Episodes
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This week, Alistair has driven the new electric Lexus RZ, which has a yoke instead of a steering wheel.
Meanwhile, George has been working on his cars to varying degrees of success, and reports back from his first karting race of the 2023 season. His team, The Luton Birdwatchers, had good pace, but were let down by a loose helmet strap and a driver comms system mistakenly tuned to receive travel updates from the local radio station.
They also chat about Formula One and what cars they'd buy with a £90,000 lottery win. -
In this special episode Alistair and George head to Arjeplog in northern Sweden to experience the Jaguar Ice Academy. There, they took part in an entire day of driving activities in the Jaguar F-Type, F-Pace and electric I-Pace, all on a frozen lake with world-class driving instructors.
The next day, they went dog sledding and drove to the Arctic Circle in a V8 Range Rover Sport, which is actually less adventurous than it sounds.
The Ice Academy takes place between January and March each year, and the 2024 season is available to book now https://www.jaguar.co.uk/experience-jaguar/ice-academy-sweden/index.html -
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This week, Alistair drives the Ineos Grenadier in the Scottish Highlands and George's MG Maestro gets its YouTube debut with the HubNut channel.
It's also part two of the lottery wins challenge, and with a budget of £24,000 there are plenty of options to considering, from V12 Aston Martins and BMW 7-Series, to a replica Lotus Cortina and, for some reason, a Hummer H2.
Lastly, Alistair visits Dynisma, a company in Bristol that claims to have built the world's best driving simulator. He drives an F1 car around Spa – and a Golf over a cobbled road – to put it to the test.
Show notes:
Ineos Grenadier first drive https://www.t3.com/features/ineos-grenadier-review
MG Maestro driven by HubNut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cul8Be24YAU
Dynisma https://www.dynisma.com/ -
This week, George's MG Maestro makes its YouTube debut on the HubNut channel, but things don't quite go to plan. On a similar theme, Alistair almost gets a Maserati stuck in a muddy field in Italy.
This episode also sees Alistair and George try to find roadworthy cars for a disappointing Euromillions win of just £700, and it's far more difficult than they expected.
Show notes:
- HubNut's YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/HubNut?app=desktop
- Maserati Grecale GT
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alistaircharlton/2023/01/27/maserati-grecale-gt-first-drive-of-the-stylish-suv/
- Classic Car Loan Project
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Alistair and George return for a second series of AutoChat. This week, George talks about 'Lucky!', the new Bernie Ecclestone documentary, and how he discovered Barbie Jeep Racing on YouTube.
Meanwhile, Alistair saw a colour-changing BMW in Las Vegas, avoided an imaginary Elk in the Arctic Circle, and drove the Jaguar F-Pace SVR Edition 1988.
Show notes:
- Barbie Jeep Racing https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=barbie+car+racing
- BMW i Vision Dee https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/news/general/2023/i-vision-dee.html
- F-Pace SVR 1988 https://www.jaguar.co.uk/about-jaguar/special-vehicle-operations/jaguar-f-pace-svr-edition-1988.html
- Polestar Snow Space https://www.forbes.com/sites/alistaircharlton/2023/01/21/welcome-to-the-snowroom-polestar-opens-frozen-ev-retail-space-in-finland/?sh=7c4855950212
- Lucky! https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/lucky
- Collecting Cars podcast with Manish Pandey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaETKDrDWcY -
We're back! After an impromptu break, Alistair and George are back for another season of the AutoChat podcast.
In this episode, George talks about competing at the karting 24 hours of Le Mans, where he qualified in pole position, set the fastest lap of the race and led his team to finish 2nd in class.
Meanwhile, Alistair shares his experience of visiting Bugatti HQ and driving a 276mph Chiron Super Sport with none other than 1988 Le Mans winner Andy Wallace in the passenger seat. -
In this episode of the AutoChat podcast, Alistair drives the new Range Rover in California and George is told that, "for as long as there's a hole in his arse", he wouldn't have been able to fix his Volkswagen.
