast kind of supercar. Think “top of the line” performance and technology, usually with race-inspired design. Here, they’re using it to describe the car they went to see.
The BMW 5 Series is a comfortable, mid-size car made by BMW. It’s meant for everyday driving with a more premium feel than smaller cars. The podcast mentions it while talking about engines and engineering.
The Cadillac V16 is an old luxury car known for having a huge V16 engine. It’s remembered for being extremely powerful and unusual. The podcast is highlighting how fast that engine could rev.
Heat management means keeping temperatures under control so parts don’t overheat. It’s especially important when hot exhaust gases are directed near aerodynamic parts.
Tyres are the contact patch between the car and the road, and in high-downforce setups they can wear quickly because the grip levels and loads are much higher. The segment links downforce to tyre stress, suggesting that chasing more aero grip would accelerate tyre degradation and reduce the practical value of going faster.
Term
hybriga versionen
“Hybrid version” means the car uses both a gas engine and an electric system. The speaker is saying the hybrid setup involves a lot of engineering work.
The Porsche 911 is a sports car known for its performance and its recognizable design. Some versions use advanced power systems, including hybrid technology. The podcast is bringing up the 911 when talking about engineering in those hybrid versions.
Term
batteri
In a hybrid car, the battery stores electricity so the car can use electric power. The speaker is talking about a specific battery in the hybrid context.
The Porsche 918 Spider is a very high-end Porsche supercar that uses both gasoline and an electric motor. It’s famous for being a “hybrid supercar,” not just a regular gas-only sports car.
The Ferrari LaFerrari is a supercar from Ferrari that uses both a V12 engine and an electric motor. It’s known for being one of the most extreme hybrid cars Ferrari has made.
Horsepower is a way to describe how powerful an engine is. More horsepower generally helps a car accelerate harder, assuming the tires can grip and the car is geared well.
The BMW M3 is a faster, sportier version of the BMW 3 Series. It’s designed to drive more aggressively than a regular 3 Series. The podcast mentions it as part of a quick discussion about performance cars.
The Ferrari F80 is a new, top-tier supercar from Ferrari. People bring it up because it represents the brand’s newest “big deal” performance car.
Term
elektrikämpare
This sounds like a garbled reference to electric cars or people pushing for electric cars. The point is that electric power is being discussed alongside Porsche.
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Jag vill bara säga att vi har massor av bostäder som passar alla olika sätt att leva.
Det betyder att du kan få ditt drömborne precis som du vill ha det.
Men jag gissar att det du häls vill just nu är att fortsätta lyssna på din podd.
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med Prihär Kropley där. Hej, Steven.
Hej, han har inte sett dig för ägare.
Det har varit en lång tid. Jag är väldigt bra, tack.
Ja, jag är väldigt bra.
För att börja, jag skulle säga att det här poddkast är bort till dig och med Andersen.
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Ja, Steven, jag är väldigt bra. Tack så mycket.
Nej, jag är inte bra. Var är du på holiday?
En liten holiday och en liten jobb ifrån nåt
för att hålla på med kolumns och e-mails och sånt.
Och en bit av min Mitsubishi Mirage,
eller en sånna höjkart, turned out to be a Nissan Sentra,
vilket är okej.
Det är en sedan, som de säger, i USA.
Och jag hade en natt på Starspeedway
i New Hampshire,
vilket är en kort tarmac-ovl,
en kortformovl racing.
Det var en natt.
Den första möten i år var på,
och jag gick upp för att se på det,
och det var många V8s,
och lite Crown Victoria racing,
och så kan man göra Citroën C1-championship i USA.
Kort-ovl racing är väldigt populär i USA.
Det är en ny ish one-make-series,
vilket är alla Crown Victorias.
Men inte så många polisinterceptor,
för jag tror att de är lite mer kväll än standard.
Och man kan ta upp standard Crown Vicks.
Men det började med en hel del av natt.
Det var en 50-latt racing
av en silhouett VAT-budget Nascar,
och de gick runt,
och det var den första gången av natt,
och sen direkt till Crown Victorias.
Den underkarten följde.
Så alla V8s omkringar,
och man smäljade den högt.
Och Crown Victorias,
eller man smäljer bra.
Men det var coolt.
Det var coolt.
Det var en bra tid.
Ja, och jag är tillbaka.
Och tillbaka.
Och jag har gjort planer
för den här gången nästa vecka.
Jag har kollektivit morgan Super 3.
Fantastiskt.
Du kommer att skriva om det, eller?
Ja, jag skriver om det.
Det kommer att vara på socials,
automatiskt,
på Instagram och andra.
Ja, jag skriver om det.
Jag skriver om det.
Det kommer att vara coolt.
Jag skriver om det.
Jag skriver om det.
Hur har du varit?
Inte bra, okej.
Det är mycket att tala om,
eftersom vi talade om oss.
Var vill du börja?
Jag har en enorma list.
Normalt, vi talar om oss,
autokarkolumns och lite mer bästa.
Jag har två kolumns,
du har två kolumns,
vi har låter i det.
Ja, vad är på top av listan?
Vad är på top av listan?
Du tänker på att
ta ut familjen Mini Cooper S.
Ja, styrningskommiteter
är bara 70 000 km.
Alltså, många tycker att 70 000 km är bara
där det börjar.
Vi är inte så här.
Vi är svariga.
Så det finns mycket diskussion om vad vi ska köra.
Jag säger Renault 5,
hon säger att jag inte vill en elektrikäst.
Vi har varit,
mindre ännu,
i en Mini JCW.
Det är en intressant käst.
Det är mycket pojken,
det går som en klappers.
Du har runit en lång terma,
har du runit Felix Page?
