{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Prior buys a car! Artura, software, BONG","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/prior-buys-a-car-artura-software-bong","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/e/69cb9a97bfb99db0bc43fbc4/media.mp3","description":"In this week's episode of the Autocar podcast, My Week In Cars, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior come together to discuss the McLaren Artura, software-defined cars, a BONG that Cropley likes, guilt about buying a Chinese vehicle, and Prior reveals that he's buying a new car. There's more too, including your correspondence, and detail of a special offer which gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6 if you click here https://www.themagazineshop.com/ACD/PODCAST/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":22.3,"endTime":49.3,"type":"concept","title":"home charging","url":"/glossary/home-charging","quote":"Two cars outside on the charge... 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