They also discuss the 'Max Mosley: It's Complicated' documentary, the 2022 Formula One season and the new Lotus Eletre electric SUV, along with George's upcoming American RV road trip and Alistair's visit to the Cotswolds in a Bentley GT Speed convertible. -
In this episode, Alistair and George chat about Gran Turismo 7, the upcoming Formula One season and the joys of driving in London.
Also this week, they take a trip down memory lane with Pimp My Ride UK, discuss electrified classic cars, and Alistair drives a Rolls-Royce Ghost to Edinburgh. -
In a special episode, Alistair and George sit down with Gavan Kershaw, director of vehicle attributes for Lotus.
Gavan has worked at Lotus for over 30 years, and in that time has driven just about everything, including historic F1 cars. He is currently working on the 2,000-horsepower electric Evija hypercar and upcoming Emira sports car.
As well as all things Lotus, Gavan chats about his own car collection, his role in designing the TopGear Test Track, and the time he beat Colin McRae in a drifting competition. -
This week, Alistair goes to Los Angeles to drive the new Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, George explains how a £40 bracket fixed the engine warning light on his Volkswagen, and Gordon Murray reveals another lightweight V12 supercar.
This episode also features a trip to Bicester Heritage and the Bicester Scramble, the WhatCar? magazine awards and a top motorsport recommendation from Netflix. -
Happy new year! Alistair and George are back with another episode of the AutoChat podcast, and their first of 2022.
This episode, Alistair reports back on his Christmas hire car, a slightly disappointing but frugal Volkswagen Golf, while George gets his Covid booster from a van in a car park, and gives the MG Maestro some TLC.
They also get distracted by a record-breaking number of Nigels gathered in a pub, the most popular cars of 2021, the purchase of a Ford Transit Sport, and the upcoming Formula One season. -
In this episode, Alistair and George discuss the thrilling and controversial finale to the 2021 Formula One season.
They also chat about some unusual Christmas post – in the form of a concrete model of a motorway service station, naturally – buying old music tapes off eBay, and Alistair's weekend with the Bentley Continental GT Speed. -
This week, Alistair, George and Sasha chat about Sasha's new job with Scuderia Fern racing, the Mexico Grand Prix, and a German dressage horse called Damon Hill.
They also chat about car-spotting in Seville, nightmares in Cape Verde, e-scooters and 'The Mechanic' Marc 'Elvis' Priestley. -
In this episode, Alistair gets pulled over by the police driving the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge, and George declares all driving music terrible.
Also, why drive-through staff think an old Rover with a faulty window is posh, attaining Hilton gold status while putting 5,000 miles on a Volvo, and a first-look at the all-new (but not that new) Range Rover. -
This episode features a drive of the new C8 Corvette Stingray in Germany, addresses why the Morgan CX-T reminds George of a geography teacher on a school trip, the UK fuel crisis, and Tiff Needell's breakfast.
Alistair also explains why he saw No Time To Die twice in the same day, and George fancies himself as an HGV driver. -
This episode, Alistair, George and Sasha chat about Formula One and the Goodwood Revival.
Meanwhile, Sasha visited Bicester Heritage with Girls On Track UK, Alistair attended a murder mystery dinner with Jaguar, and George reveals how he didn't see eye-to-eye with a karting simulator.
Alistair and George also spent time with Le Mans winner Darren Turner this week, during a visit to his simulator company Base Performance, where they tried out F1 and Aston Martin simulators. -
In this episode, George passes his plane-pushing qualification and Alistair vents his frustration at the UK's electric car charging network after taking a Fiat 500 on a road trip.
This episode also features a hired Jaguar F-Type Heritage 60 Edition from The Out, and the 400-horsepower E-Type Unleashed restomod by E-Types UK. -
In this episode of the AutoChat podcast, Alistair and George introduce their new presenter Sasha. The there chat about the Spa GP that never really happened, Sasha's car history, and George's dad's slightly ropey Rover 600.
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This episode, Alistair and George talk about taking a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to a wedding. They also discuss the Polestar 2, the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Nascar film 'Blink of an Eye'.
This episode also includes chat about some of the highlights from this year's Monterey Car Week, including the Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider, Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa J, a new Lamborghini Countach, and a $20.5m McLaren F1 making auction history. - Show more
