Paul's new Super Duty, Gordie's angry at ANCAP & the hottest rap track of the year!
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Paul's new Super Duty, Gordie's angry at ANCAP & the hottest rap track of the year!
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Car
Ford Ranger
The Ford Ranger is a smaller truck that people use for carrying things or going off-road. It's strong and useful for jobs or fun trips, and sometimes people compare it to bigger trucks.
Car
Bmw Ix3
The BMW iX3 is a version of a BMW SUV that runs only on electricity instead of gas. It’s a comfortable and practical car that helps people drive without using fuel.
Concept
fully electric
A fully electric car runs only on electricity and doesn't use any gas. You charge it by plugging it in.
Concept
plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid is a car that can run on both gas and electricity. You can charge it by plugging it in, so it can drive on electric power for a while before using gas.
Term
driving range
Driving range means how far an electric car can go before its battery runs out and it needs to be charged again.
Term
kilowatt-hour
A kilowatt-hour is a way to measure how much electricity a battery can hold. The bigger the number, the farther an electric car can usually drive before needing to recharge.
Term
iDrive OSX
iDrive OSX is the computer system inside BMW cars that helps you control things like music, maps, and car settings on a big screen.
Term
head-up display
A head-up display shows important info like speed or navigation right in front of you on the windshield, so you don't have to look down at the dashboard. It helps you keep your eyes on the road.
Car
Mercedes-Benz Sclass
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a very fancy and comfortable car that many people see as the best example of what a new, high-quality car should be like. It has lots of new technology and makes driving very smooth.
Term
windscreen
The windscreen is the big glass window at the front of a car that you look through when you drive. It keeps the wind and rain out and helps you see the road.
Term
iDrive controller
The iDrive controller is a round knob in some cars that helps you control the screen without touching it. You turn and press it to pick things on the screen, making it easier to use while driving.
Car
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 is a famous fast car that looks special and drives really well. Older versions had automatic gearboxes that weren't very good, but newer ones are much better and easier to drive.
Term
PDK
PDK is a special type of gearbox made by Porsche that changes gears really fast and smoothly. It helps the car go faster and feel smoother when you drive.
Term
warning systems
Warning systems are alerts in cars that help keep you safe by warning you if something might go wrong or if you need to pay attention.
Concept
ANCAP
ANCAP is a group that tests how safe cars are and gives them scores so people know which cars protect you best.
Term
safety systems
Safety systems are special tools in cars that help stop crashes or keep you safe if one happens, like airbags or brakes that help you avoid accidents.
Term
autonomous emergency braking
Autonomous emergency braking is a system in cars that can stop the car by itself if it thinks a crash is about to happen, helping keep you safe.
Term
stability control
Stability control is a system in cars that helps keep the car steady and prevents it from sliding or spinning out, especially in slippery conditions.
Term
lane departure warnings
Lane departure warnings are alerts in cars that tell you if you're drifting out of your lane without using your turn signal, so you can stay safe on the road.
Car
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series
The 70 Series Land Cruiser is a tough and reliable SUV made by Toyota that can handle rough and difficult roads very well.
Term
alternator
The alternator is like a small generator in your car that keeps the battery charged so everything electrical works. If it gets dirty or broken, the battery can run out of power and the car might shut off.
Term
12 volt battery
The 12-volt battery is the car's main battery that helps start the engine and run things like lights and radio. It gets charged by the alternator while you drive.
Term
power assisted steering
Power assisted steering makes it easier to turn the steering wheel, so you don't have to use as much strength.
Term
power assisted brakes
Power assisted brakes help you stop the car more easily by making the brake pedal easier to push.
Term
failure mode
Failure mode means how something breaks or stops working and what happens when it does.
Term
diesel runaway
Diesel runaway happens when a diesel engine speeds up by itself and you can't slow it down, which can be very dangerous.
Concept
European emissions requirements
European emissions requirements are rules in Europe that make sure cars don't pollute too much, so car makers have to make their engines cleaner.
Term
AdBlue
AdBlue is a special liquid added to some diesel cars to help clean the smoke they make so it doesn't pollute the air as much.
Part
lower control arms
Lower control arms are parts that help keep the wheels in the right place when the vehicle moves, making the ride smoother and safer.
