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The Yays and Nays of the Wheels Car Of The Year
The Yays and Nays of the Wheels Car Of The Year
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About this episode
A lively discussion unfolds as the hosts celebrate David Prince's birthday while diving into the latest Wheels Car of the Year results. The episode features updates on personal car projects, including a Honda Civic event at Phillip Island and reflections on past winners of the Wheels award. The hosts share their thoughts on iconic cars like the MX-5 and LS400, debating their significance and impact. The episode wraps up with a fun quiz segment, testing the hosts' automotive knowledge and sparking friendly competition.
Topics:
wheels car of the year
honda civic event
car updates
mx-5
ls400
car quiz
personal car projects
automotive history
Cars:
Audi 100
BMW 1 Series
BMW 3 Series
BMW 7 Series
BMW M3
Chevrolet Corvette
Citroen DS
Dodge Charger
Ford Escape
Ford Falcon
Ford Mustang
Ford Sierra 3 Doors
Honda Accord
Honda Civic
Honda NSX
Hyundai i30
Hyundai Santa Cruz
Lancia Aurelia
Lucid Air
Mazda 3 / Axela
Mazda 6 MPS
Mazda RX-3
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Nissan Pulsar
Porsche 911
Porsche 924
Porsche 928
Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru R2
Toyota Corolla
Toyota MR2
Toyota Supra
Toyota Yaris iA
TVR Chimaera
Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Passat
On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Scotty, Ed and David discuss their latest updates, David's big milestone and the Yays and Nays of the Coveted Wheels Car Of The Year winners from its inception until 1990.
Renault Rob joins the boys to battle it out in the quiz!
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Honda Civic
"... the 50th anniversary of the release of the Honda Civic in Australia. And actually this afternoon, I went..."
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Mitsubishi Eclipse
"... my car. I said, yep, I'm I was going to say, sit eclipse at the moment, but I do have the wagon and the wa..."
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Hyundai i30
"...y go hand in hand. Well yes I mean he reckons the I30 n is worth about 37 and I had a look online and I..."
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Lancia Aurelia
"...e you 1,500 for it. It's actually the best one in Aurelia it's done, 22,000 K from new, it's black and it l..."
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Nissan Pulsar
"...st a dag. You stick the base spec dagi car like a pulsar, Victor Dougie sedan or something. That's just no..."
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Mercedes-Benz Sclass
"I'm like if he sees the car be like it's not my It's not mine, it's not mine. I don't like Austin Powers briefly when I went to buy my debts you cure a I was driving my S-Class and it's I'm sure I've said this before I put it right and and and I just changed jobs and she I think she thought I'd really hit hard times. And so I was like so excited about the curare and as a great. Thanks very much and one"
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Ford Falcon
"... then it one Wheels car of the year, then, X. Our Falcon after that. Yeah, in Crozet, ve Valiant. Yeah. Wh..."
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Dodge Charger
"...hink, yeah, I think so too. Good. Car, 71 Valiant charger. I'm a big charger fan. I like charges."
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Volkswagen Passat
"Okay. But by now for the Peace Center is the VW Passat, which was a the first water-cooled front-wheel-d..."
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Volkswagen Beetle
"...at the time, you know, especially compared to the beetle, you know, that was still chugging away. This was..."
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Porsche 924
"...ction of paper mache race Gulfs and known for the 924 Porsches and perceptible hence, it was basically ..."
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Porsche 911
"...t's like the Porsche 928 was meant to replace the 911 you know and it's rough. I like the look of the f..."
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Porsche 928
"...f it quite did that. Well that's like the Porsche 928 was meant to replace the 911 you know and it's ro..."
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Honda Accord
"...s going to say now getting is the first gen Honda Accord. Which basically took everything, it was BMW riva..."
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Toyota Corolla
"...ng. Mmm. And as you say refine, I had a affiliate Corolla, which was my first car, and I remember testing d..."
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TVR Chimaera
"...t's 82 day because mirror J, the Supercar, the JV chimaera. Now David is a Staunch defender of these cars bu..."
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DS Citroen Ds
"Everything from Cadillac to our opal, to Vauxhall to everything. The wagons are actually designed in Australia, so that was a totally Australian design, and that was used around the world and like the, Citroën DS had the bumper bar attached to the, the tailgate. So when a Target and actually came up Up, have you had a really low flat for?"
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Toyota Supra
"...hat the real real good. Stronger position, Toyota Supra, BMW 3 Series Audi 100. And basically yeah, it's ..."
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Toyota MR2
"...rive. Turbo BMW 735i in the Toyota, a double oven MR2. That was the winner. 1988 was the VM Commodore. ..."
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Chevrolet Corvette
"...Ford Pinto incorrect? I know. Yeah. The Chevrolet Corvette, they're they're correct. Is that is the correct ..."
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Ford Mustang
"...t day after showing the original 1964 and a half, Mustang to the world, how many orders in the thousands di..."
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Ford Sierra
"...you very much. Question for recently at auction a Ford Sierra rs500 Cosworth sold for a ridiculous amount of mo..."
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Hyundai Santa Cruz
"... Santa. Monica Monica is incorrect, robe, accrue, Santa Cruz. It is Santa Cruz, but you're already been. So no..."
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Subaru Crosstrek
"...at? Hey, It's good in the first, it's the Subaru, Crosstrek, I think is absolutely correct. You're tying up t..."
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Toyota Yaris
"...stions to go fishing. How many generations of the Toyota Yaris have their being date? It was so good. I can't I ..."
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Ford Escape
"...ammond said that, thank you very much. My Sweeney Escape. So the BMW E30 M3 one, the most, I believe write..."
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