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Motor Torque with David Berthon

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB"s very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873.

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Jaguar F-Pace SVR 575 Ultimate Edition SUV –...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/08

Driving Jaguar’s potent F-Pace SVR 575 Ultimate Edition SUV – one of just60 as the last of the line Jaguar V8’s – Jaguar will navigate a new futurefrom January 1, all electric and reconfigured into an upper luxury range,the Jaguar leaper badge gone, a whole new beginning after 90 years whichthe company admits will lose up to 85 percent of its current customer base.The 5-litre supercharged F-Pace SVR 575 Ultimate Edition a stunning SUVand one that will become a

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Jaguar F-Pace SVR 575 Ultimate Edition SUV – last of...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/08

Jaguar will cease production of its last internal combustion cars at the endof the year, becoming an electric only manufacturer, also moving furtherupmarket. Ending 90 years of the celebrated Jaguar brand as it navigates anew future. According to Jaguar’s chief creative officer Gerry McGovern“the new electric model is the result of brave, unconstrained creativethinking and unwavering determination – the foundation stone for a newfamily of Jaguars that will look unlike anything

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Honda puts the brakes on EV development, shifting...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/08

Honda has joined a growing number of major car makers changingdirection away from battery electric vehicle development in response toslowing BEV sales. At a recent briefing in Tokyo Honda’s PresidentToshihiro Mibe confirmed the company was re-evaluating its BEVdevelopment plan up to 2030 by trimming 3 trillion yen from its previouslyallocated EV budget of 10 trillion yen. It cited falling BEV sales behind themove “necessitating a re-alignment of its automotive strategy that placesmore

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Nissan to cut plants and slash jobs as it struggles...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/08

Nissan Motor Corporation is making huge changes as it struggles withdisappointing financial results, slashing 11,000 jobs and closing sevenproduction facilities. New CEO Ivan Espinosa says he wants to make totalcost savings of around 500 million yen or $5.39 billion Australian dollars.Nissan has been hit by slow sales in China and the U.S., has ended talks ofa merger with Honda and replaced its Chief Executive. Sales of 3.3 millionvehicles last year were down 42 per cent compared to 2017, the

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1:31

Chery Tiggo 4 SUV – outstanding value in a highly...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/01

Most evident in the car industry is how quickly potential buyers see thevalue in a new model. Chery’s Tiggo 4 SUV has quickly made a name foritself on value alone, simply the best value in a small SUV at present – twomodels, the Tiggo 4 Urban $23,990 drive-away and the better equippedUltimate at $26,990 drive-away – as I said earlier the equipment level on theUltimate makes for a very compelling package for a small family on a tightbudget. And its pricing is where other small

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Chery Tiggo 4 SUV – selling up a storm on its value...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/01

With cost-of-living pressures affecting new car sales a sharply priced SUV like the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is sure to gain traction – this small Chinese SUV has been selling up a storm since its launch six months ago. Chery has thankfully already dropped the Pro from its name and revised styling including a full width LED tail-light and revised alloy wheels. Two models – the entry Chery Tiggo 4 Urban at $23,990 drive-away which now also gains front parking sensors and a six-speaker sound

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AAA calls on the new Parliament for more action on...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/01

Australia’s peak motoring body, the Australian Automobile Association hascalled on the re-elected Albanese Government for more action on roadsafety. The call comes as new figures show the nation’s road toll continuesto climb. AAA Managing Director Michael Bradley said figures show roaddeaths are up by 18.1 per cent in the five years since AustralianGovernments set a target of halving national road deaths by 2030.Following my story on the recommendations of the N.S.W

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Harold Scruby from the Pedestrian Council on...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/06/01

I don’t always agree with Harold Scruby from the Pedestrian Council ofAustralia, but I did agree with his article in the Telegraph on Tuesday titledStates e-madness must end before we’re e-limited. Rightly taking theN.S.W. Government to task for proposing new rules and regulations for e-scooters that other states have already found unworkable – allowinganyone 16 and over to ride e-scooters on 50km/hour roads as well asshared paths is a recipe for disaster – with no training,

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Zeekr X SUV – premium compact SUV with a difference

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/25

Further on the Zeekr X SUV – a compact Chinese electric SUV released lastOctober and like many Chinese EVs already price reduced. Two models,the rear wheel drive now $56,900 and the AWD $64,900 which I’m drivingwith dual electric motors fed by a 66kWhour battery. The performanceexhilarating - 0 to 100km/hour in just 3.8 seconds – that performance isvery polished, and the Zeekr X feels premium in all it does – from myperspective a cut above most similar priced SUV’s that

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Zeekr X SUV – Chinese compact SUV with a European twist

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/25

Driving the Zeekr X SUV – a small premium electrified SUV, a relativelynew Chinese brand released last October. Part of the Geely group that alsoowns Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus. Zeekr a rather unusual Chinese brandwith its global design operations based in Gothenburg Sweden. As suchthe European design influence on the Zeekr X is immediately apparent –this is a compact SUV with a premium feel in fit and finishes - theintegration of the lights into the front of car individual and