Ja, jag har.
Was it a JCW?
Certainly Cooper S.
Ja, jag tror att
JCW har en ganska problematisk rädd.
Det är bra på några siffror,
men du kan se att
det har varit utvecklat i Germany
där de inte har bumpar.
Men det stämmer runt korn.
Det känns lite svårt.
Men det är bra att bli in.
Jag har gick i det,
men det stämmer inte.
Det andra som vi försökte var
ett pandehybrid,
en intressant käst
eftersom det är en 600-märkare
som svarigar till stjärnorna.
Det är en stor grann
pandehybrid,
det vill jag säga.
En 4-meter-korn.
En stor käst.
Det är inte färdigt
för honom.
Det är en stor käst.
Det är en stor käst.
Det är en stor käst.
Har du sett att folk säger
om Renault 5?
Det är en stor käst.
Det är inte en stor käst.
Men det är en cross-sectional
korn.
Det känns lite svårt
för en korn.
Jag frågar hur svårt de är.
Ja.
Det är...
Jag frågar
hur svårt de är.
Strukturen kommer från
sträplatser.
Du vet,
det ekstrakulliga stjärnor
som bultar,
har en vinstscreen,
har ett stjärn.
De ser att de kommer från alls.
Man kan ha stora stjärnor
i en små stjärn.
Renault 5 E-TEC Electric
Längd 3,9 meter.
Längd stjärn
2,02 meter.
Det känns svårt.
Det känns svårt.
Intressant,
det är svårt.
Man kan bulta
med alla dessa fästningar.
Det märker mig...
Jag skulle ha en rattel
om det här.
Det märker mig
att
minst
minst
en 4 meter stjärn
en 5 meter stjärn
en stor stjärn.
Det är bara en 25 % stjärn.
Det känns svårt.
Om du har en stjärn
med 1,85 meter
det känns svårt.
Om det är 2
15 cm.
Det kan vara en stor stjärn.
Det är en stjärn
med en ny stjärn
med en 1,02 meter stjärn
med en 1,02 meter stjärn
eller sånt.
Om den här stjärn
har jag en letter
från...
Jag vill säga en blok från
Buckinghamshire, tror jag.
Minst min honda E-Badley
och
som du har drivit både,
har du replaceat den med
en Renault 5 eller en Twingo?
Jag går till en Twingo
men har klippat
att stå på en Renault 5.
Vad tror du?
Har du försökt stjärna en Twingo?
Jag har inte drivit den.
Alla jag har gjort är att gå runt den.
Det känns som en stor stjärn.
Om du remerter...
Jag vet inte.
De som...
har en stjärn som släpper
framför den.
Vi importerade en original Twingo.
Ja, verkligen.
Vi var framtidigt glömt.
Det var en liten stjärn.
Det här
är inte så mycket
olika...
Tidligtvis...
i praktiska stjärnor
än Renault 5.
Det som skulle bli en stjärn
för mig är att det skulle bli
160...
Jag tror att det är min...
Jag tror att det är
en decide-faktor för mig.
Jag gillar den Twingo.
Jag gillar den 5.
Ja, bara över sig.
Det driver...
Det driver riktigt bra.
Är det en sappelröje?
Ja, det har en sappelröje.
Boddkontrollen är bra.
För det växer 1.500 kg.
Det är en bra korta.
Men det känns inte tinnig
och skönt.
Det är riktigt
skönt.
Det känns bra.
Jag gillar det.
Jag gillar det.
Om jag bara...
Lorenz van den Acker skrev
att det ser ut som en bombon.
Det är så kult
att du kan äta det.
Jag gillar det.
Det är så elegant att ha designat.
Jag gillar att äta det.
Men det är så svårt
att ha designat den nya Twingo.
Jag gillar det.
Det andra som är i framgång
är att...
Jag är inte bäst om jag ska veta det.
Men det kommer att vara
en Datcha
en kark
som är ganska klockan för Twingo.
Det kommer från Datcha.
Det är i en historia som vi är bäst att röra.
Så det är okej.
Och kanske har vi sagt det.
Men är det för i spring?
Det är stort.
Spring är inte...
Jag tror att spring inte är så...
som...
som...
mycket av Datcha som de har hopit.
Det är lite...
Det är lite...
inte så mycket tidigare.
Du vet att de hade...
de fick lite tjejer
för att performen inte var bra.
Ja, exakt.
Så jag tror att
den nya kark
kommer att vara en bra kark.
Men för livet jag leder
jag behöver mer än 160 miljoner.
Ja, det var min...
som jag...
som jag frågade.
Om du får den som du tycker du vill
det är det rätt decide.
Så vår korrespondent måste...
Ja, vår korrespondent bara måste sitta.
Om det är en urban
så är det okej.
Jag agree med dig.
Det finns alla de...
I följerna...
Jag tittar på de lilla karknaderna.
Banders, en annan.
Du tittar på de lilla
lilla designrefineringar
som inte kostar något.
Men det är bara en bra idé.
Och du kan...
du kan köra dem i en...
i en Ferrari eller Panda.
Jag har sagt det tidigare.
Förlåt.
Twingo har...
Renners har designat en alfabet
en font
för att spela ut Twingo
och andra saker.
Och de har printat hela alfabet
och ett par symboler i lilla.
Och de säger
att det är fri. Vi måste pressa det anyway.
Så du kan... du kan göra det.
Du kan printa det i lilla. Och det ser coolt ut.
Och det kostar inget att göra.
Och det är lite fun och lite val.
Och det är fri till dem.
Jag...
Det måste vara designare
för att komma upp med saker
som inte är en bra idé
som ingen har tänkt på.