Car
Ford Bronco
The Ford Bronco is a tough car made for driving on rough roads and trails. It's designed to be strong and fun for people who like outdoor adventures.
Term
electric motors
Electric motors make the car move by using electricity instead of gas. When a car has three electric motors, it can be very fast and drive all wheels for better control.
Car
Toyota Hilux
The Toyota Hilux is a very strong and reliable truck that many people use for heavy work or rough places. Even though there have been some problems, it’s still a popular and tough vehicle.
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Cherry.
Yeah, cherries pop their ute, cherry.
Hey, that's why it's a G&A, guys.
Hello.
Hello.
Not even.
Hello.
The Drivershow with Paul Merrick and Gordy Waters.
What's on the menu?
This is a bit of Dubai chocolate, which...
Oh.
A risky move.
The old Dubai chocolate for me always makes me want to poop.
Look at Donna's nickname.
Don't tempt me, darling.
Jesus Christ.
I'm like your favourite car brand, Pavley.
You know what they say with the Donna?
When you're blown away, there's no more to pay.
How are you?
Oh, good.
I can see you still haven't fixed that hair.
It is troubling.
You claim that it was because you went for a swim,
but it looks like you've styled it.
There's like a quiff at the front.
There's really not.
Do you know what it is?
It really is just...
It's kind of pool.
It's pool water hair.
I've got this new place.
I've moved into a new joint.
It's quite fancy, I have to say.
Go on.
Go on.
Bit of a pool.
Bit of a tennis court.
Shut up, mate.
Righto, mate.
Righto, bro.
Righto, mate.
So I'm kind of like living that life now.
People who have tennis courts, they don't do their hair.
Yeah, interesting.
Is it a retirement village?
Is that the vibe?
Yeah, me and Trevor have moved into a condo.
Jesus, the weather...
He's testing one of those beds, the electric ones.
Yeah.
It's the worst house, mate.
He's always pinching my bloody...my ball cream.
So every time I go to lawn bowls,
I'm trying to make sure my testes don't get sort of rubbing.
Shaved.
Shaved.
Bloody...
I'm like, where the hell's my ball cream?
And I find out...
Trevor used it to bat one off.
What for he's come over?
No, will he?
He...apparently the new Dyson got released
and he just couldn't handle himself.
Even on low level.
Mate, if I can suction on this thing, bloody hell.
Suck the chrome off a tuba.
God.
Anyway.
Every time I think he's snacking on lollies,
I'm like, what are they?
He's just feasting on a bloody bottle of Bluetooth viagras.
He's just popped some like Maltesers.
Anyway.
Fucking don't run into the house with that, Trevor.
You bloody have my eye, yeah.
This is off to a great start.
Yeah, this is good.
This is good.
I'd rate this episode, if I were you
and I was listening to my own podcast, right,
I'm talking to the listeners, Pavlane, not to you.
I'm talking to the listener.
Yeah.
I would probably go ahead and just fuck me around
and just give this thing five stars.
Because holy...
This is a shit show of just stellar car automotive information.
Speaking of which, let's start talking about some car stuff.
I'd rather not.
Let's...just before we talk about...
We are going to talk about the Ford Ranger Super Duty.
Before we do, is there anything on the horizon that's exciting you?
Yes.
Because tell me, tell me one car.
Two things.
Okay, so one that I actually got to see the other day,
the BMW iX3.
Oh, yeah.
So this sits on...
It's basically what BMW is calling the new class,
which is an inspiration from the 60s when BMW did the new class
and it kind of really supercharged the brand in terms of sales
and where it went.
What they're hoping is this...
Can I just pause you there?
Because we've seen this design language of BMW's new class already.
Yep.
And now this is seeped into the iX3.
Well, this is the new iX3.
So if you picture the new iX3, this looks nothing like it.
So the new class and this modular platform they've created
will spawn something like 40 new models,
both plug-in hybrid and fully electric,
and they're launching with the iX3.
It'll be closely followed by the iX3,
which is the electric version of the three series.
And I've got to see this in person.
And the outside, like it's very striking.
And to get the range that they've got out of this,
they've kind of lowered the roof line.
So it has SUV proportions, but it isn't sort of really tall,
like most other SUVs.
