All Torque Car Podcast

Guest Mark Porcellato gives his keys to his beloved Toyota Yaris GR to Peter Ronis for a full drive and review.  Mark explains the meaning of the Gazoo Racing name and the boys go through all aspects of the Yaris GR including the sound of a 1.6 litre 3 cylinder 200kW engine!!! A debate ensures about amplified sounds in new cars. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us alltorque@outlook.co...

Peter and Halil drive an AMG A35 Sedan, the actual cal Peter bought his wife for her Christmas present.  Spoiler alert - the car is a thumbs up.  Halil compares "Hey Mercedes" to his assistant and for a climax the boys find the Sports + button.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at alltorque@outlook.com.au

Captain Sideris joins Peter and Halil today for a hilarious interview where the boys plot a flight map to Mykonos in Captain Sideris' small plane. They examine folding techniques with jeans and with the holiday season coming up and restricted flights, the Captain provides some long distance driving tips after his recent road trip to deliver a dog cross restricted state borders.  Peter talks about...

The boys are back in the studio talking about the recent events.  Peter has two new additions to the fleet - a 1990 Bentley Turbo R and the arrival of the AMG A35 for his wife.  They discuss how Peter should give the car to her as a Christmas surprise.  Ross talks about the boat on a boat. The boys talk about taking profile shots in front of the "Good morning Good afternoon Good Evening" building....

Peter and Halil wore their tradie gear and drove a Mazda BT-50 ute ("truck" to our cousins in the USA) and were quite impressed with the improvements to the new range of utes.  With a full house of all the safety gear, the boys were happy to put their families in the back of the Mazda and put it to the test.  Thank you to AMR Mazda in Petersham and you can contact them to test drive and purchase a...

Bonus episode with legendary motoring journalist and Porsche-phile Michael Stahl. Michael rode into cars and coffee in his 1972 MV Agusta.  We delve into the love of classic cars and bikes.  Michael looks at today's motoring journalism and is it still the glory days? Michael talks about his 100% win record at Bathurst^^ and his current writing gig as a corproate writer for a construction company. ...

Regular guest Chris Poulos joins Peter this week at a Kollector Cars and Coffee event at Schibellos Coffee warehouse at Rhodes NSW.  We meet Peter Landan who introduced us to his 1971 Nissan Skyline GT Coupe modified as a GT-R tribute car.  Peter explains how Nissan built the 2 door version merely to reduce weight for racing.  It ended up winning 50 straight races in Japan in the early 1970's.  Ad...

Stewart Nicholls, Managing Director of STC Education and Steer Safely joins the boys to discuss all aspects of driver training.  We learn about Stewart's background as a racer and becoming a qualified mechanic.  Stewart compares dirt racing to tarmac racing.  Halil reminisces about racing his Subaru WRX at Oran Park on specialised dirt days.  Stewart talks about his professional driver programme t...

Richard Ernster owns the most Teslas in Australia including the rare and original Tesla Roadster.  Richard tells the boys how he came about purchasing the Roadster, one of 17 in Australia.  Tesla built the drivetrain and needed a chassis to make their first car - enter Lotus. We ask if range anxiety is a real thing. Richard explains the different ways to charge a Tesla, from your power point at ho...

Today we are joined by Benjamin Starr, radio broadcaster, television presenter and producer where he brought his broadcasting bus along for us to record in.  Benjamin outlines the process of how he converted a Mercedes Sprinter van into a mobile broadcasting studio.  It was designed for live radio broadcasts and in particular for Alan Jones.  Nerves galore when it was finally used by Alan at the i...

Ross explainswhere he has been the last couple of weeks touring all over New South Wales and slept in a shearing shed during a farmstay. Ross spoke to the Police and sat in a BMW police car.  Peter and Halil gave Ross a race by race analysis of roll racing.  We debate what movie/tv car we would take.  Peter and Halil try to convince Ross to buy a caravan.  Follow us on Instagram and email us allto...

Brodie from Leading Edge joins Peter and Halil to discuss the differences between a professional detail vs the local car wash.  Brodie explains what chemicals and tools are used to detail your car.  Brodie was talking about washing Halil's A7 and he culd tell it went through a car wash!! Brodie also explains how DIY polishes can lead to more damage to your car.  Halil wants to introduce demerit po...