Men det har inte gått.
Det måste vara så fint.
Ja, vi kanske talade om det.
Men de säger...
Decisions om vad de kan för att spela
har hänt
nästan så snart...
Om inte för att de har börjat skecka i bilen.
Kan vi...
Can we afford this?
Det här twinker har fått börja under 20 000 lb.
Och därför...
Vad kan vi ta in och vad kan vi inte ta in?
Och det finns en liten detalj
av en...
Det har en riktigt bra klipp
ett hazard warning switch
ett separat hazard warning switch.
Jag har inte pratat om det.
Det har varit tre veckor sedan jag har sett.
Och de säger...
Vi är verkligen glada
för att vi tar ett switch
och det kanske ska bli en produktion för tio år.
Men vi har bara haft de argumenter
between designers, marketers, engineers
being counters
att gå...
Ja, vi vill verkligen...
Vi vill verkligen ha det
för att det verkligen ser bra ut.
Vi kan ta det i alla dessa saker.
Och bara för att det
bara måste ta så mycket pengar.
Det finns lite i din...
Kolom från en av de senaste två veckor.
Kan den europeiska karindustrin
survive on
heritage
och design
och everything else alone
given
how good
some of the cars coming from
China are.
Well it's a...
I think it's a very serious threat.
I suppose the one thing that you
that sustains
Europe is that the Chinese
and some of the...
All newer manufacturers
try very very hard, don't they, to have a...
to build a heritage.
Even though, you know, there was a Chinese
brand at Munich
which is the last motor show I went to last year.
And there was a
Chinese manufacturer of 4x4s
that had deliberately brought
back the look of a car that had been
a pretty rugged 4x4
that had been built with Russian
assistance
until China and Russia fell out.
And it was...
I can't remember the name, it was a bunch of
initials, but it was
it looked satisfactorily old
even though it was new.
Do you know what it's called?
I don't.
Sorry mate.
No, not at all.
I should know.
Well, I wrote about it.
I mean, I wrote nonsense about it.
I've just, you know, it's gone out of my head.
Sorry, where was the last show?
Munich.
Munich rugged 4x4
by Chinese 4x4.
It was a sort of defence vehicle.
I might search it in.
Oh, all the best.
Anyway, you carry on talking mate.
I'll look it up.
Well, it looked good.
I bet it was awful.
You know, you wouldn't want to drive it on a block, probably,
but it, you know,
just one of those things it might well catch on.
Remember how
you know, people like to,
there is a certain strange
person that likes to own a vase
or a...
Yes.
Last bit, sure.
Yes, such as...
Yeah, Henry.
Henry.
Henry Saunders.
Henry Saunders.
Henry Siebert at Ariel.
Siebert, that's him.
Who has got a...
The Waz, as he calls it.
Which is a...
UAZ, is that right?
Which is a...
It's a polo, really.
It's a fake polo.
It's a polo that's been copied, I think.
But not very well.
Men he's very proud of it, isn't he?
And it keeps it going.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, very much.
It's amazing to think that he parks his thing
25 yards from, you know,
all these atoms that he spends the rest of his day making.
Yeah, quite.
Quite.
I'm still distracted, mate, on the internet.
Try to find this.
Try to find this.
Oh, I'm really sorry, I...
It was just a bunch of...
It was just a bunch of...
Not the Beijing automobile works.
BAW212.
That sounds likely.
It looks like a...
Teemu Jeep Wrangler.
Yeah, a bit less well done.
Yeah, it's got round headlights.
Yeah, that's the one.
Yeah, hang on.
Here you go.
I'll turn my laptop around.
That one?
Oh, no, not that one.
No, there's a hesitation.
Bit too flash for that one.
No, that one's a bit...
I shall look on.
What did I...
I can't remember what I asked.
I can't remember what the conversation was.
Oh, there's a lot of Chinese manufacturers
who want some heritage.
Yeah, and this heritage was even a...
It was the product of an argument
between the Russians and the Chinese,
but they still have produced it again
just because it's got this hinterland.
You know, it's got a background.
I really regret...
I put it in my column even,
I can't remember now.
I must have read that at least once.
Do we not talk...
I don't remember talking about this at the time.
No, I...
I don't know what happened there.
It probably escaped.
We'll find it.
We'll find it.
We'll turn up.
We'll mention it in a few weeks' time.
Yes.
Could...
My fear is...
My fear?
I mean, I don't work for the European car industry,
but you know...
My fear is that it could do to the European car industry
what Japanese motorcycle manufacturers
did to the British motorcycle industry
in the 50s, 60s.
Yes.
And it's taken the British motorcycle industry
40 years to recover, hasn't it?
You know, you can now buy a tribe
and a Norton and a BSA again, can't you?
But they've reappeared in different forms,
all using their heritage very advisedly
in a very carefully.
Because isn't...
There's a stat in your column somewhere that isn't...
I've got it in front of me,
but the percentage of Chinese cars
in the percentage they are taking off the market...
It's been 10, it's heading for 20.
And the thing is,
there I was out the other day in a JQ8,
which is the...
You know, the JQ7 is a car that's done massively well.
It was a top-selling car in Britain in March.
Yes.
Amazingly successful car,
but not...
We've got a long term and it's perfectly worthy motor,
but nothing that makes you want to get into it
and take the long route home.
But the JQ8 has moved on a long way.
It's refined, it's got a WLTP.
It's a PHEV.
Has an 80 mile range.
The battery has an 80 mile range.
No, that's good.
The Nord 260 is under six.
It'll do a creditable, sort of gentle,
but decent off-roading job.
Yeah.
It can deliver 50 miles per gallon WLTP.