And it means that they've been able to get in the model that we saw,
the 50, basically 800 kilometers of driving range
out of a fully electric car,
which is really impressive, over 100 kilowatt-hours of battery capacity.
But the thing that blew me away the most was the interior.
This is on another planet.
So they've got the new version of BMW's iDrive OSX,
which is basically OS X, which is cool.
But the thing that really blows you away is over 40 inches,
40 inches of screen on the dashboard.
Oh, sorry.
Like, it is enormous.
Yeah, from one side to the other.
It is huge.
So it basically allows you to fully customize what you see ahead of you.
And it acts in place of a head-up display.
So you can actually have whatever you want up there, basically.
It is just out of this world.
So I think they have done an incredible job with the interior and the tech.
This, to me, is what new cars are about.
Like, Mercedes-Benz the other week launched the new S-Class.
Oh, yeah.
And I was like, what the hell is this?
It looks exactly like the old one.
They debuted heated seatbelts.
It's like, wow.
Yeah.
Whoop-de-doo.
Like, it is just such a low-effort car.
And the fact that they had to have so many, like, influencer types there,
like Roger Federer and all these other people just shows you.
And they were all doing like a happy birthday Mercedes or something.
Did you see that?
Yeah.
It was just, it really just felt very like just legacy car company.
And genuinely feels like they've given up.
So to see BMW come out with this brand new type of vehicle and just so much,
yeah, it is just so cool.
I'm actually excited by this.
I haven't been excited by something new from the Germans for quite some time.
So, yeah, really impressed with this.
I just hope they don't go nuts with the pricing.
The previous generation of the IX3 came in at under LCT threshold.
So under $90,000.
So I really hope they can squeeze in the entry level under that 90K mark.
Because if they can, I reckon they're going to sell quite a few of these.
That screen you're talking about, is that part of the windscreen?
I don't understand, instead of a hand up display.
Yeah, so it basically sits, yeah, it sits on this black panel that stretches
across the entire windscreen.
And it's projected onto there.
So it basically projects this image onto this black section.
And it's so hard to explain, but it's basically real time.
If you open up the infotainment system and move things around,
it follows your finger as you're putting it up there.
Like it is super high end.
They've also ditched the iDrive controller.
That's now completely gone as well.
So it is strictly a touchscreen for the infotainment system.
So, yeah, it is just full on.
You've got to say this thing in person.
It is really impressive.
Wow.
I cannot wait.
You know what impressed me the other day?
What I was driving?
A...
Go on.
2004 996.
Oh, go on.
Like a base Carrera?
Yeah, base Carrera.
Manual Auto.
It was auto.
It was Tiptronic.
And it was like...
I think that's the only way I'm going to get my misses over the line
with me getting one of these cars,
because she's going to have to drive it eventually.
She picks me up from the pub every now and then.
So she's going to have to drive this thing,
and she doesn't want to drive a manual, but...
Yeah, the problem is pre-PDK 9-11,
they were a bit shit as an auto.
So you kind of have to get either a manual
or go to a...
What was it?
Did you say 996?
I think when did the PDK debut?
Yeah.
Was that 99...
That was about...
One?
2000...
I think it was later.
So this is a...
Because this is about a 2004.
Okay, so that wasn't 997.
Maybe 997 was PDK.
I'm going to Google this for you.
Yeah, because my old Porsche had a PDK in it.
PDK.
And that was actually quite decent.
Oh, la-di-da.
Okay, so 2008 in the 997.
So can you stretch the budget to a 997?
Yes.
I think so, yeah.
Okay.
If you can, then I think the auto is fine in that.
You then...
What on earth is...
What are you...
What's a protein bar?
Just getting my protein in.
All right.
Come from you, Mr. Three Caramel Aqualas.
Tristan Menai.
Tristan Menai.
I think he fucking went for a fourth.
No comment.
But yes, 997 is going to be the way to go.
I'm about to do an ad,
because we need a sponsor.
And this is the sort of ads that we could do for you.
If you've got a company or a business right now...
Well, by the way, if we need a sponsor,
we probably need to tell them to email us at the right place,
because in the ad, it's for the wrong email address.
Oh, fuck, has it really?
I'll tell our boss, the guy who does our bits and pieces,
our editing and stuff.
Boss, fucking, can you get that right?
