In this episode, Mandy is joined by Mike Costello and James Wong, with Scott Collie 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 preliminary specifications for the facelifted Hyundai i30 N hot hatch, Porsche returning to Le Mans with a hybrid prototype race car, Hyundai Australia ruling out the Santa Fe plug-in hybrid, and the Mercedes-Benz EQS electric flagship entering production.

    Scott Collie joins the panel to discuss his Australian launch drive of the all-new Hyundai Palisade, and Mike Costello compares the new Toyota Yaris SX against the refreshed Kia Rio GT-Line.

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    James Wong

    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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