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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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Kia EV6 GT-line - impressive electric SUV

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/10

Driving Kia’s EV6 GT-line at $87,590, the third-tier model in the four-model rangewhich is now topped by the high-performance EV6 GT flagship at $99,590. Thedual motor GT-line however will satisfy most drivers looking for a performanceEV with a 0 to 100km/hour time of 5.2 seconds. Not bad when you consider it tipsthe scales at 2105 kilos. Yes, its premium priced which has no doubt slowedsales but it’s as good as it gets in a family sized electric SUV – offering less rangeat 484km compared to rear

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Kia EV6 GT-line - about as good as it gets in a...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/10

Driving Kia’s EV6 SUV today. The Kia EV6 comes in four models. I drove the EV6GT-line dual motor all-wheel-drive at $87,590 – powered by a 77.4kWh battery theGT-line with two electric motors and weighing 100 kilos heavier to the rear drivemodels provides 239kW and 605Nm of torque. Delivering a driving range of484km which I found most accurate with a mix of urban and country driving.Energy consumption varied and ran from around 15kWh/100km to18.5kWh/100km. Charging, on a standard 7kW home charger

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Runout Skoda Kamiq SUV’s offer excellent value

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/10

Skoda has reduced the price of its run-out small Kamiq automatic SUV to just $29,990 drive-away, its lowest price in more than three years. With a new Kamiq model now in showrooms Skoda Australia has applied the discount to the final 250 examples of the pre-update base model. The Kamiq is Skoda’s best seller and represents around a quarter of the Czech-based car brands sales here. Although year to date Kamiq sales are running 26 percent behind the same time last year. The price reduced model is also

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Our most popular people mover hit with recall notice

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/10

Australia’s top-selling family carrier, the Kia Carnival people mover is the subjectof a recall notice relating to its power steering. A manufacturing fault in thewiring harness on 2024 model year Carnivals may affect the power steering. Atotal of 6155 Carnivals are affected by the recall notice which states “the mainwiring harness my come into contact with the steering column shaft and becomedamaged which may result in the loss of power assisted steering.” The recallaffects both petrol and hybrid

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Lexus LBX Sports Luxury AWD SUV – compact luxury SUV...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/03

Behind the wheel of Lexus’ new compact and very attractive LBX SUV today – Idrove the LBX Sports Luxury all-wheel drive at $56,990 combining a 1.5-litrethree-cylinder petrol engine paired with dual electric motors with a combinedoutput of 100kW driving through a continuously variable transmission. The all-wheel-drive combination knocks the weight up to 1415kgs. A classy small SUVwhich Lexus Australia Chief John Pappas says, breaks new ground for Lexus andis proof luxury is not dictated by vehicle

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Lexus LBX Sports Luxury AWD SUV – compact and classy...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/03

Driving the small Lexus LBX SUV today, an attractive small hybrid luxury fivedoor SUV – three variants, the LBX Luxury front wheel drive at $47,550 and theLBX Sports Luxury, both front and all-wheel-drive, priced at $52,990 and $56,990respectively. The Lexus LBX a compact luxury cross-over SUV, a personalizedcompact SUV that’s rather tight in the rear, but with emphasis on luxury andfinishes that Toyota’s luxury brand always does well and it stands out on the roadespecially in the sonic copper

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Hybrids enjoy strong sales growth - up 87% in the...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/03

Electric vehicle sales may be currently on the wane however hybrid vehicle sales are enjoying boom conditions with 129,895 national sales in the first nine months, an increase of 87 percent on the same time last year. Petrol electric hybrid vehicles are clearly far more popular than plug-in hybrids which achieved 15,546 sales in the same period. Toyota which accounts for around 20 per cent of the total new vehicle market has had enormous success with its petrol/electric hybrid models which now

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Expect to pay more to insure your EV

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/11/03

A recent study by Compare the Market of 12 insurers have found the top fivebest-selling electric vehicles are 43 per cent more expensive to insure oversimilar sized combustion engine models. The comparison site found that manyEV motorists were paying higher premiums which obviously offset their benefitsof lower running costs. Hybrid vehicles have also been found to carry a premiumcompared to their petrol-only equivalents. Taking the top five best-selling EV’sand 12 car insurance providers you could

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1:31

Alfa Romeo’s small Tonale Veloce SUV – sporty and...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/27

Driving Alfa Romeo stylish Tonale SUV – the Italian performance brand’s first small SUV. Two front wheel drive petrol mild hybrids, Ti and Veloce – I drove the highly equipped and sportier Veloce at $57,900, a sharply priced compact performance skewed SUV on larger 19-inch allow wheels. Alfa pairing a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine with mild hybrid assistance driving through a seven-speed dual clutch automatic. The Veloce also gaining an electronic adaptive suspension. After years of driving sporty

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Alfa Romeo’s Tonale Veloce SUV – interesting small...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/27

Driving Alfa Romeo’s first small SUV today – the stylish Tonale now Alfa Romeo’s biggest seller. The Italian performance brand celebrating its 115th year has struggled here in recent years, but its first compact SUV has a chance to lift the brands profile, prices starting at a rather sharp $49,990 for the Ti model. Step up to the Tonale Veloce and its still very competitive at $57,900 – both models feature a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine paired with mild hybrid assistance driving the front wheels