That's costing us thousands.
Every single episode.
Thousands of yen.
Thousands and thousands of yen.
That's what he admits.
Gem and Mal have really tried to contact us many times.
I've hacked into my iPhone,
but they can't send us a fucking email because of you.
Anyway.
So, can I just tell you one thing?
It was so refreshing to jump in this car
and just to smell a fucking car from the early 2000s
that has clearly probably done some sort of like
executive cocaine and all sorts of stuff in it.
But the plastic, that shitty kind of early 2000s plastic
that the Porsches had, you could hear it creaking
and it was brilliant.
I loved it.
Not a fast car by any stretch.
Fuck, it was slow.
But it was so refreshing to be driving along
in a car that was so well engineered
and no warning systems whatsoever on that thing.
Zero.
Just a fucking delight.
Yep, those were the days.
I would love to have a chat to the people at Ancap
and the people who represent Ancap
and the people who make up the fucking criteria
for selling you what they call a safe car
because the amount of safety systems that are,
I would argue, till the day I die, these are not,
these are doing anything but fucking keeping you safe.
I just think like when you're getting
that many confusing warnings
and you don't know what the fuck is going on,
it is absolutely pointless
and it does more harm than good.
I wonder if, let's quickly ask chat GPT one question, right?
Hey there, Gordy.
I bitched it.
Can you tell me if the safety systems on these cars
have made any difference to the road tolls
in the last 10 years?
I get you want a straightforward answer
and I'm happy to help.
The safety systems on modern cars,
things like autonomous emergency braking,
lane departure warnings and stability control
have definitely contributed
to reducing road fatalities over time.
I'm sorry, keep going.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
No worries.
As I was saying, the drop in road tolls
over the last decade is a combination
of safer vehicles and other factors,
better road design, stricter laws,
and public awareness.
So yes, those safety features have helped,
but they're part of a bigger picture.
Do you know what I do love about chat GPT?
I'm going to show this to my wife
because when I talk, she stops.
Sorry, please don't interrupt my show.
Thank you.
Got it.
No interruptions for me.
See you later.
Good luck with that, champion.
Ford Ranger.
Ford Ranger.
Super Judy.
She's a big super Judy girl.
Are you going to buy one of these?
Yes or no?
Yes, I have bought one.
I did.
I was waiting for it to get delivered.
Yep.
So I bought the...
I didn't get the Taliban tan
and I got the dark green, whatever it's called,
but it is...
I'm getting the style side version,
so the one with the tub as well as the tray.
The tub, not the tray.
Yeah, good choice.
Yep.
But yeah, we just drove the Super Judy
and you know what?
I came away with mixed thoughts
and I'll start off with probably the first thing,
which is what I said to them back when we first looked at the car.
I said that for this to work,
it needs to be reliable.
Like it needs to be a lot more reliable
than you know, you go to a Ranger forum
and yes, it's going to have problems in it,
but if people have problems with this
and it is meant to be a heavy duty,
you know, it's in the name Super Judy,
it is not going to have the reputation
of something like a 70 series.
So I said that from the start.
Then I watched a video by 4WD 24-7
where they were testing the Super Judy
and these guys probably go beyond
what a normal person would do,
but in this instance, I think it was at the start of their test,
they didn't really sort of even do anything.
And basically they had the car start shutting down on them
and Ford's rationale was that the alternator
was clogged up with mud.
And as a result of that,
once the alternator clogs up,
you end up draining your 12 volt battery
and then all of the car's systems gradually stop working.
Now that's a normal thing for any car, right,
in terms of what happens when an alternator stops,
but you shouldn't have an alternator stop
on a Ranger Super Judy, it should be designed
in a way that that doesn't become a problem.
Second, the failure mode of this was just catastrophically bad
while the host of the channel,
I'm not sure what his name was,
but while he was driving it,
it had all these warnings on the screen
that he obviously just ignored for some reason.
But he kept driving and when he went to pull over,
he lost power assisted steering, power assisted brakes,
and then the car tried to put itself into park.
This is like just insanely bad failure mode
for this type of vehicle.
So, and then just before we filmed our thing,
one of those raffle companies that was giving one away
switched their car on and the thing had like a diesel runaway,
which happens if you overfill a vehicle with oil.
