Petrol, Diesel or Electric options, where to go from here?
About this episode
The discussion dives deep into the pros and cons of petrol, diesel, and electric vehicles, with lively banter among the hosts. They explore fuel economy, driving experiences, and personal anecdotes about their own vehicles. The episode features debates on whether diesel is still a viable option, the rise of hybrids, and the challenges of electric vehicle infrastructure. Listeners will find insights on what to consider when choosing a vehicle type, especially in the context of everyday use versus long-distance travel.
On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Alam, Scotty, Adrian and Tyron discuss their latest updates, answer Adrian's conundrum and discuss options for a wagon/slightly lifted SUV for Matt and Steph. They discuss the latest fast and the furious as well as battle it out in the quiz.
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Ford Ranger
"...t really. You you drove trucks for a living, they Ranger. The reindeer have a sounded like any other diese..."
Toyota A90
"Let me rephrase the question then. That does three to four hundred kilometers to a 90 liter tank or these are the does at least double to that, maybe even triple that we're here. Again, it's all depending on, I think the use of the car again. So like for example, if you have"
Ford Falcon
"...kour Front Park lives here. What we call this the Falcon. Okay. Yeah."
Kia Sportage
"... stuff in it, as a, for example like a like a Kia Sportage would like, you're like a really nice good chimne..."
Hyundai Kona
"It's true. It's true. It's a Kona in. I like the color and actually so did you end ..."
Toyota Land Cruiser
"...w, that's why you see a lot of the jewel cabs and Land Cruisers, all that stuff and it's all diesel. Hmm. Because..."
Toyota Prius
"...now, this is probably like a sport. Hybrid, get a Prius and then it's all Praises here anymore. Yeah, it'..."
Mazda Cx5
"So so I want to see what the new one because apparently that if the straight-6 one does come out that would be a really good option to have a look at, but these are, I personally don't want anything. Like the only SUVs that have that have kind of been like the actually, okay, to drive that I'm driven where the Sportage and where the there are four because the first was completely colorless and I have been in and CX for current gen CX-5 to. We like high performance on top of the range 1 hated the seats. I felt so uncomfortable in it."
Hyundai i30
"...tried the Heard good things about, especially the I30 ends. Yeah, I drove the 30mm, the one that I caug..."
F-150 Raptor
"...ns, if a guy that comes along, that has the F-150 Raptor done by Hennessey. If you do loss or a weekly doe..."
Land Rover Range Rover
"... right. Well then I better go and question 3, the Range Rover Classic, so the original range of is author uses ..."
Nissan Skyline
"What was it called? Oh, it had had the Nissan Skyline engineering, be caring and yes, I'm just going to..."
Datsun 240Z
"...e, I don't know this. Now, the original Fair Lady 240Z had had a, like, a limited edition before was bas..."
Honda Civic
"...ery close game so far. Question, 7, the Ethel 500 Civic. Type R has been crossed. Scott, did you want FL ..."
Mazda Rx7
"piece of movie history, which kind of it is and the American shame, what they did with the other cars from. And that's, that's why lien was never in her phosphorus again because I crushed him in the boot of the car, that's like super and the RX-7, they repainted every change the channel up. Correct, which is such a shame. So, I in the first fast and furious, I think that was my favorite car. The 33 yell over."
Volkswagen Jetta
"...rm, Tom zarek 17. I told ya that was all like the Jetta with no brake calipers. Well the high 90s 2000s, ..."
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