Weekend Watches – 18 October 2024
Sorry for the quiet week on The Redline, I’ve been moving house and wouldn’t you know it, there’s not a lot of time for website-ing! This weekend we have some of the real good stuff. A car almost too wacky…
Links We Like – October 17 2024
Another new car brand launches in Australia, BYD’s head of European Operations has some things to say, new Prelude and Celica coming, Alpine A390 going Stateside and a Renault 5 review. Chinese brand Deepal is coming to Australia through Subaru…
Weekend Watches October 11 2024
Another week has flashed by and I’ve dug up some primo weekend content to watch during the ads on the Bathurst 1000 if you’re too cheap to have Kayo or Foxtel (like me). Scotty’s Corvette video looks pretty good, we’ve…
Links We Like October 10 2024
Car companies are slurping your data (who knew?), me on the radio talking about that and making people mad, hot hatch rivals shake hands on track, a new VW camper is out, more utes going PHEV and a gorgeous new…
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray vs Z06 track test
Joining us here at The Redline for the first time is the ineffably brilliant Scotty Newman. Also known as Addicted To Sliding on Instagram and YouTube, Scott is an incredibly fast driver and has driven some of the wildest cars…
Links We Like October 8 2024
Consumer advice is kind of what we do here (kind of?) so we’ll start with a story about the roads in Australia with the most speed cameras. I live within 3km of five of the things, so it’s a story…
F1’s Fastest Lap Rule Is Nowhere Near As Stupid As British Media Thinks
It barely makes my top ten. There are so many other stupid rules in Formula 1 and they’re fundamentals, not details. After the Singapore Grand Prix, British motorsport media went into the usual meltdown when one of their brave little…
Weekend Watches October 4 2024
Another week in the bag, another bunch of videos to watch. This week we have a drifter-in-training, motorsport cheating, a V10 people mover and the story of Group B rallying. YouTuber Benny Surge seems keen on binning his car in…
Hong Kong Cafe Review: oneday.
This is the coffee part of Cars – Coffee – Travel. First review of a cafe, so it’s probably terrible but hey, it’s a start. Also let me know if you want my coffee map of Hong Kong if ever…
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…