Gears And Beers: The Unashamedly Unprofessional Automotive Podcast

We are back for episode 117, and this week it's a bit off the rails! We start off briefly about talking about Joseph's written review of the Toyota Corolla Hybrid Ascent Sport We then talk about drifting, before breaking into a bit of news (and a semi-rant from Mitch) regarding the new Land Rover Defender, after the lead engineer saying that it's "daft" for the Defender to have a manual. Joseph has a bit of news about the Mitsubishi ASX getting a Triton facelift and a 2.4L engine option, we then talk about CVT's for a bit. Mitch then talks about the Tesla Vs. Porsche Nurburgring war. Joseph talks about the car news rumour-mill saying that Toyota/Subaru might show a GT86 Second Generation at Tokyo Motor Show, and we theorise about the MR2. Then we talk about tyres, and tyre technology, and how far even the Bob Jane Special's have come in recent years, and then we talk about whether 'Australian Made' is as important today as it has been in the past, and we talk about Chinese-made for a while. We then finish off