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The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
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In this episode, Mandy is joined by William Stopford and James Wong, with Mike Costello chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan has been revealed and confirmed for Australia, the new Volkswagen Amarok has been revealed and will offer both petrol and diesel power in Australia, Tesla is no longer including a home charge cable with cars sold in Australia, and BMW is introducing features like heated seats under a subscription model.
Mike Costello dials in to discuss his launch drive of the Mercedes-AMG EQS 53, while James Wong talks about his time with the Kia EV6 GT-Line.
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William Stopford is an automotive journalist with a passion for mainstream cars, automotive history and overseas auto markets.
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