Podcast: Civic e:HEV, Q8 e-tron reviews

The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.

21 Dec 2022 at 1:03 pm

Scott Collie

Contributor

Scott Collie

Contributor

In this episode Mandy Turner is joined by Scott Collie and James Wong, with William Stopford and Jack Quick dialling in to discuss the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.

In car news:

GWM Haval has priced the Tank 300 for Australia
BYD has further detailed its plans to roll out the Dolphin and Seal EVs in Australia
Toyota has revealed an electric HiLux concept in Thailand
Ford has been testing the F-150 in Australia

William Stopford dials in to talk about the Audi Q8 e-tron, and James discusses his review of the Honda Civic e:HEV.

This is the last CarExpert podcast for 2022. Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you in 2023!

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Scott Collie

Scott Collie

Contributor

Scott Collie

Contributor

Scott Collie is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Scott studied journalism at RMIT University and, after a lifelong obsession with everything automotive, started covering the car industry shortly afterwards. He has a passion for travel, and is an avid Melbourne Demons supporter.

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