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The race to the bottom in electric car discounts

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/27

In recent months we’ve seen a number of Chinese electric car imports discount their products. The arrival of more Chinese brands in the next six months is behind the move as the competition intensifies. With the car market already subdued due to cost-of-living pressures and with electric car sales currently on a slide the discounts are set to continue putting pressure on the established competition. Spanish brand Cupra, which arrived on the market here in 2022 with non-negotiable pricing, has

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The reasons why we’re not buying electric vehicles

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/27

Go back several years and electric cars looked to have a big future with a strong surge of early adopters. And it was the same the world over. But this year sales have plateaued leaving many industry pundits pondering as to why. In February, the NRMA conducted an on-line survey with some 2079 motorists about their car buying habits, with a particular focus on EVs. They found that EVs have an image problem which in the eyes of new car buyers makes them seem inferior to internal combustion engined and

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Chery introduces a budget priced compact SUV

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/20

Chinese brand Chery has released what it considers to be the best valuecompact SUV on the market with the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro – the 1.5-litre turboautomatic Urban variant kicking off at $23,990 drive-away with 17-inch alloywheels, 7 airbags, a 360-degree camera, wireless Apple CarPlay and AndroidAuto, Bluetooth connectivity rain sensing wipers, and a swag of driver assistfeatures. To sweeten the SUV’s arrival Chery Australia has a special introductoryfinance deal at $99 a week for the Urban model

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Volvo has second thoughts on going fully EV by 2026

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/20

With Volvo’s parent company scrapping plans recently to become fully electricby 2030 Volvo Australia has followed suit, dropping its previously announcedcommitment to an all-EV portfolio by 2026. The current tight economicconditions, slower than expected EV sales, a volatile market and a somewhatdiscontented dealer network is believed to be behind the change of heart by thelocal company. Volvo Sweden has now declared it will still have plug-in hybridand mild hybrid models in its range post 2030

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Nissan’s small Qashqai ST-L SUV – well equipped and...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/20

Sometimes you drive a new vehicle and from the very start it just impresses.Nissan’s small Qashqai SUV did this for me – just a great allrounder – I testedthe mid-spec ST-L, all models front wheel drive powered by a 1.3-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine linked to a CVT automatic, the drive experience a good onewith minimal slip through the continuously variable automatic generally offering anice blend of power and torque with three available drive modes– I managed6.5L/100km with mainly around

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Nissan’s small Qashqai SUV – a nice allrounder in...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/20

Nissan’s small Qashqai SUV impressed me recently. A great small SUVengineered by Nissan UK, and with lightweight aluminium body panels now 60kilos lighter yet 41 per cent torsionally stiffer – four front-wheel drive modelspowered by a 1.3-litre turbo petrol four-cylinder linked to a CVT automatic. I’dpreviously tested the top spec Ti but recently drove the next model down the ST-L, perhaps the Qashqai’s best seller at $45,900 driveaway, not the most affordablein small SUV’s but nevertheless

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Audi Q3 40 TFSI Quattro sport back SUV - a little...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/13

Driving Audi’s best seller today – the compact Q3 40 TFSI quattro S-LineSportback SUV – a 2.0-litre turbo 132kW four-cylinder seven-speed dual clutchautomatic with all-wheel-drive. I’ve always highly regarded the Audi Q3 and thesloped roof Sportback variant adds another perspective – these days its grown inprice like a lot of cars – now $78,245 drive-away but fortunately still under theluxury car tax threshold. A roomy cabin and nicely proportioned power frontseats make this a very comfortable

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Audi Q3 40 TFSI Quattro sport back SUV - best selling...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/13

Driving Audi’s compact Q3 SUV today – available in both five-door Wagon and Sportback. The Q3, Audi’s best seller, and the biggest selling small prestige SUV. I’m driving the Audi Q3 2.0-litre turbo 40TFSI quattro S-line Sportback, $78,245 drive-away, not inexpensive today but importantly, still under the luxury car tax threshold. The Audi Q3 Sportback has always appealed, the perfect package size, the sloped roof giving it a sporty feel. Powered by a 2.0-litre turbo driving through a seven-speed

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Hyundai celebrates production of it's 100th million...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/13

Korean manufacturer Hyundai celebrated the production of its 100 millionthvehicle recently, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 rolled off the production line at thecompany’s Ulsan Plant, this facility recognised as the birthplace of the Koreancar industry. Here in 1975 Hyundai produced its first independently developedmodel the Pony. For the record Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967,building its first car, a Ford Cortina under license, before moving on to its owncar design a year later. I well remember the

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Latest drug driving statistics out of Queensland a...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/10/13

A recent school holiday road safety blitz in Queensland saw 9584 people charged with offences including more than 800 driving under the influence – 446 caught under the influence of alcohol came from 40,506 roadside breath tests representing 1.1 percent of those tested. However, the 417 caught under the influence of drugs came from just 2,265 roadside drug tests representing a staggering 18.4 percent of those tested – a very concerning result so too the fact that 1 in 10 Queenslanders still admitted

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