And, you know, they threw someone at this dealership under the bus
because the car was delivered to them on a tilt tray
and then when they switched it on,
it had this diesel runaway event.
Even in that regard, your car,
they should have systems in place
that if the car is overfilled with oil,
don't stop the thing.
You know, don't let it get to the stage where it'll have this runaway event
where, you know, it can just be dangerous.
Like, it's just a, I don't know, simple stuff like that.
So, if you put that to one side,
we did a lot of testing with the car.
We hooked it up to our trailer dyne
and instead of testing at three kilonewnes,
which is normally what we test all the dual cabutes and SUVs on,
I thought, let's just double that to six
because this is the super duty.
And basically, it sort of did reasonably well,
but what started showing itself was that this thing has quite a lack of punch.
They've basically tuned the emission system
to meet European emissions requirements.
And as a result of that, it is basically starved of power.
It has quite a lot of emissions control equipment on, including ad blue.
And you can really feel that this thing weighs, you know,
more than a wild track.
And that's before you put the tray on it.
You know, put a tray and accessories on.
You're looking at five or 600 kilos more than a wild track
with less power than a V6 wild track.
It really starts showing itself as being underpowered for what it is.
Yeah, I mean, you could have probably would have known that
from the moment you jumped in, though, right?
No, not really. I knew the power figure.
I just didn't expect it to be as sluggish as it is.
Even with no load in it, it feels really sluggish.
The second you loaded up, we loaded it up to 8000 kilos GCM,
which is the vehicle's maximum carrying capacity.
And at that stage, I didn't feel comfortable with that much load
in it in terms of its acceleration.
Sorry, I keep going, yeah.
Yes, it can move from A to B.
But the second we got to our hill climb,
it felt like it was really struggling.
So I think that they've gone a bit too hard with the emissions stuff
and also probably detuned it so you get longevity out of it.
And as a result of that, it just feels like it lacks punch,
which is a shame because the rest of the car is absolutely bulletproof.
And we stuck it up on the hoist and had a look under it.
This isn't just a tarted-up Ranger.
They have really gone to town on this huge lower control arms,
a massive diff out of a Ford Transit.
You've got parabolic leaf springs, bigger dampers,
quite incredible underbody protection all the way through.
Protected fuel tank. The fuel tank is bigger,
and it needs to be because this uses pretty much as much fuel,
if not more than a Raptor.
So it is a big, sturdy vehicle.
So certainly from that point of view, it's excellent.
I just think they've potentially missed a trick there with the engine.
I wonder who's going to buy this.
I mean, I feel like this is very much a farmer's car.
It's possibly like a tradie's car or some sort of a trade fleet sort of car,
if you know what I mean.
But yeah, I'm due to jump in this next week, I think.
And I'm looking forward to it.
I had a bit of a quick go the other week and nice.
It's almost like I did feel how sluggish it was,
and I didn't tow anything, obviously.
But yeah, I feel like they got 95% of this car right,
but there was just like some really fucking obvious bits and pieces
that stood out.
And you're like, ah, guys, what are you doing?
And it's expensive. It is a big old chunk of change.
So I think that when you put it in the context of how much work
you have to do to a 70 series to get it to the level where it can
carry this load and like it can't even carry this load.
But to get it to a level where it's useful as a vehicle
that is going to be taken out to the bush and used by some of these
industries like fire industries and load carrying,
I think that's where you really start seeing the advantage of the super duty.
But you know, it is a narrow use case.
I think that their sales are probably like we're already starting
to see discounts on super duty.
So it just tells you that private perspective.
Yeah, look, they may have sold a few to start with,
but I think most of the sales are going to be in the in the sort of
passenger version with the normal train.
So I think that's where we're going to see this sort of uptick
because you're going to get people by it for the sake of buying it.
I felt it being a useful tool.
I felt the interior was a little lacking in parts.
Like you're really getting basic cloth seats.
Well, what they launched with what they launched with was the base model.
So what is coming is the XLT and that picks up your sort of heated
and cooled seats and a few other sort of bits and pieces.
They launched with the base model to start with,
but XLT will bring some of those creature comforts that some
some industries may want.
So would you get them with the green one?
Yeah.
I don't know what the color is.
When do you get it?
April-ish.
