The Showroom - Car News and Views

Sinkers joins Rusty this edition as they dive into the brand new Volkswagen Amarok with Head of Commercial Vehicles Ryan Davies. Marton Pettendy is back to share his thoughts on the new Porsche Cayenne. Sinkers makes his case for why we should stop bubble wrapping motorsport. And the team have all the latest car news and views. 

Ali Lawrence from carsales joins Rusty this week as they give you the latest car news and views. carsales Senior Editor Feann Torr shares his thoughts on the hotly anticipated Honda Civic Type R. The team chat with the reluctant seller of a unique 1959 Gogomobil Dart Manual (and it IS the Dart). Rusty explains why he thinks people need to be safer while driving with pets, and carsales Road Test Editor Scott Newman makes his case for the new Mazda CX-90 large family SUV. 

Rusty is joined by carsales Road Test Editor Scott Newman as they bring you up to speed with everything hot and happening in the world of car news. Sam Brabham, grandson of iconic Australian racing driver and Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham joins the show to talk about a 1965 Brabham BT16 which has been put up for sale (it’s not cheap). carsales’ Ali Lawrence gives her thoughts on the Omoda 5, Chery’s re-entry into the Australian market. The boys also chat with the head author of a new study looking into the effectiveness of Daytime Running Lights in reducing crashes, and Scott tells us why he LOVES the sold out Ferrari Purosangue SUV.

carsales Senior Editor Feann Torr joins Rusty this episode to unpack the biggest and latest car news including the first carsales Best Car awards of 2023. They chat with Sam Dabestani from Toyota about the highly anticipated launch of the GR Corolla hot hatch. CEO of the Australian Grand Prix, Andrew Westacott joins the show in the lead up to the greatest motoring event on the Australian calendar. Following the confirmed ban of ICE vehicles in Europe by 2035, Feann asks the question Is the V8 dead? Plus, they profile an outrageous Commodore Berlina VL drop top and Rusty calls for an end to the war on speed.

In this episode of The Showroom, Mike Sinclair joins Rusty as they dive headfirst into the wide world of 4x4. Justin Hocevar from INEOS joins the show to preview their exciting new Grenadier off-roader set to take on Toyota. Sinkers gives his take on the EV debate and why he thinks both sides are wrong. We’ll check out a 4x4 Landcruiser for sale worth a cool quarter of a million bucks! And the team have all the latest car news for you as well.