And the range of fuel and battery is 600 miles plus.
And it's just one of the...
Oh, and it's got seven seats.
And it costs 45 grand.
Mm.
And everything else that we know of...
Well, they actually quote some stats in their bump,
which says to buy this stuff in a Volvo
would cost you an extra 50%.
To buy this stuff in a BMW would cost you an extra 80%.
Yeah.
That's a hell of an advantage, isn't it?
It is.
And you get that grill too,
which you can see from a quarter of a mile away.
It's a JQ.
And isn't there a...
Did you speak to some dealers or somebody
who's saying, actually,
you know, while a lot of us will look at that
and go, oh my goodness, look at that.
Yeah.
Actually, it is a...
It is something that is desired by customers.
Oh, it's a big selling point.
Big selling point.
And the...
Funny enough, I was at an event recently
with a bunch of people who were not car people.
And they were all going on about the JQ7
and how good it looked.
And they were comparing it with, you know,
evokes and things.
Remember how excited we all got about the evokes styling?
Well, they weren't quite getting quite as passionate
as we did, but they reckoned it was a good looking car.
And that was a big...
That and the grill were a big part of the appeal.
Interesting.
And the price.
I suppose what we don't know yet, for sure,
is how they fare in long term reliability surveys
and durability.
No.
And availability of parts.
But then...
They got long warranties, haven't they?
Yeah, and you hear some established manufacturers
who still do not get that right either.
You know, I've had notes from people going,
oh yeah, I bought X and it's still in the dealer
three months later and I'm driving round in something else.
There were some blokes.
Funnily enough, I didn't complete the point
about the steering committee's conclusion,
which is to buy another Mini.
Oh, really?
And probably in a recent one,
just buy one that's five or seven minutes cheaper.
Not a JCW or...
Not a JCW, not an electric car,
but I started looking at Cooper Triples
and she said,
what's the matter with an S?
I like the way it went.
Oh, really?
So she wants the two litre,
180-something horsepower one.
Why not?
Which is...
Oh, suit me, I'll drive it.
But...
Yeah, anyway,
that was just a complete point.
Just she's...
I think we're back in Mini territory.
Good.
That's okay.
It is okay.
I think our local dealers are good.
They're just nice people that I get on with
and there's a motorcycle dealership attached.
Oh, good.
Would it be pre...
GSR2 regulations?
Well, we're looking either side of the division.
Okay.
Because the great thing about Mini
is that there is a little switch
and there are just two buttons that you can push
and you can get rid of the bongs and the...
No, that's right, yeah.
And that's tolerable.
You don't have to go into several screens
and press five or six different...
No.
Well, that is a good thing.
I have just taken delivery
of my new long termer as well,
which the BMW 330 CI has gone back,
which did not bong at all unless you were just hovering around
the three degrees mark.
In that case, it would say...
It's three degrees outside.
There was one morning and I was driving to city airport
and I also went up the hills on the M40.
It would go from six degrees to two degrees
and it would go ding, ding, ding, three degrees out.
And then you'd come back down and it would warm up again
and then you'd just sort of hit another patch
of fog or whatever.
But that was the only bongs it gave
for its entire three months it was with me.
I mean joyful.
But I've just jumped in a Skoda Kodiak
for the next couple of months
and it's got a button on the steering wheel,
real button on the steering wheel.
So you can press it by accident
because it's a real actual button.
And then right underneath it is a little scroll wheel
which actually scrolls like a normal thing
and you just unclick the lane assist,
unclick the speed limit bong.
Done.
Doesn't do anything else.
I don't really mind all this.
Cross traffic warnings and all that.
No, I can cope with the rest.
The rest is certainly unintrusive so far.
Yeah, I know that's fine.
And it might even save you, who knows.
Yeah, so I don't mind the rest.
And it's...
Yeah.
Oh well that'll be interesting because...
Have you done any Mars in Skoda recently
or this will be...
No, I did a feature.
I did a lot of Skoda features last year
because it was their 130th anniversary
and ours as well.
So I wrote quite a lot for the supplement
which was quite good fun.
And I drove some of the back catalog as well.
So I drove an early Octavia,
which is a wagon, two-door wagon.
Yeah.
And...
Is it the Felicia or the...
What's another...
Felicia is certainly a well-known name.
Yeah, and it was like a 1930s one, I think.
And that was really special, really sweet.
Did you feel the...
But the modern ones, do you feel the modern ones...
Does Skoda keep its mojo?
Yeah, I think so.
Yeah, I think so.
And aren't they...
Isn't they just about to announce
if they haven't already
that they're doing very well
in Europe, I think.
And they...
One, they make cars in Czechia
which is a lot cheaper than making them in Germany, I think.
And they sell budget cars,
so they make an 8% profit
and they're selling lots of cars.
It's all going swimmingly, as far as I'm aware.
But also, yeah, they feel...
They've got a consistency about the way they drive.
They're all reasonably comfortable.
They're quite sensible and practical.
They all retain these sort of...
I'll cover the column.
Maybe the column is smart dials,
so it'll do the temperature,
but if you push it, it'll do something else
in the way that some JLR products do as well.
You've got the dial.
Nice looking dial.
Yeah, nice looking dial.
You push it, and instead of doing the volume of the fan,
you push it and it does the volume of the stereo, for example.
Yeah, they've got that straightforward,
no nonsense, simply clever, as they call it.
Yeah, and I think there's quite a lot of appeal to that.
And also, it's a name people know and trust, isn't it?
It is.
It goes quite a long way.
I think, yeah.
And as is the...
You know what it's like when you start driving something,
you notice all of them driving in this morning.