And you can put some little bits and pieces on it,
some fluffy seat covers or something like that.
Just a little exhaust.
Yeah.
Nut holder.
Oh, a nut holder.
Salted nuts.
Oh, OK.
I was going to say a nut holder for you.
That wouldn't be much.
Get a little tea spoon.
That'd be salted.
Speaking of big utes.
Yeah.
Cherry ute.
Yeah.
Cherry's popped their ute.
Cherry.
Hey, that's why it's a journey, guys.
That's why it's a journey.
Not even.
Hello.
So Cherry has unveiled the basically their unnamed ute.
And this thing looks bloody sensational.
I'm going to show you a picture, Gordy.
Yeah, I'm having a look at one right now.
I think I'm looking at a silver one.
Jesus.
It looks...
No.
There you go.
They haven't released it.
Yeah.
Oh, look at that.
Oh, God.
It's got the same headlights in it as that other thing.
It's kind of like a Bronco.
No, it's not like a Bronco.
Stop saying that.
Oh, OK.
The headlights are the exact same.
Oh, sorry.
The headlights, OK.
I thought you meant the car.
Yeah, it gives another look.
No, the front.
It gives a little squeezy squeeze.
Yeah, squeezy.
Oh, I've seen that.
It's not bad.
It actually looks all right.
So yeah, they're going pretty hard with this.
And they're kind of late to the party, but I think deliberately so,
because they're looking at whatever else is done.
And they want to try and fill the gaps where those others haven't
worked out how to do what they're doing.
So I'm talking about three and a half ton.
Yeah, that's one of them.
Three and a half ton breakdown capacity.
Diesel and petrol plug-in hybrid from my understanding,
which is pretty crazy.
Talking about 1,000 kilos of payload,
the interior looks absolutely next level.
So they've got auxiliary switches similar to Ranger.
You've got heated and cooled seats, front center, rear diff locks.
It is like a rocket ship here in terms of the equipment you have
inside the cabin.
And it's big as well.
So they didn't talk to mentions today, but, you know,
this appears to me like a vehicle that sits bigger than a Ranger.
Like it is a whopper of a thing.
So this is huge for Cherry because, you know,
this is a brand that has poached a lot of people from other car companies.
And they're really trying to build this stable of vehicles
and having driven some of the recent stuff like the Tio 9.
I mean, the value that you're getting out of that car,
three electric motors, explosive acceleration,
1,000 Ks plus of driving range is really impressive there
in terms of what you can do with it.
So, yeah, I'm excited to see what this is like.
Launching Australia late this year, it's just crazy to me
that they can take what is a rolling like clay slash wood model
that they showed us to a production car within a matter of, you know, 12 months.
It's pretty, pretty awesome.
So, yeah, I'll be keen to see what it's actually like
and how it drives because it's easy to come up with a concept
but executing it and making it work, that's the hard part.
Yeah, do we know about off-road equipment on this thing?
Look, it's the car that they had on display.
It was kind of like a bit of a demo car.
So it had a Bev Goodrich KO3 tyres, external reservoir suspension.
You know, it was pretty sort of meaty.
I suspect this is like a hardcore off-road version, perhaps just a concept.
I think the standard one will have a more sedate setup.
But the car that we did see had switches for front, rear and centre diff locks,
which is a pretty impressive sort of repertoire of off-road equipment
to be able to get around in.
Yeah, what are they pricing this at?
We don't know yet, but I think logically they'd have to be starting at about the $50,000 mark.
If you want to compete with a shark, which is high 50s,
you'd want to be within that 50 to 60 price bracket.
So I think that's going to be where they need to be.
And it's just going to be interesting.
If you're a Mitsubishi with a Triton or a Nissan with an Univaro,
which bizarrely they've priced much higher than a Triton,
even though it's the same car,
I just think that you're going to be struggling if you're one of those brands.
These guys are really just going to be taking a lot of sales from legacy car brands.
Yeah, God, even the bloody...
We didn't really talk about it last year, but even that fucking Hilux debacle.
I actually think this looks way nicer than the Hilux.
Oh yeah, that's not hard.
Yeah.
I like this looks better with a giant bull bar on it, but yeah.
Actually, I saw a really good looking 2026 Hilux.
It had crashed into a tree and it was it was burning.
