My week in cars: the Autocar podcast
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Updated about 7 hours agoJoin Autocar's Steve Cropley and Matt Prior as they delve into their motoring weeks, with subjects ranging from what they have been driving and where they have been, to what has caught their eye or been on their mind.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (239)
150th Episode! And it's normal: Goodwood, supercars, electric Range Rover
The 150th episode (excluding interview specials) of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior doing exactly what have done every other week for nigh on three years: chatting cars and other nonsense.This week there's still some Goodwood Festival of Speed news to catch up on, plus Prior drives an electric Range Rover, Cropley spends time in a 1000bhp Porsche Cayenne prototype, the two talk supercars, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bentley concept car, Ferrari F80, British Grand Prix, Bugatti W16 Mistral
This week finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about Bentley's new EXP15 design concept, and to what extent they had Jaguar in mind when they created it. Cropley goes to Silverstone for some of the British Grand Prix weekend, Prior drives a Ferrari F80 and Bugatti W16 Mistral, and the pair talk much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dacia Duster, Ferrari Amalfi, Fiat Panda
This week finds Steve Cropley talking about Dacia Dusters old and new, Matt Prior finds himself confused by the appearance of some new cars, while the pair discuss a Fiat Panda Twinair, the new Ferrari Amalfi, the refinement of a Genesis G80 and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Autocar Awards, Callum Mini, Steve Rider
This week finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior in the back of Cropley's Ford Ranger outside Ariel Motor Company as they discuss their respective weekly columns. They talk Ian Callum's new classic Mini, the Autocar Awards, Steve Rider's retirement, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class, the stress of having a car MOT tested and much more besides including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Siemens, Volvo and Red Bull F1 software gurus
Is software the engine of automotive's future? Autocar has gathered a selection of the industry's most influential software engineers to find out.As its role in vehicle development and functionality becomes ever-more important, there are huge questions over what software means for the automotive industry. We hear from Red Bull Racing's Daniel Watkins, Volvo's Rickard Arvidsson and Siemens' Uday Senapati about its impact on the automotive industry, the next car you buy - and the next Formula 1 race you watch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
VW's small hot hatch, Luca de Meo, London driving
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet to talk Luca de Meo's exit from Renault, an unusually pleasurable slow driving experience in London, how Volkswagen could use in-wheel motors to create a 4wd ID2 R hot hatchback, the Triumph Spitfire, and much more besides including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets car designer Julian Thomson, GM Advanced Design Europe
Julian Thomson is one of the world's best car designers and if you don't know the name, you'll know his cars. As Lotus's chief designer he designed the Elise and at Jaguar Land Rover created the LRX concept, which went on to become the Range Rover Evoque.But most of Thomson's career has been spent in advanced design and that's where he finds himself now, at General Motors' new advanced design centre Europe. Why does GM need a European design centre and what will it do? Join Steve Cropley and Matt Prior as they put these questions and many more to one of the world's most eminent car designers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dacia Jogger, happy Lotus, Cozy Coupe, Caterham
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about Cropley's latest travels, to Norfolk to visit Lotus, a trip he makes in the Dacia Jogger, making much more expensive cars look silly. Prior spots a Cozy Coupe headed for the scrapheap in the sky, and the pair talk about a new 1.6-litre Caterham, American EV trucks, Steve's 10th Lotus, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Kia global design boss Karim Habib
Karim Habib has overseen a dramatic restyle of not just Kia's range of cars but also the company's branding and logo.Kia has achieved double digit growth over the past five years in all major markets, and to date is the third best-selling brand in the UK in 2025 behind only Volkswagen and Ford.Habib shares the secrets of Kia's design success with Autocar editor Mark Tisshaw from his office at the Kia global design centre in Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Classic Minis, Bovensiepen Zagato, Funky Cats
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior head to the Autocar store room to talk classic Mini tours, the new Bovensiepen Zagato - the latest car from the family behind Alpinas - and the GWM Haval Jolion Pro, a forgettably-named car from the maker of the Ora Funky Cat, a name you wouldn't ignore. There's much more besides too, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Le Mans racer Paul di Resta
With the Le Mans 24 Hours approaching, for this week's bonus podcast associate editor James Attwood chats to works Peugeot racer Paul di Resta. The Scot talks about the competition in Le Mans's hypercar class, the challenge of driving at night, and why he won't let his team-mates drive him around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Secret Rovers, no cheap fast Fords, shiny Alpines
