My week in cars: the Autocar podcast
Autocar
Updated 1 day 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 (248)
Interview: F1's Fernando Alonso, small Italian cars, shrinking Jaguar
Episode 98 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds Matt Prior interviewing Fernando Alonso about his perfect Aston Martin (the Valiant), plus his long-term future with the brand. Steve Cropley has a ride up the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb in the new Ford Capri, while the pair also discuss Jaguar's shrinking model range, find out why the PM is driven in an Audi, talk Autobianchi and Innocenti, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ford Capri, Dacia Spring, insurance solved
Episode 97 of the Autocar podcast My Week finds Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about what's in a name, as Ford announces the new Capri EV, while Prior tests Britain's cheapest EV, the sub-£15,000 Dacia Spring, and the pair talk 4x4s to Ukraine, vehicle-to-load batteries, Cropley's insurance woes and more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Live from Ariel: Nomad 2 and interviews
Episode 96 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars comes at you from Ariel Motor Company, where our presenters Matt Prior and Steve Cropley interview Ariel's Simon Saunders and Chief Engineer Jim Mckechnie, talking all things Nomad 2, Atom 4, electric bicycle and much more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Small events, carbon taxes, solid states
Episode 95 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about Meccano, motorcycles, Jet Provosts, air shows and, er, how about some cars? Yes, some cars, and solid state batteries, and carbon taxes, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Autocar Awards Special (Plus Fisker, superchargers, Konzepthaus)
Episode 94 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley celebrating the 2024 Autocar Awards, with winners as diverse as Martin Brundle, the Renault Clio and the Catesby Tunnel; plus they discuss Fisker, access to Tesla's supercharger network, a century-old Autocar Handbook, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shiny new Ford, expired old Hyundai, The £10k Ariel
Episode 93 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about how to replace an old Hyundai i10 - if its owner can bear it - the new Ford Explorer, the range of an electric MG, the Triumph Bonneville, EV brakes, ceramic coatings and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pick a brand, the new beach buggy, Geneva show no show
Episode 92 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley picking one single car brand to drive forever, talking about the new Mika electric beach buggy, the £180,000 per hour air tool, a trip to see the new Bugatti, the Geneva motor show's demise and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Modified classics, the 1.1m-mile taxi, McLaren's future
Episode 91 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking McLarens, an artistic Lotus XI, racing driver Katherine Legge's fast Indy laps, encouraging you to have your say on classic cars, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stop! Steve Cropley has BOUGHT A CAR
Episode 90 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the fact that Steve's long search for a new car is finally over, a Kia EV9 with a very unsettling braking issue, a clever Renault Scenic feature, the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Pininfarina Morgan, Young Drivers, and the best mornings
Episode 89 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the new £200,000 Morgan designed by Pininfarina, the fantastic Young Driver training programme, Renault's self-driving car plan and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wheeler's amphibious car, friendly faces, Wiltshire motor museum
Episode 88 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the Scamander amphibious car project, the Atwell Wilson motor museum in Wiltshire, friendly car faces, the Great British School Trip, cruise control, the Jaguar D-Type, and more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Martin Bulldog driven, the RAD index, Stellantis on killing the UK car industry
Episode 87 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about Stellantis chief Carlos Tavares's withering attack on UK automotive policy, young-timer classic car prices, driving an Aston Martin Bulldog, the British Motor Museum on the move and more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jaguar C-X75, EV oversupply, Derek's hairdresser
Episode 86 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about a road-going version of Jaguar's C-X75 concept car updated by its designer Ian Callum, a Morris Minor set for a restoration, our friend Derek's hairdresser and his Toyota GT86, track day-ing an Alpine A110 and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mini Countryman, Murray T50, racing Fords
Episode 85 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the Goodwood Member's Meeting, Ford's racing legacies including the origin story of the Cosworth DFV engine, the size and nature of the latest Mini Countryman, the Fiat Panda, Volkswagen Golf R, Gordon Murray Automotive's T50 track car and much much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Interview Special Episode: how to make a Jaguar/Land Rover with JLR engineering director Matt Becker
Episode 84 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visiting JLR to talk to Vehicle Engineering Director Matt Becker, to find out what makes Defenders, Range Rovers, Discoveries and, crucially, upcoming Jaguars, tick. Hear this wide-ranging interview about Becker and JLR's current and future work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Live from Cropley Curve, and no kidding
Episode 83 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior in the control tower at Bicester Heritage, where the test track has a corner now named after Cropley. The lads also talk April Fools, Australian butchers and Mustangs everywhere, including Ford’s boss racing at Goodwood. Plus, of course, your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rolls Spectre, the petrol Fiat 500 electric, 'enough' car
Episode 82 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about driving the new Rolls-Royce Spectre, putting a hybrid petrol engine into the electric Fiat 500 platform, Steve Saxty's exhaustive BMW book, round headlights, and how much car is 'enough'. Plus, of course, your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston and Bentley upheaval, Lamborghini design, Toyota iQ
Episode 81 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about Adrian Hallmark's big move from being Bentley's CEO to Aston Martin's, as well as the joys of Bangers and Cash star Derek Mathewson's auction house, tributes to famed car designer Marcelo Gandini, driving the Toyota iQ, and musing on the new Chapman Bespoke programme at Lotus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Goodwood's MG sculpture, more police pls, design a Polestar
Episode 80 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about MG's upcoming centenary celebrations at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Yasa motors relocating to Bicester, continued cutbacks to traffic police services and how outsourcing their work to cameras is ineffective. The lads also riff on how you can design a Polestar and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Austin’s office; entry-level motorsport; five star buttons
Episode 79 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior climbing into a new exhibit at the British Motor Museum, Herbert Austin’s office, through the fireplace to talk NCAP’s view on buttons, customer service, entry level motorsport and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EV megatest, more from Geneva, speed limits
Episode 78 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about spending days in many EVs, commercial vehicle speed limits, more news from the Geneva show and much else besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Geneva show special, Kei cars for the UK, driving refreshers, McLaren bandwidth
Episode 77 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about this week's Geneva motor show, visiting the McLaren Technical Centre to discuss car 'bandwidth', driving licence refreshers, wondering whether Kei cars would be right for the UK and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Valour, Toyota Corolla, Chinese brands, Geneva preview
Episode 76 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior spotting an Aston Valour in the wild, recommending Toyota Corollas (and Renault Zoes), talking Chinese brands and the upcoming Geneva motor show, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Parking apps, aerodynamic tunnels, MOTs, hovercraft
This week the lads talk about aerodynamic tunnels, three-year MOTs, the trouble with parking apps, and more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pre-flight checks, ducking Jeeps, niche industry diversity, Euro 7
Episode 74 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about pre-flight checks in an electric Audi, a new classic car event running this summer at Castle Combe, Jeep drivers ducking each others cars, the continuing diversity of the niche British car industry, Euro 7 emissions regulations and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.