Halil takes his HSV GTS-R out at Sydney Motor Sport Park for a round of Roll Racing.  This is a new style of drag racing from a rolling start - no times, fastest car wins.  Hear Peter and Halil take on two challengers in two separate races recorded live on this podcast. Does Australia win from the threats from Germany? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us your questions at alltorque@ou...

Bradford Berry from North Shore BMW invites Peter and Ross (and brother George) to the launch of the new BMW M3 and M4 - and straight off the bat, we like them. Do designers think about where number plates go on cars - not Italian car makers. We discuss the benefits of an all wheel drive M3 and M4.  Brad tells us how he uses BMW Concierge Service like no-one lese has.  We look at reduced mode in t...

Boyette Zapata joins Halil and Peter to talk about car photography.  We examine the do's and don'ts, the angles and how to make the car come alive in your photographs.  We also look at what type of photographs you should take if you are selling your vehicle compared to a personal photograph which will depict different emotions and settings.  Is your iPhone good enough to photgraph your car?  If yo...

Peter and Halil lead in with car news - from Toyota Yaris GR to Mercedes Benz S Class.  Peter compares servicing costs between Porsche Macan and Mercedes Vito van. Peter saw his first defender on the road.  The boys played with car configurators - one for Porsche and one for the Defender. Email us on alltorque@outlook.com.au and follow us on Instagram and Facebook

Jon Collins from The PPF Studio and Ayman Khamas from Leading Edge Car Detailing invite the boys at their setup in Rozelle to talk all things wrapping.  Jon describes the process involved in wrapping a car with PPF (Paint Protection Film). The boys tried to cut through it and it took a lot of force!!!  Ross has the X5M wrapped in PPF and it is described as self healing and it protects your car fro...

Peter and Halil drive a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and do not want to touch all the buttons.  The boys come away quietly impressed with the allr ound abilities of a true Grand Tourer.  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and email us alltorque@outlook.com.au

George Hourani fills in for Ross tonight.  The boys answer a listener's question - what promotional vehicle should a real estate agent buy for $20,000?  Peter is looking to buy his wife a new car.  George sold his white Range Rover Sport and bought a new white Range Rover Sport. Halil is helping Johnny buy a Ferrari and Peter tries to talk Halil into buying a Ferrari 360 stretch limo together. Fol...

The boys are recording from Quattro - Ross' boat.  Peter and Halil could pick the boat our from the wharf because of - yes - modifications!! We look at the evolution of radar and boat electronics.  Ross explains how his aqua lily pad works.  We learn the first time dramas with Ross' boat and Halil reveals his boat ownership experience.  Ross tuned his BMW X5M Competition and Ross tries to convince...

Halil's Audi A7 is sick so Audi has provided us with an Audi A3.  Halil and Peter take it for a drive through Sydney.  Peter talks about his recent road trip in the Porsche Macan S. We discuss the highest rrevenue raising speed camera in Sydney's tunnels.  We look at the recent auction results for some classic Holdens and Halil talks about Maserati battery problems.  Follow us on Instagram and Fac...

The boys are joined by Michael Sideris and we get straight into flying.  Ross has never met a pilot before and wants to learn about flying planes.  The boys arrange a "Top Gear" style race between a 4 seater plane and a Jetstar flight.  Halil talks about his joy flight in a Red Baron plane.  Ross' son has saved his own money and wants to buy a paddock basher.  Michael is trying to buy the first ca...

Peter and Ross are joined by Avo Soghomonian, George Ronis and Chris from Kollector to celebrate Tom "The Roving Reporter" Dimitrakas' purchase of an HSV Grange.  Every HSV Grange sold came with a bottle of Penfolds Grange, but not when you buy one 11 years later.  To celebrate we bought our own bottle and opened it on air. Chris explains how the Bentley was recently hit. Ross visited the Crystal...

Peter and Halil are joined by long time friend John Simonetta.  We look at his car history which include many high end European marques but the missing piece to his collection is a Ferrari. We talk about car accidents we hid from our parents.  John tells us about the "guaranteed no lights" method of navigating through Sydney peak hour traffic and we learn about car control in mid air. John talks a...

We look back at our recent Live Drives.  Ross has already ordered parts for the X5M.  Halil is called into the Principal's office.  We look at the design influences between Audi Mercedes and Kia.  Halil tries to convince Ross to buy a second hand Ferrari.  Ross drives the new Supra.  The boys look at the story between Tata and Ford.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at alltorque@ou...