Did YouTube kill the car show? Part 3
Last week I wrote about how private equity dimwits have caused a dramatic upheaval in large, well-known automotive YouTube channels. This week, it’s the third part of the puzzle. In the first instalment, we got to the bit where Top…
Weekend Watches 27 September 2024
It’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? For this weekend, you can sit back and watch the story of the Ford GN34, a clickbait EV trackday video, a question about whether Alpine was the way to go for Renault, a…
Links We Like September 26 2024
Today we’ve got a chat with Ford’s global boss, me being an attention whore, the first Australian reviews of the Polestar 3, news of Ferrari’s first EV and talk of the Ford Bronco coming to Australia. CAR’s Phil McNamara talks…
Did YouTube Kill The Car Show? Part 2
Last week I wrote about the beginning and middle of televised car shows like Top Gear and The Grand Tour. Part 2 of a series on the end of the car show on television (and prestige streaming) takes a quick…
Weekend Watches September 20 2024
Weekend Watches is a pick of mostly longer-form videos to settle in with. This week it’s the history of the 911 GT3 RS, the Ford F150 Lightning in Australia, the new Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, a Holden Piazza barn find (in…
Links We Like September 19 2024
Another EV brand has entered the Australian chat, Toyota is entering the Australian racing series Supercars, new Camry hybrid is here, as is the new Mustang. Also a chat with a Cupra high up about betting the house on EVs…
Links We Like September 17 2024
An interesting week with Hyundai teaming up with GM to make, move and research stuff, a tasty 968 Sport for sale in Queensland, a new Lotus concept car, some awesome new stickers on Etsy and a bonkers farewell to the…
Did YouTube kill the car show?
This time a decade ago, Top Gear was riding incredibly high having already been on air for twelve years. The show was going from strength to strength, trying new things, tweaking the format, increasing budgets but staying loyal to BBC2…
Weekend Watches September 13 2024
This week it’s another Porsche but not really because it’s a Singer, some Soviet Ladas in Finland, two Germans in French cars in Scotland and a V10 Nissan 240Z. Chris Harris and Singer Chris Harris, likely fresh from Joe Rogan’s…
Links We Like – September 12 2024
This week’s Links We Like includes a new Australian site called Retro Rides, a curious case of the shy EV maker, a rocket ship Ariel for sale, a couple of classics reborn (or at least sorted out in one case)…