I was like, God, mind me, there's loads of scoders on the road.
But it's got...
Yeah, the...
Godiacs Night, it's big.
It's seven seats.
Yeah.
It's...
But it's, yeah, it's comfortable.
Yeah, yeah.
Well appointed, I think, as the phrase.
I'll just move to a new long-term as well.
A Leap Motor C-10 Reave, which is a range extender.
Okay.
So it's...
I think it's the one and only range extender
that you can buy apart from a taxi.
Oh, really?
So it's always drives...
It never drives the wheels.
Okay.
So...
And it's got about a 90-mile range if you plug it in.
Yeah.
And there are probably about a 600-mile range
if you fill it up with juice as well.
And that's pretty good.
And because, obviously, while even in the petrol mode,
it still works as a hybrid kind of car
in that it gathers energy from your braking and so on.
So you get a benefit to the fuel consumption.
I mean, I've only driven it from Gloucestershire to here,
London to where we are now.
Once, so not exactly an expert.
But I'm pleasantly surprised.
It's okay.
Big car.
It'll be interesting to see whether I love it
or whether I just respect it, as they say.
Yeah.
Cos we get through a lot of cars in our time,
both short and long term, don't we?
I don't bet you, mate.
I think to myself,
when somebody's talking about having done something
in my personal life, social life, whatever,
or even business life,
and they go, do you remember when we went to So & So
and I always think, what car did we go in?
And then I can place it in terms of timing
and everything else.
There are some long term and short term cars
that I remember very vividly.
And some that I just...
Float away.
Yeah, just drift away.
And somebody says, oh, did you drive a So & So?
And I go, yeah, I don't think so.
And then I look it up and I spent six months
living with one every day or something.
But I wonder where the leap motor will sit.
I suppose it'll be interesting for the powertrain
because that's why I asked for it.
It'll just be interesting to see my kind of use,
which is a lot of 100 mile journeys.
Just to see what happens at the end
because the battery runs out four fifths of the way home.
And whether I'll care and whether it'll be noisy.
Just so far, I've deliberately started the engine a few times.
You're battling to hear it.
Oh, really?
It's under the front, presumably.
Is it under the bonnet?
Yeah, it's just transverse.
There it is, just like a normal donkey.
I think it might be a millicycle engine,
pretty quiet.
But anyway, I'll need to inquire further.
I drove a nonpluckable hybrid
Cherry-Tigo 4.
Oh, that was just before you went away.
Just before I went away.
It does drive the wheels and it has a CVT,
but it's got two modes, eco and sport.
And you know how old fashioned CVTs do that?
And they rev to a certain point and it's just very irritating.
In the sort of eco mode for this where it prioritises
the electric motor drive,
you barely hear the engine in that.
It's only if you sort of flick it into sport.
It gets a lot less trickly to drive
and much more responsive,
but only if you sort of flick it over into sport.
Does the engine do any sort of real jumping up and being,
you know, ever present?
Whereas in the, yeah, in the lower part,
you're like, blind me, this, you know,
for a CVT, which is not,
I don't know if it's a conventional CVT,
a little bit vague on the...
They've got better at building engines
that suit CVTs, haven't they?
So the torque is present.
Yeah, this made its torque quite low.
Yeah, so it wasn't in your face all the time.
Interesting.
And that was fine.
I mean, that's one of those where
you can see a lot of people thinking about,
oh, shall I buy a conventional
new car from a European manufacturer
and then looking at the numbers and going,
no, if they're not bothered and it's fine.
In fact, it feels really nice inside.
And if you're on the three year cycle.
Yeah.
Doesn't matter.
Yeah, I think it was five grand down
and then 240 quid a month on a PCB.
So if you've got a, what,
10 year old hatchback, 10 year old supermini,
it's probably still worth five grand or more, isn't it?
Because they are.
Yeah.
And then you're paying the cost of an iPhone.
Subscription and then in three years time
you give it back and they give you another one.
The panda deal that, I mean,
we would not necessarily take it out,
but the panda deal seemed to be 200 quid down
and 200 quid a month.
That's interesting.
Yeah, I think springs were something like that as well.
It was cheap.
That is cheap.
Really good.
Yeah.
That is cheap.
Have we talked for too long?
We're half an hour in, so shall we have a commercial break?
We've talked about one thing on my list,
I think, of the list of about 20 subjects.
Well, you will go away.
Well, this is the problem.
Yeah, this is the problem.
Yes, I had not heard it.
I was away for pretty much two weeks.
I can't remember the last time I was away for two weeks ever.
Do you feel different?
No.
Well, no.
Not really.
Was it good to get home?
It was.
I got into it.
I've been there for about four days.
I was like, yeah, I could go home.
But after two weeks, I was like, oh, I suppose I should go home.
Well, yes, he's had a nice holiday, so that's fine.
Fine, mate, I moved their house over the weekend with a new mobile.
If you check out my socials listener,
I had to move the chicken run from their big static home
into a mobile caravan type thing, effectively.
But the plan is, they will be mobile.
The yard at the top where they did live can be a host for car stuff,
pretty much exclusively.
And then I don't have to worry so much about the chickens are over there.
I don't want to gas them with exhaust or flatten them or whatever.
And also, it's nice that they can,
because they're in a sort of big chicken pen, which is fine.
I mean, your online production is presumably still current.
Oh, yeah, still it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's a great, this wheelable gadget.
This wheelable thing.
And the idea is that I can wheel them on to a separate patch of grass.
So they always get a fresh patch of grass to scratch around on.
I think it's probably, depending on how long they're on it,
might be good for the grubb, might be good for that patch of the lawn.
Then I'll just move them around.