There's no one in there.
I just lit the thing on fire myself.
Anyway, big shout out to Toyota if you're listening.
Thanks for five stars, five stars podcast, five stars podcast.
Yeah.
I don't want to run out of cars.
I don't have anything.
What else?
We did say this was going to be quick and dirty.
Yeah.
Just like you.
Just like me with my stupid hair.
I'm going to get my hair cut.
I'm going to book myself.
As soon as we're done with this,
I'm going to book myself in a fucking haircut.
Yeah, do it, do it.
Actually, I've got some, you know what I'm excited about?
I'm about to jump in my first jacu.
Oh, who?
Jaco.
Get it?
Get it.
Yeah.
Which one?
I don't know.
The one that's probably like this,
not the smallest SUV is like the five.
J5.
J5 BB.
They look good.
Don't they?
They really do look nice.
Yeah.
Jaku is under that sort of cherry umbrella.
And it's kind of their sort of more premium brand.
Cherry is the sort of entry level.
Jaku and a motor are then the sort of more premium things.
So yeah, look, I think that I've seen a few of these on the road down.
They actually look really decent.
And they offer a really good range of colors as well.
So you kind of really have a fair bit there to choose from.
Hey, I meant to bring this up really quickly.
There's going to be like a mid-year release of the Ranger Wild Track.
They're phasing out the four cylinder.
We're getting, they're saying a slight facelift.
So I think we'll probably just get,
we'll get a different grill, I reckon.
It's very minor.
The changes they've made are almost insignificant.
But the biggest one is that the end of the four cylinder.
That is huge because, you know,
the four cylinder was kind of people's go-to.
They're now forced into the V6.
A lot of this comes as a result of the Enves, the Ute tax.
It's forcing manufacturers to start culling their rangers.
And it is disappointing because it really reduces options for customers.
And it means that you are forced into a V6 now if it's not what you wanted.
And ironically, that is just going to emit more.
I had a, I had the Wild Track.
What do you call it? The fucking hybrid?
Oh, it's such a, again, this goes back to like, they nailed it 95% of the way.
But why are you paying extra for this hybrid that does 45Ks?
And that's generous.
It's embarrassing.
It's silly.
I mean, the only thing is, the only good thing I was thinking of the positives
is maybe the, the outboard power that you've got.
I mean, that stuff is fantastic because you can then run the engine as a generator.
The problem is the generator is going to kick on pretty early
if you really suck on the juice out of it because the battery is so small.
So it is just a bizarre choice to design it the way they did.
And I think that they probably made a mistake.
They didn't know what the rest of the Chinese competitors were going to be doing.
And I think they've been caught napping with this.
It's, it is expensive.
It's, it's under, under resourced in terms of battery.
It's just a weird choice.
And it doesn't, it doesn't really serve too much of a purpose.
Like to put it in perspective, I took this up to Port Macquarie.
It started like I'm driving out of Sydney within 25 minutes, half an hour.
That battery, and I wasn't going on full EV mode at all.
I was just going in full hybrid mode.
That fucking battery had drained.
So most of the time I was just, I'm not going to stop and pull over and charge that
pissy little battery.
So most of the time I was just getting around in whatever was left of that,
that engine.
I mean, it was great.
I drove it on the sand.
I had fucking lots of fun in that car.
I love, I love the, the Rangers, but again, just a weird, weird choice.
I tell you what's bloody good, you know, the little flexi brackets that that one has
and it comes in the premium.
Those flexi brackets are great.
They were designed and engineered here in Australia, which is great.
So an Australian engineer basically designed them.
They have the patent for it.
And I think that system is sensational.
And for, for people who don't know what it is, it's basically a sports bar that using
one hand, you can pull to the back of the vehicle and it will act as a, effectively
a ladder rack.
So it means you don't need to have this ungainly hoop at the back of your ute.
You just pull the sports bar back for whenever you need it.
It is just a genius system.
And it's so cool to see that we are still innovating with these things here in
Australia.
It's not all just, you know, importing stuff from China.
Yeah.
And I reckon it's worth whatever it is.
Two and a half, two and a half grand extra you pay.
But hey, we got a wrap.
Contact at the drivershow.com.au.
You've got any questions?
Oh, sorry.
Wrap.
What was that?
