ZA Car Show: Episode 39

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We’ve been doing this podcast thing for almost as long as Trevor Tuck owned crazy mommy vans. The insanity of it has gotten to him and he’s had to take a leave of absence. He will also tell you never to buy French cars, so we decided to see if we could push him over the edge by giving him a Renault Logan to use while his Peugeot dies a slow death. It’s no wonder he decided to miss the show this week. So, for the third week running we have a crew of three, Christo, Patrick and Trevor, who wish that they don’t have to discuss the international auto industry misery for much longer. We have to give it to Audi though for releasing teaser images of a sedan version of its coupe version of its sedan. Very clever . The team also reviews the 2009 BMW 520d – something that surprised us all – and wrap it up with the Daihatsu Terios, which is also surprising becuase it’s not a good one.

Sometimes our intitial predictions are all wrong...

...and other times we're right on the money.

Show notes and links to news stories after the jump

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In Episode 39 we discuss:

• Koenigsegg, the Swedish hypercar producer, is set to buy SAAB from General Motors [LA Times]
• Chrysler starts making cars again for the first time since it bankruptcy filing [Reuters]
• Audi’s sedan version of its coupe version of its sedan – Mercedes-Benz CLS and VW Passat CC competitor [Top Gear] and [Car Magazine UK]
• International Engine of the Year Awards
• Get Homer Simpson to guide you home [CNet Car Tech]
• Driven:
  • 2009 BMW 520D
  • 2009 Diahatsu Terios