That bit of lawn recovers, they scratch on another bit and so on.
And so it goes on.
That's the thinking.
And I put a minute over the weekend.
It is a bit smaller than the space they're used to,
but they seem to quite like having some proper ground
to be scratching around on rather than sawdust.
They don't look as contented, I must say.
No, they seem pretty pleased.
And I can now see them from the house, which is nice.
As I say, we're probably getting into trouble from listeners
talking too much about animals.
About animals and not enough about cars.
Well, let's take a commercial break to say
that this podcast is sponsored by our friends at anison,
anison-ev.com.
I typically mention the archive at this point as well.
I have been in the archive for the past couple of weeks,
but I can't remember why.
No, I don't think I have.
Can't remember.
Well, I did have a look at a couple of columns
by our former European editor, Peter Robinson.
He is going to be on this podcast next week.
Yeah, he's currently sitting in an Uber
on his way to the office.
On his way to the office, on his way to the A-market store.
In fact, what I should do is check my telephone
during the interval, during the lengthy break
that we take between the first and second half
to see whether he's rocked up.
But he has been in the blity for a week or two.
I see.
He's going to give us his verdict on the Renault 5,
which should be rather interesting, I think.
Plus a lot of other stuff.
Good.
Good, so he's driving a five while he's here.
He is indeed.
No, very good.
Excellent.
We'll talk to Peter this time next week.
But unfortunately, we won't have time for your questions
because he's appearing any moment.
What's next on the list?
Welcome to part two of Bista Scramble.
That was what, two weeks ago?
I couldn't go for the first time in ages.
Last weekend.
Where are we?
No, it was two weekends ago.
That's right, because it was great.
It was the usual...
There are two things I think of, Bista Scramble.
One is variety, because there's always extraordinary collection of different cars.
And the other thing is the...
I love the trees and the kind of old buildings.
So good.
No, we had a good time, I must say.
Was it the 100th anniversary of the site?
It was, that's right, the technical site.
The triangle a bit in the corner that they talk about.
Yes, that apparently opened in 1926.
The thing that I got my attention mostly, I now see,
is a Ferrari 330 GT
that Enzo Ferrari bought for John Sertis
when Sertis won the 64 Formula One World Championship
and therefore became the first bloke ever to win championships on two and four wheels.
And still only?
Yes, yes, still only.
And then they had some sort of a Barney couple of years later at I think 66 Le Mans.
Sertis didn't like the Ferrari team's choice of drivers for that.
And basically he sold it the following year.
So the car was only owned by John Force three years.
And which is considering he had a BMW 570
which only just got sold by the family last year or two.
And he had a 300 SL, which Mercedes 300 SL, which he kept for a very long time.
Yeah, didn't he drive that pretty much daily?
Yeah, there's a great story about him being lent one by Mercedes
and he's still living with his folks and it arrived.
And the local doctor happened to be visiting.
And so John said, oh, jump in the car, we'll go for a test drive.
We headed off up the Great North Road, sideways everywhere.
And the doctor came back and said to John's mother
who was still sort of in charge of everything, don't let him have one of these.
At the time he was 500 cc Motorcycle World Champion for the emptiest time.
John Sertis bought a former auto car long term.
Do you remember we had a Ferrari FF for six months?
He bought that car.
That was my daily for a while.
And he got on much better terms with it than I did.
I found it difficult.
It's a funny car because there was odd drive to the front wheels.
And it sort of shunted a lot, you know, on and off the throttle.
But John drove everything flat, so he didn't know.
So he didn't mind.
Wasn't it a two speed gearbox for the front wheels,
which is driven off the front of the engine.
I have a friend who had one of those.
He might have been a rather than FF, might have been the GTC4, whatever they renamed it as.
Yeah, I think Gladdy took out the extended warranty
because it's 20 grand if it goes wrong.
Yeah, wouldn't be the Ferrari I'd choose.
He liked it because I think he used to, it had some rear accommodation.
He used to bung his family in the back and take to the road at high speed.
He drove everywhere flat.
I don't know how he got away with it,
but especially since where he lived in Kent was right next door to a government minister.
I think, you know, I said there must have been cops all over the place.
But he got away with it.
Good driver, of course.
We have a photographer who we still use quite regularly.
Has he told you this story, talking of being near government ministers?
He was out on a shoot and he was like, oh, this corner here we'll do for tracking.
This is fine, not tracking, but some panning shots and a bit of a cornering shot.
So he hops out the car and stands on this little grass bank.
There's a big house behind him.
He's outside the property.
He's standing on a grass bank next to the road and the driver's going backwards and forwards.
And the next thing he hears is a Range Rover screeching up behind him
and a bunch of armed coppers get out and say, what are you doing?
He says, oh, I've just taken some photos for a car magazine.
And he turns out he's booked up outside checkers.
And not realised.
Anyway, it was all diffused fairly quickly and they were like, you should probably.
I wonder if we use the pigs.
I think so. I'll see him tomorrow anyway, so I'll ask him what feature it was.
I think it might just be a long term shoot or something like that.
Yeah, it was.
Yeah, so the technical.
I didn't realize this to have been there that long, the technical site.
Yes, it started off as a.
I believe there was quite a there were quite a few.
Places that like that that opened between the wars between because airplanes progressed along.
A long way from the end of World War One to the beginning of World War Two.
You just got to look at, you know, the sock with Camel to the Spitfire.
And and and I think the bister in particular was used for experimentation.
Big long runways, lots of space.
And it was it was.
In fact, the people who run bister like to draw the parallel between.
What was done back then, 26 to 30 and what they're trying to do now, because they have.
As well as the technical site, you know, the bit med the old cars, they have a.
