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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 Scott Collie and James Wong, with Anthony Crawford, Mike Costello, and Paul Maric chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at the CarExpert offices around Australia.
This week in car news, the team talks about the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX closing in on Australia, the new Land Rover Defender V8 reveal and pricing, the reveal of the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and the Ioniq 5 electric vehicle unveiling.
Paul Maric dials in to talk about his launch review of the latest Subaru Outback, Mike Costello talks his launch drive of the all-electric Porsche Taycan, and Anthony Crawford discusses whether electric vehicles are getting too quick for the average car buyer.
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James is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Before joining CarExpert.com.au in 2020, James has worked at leading auto media outlets including Carsales and CarAdvice, as well as at Pulse agency for Ford Australia's communications team. In 2019 James made Mumbrella's 'Top 20 most prolific web authors in Australia' list after publishing 1,360 articles between March 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019 for CarAdvice. James is also an Ambassador for Drive Against Depression – an Australian charity whose mission is to support mental wellness through the freedom of driving and a shared love of cars.
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