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet in a top designer's office to talk about some secret Rovers, why the upcoming death of the Ford Focus ST means to much, Steve's newly shiny Alpine A110, the Audi A3 PHEV, and much more besides, including your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive
In this week's bonus 'Autocar Meets' podcast associate editor James Attwood speaks to Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive on the challenges of running the French firm, retro design, electrification and why he's got more to worry about than tariffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audi specifications, Aston Cygnet, Bicester Motion
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet in a Jeep Wrangler to talk their respective Autocar columns. Cropley meets Jo Budge, who decides what your Audi is equipped with, nearly gets run over by an Aston Martin Cygnet, and he and Prior discuss what is the ideal car size, and what the next steps are for Bicester Motion following the tragic fire there two weeks ago. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Dacia CEO Denis le Vot
My Week in Cars Autocar Meets hears from Dacia's CEO on why "affordable mobility is our job" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Volvo EX30, car collection 'state of grace', Subaru Impreza
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior chat about the Volvo EX30, a new event called Petrol & Pride, the Subaru Impreza, Stirling Moss, finding a state of grace with one's car collection, and more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Andersen EV's CEO David Martell
In a bonus podcast, this week Autocar Meets David Martell, CEO of Andersen EV, which makes premium home chargers in the UK - a partner of Porsche, JLR and more if you're having a charger installed in the UK. A "24 carat entrepreneur" says Cropley, Martell has been involved with Trafficmaster, Chargemaster (later sold to BP Pulse) and now Andersen. "I get a buzz from building a business from scratch," says Martell in this wide-ranging interview.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lotus 49, Subarus, vans with seats
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior return to the store cupboard as they discuss why liberal Americans like Subarus much more than conservatives do, Cropley tells Prior about the brilliance of the Lotus 49, and the pair discuss two vans with seats - the VW ID Buzz and Vauxhall Combo Life. There's more, too, including the Land's End Trial, the Polestar 4, the Volvo 360, and your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar meets Slate Truck designer Tisha Johnson
In this week’s bonus podcast, Autocar deputy editor Felix Page speaks exclusively to Tisha Johnson, designer of one of 2025’s hottest new cars: the internet-breaking, £20k Slate Truck. Find out how she’s making affordable cars desirable again by challenging all the hallmarks of modern automotive design, and why you don’t need a touchscreen in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Polestars, Saabs, old Landies, Prior's shed
This week Steve Cropley visits Matt Prior's shed to record the My Week In Cars podcast, where the pair talk about the Polestars 3 and 4, an old Land Rover, the simplicity of old Saab heating controls, modern Volvos, kaput MGs, and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Haynes museum, Horse engines, Morris Minor, MG, Baja Bugs
On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about the Morris Minor, Prior's Baja Bug, Cropley's visit to the British Motor Museum, Caterham's new engine from a manufacturer called Horse, and more besides, including your correspondence on Rivian and NCAP ratings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The dream £100k car, wheel cleaning, JLR insurance, Goodwood member's meeting
On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley wonder what car one would buy as a £100,000 dream daily, ponder cleaning a wheel with 60 apertures, visit the Goodwood Member's Meeting and more, including your correspondence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1990s cars, Morgan Supersport review, Nathalie McGloin, Jeep Wrangler, Cones
On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get into cars from the 1990s, a defining era for the motor car. Cropley talks interviewing Nathalie McGloin, racing driver and the FIA's disability commission president, while Prior reviews the Morgan Supersport, and the pair talk cones and Jeep Wranglers, the Ineos Grenadier, plus more besides including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Autocar Meets Volkswagen Group UK MD Damien O'Sullivan
In a bonus podcast, this week Autocar Meets Damien O'Sullivan, the managing director of the UK's biggest car company, the Volkswagen Group.In his first interview since taking the role last December, O'Sullivan meets Autocar's Editor, Mark Tisshaw, to discuss the state of the UK car market, how he juggles the management of so many brands and, although this pod was recorded before the government revised the rules around the zero emissions mandate, how things will look in future. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Autocar visits Morgan and interviews the gaffer
On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visit the Morgan factory in Malvern and chat all things Mog with recently appointed MD, formerly technical director, Matt Hole. They chat the new Supersport, existing models, countering legislation, making bespoke models, and all other things Morgan. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.