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What is your favourite car from 1966? For this episode our choices range from the exotic to supremely sensible, listen to the show to hear what the guys pick as their most iconic cars from 1966.

This week’s also been busy, with news from abroad that Porsche - fresh with new ideas like a hybrid track car – that it will launch the new Cayenne in two wheel drive form. While the local market gets introduced to the new Volvo S60, available in 2011, some new Mercedes diesels, a Fiat Sed… Suzuki SX4 four-wheel drive and a new Renault Clio. Listen to the whole show for the ZA Car Show head-to-head of what the team believes to be two of the most influential cars in a compact sedan segment.

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As an experiment, we’re going to offer a low-quality version of the show for a few episodes. A few listeners have expressed disdain at having such “large” files, so we’re offering a very compressed version of the show, at roughly half the file size of a regular show.
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It was a fun show with Tuck back in chair for his inaugural show for 2010. This week we discuss Toyota and Honda’s woes, news from the upcoming Geneva Auto Salon and some motoring racing updates.

Nothing seems to be going right for Toyota

On the local front SA sees an upswing in new car sales at the beginning of 2010, VW fans get a new power plant in the popular Scirocco while we welcome some new Frenchies to the Peugoet stable.

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In the final episode of ZA Car Show for 2009 the team wraps up a couple of outstanding reviews and goes through a list of their favorite motoring experiences for the 2009. With South Africa’s Car of The Year coming up in the new year find out what motors changed the landscape for Trevor, Trevor, Patrick and Christo.

Patrick has a point...listen to find out

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Episode 59 marks the commencement of the slow news weeks, as the year winds down. With Trevor (van de Ven) not guiding us through the news, we briefly chat about the new Kia Sorento and its powerful diesel engine. Also in the headlines are the new Mercedes Benz AMG Performance Centres, the Volkswagen Amarok and some F1 drama. We also review some exciting cars, while Trevor isn’t looking.

The new Sorento. A handsome beast - bits of Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander, in there.

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This week the whole team is back with more cheese and less waffle. In this episode, ZACS scoops yet another upcoming model for South Africa, get two of the team lusting after big Mercedes-Benz wagons and discuss what makes cars classics. What do you think makes a current car a future classic?

Is this BMW a future classic? Listen to the show to hear why we think so and why we think the newer M3s will not be.

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