You know, an advanced engineering site just within site, but I'll put it in another part of the.
The ground, the the estate.
It is a big estate.
And there's a, you know, there's a.
There's an aircraft business over there, and I think yes.
The electric motor, advanced electric motor, people are over there and various.
So they're trying to make this a high tech place as well.
It's just a bit of symmetry.
Yes, yeah, I went when James Cameron was on the pod recently.
That was they were they were having a mission motorsport event day there.
And there was some off road driving and chains took me around in this big v8 Defender 90.
He's got around some of the and I hadn't been around the whole site for a long time.
Is a big, big area they've got to use.
And I think they'll slowly use a bit more of it while keeping the big airfield bit going in the middle.
I think there's the plan is to is to have at least four different regions.
I've forgotten what their name for them is, but there's one which is a which is a sort of woodland bit
where you can wander through and more or less unimproved.
And I think they're going to have some some kind of houses or shack type accommodation as well.
You can just arrive and stay.
I tell you what I keep meaning to do at the technical site and that is you can rent a former.
You can rent the sort of officers quarters and stay there overnight if you want to.
And the quite atmospheric rooms.
I haven't.
I mean, I live three miles away.
So honestly, I don't I don't go in.
No, it's not.
But it's but yeah, I think I've seen pictures and they look quite cool.
Yeah, they do.
In fact, funnily enough, when we we did the pod, do you remember with Pat Simmons and we made the recording.
We made with him was in one of them.
Oh, was it?
It was nice.
Really good.
Just made me want to go back.
Yeah, I like that sort of.
I love atmospheric or buildings.
Oh, great.
Yeah, it's cool.
You went to see the Red Bull.
What is it?
Hypercar?
Is that the way to describe it?
Yeah, that's what they call it.
Yeah, I'll be 17.
Is that?
Yeah, I was really impressed.
Cool.
The guy in charge called Rob Gray, technical director is he he's got got a long, long history in formula one.
He was there from.
I think he was there pre Red Bull might have been there from Jagger.
Oh, really?
But anyway, he knows whatever there is to know about formula one cause he knows, but but he transferred to the RB 17 recently.
And he I had was just an opportunity.
There was another event going on, a Siemens event going on with that auto.
I had a presence at.
But there was an opportunity to go and meet Rob Gray and quickly walk around slowly walk around the workshop and see the number one car being plugged together.
And it was as you would expect, you know, large carbon fiber passengers cell and subframes and pieces that plugged front and rear.
And, you know, the old Cosworth v 10 4.5 liter normally aspirated and a and a assistance motor and electric motor, which brought, I think the total power to 1200 horsepower.
So is this.
So Cos because Cosworth seemed to be in a thing at the moment, because they have done the GMA Gordon Murray Associates 250 and T 33 engine.
The Aston E 12.
Yeah, thank you.
In the Valkyrie.
Yep.
And now this.
And now this one is as well.
Bugatti engine as well.
Yes, you're right.
Yeah, right.
Is it because that's 16.
They're getting away.
9000 RPM v 16.
That's it.
They're getting away from the truth.
The three banks aren't they.
The W 12 is giving it to a V 12.
We have not talked about Porsche selling its stake.
Have we?
No.
Should we talk?
Should we finish talking the Red Bull first?
Yeah, yeah.
Well, the thing that happened was and it's not because didn't.
I remember what we interviewed agent Newie and he talked about some of the things he wasn't thrilled about the Valkyrie.
Yeah.
And he wasn't the RB 17.
He had he had done the initial legwork on that as well.
Yes.
And then but of course he's not there anymore.
No, he he left the project a year ago and I had arrived.
I had imagined that Rob Gray lovely guy, really nice fellow.
Another one of those people who's a brilliant explainer.
You know, he should honestly should be delivering lectures to people instead of some of the lecturers.
But anyway, I was expecting that he would be very much the bloke and an Adrian would be, you know, last year's man.
Absolutely not true.
I mean, he said it was quite obvious that they have always been mates.
They're still mates, though he was he was.
It was clear that what he said, he told me he said, we're trying to deliver the car that Adrian visualised.
And he was amusing about him the whole time and they're quite obviously in contact.
I think photographs rather than presents.
But he pointed to this this exhaust outlet halfway down the spine down the back of this college blows exhaust to the underside of the real big rear wing to produce downforce.
And he said this was Adrian's parting gift.
And it turned out to be a really complicated piece of engineering.
We've spent quite a few months on the heat management, as you can imagine, you know.
But no, though, I love the, put it in my column, my, you know, great stories about great cars or stories about great people.
And they're a terrific pair of blokes.
It was so good hearing about their friendship.
Yeah.
So is he working on Formula One at the same time as he's only working on this?
Only.
And you can see.
Only a road car.
I think the cars on sale in a year, in about a year.
I asked him, it's a very professional and swish looking place.
And I said, well, what then, you know, because they'll spend two years making the cars they want to make.
But he said, I think that's a question we'd rather not answer at the moment, which is a fantastic way to put it when you think about it.
So much better than no comment.
Isn't it just?
But he said, I wouldn't want to build a car faster than this.
Because we've already got something that, you know, it goes around a circuit as fast or faster than a Formula One car, according to their projections.
Not quite who, which owner can do that, but we'll see.
Yeah.
But the other thing is, he said, in order to have a car that does that, it has to develop, you know, more than a ton of downforce.
And you have to start backing off the downforce by the time you get to about 120 km, because I suppose you bend the car.
But also, it's very hard on the tyres.
Oh, interesting.
I'm probably putting words in his mouth, but the implication was that if you're already having to back off, you're already having to sort of dull the performance with a car of this potential.