I thought you meant I was rapping like, yo.
Oh, go on then.
Go on then.
DJ Pavley.
Go on.
Let's hear, let's hear some of your part.
Your rap.
Go for it.
Good.
Anyway.
Yo.
As you were home dog.
Yeah.
What's up?
My name is Pavley.
I can check out my steamer.
I'll give her a watch me creamer.
I don't know.
Make it stop.
Okay.
Hey chat GPT.
Can you give us a quick wrap and talk Croatian?
You are a boy called Pavley.
You're from the streets.
You have a small willy and give me a quick wrap on how that would sound.
Take us out with it.
Let's go.
Go Pavle.
Sulejce.
Male stvari su fora.
Ale moi glas je velik.
Chujesz do mora.
Rimam be straha.
Ritam se kotrelja.
Pavle male al priča se zavalja.
Sulejce dolazim.
Repam be zmuke.
Jer veličina je urieči.
A ne urike.
Oh, okay.
And now can you give me the English translation?
As Pavle from the streets, small things are cool.
But my voice is big.
You hear it to the pool.
I rhyme without fear.
The rhythm rolls on.
Pavle is small, but my story is strong.
I come from the streets.
I wrap with ease.
Because size is in words, not what you see.
Yeah.
That's my jam.
That is so good.
Is it?
I love that.
That is so good.
Okay.
Contact at the drivershow.com.au or on Insta as well.
Drivershow.com.au.
Find us on there.
That is where we put a lot of this stuff up.
Hey, chat GPT, just give us that as we go out.
Let's go.
Give us the Croatian version, but make it dirtier and meaner
and filthy.
I'm here for creativity, but I draw the line at making things meaner, dirty.
I'm happy to keep it gold, cheeky or streets.
Okay, fine.
Just do your Croatian rap.
Let's hear it.
Go.
Pavle is small, but my story is strong.
I come from the streets.
I don't need anything big.
Just voice.
Pavle is clear.
Every time.
Yeah.
We're going to see a f**k bad bunny.
You're going to get a bad parvley at the Super Bowl next year, guys.
Shut up.
See ya.
All right.
I'll wrap it up right there.
No, no, no.
I have the last word.
You don't have the last word.
My last word is now.
Fair enough.
Your show, your last word.
Okay.
So here's me.
This is my last word, so no words need to be spoken after this.
I get the last word.
You've got it.
No.
I do the last word, so you don't talk.
Understood.
I'm quiet.
Jesus Christ.
I talk because you're giving me the last word.
That means you don't talk.
I hear you loud and clear.
I'm staying silent.
The floor is all yours.
Okay.
Thank you.
And this is me wrapping up my show.
Here we go.
The Driver's Show podcast.
Thanks for listening, everybody.
Thanks for sharing that moment with me.
Whenever you want to brainstorm more, whether it's radio, cars, or a bit of cheeky...
Okay.
No, no.
I'm wrapping this f**king podcast up.
You're giving me the last word.
You don't say any more words.
You've got it.
I'm completely silent now.
Take it away.
Okay.
Shut the f**k up.
Contact at thedrivershow.com.au.
Give me five stars.
Pavle needs money because he's bought a ridiculous f**king car.
Thanks for listening, everybody.
I'm glad you got to close it.
Exactly how you want it.
A piece of sh**.
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About this episode
Paul and Gordy dive into the latest automotive news, starting with Paul's new Ford Ranger Super Duty and his mixed feelings about its reliability. They discuss the impressive new BMW iX3, highlighting its futuristic interior and tech innovations compared to other German luxury cars. Gordy shares his nostalgic experience driving a 2004 Porsche 996, appreciating its raw, unfiltered driving feel. The hosts debate modern car safety systems and their real-world effectiveness, questioning ANCAP's criteria. The episode blends humor, personal stories, and insightful car talk, making it a lively listen for those interested in new tech and classic car culture.
Original notes
Gordie starts the episode by eating chocolate (standard), then the boys talk the Neue Klasse BMW X3, Gordie's 996 love affair, his hatred of ANCAP, Paul's incoming Ford Ranger Super Duty and its possible issues.
We also get excited about the newly unveiled Chery Ute, plus stay for the end for the hottest new rap track of the year! (In Croatia at least).
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