The Auto Express Podcast with Vicki Butler-Henderson

The Auto Express Podcast with Vicki Butler-Henderson

The Auto Express Podcast is a weekly car show where you can digest the latest news, the most exciting reviews and behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else! Each Wednesday, join host Vicki Butler-Henderson and members of the Auto Express team as we delve right into the heart of the automotive world. Subscribe now, and follow us on Twitter @AutoExpressPod for regular updates. Find out more at www.autoexpress.co.uk/podcast.

Episodes

October 4, 2021 36 mins
In partnership with Nissan

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IN this special edition of the Auto Express podcast, Vicki Butler-Henderson and Steve Fowler talk all things electric with Nissan’s EV section product manager, James Bird. We get to know James with some quick-fire car questions, look at the challenges and considerations faced by drivers looking to make the move to electric, and we explore the past, present and future of Nissan’s electric plans. Plus, we h...
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THIS week on the Auto Express podcast, Vicki Butler-Henderson chats to Phillipa Sage, PA to Clarkson, Hammond and May, to reveal just what life is like with the three motoring megastars. Vicki is joined by Steve Fowler and Hugo Griffiths to discuss the week’s biggest stories, including the reborn Renault 4, the BMW M4 Competition Convertible and Cupra’s new Born hatchback, plus more of your motoring questions are answered. Listen f...
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ONE of the UK’s greatest songwriters and producers, Ricky Wilde, is the star turn on this week’s Auto Express podcast. He talks to Vicki and the team about his music career and love of cars, plus reveals his top driving tunes. Steve Fowler speaks to Bowers & Wilkins product boss Andy Kerr to find out how in-car audio systems are developed, while the team mull over the latest news stories, and more of your motoring questions are ans...
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OLYMPIC cycling legend and Le Mans racer Chris Hoy is the star of this week’s Auto Express podcast. He talks to Vicki Butler-Henderson and the team about his love of cars, his motorsport career and why rallycross will be his next move. The team discuss the latest news stories, including Gordon Murray’s new supercar and Dacia’s SUV future, and more of your motoring questions are answered. Listen for free wherever you get your podcas...
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TUNE in to this week’s Auto Express podcast to hear Vicki Butler-Henderson and the team discuss when a self-driving car isn’t a self-driving car, and see whether the new Peugeot 508 SW Sport Engineered drives as well as it looks. Plus associate editor Sean Carson and chief sub-editor Andy ‘Mosh’ Pringle mull over the finer details of everything from the affordable new Skoda Fabia to the distinctly less affordable Aston Martin V12 D...
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THE voice of F1, Will Buxton, is the guest on this week’s Auto Express podcast. He speaks to Vicki Butler-Henderson to reveal what really goes on behind the scenes, and what it’s like to work on hit Netflix show, Drive to Survive. Vicki is joined by Sean Carson and Hugo Griffiths, and the team discuss the week’s biggest news stories, and more of your motoring questions are answered.
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AWARD-winning young engineer Ella Podmore is the guest on this week’s Auto Express podcast. Ella speaks to host Vicki Butler-Henderson about what it’s like to lead a team at McLaren Automotive, and why the country needs more young people to follow careers in science and engineering. Steve speaks to Monte Carlo rally legend Paddy Hopkirk about his new special edition MINI, and the team mull over the biggest news stories of the week.
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MULTIPLE blind speed record holder Mike Newman is the guest on the latest Auto Express podcast. He explains what drives him to set speed records in cars, trucks and even motorcycles, and talks about his charity, Speed of Sight, which offers driving experiences to blind and disabled people. Vicki Butler-Henderson and the team discuss the biggest news stories, and more of your motoring questions are answered.
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DAVID Brabham makes a star turn on this week’s Auto Express podcast, and chats to Vicki about his BT62, which is claimed to be the world’s most track focused hypercar. At the other end of the scale Steve Fowler drives the Citroen Ami, revealing just why it’s so much fun. The team dissects the week’s biggest news stories, and Hugo Griffiths drops in to answer more of your motoring questions.
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NINE-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour race, Tom Kristensen, is the star of this week’s Auto Express podcast. He talks to Vicki Butler-Henderson about what life is like at the peak of endurance racing, and his new book. Vicki and the team also discuss the week’s biggest news stories, including the all-new MINI Hatch and SEAT’s Urban EV, plus they ponder whether the new Hyundai i20 N hot hatchback can take the fight to the brillian...