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The ninth edition of the Peking to Paris Motor Rally...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/25

The 9 th . Peking to Paris Motor challenge got under way last Saturday, theevent covering 14,500 kilometres over 37 days across twelve countries. 80entries started at the Great Wall of China including five from Australia, withthis year’s challenge taking crews across China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan,across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan continuing into the tough tracks ofGeorgia and Turkey, followed with a sting in the tail across Bulgaria,Romania, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland before finishing in

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Toyota reveals next generation of our top-selling...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/25

Toyota this week revealed its sixth generation RAV4 SUV due in the firsthalf of 2026. The hybrid only RAV 4 range will introduce Toyota’s first plug-in PHEV powertrain offering a choice of 2WD or 4WD and targeting up to100km of electric-only driving range. The current model with huge pent updemand during the pandemic has been our top-seller in recent years, alsoToyota’s top seller, the company selling more than 500,000 since its arrivalin 1994. Underpinning the new plug-in hybrid system

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Renault Megane E-Tech – charming French SUV with a...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/18

Driving Renault’s Megane E-Tech SUV – a small French SUV with adifference, setting it apart from the look alike new breed of Chinese electriccars. At $54,990 plus on-road costs more than competitive, cheaper thanVolvo’s EX30 and in a way more charming. The styling impressive, hatchlike with large 20-inch wheels tucked into the corners. Step inside and itbreathes clever design, quality materials and individuality. With alightweight 60kWh battery feeding a single electric motor

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Renault Megane E-Tech – stylish small French SUV with...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/18

At last, a French car this week – I was really looking forward to driving theRenault Megane E-Tech SUV. Visually, this electric Megane has a greatsilhouette more like a hatchback with large 20-inch alloys tucked right intothe corners, the styling impressive and giving it a more premium feelalthough the resultant high tail tends to limit rear visibility. With a 60kWhbattery pack feeding a single electric motor with 160kW and 320Nm oftorque driving through the front wheels it offers a driving

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Chery’s Tiggo 8 Pro Max SUV now the most affordable...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/18

The car market is hotting up towards the end of the financial year withsome excellent savings and its very much a buyer’s market at present.Latest discount offer is from Chery with their 7-seat Tiggo 8 Pro Max SUV,cutting $3,000 from the entry Urban model to $38,990 drive-away, making itthe most affordable seven-seat family SUV on the market. Higher gradeshave also been cut – the Elite to $40,990 drive-away, the four-wheel driveUltimate to $43,990 drive-away, with savings of up to

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E-scooter and e-bike recommendations under scrutiny

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/18

In a move that simply beggars belief the N.S.W. Parliamentary Inquiry intoe-scooters and e-bikes has recommended allowing e-scooters to be riddenon shared paths and roads across N.S.W if they are ridden by a personolder than 16. They will remain outlawed on pedestrian only footpaths. Thishair-raising proposal would allow a speed limit of 10 to 20km/hour onshared paths and a 20 km/hour limit on roads where the speed limit is 50km/hour or below. N.S.W Roads Minister Jenny Atchison said that

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National Road Safety Week – May 11 to 18

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/11

Talking further on National Road Safety Week starting today – a timesurely to reflect on the current poor driving standard in this state, Thecampaign is national however we still don’t have a set of national roadrules – individual states still singing from a different hymn book. NationalRoad Safety Week is the work of Peter Frazer who daughter Sarah wastragically killed by a truck driver in a totally avoidable crash on the HumeHighway at Mittagong in Feb 2012 when her car broke

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National Road Safety Week – May 11 to 18

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/11

National Road Safety Week kicks off today, a time to reflect on the currentpoor driving standard in this state, National Road Safety Week the projectof Peter Frazer whose daughter Sarah was tragically killed by a truck driverin a totally avoidable crash on the Hume Highway at Mittigong in February2012. Since then, Peter has devoted his life to improving road safety -founding SARAH, standing for Safer Australian Roads and Highways. Thedriving force behind Australia’s National Road Safety Week

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Mazda slices up to $5,560 off their 15-model CX-60...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/11

Perhaps indicative of the hard trading conditions and highly competitivenew vehicle market Mazda has taken the axe to pricing on its CX-60 SUV.Up to $5,560 has been shaved from some models in the luxury CX-60 line-up - now priced from $53,990 drive-away while six new variants have beenadded across the Pure and Touring grades. First launched in 2023 theMazda CX-60 was criticised for its harsh ride and twitchy gear shifts. Assuch the update brings new rear springs and dampers, revised

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Luxury car tax under the spotlight again

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2025/05/11

As reported in the Australian this week it seems the luxury car tax couldsoon be abolished as the re-elected Government gets calls from theEuropean Union to speed things up on a proposed free trade agreement.For so long a thorn in the side of the car industry the Luxury Car tax mostaffecting European imports and depending on the vehicles sticker priceadding 33 cents for every dollar it is over a threshold of $91,387 on fuelefficient vehicles, and on all others that average more than

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