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My week in cars

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Join 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.


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Episodes

Race Retro, Jeep Wrangler, Bentley boss, more A2

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley visits Race Retro and gets pretty fired up about owning a competition car. He also takes a Jeep Wrangler on a few jobs, including to see Frank Walliser, Bentley's CEO. Meanwhile Matt Prior tries to MIOT his new Audi A2. 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...

Mar 05, 202541 min

Prior buys an A2; trapped in a Lexus; 3-wheeled designs

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior tells us about his new Audi A2, which cost him £500. Steve Cropley has been out visiting a company called Fellten and three-wheel obsessed designer Andy Plumb. 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....

Feb 26, 202550 min

Subaru Forester, Fiat Bravo, parking wins, Polestar

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the new Subaru Forester, a reader's 2001 Fiat Bravo on a road trip in New Zealand, overturning a parking fine, why the Polestar network needs to be expanded, 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...

Feb 19, 202542 min

Exclusive interview: Guy Pigounakis of MG. Also DS luxury, Ineos parking

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley talks to Guy Pigounakis, the commercial director MG Motor UK, the British arm of the Chinese brand, while Prior gets a ticket for what he thinks is perfect parking in an Ineos Grenadier, while the two riff on whether DS should make a new DS as it strives to be a luxury brand. 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 m...

Feb 12, 202548 min

ICE ban for all, potholes, Ian Callum

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about the 2035 combustion ban on all cars, including micro manufacturers, pothole problems, The Concrete Club, listening to Ian Callum, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 05, 202548 minEp. 126

Polestar, Alpine, cloth vs. leather interiors, Morgan Plus 8

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast, join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as Polestar's new boss talks going into a car-selling mode, Steve goes to look at some specialist sports cars, Prior doesn't talk about driving the new GT3 and both agree they like cloth over leather seats. There's much, much more besides, too, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 202549 minEp. 125

Lewis Hamilton sideways, Ineos Grenadier, Alpine, Jaguar

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about the first time Lewis Hamilton's first time behind the wheel of a car, in Autocar's sideways challenge, plus talk the Genesis G80, upcoming Alpine sports cars, the Ineos Grenadier, a bit more on Jaguar, and much, 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 re...

Jan 22, 202541 min

Brooklands & Bicester, Dacia Spring, pronouncing Hyundai

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about Brooklands Museum and Bicester Motion's first events of 2025, just days into the new year. Steve has a nose around a Dacia Spring, we advise a listener which cars come with spare wheels, and Prior gets unreasonably annoyed with a Hyundai advert. 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...

Jan 15, 202534 min

Renault 5, new Honda Prelude, Cadillac F1

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about how much Steve liked the new Renault 5, a compact retro EV city car that also has a sporty hot hatch variant from Alpine, the A290. Cropley talks Pat Symonds, the engineer who'll be instrumental to Cadillac's upcoming new Formula 1 entry, while Prior explains why he's more enthusiastic than some about the forthcoming Honda Prelude which has an engine and yet still a fake gearbox with it. You can...

Jan 08, 202537 min

Your questions, Suzuki Jimny, a bit more Jaguar

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get through some of your recent correpsondence, talking Jaguar (a little), touchscreens, two Mercedes, Gordon Murray's cars, the Suzuki Jimny, dogs with their ears flapping in the breeze, and much more besides. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing. And if you'd rate and review the My Week In Cars pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Jan 01, 202546 min

Gordon Murray exclusive interview

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they interview Gordon Murray, the world renowned designer of some of the greatest ever sports and racing cars: from his latest T50 and T33 supercars, to the McLaren F1, to world-championship winning Formula One cars. Murray takes us on a journey from his roots in South Africa to the present day, including his thoughts on EVs, urban transport and much more besides. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar pod...

Dec 25, 20241 hr 9 min

Interview special: Road Test Editor Matt Saunders on cars and upsetting the industry

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley welcome Autocar's road test editor, Matt Saunders, to the studio (aka the storeroom). The trio talk everything from great cars to great canteens, explain how Autocar tests cars and how it (sometimes) upsets the industry. You can be sure to never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing, wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be willing to rate and review the pod, we've appreciate that more than you know, too. Host...

Dec 18, 202451 min

Britain's Best Driver's Car, Batmobile, electric MX-5

Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Britain's Best Driver's Car, free Batmobiles, and an electrified Mazda MX-5 On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Autocar's Britain's Best Driver's Car 2024 shootout, the results of which are in the latest issue of Autocar. There's also good news for people called 'Bruce Wayne', while Electrogenic have started offering an electric kit for Mazda MX-5s. Plus they talk your correspondence. You can make sure y...

Dec 11, 202437 min

Jag reaction, smaller faces, ZEV mandate, reverse parking

In this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Jaguar's new Type 00 concept car, unveiled earlier this week. They also talk their respective Autocar columns, which means in Steve's case they talk the Renault Scenic and its frontal area, ground effect, the ZEV mandate and more serious stuff aside; and in Prior's case they talk reverse parking. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd b...