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JENSON Button and Ant Anstead star in this week’s Auto Express podcast. Speaking exclusively to Vicki Butler-Henderson, they lift the lid on why they’re reviving famous coachbuilding name Radford, and what we can expect to see from the brand. Sean Carson and Stephen Errity discuss the latest news stories and take an in-depth look at the 2021 Formula One season, while Hugo Griffiths answers more of your motoring questions.
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THIS WEEK on the Auto Express podcast, host Vicki Butler-Henderson is joined by the boss of Morgan Motors, Steve Morris. He outlines how he rose from apprentice to Managing Director, and talks about what’s coming next from the Malvern firm. Steve, along with Vicki and the Auto Express team, discuss the week’s biggest stories, and Hugo Griffiths reveals what it’s really like to drive a Jaguar E-Type. Plus more of your questions are ...
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FRANK Stephenson is the guest on this week’s Auto Express podcast. The legendary automotive designer talks about his love of cars and design, and sketches a car live. He’s joined by Vicki Butler-Henderson, Sean Carson and Andy Pringle to discuss the week’s biggest stories, including Volvo’s electric future and the Audi Q4 e-tron. We reveal what the new Golf R and GTI Clubsport are like, and more of your motoring questions are answe...
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Jay Leno stars in the Auto Express podcast. The American chat show legend reveals where his love of cars comes from, the scariest car he’s ever driven, and how he ended up specifying a 7.0-litre engine in his dad’s car. Elsewhere, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Steve Fowler and Andy Pringle round up the latest on the Volvo C40, Toyota Aygo and Skoda Fabia. Plus Hugo Griffiths drops in to answer more of your motoring questions.
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Vicki Butler-Henderson is joined by Steve Fowler and John McIlroy on this week’s Auto Express podcast. John chats to Gordon Murray about his latest supercar project, the T.50s Niki Lauda, in an exclusive interview. The team mull over the all-new Nissan Qashqai and the next-generation Mercedes C-Class, and Steve talks about his time with the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. Plus, Hugo Griffiths drops in to answer more of your motoring ...
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WORLD land speed record legend Richard Noble is this week's guest on the Auto Express podcast. He discusses his own record at the wheel of Thrust 2, and reveals the secrets behind the supersonic SSC and Bloodhound projects. He's joined by Vicki Butler-Henderson, Steve Fowler and Sean Carson as they examine the McLaren Artura, new Porsche 911 GT3 and Ferrari Purosangue whilst Hugo Griffiths answers more of your motoring questions.
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THIS WEEK on the Auto Express podcast, Steve Fowler and Andy Pringle join host Vicki Butler-Henderson to examine the biggest news stories from the past seven days. The team look at the new Audi e-tron GT to see if it has what it takes to beat the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S. Abarth’s new VR test-drive tech is discussed, and the team ponder the facelifted Ford Focus ahead of its launch later this year. John McIlroy drives the n...
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THIS WEEK on the Auto Express podcast, host Vicki Butler-Henderson is joined by James Brodie and Andy Pringle. The team mull over the week’s biggest news stories, including the reimagined Ford Mondeo, an exciting new future for Lotus and what's next for Tesla's high-performance models. Sean Carson argues the case for the Nissan GT-R being the best everyday performance car, while Vicki champions the Ford Sierra Cosworth. Plus, Hugo ...
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THIS WEEK on the Auto Express podcast, host Vicki Butler-Henderson is joined by Le Mans legend Derek Bell, who talks to us about the highlights of his spectacular career driving some of the world’s most iconic race cars. The team also discusses the week’s top news stories, including the Mercedes EQA and our exclusive investigation into Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. All this, plus more of your motoring questions are answered.
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This week, TV’s Mike Brewer is the special guest on the Auto Express podcast. The star of Wheeler Dealers joins hosts Steve Fowler and Alex Ingram to discuss his path from the used car forecourt to global TV star. The team examine the new Ioniq 5 and mull over the latest developments from Renault and Alpine, including its forthcoming electric hatchbacks, while Hugo Griffiths answers more of your burning motoring questions.
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