What would be the point in having something with even more downforce and even that was even harder on the tyres?
So he said, I don't specifically see me being involved in something faster than this.
No, that's interesting.
But there are other ways to think, aren't there?
Yeah.
Ja, there's two ways to think, aren't there?
If you've seen that track-only special based on a Valkyrie, which looks like a single seater, and it's got loads of wings, but I presume his Valkyrie chassis and engine.
Yeah, just picks.
Ja, I suppose that's one way you go, and you go, well that's a fairly short-ish circuit only, presumably, because if you're on a really long straight, that's not the fastest way around, is it, to have so much error.
And the other way is you do the GMA stuff of just going, well, it's a road car as well, let's not overwhelm it with downforce at all and just make it pleasing to drive.
Ja, ja, ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja, ja, ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja, ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja, ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Ja, ja.
Ja, ja ja, ja, ja, ja.
Ja.
Ja.
Rimmats historia har varit inget, men success och det ser ut att det betyder att
Porsche inte värderar relationen så mycket som vi trodde att de gjorde.
Jag förstår att Rimmats gör mycket av engeneringen i de hybriga versionen.
Det var den 9-11, för exempel, när jag var rådgivare när jag var rådgivare.
Jag var inte bäst att se det, men jag gjorde det.
Det var en komparat i fronten och en Rimmats-batteri.
Det var en jobb som de gjorde nu.
Men jag skulle ha felt mer komforten om de var tillsammans.
Det är de som har varit intresserade av investeringar.
Jag skulle vilja veta vad investeringar har i mindre.
Jag skulle vilja veta vad Rimmats historia är.
Men den ena komparat som jag kunde hitta var i Autovotiv News.
De visste inte att det var en diskussion, men de visste inte att det var positivt.
Porscher är i en position där det måste save money.
De har gått tillbaka till en viktig kunder.
Men inte en owner.
Det har strått mig.
Porscher har en rationalisation.
Jag tror att de vet hur de talar om det.
De kan sälja 6 kunder till några människor.
Men jag tror inte att det finns mycket pengar omkring.
Jag vet inte hur jag tror att det känns som en enda av...
...Piek-influencen.
Det känns som en del av en moment.
Det är en riktigt bra fråga.
Men jag tror inte att det är en riktigt bra fråga.
Det andra är att...
Michael Lytters, en kunder som rann McLaren...
...Vill ta över Porscher har talat om hur de vill...
...De är bäckpedalingar på de övriga kunderna och...
...Making...
...Making de uppe och övriga kunderna.
De kan även i övriga kunder...
...Making de uppe och övriga kunderna och övriga kunderna.
Det är intressant.
Ja, kanske de...
...Pås det är lite för långt.
Men de är bäckpedalingar.
Den senaste Porscher hypercar vi hade.
En 918-spider?
Ja, och det var...
...Det var en djuv en annan.
Det var det.
Det var en liten del med...
...Maklaren P1 och...
...Lafferari.
Och de var 1000 horsepower.
Och en miljon och så vidare.
Så kanske det är i plan.
Det blir bra.
Det blir bra.
Maklaren P1 är...
...Jusun, är det inte?
Ja, det tror jag.
Ferrari F80 är...
...Vad är det?
Ja, det skulle vara...
...Vad är det för en annan?
I och med...
...Porscher är bara så stor nivå som de är.
Så...
...Vad tycker du?
Jag vet inte om det är så mycket...
...Munnet att få ut av dem.
Det ser...
...Det ser ut att vara en plan.
För att de bäckpeddlade...
...Vemmer du att det skulle vara en elektrik...
...Bokster och så vidare.
Och det har gått ner också.
Ja, är det...
...Är det...
...Och under tillväxten...
...Och elektrikämpare som är...
...Är på porscher.
Det ser ut att vara...
...Porscher och kostnader...
...Kostnader som du måste sätta på dem...
...För att det blir en porsig kär, tror jag.
Jag vet inte...
...Jag vet inte om det blir...
...Det är intressant att sätta såna frågor till...
Ja, vi hoppas...
...Ja, jag tror att vi...
...Jag tittade på en möjlighet att göra det.
Och det är inte så immunerat som det skulle vara...
...Men nästa gång...
...De gör en event...
...Vi hoppas att Michael Lytters blir där och har en chatt.
Grav.
Det kommer att komma då.
För att hålla sig.
Men om inte...
...Är vi till dig om det.
Det tar oss tillbaka till den här veckan.
Nästa vecka...
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Vi kommer tillbaka till...
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...Aniston Dash-EV...
...som gör designfokuserat till premium...
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Och du kan hitta magazine...
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Jag känner till dig av den här arkivet.
Jag känner till dig av den här subskriptionen.
Du kan hitta oss på News Stans som vi har varit i veckan...
...sind 1895.
Steve är bara kvar.
Robbo är och...
...fanns min iPhone eller något av det.
Tack för mig.
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Jag är fint att vara med.
Tjena, tack.
Välkomna.
Ska du ta all kvar?
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About this episode
The hosts bounce from a night at Star Speedway’s short-oval racing in New Hampshire to a wider chat about small-car choices, including the new Mini Cooper S, Renault 5 and Twingo. They then dig into Chinese brands, arguing that their value, range and styling could pressure European makers. Later, Bicester Scramble and the RB17 hypercar take over, with detailed talk of downforce, V10 power and how far Porsche should push its next halo car.
On this week's My Week In Cars podcast, Steve Cropley talks about a replacement for the family Mini and Matt Prior watches some budget Nascar. The pair also talk Porsche offloading Bugatti, Jaecoo, Chery, and the Renaults Twingo and 5.
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