Dec 04, 202443 min

Interview special: Dario Franchitti and Phil Lee from Gordon Murray Automotive

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visit Gordon Murray Automotive, makers of the limited-edition T50 and T33 sports cars, to talk to two of the people behind the project. Dario Franchitti is a four-time Indycar champion and three-time Indy 500 winner, who has now nearly full-time transitioned to being GMA's director of brand, performance and product. Also joining us is Phil Lee, the CEO of Gordon Murray Group. Prior and Cropley also talk a little about ...

Nov 27, 20241 hr 21 min

Alpine A290 review, electric car tax changes, Genesis

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley review the new Alpine A290 hot hatchback, chat about upcoming changes to hybrid vehicle taxes, the big Genesis saloon that looks like a Bentley, their lunch menu and more besides. 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 ...

Nov 20, 202439 min

Driving a 122 year-old car; a new flat-8 engine

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley drive from London to Brighton in the 1902 Albion Dog Cart, talk a new flat eight-cylinder engine, fix Cropley’s Mini Cooper, and talk much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 13, 202435 min

Good news! Mayoral cars, new Duster

This week your My Week In Cars hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the new Dacia Duster, mayors being deprived of their vehicles, and some excellent news from three parts of the UK motor industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 202444 min

Aston art, spiritual homes, JLR Classic

This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior spend quality time with the new Morgan MD, talk about visiting JLR Classic, talk to an artist about a brilliant new Aston Martin picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 202440 min

Exclusive new AC Cobra review, Morgan gets a new boss, small car prices

This week your My Week In Cars hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the all-new AC Cobra, which Prior has driven exclusively, that Morgan has a new managing director, a shift in small used car prices, the Renault Symbioz, Bicester's final Scramble of 2024 and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 202451 min

New Bentley boss, Aston's warning, Chris Goffey in a Moskvitch

This week your My Week In Cars hosts, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior, talk about Aston Martin's production warning, how a new boss has settled in at Bentley, and how McLaren named its new W1 hypercar. There's extreme hands-free cornering from ex-Top Gear host Chris Goffey in a Moskvitch and your correspondence, including our hosts recommending the right car for wafting into retirement. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd b...

Oct 08, 202449 min

Bentley Continental, new Lotus Theory concept, Ferrari 12Cilindri

This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk everything from basic vehicles to the most exotic supercars. It seems that a large percentage of young people are driving vans instead of cars. Which is no bad thing, think our duo, who are both on board with practical vehicles. Meantime, they've both been driving decidedly impractical exotic vehicles, in the shape of the new Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari 12Cilindri. Plus there's stuff on the Bluebird K7, Subaru Forester and, of course,...

Oct 01, 202451 min

Design competition, Mazda MX-5, defining a hybrid

This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley meet to talk about a Coventry University design challenge with Riversimple, the Mazda MX-5 turning 35 years old, and wonder what range a plug-in hybrid needs to remain on sale after pure ICE cars are banned. Then we have your correspondence: why aren't cars more colourful? What car should a reader buy? 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 P...

Sep 24, 202443 min

RIP Grand Tour, the classic (?) Frontera, the new Toyota Prius reviewed

This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley catch up properly after a hectic few weeks by talking Morgan special editions, how the Vauxhall Frontera isn't a classic, the best-of-the-best concours, the end of the The Grand Tour, spotting one's old Ferrari, buying a Caterham, the new Toyota Prius and much more besides, including lots of 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 re...

Sep 17, 202456 min

Exclusive interview: Adrian Newey on Aston Martin and Red Bull

Just 24 hours before Aston Martin announced the world's most successful F1 design engineer, Adrian Newey, would be its new technical director, Autocar crammed into his office beside his famous drawing board for an hour-long interview about all things Aston, Red Bull, and much, much more besides. From modern road car regulation, what he'd do with F1 rules, and why he was disappointed with the Aston Valkyrie, join Autocar's Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk to the man behind more than 200 ...

Sep 10, 20241 hr 9 min

AI comes for our hosts

Is this the last pod presented by real people? Episode 104 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior threatened by AI, the duo talk about the cancelled Stonehenge tunnel, dream cars and dream roads, the luxury car tax, and much more besides including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 03, 202436 min

New Panda and a bendy factory

This week's Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the shortly upcoming Fiat Panda, Suzuki's decision to drop some cars in the UK, a cut-price Toyota GR Yaris alternative, and a potentially apocryphal story about what caused some British cars to leak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 202433 min

Meet the Caterham boss

Episode 102 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visiting the brand new, all singing, all dancing* (*may not sing or dance) Caterham factory in Dartford, just a stone's throw from the old place, but much bigger, much brighter, much better. They talk to Bob Laishley, the CEO, who reveals all on the Seven's future, its new engines, the firm's upcoming electric coupe, expanding sales volumes, and more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Aug 20, 202440 min

Jaguar i-Pace, Toyota Hilux

Episode 101 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley back in the studio* (*Steve's dining room) for a chat about Jaguar's upcoming rejuvenation, a rather exceptional unexceptional Toyota Hilux, and much more besides including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 13, 202432 min
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