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Hosted by Simon Houghton · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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The Smart Drive Podcast – where driving expertise meets real talk! Join Ashley Neil , top-tier Driving Instructor, and Simon Houghton , EV enthusiast and Advanced Driver, as they dive into everything from road skills to the future of motoring. With the unmistakable sounds of Liverpool and Bolton, they keep it insightful, engaging, and packed with tips to make you a smarter driver. Buckle up—this is one ride you don’t want to miss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Simon Houghton hosts The Smart Drive Podcast, a leisure show with 18 episodes published.
Ashley’s Volvo appears determined to turn a driving instructor into a tailgater, while a Caterham offers a rather more expensive solution to his fading love of driving. Why mild hybrids, regenerative braking and engine-o
A quiet coffee turned into Oulton Park, race cars, nostalgia and the faint sound of two grown men getting ideas. Simon and Ashley watch 14-year-old Ginetta Junior driver Jacob Ashcroft in action, with paddock chat, McLar
Modern cars are getting cleverer, but that does not always mean they are getting easier to understand. Simon and Ashley look at EV regenerative braking, one-pedal driving, coasting, and why efficiency depends heavily on
An Audi software update that sort-of fixes things, insurance small print that actually matters, and the slightly humbling business of trying to get better at driving. • Simon talks through his push to sharpen up commenta
What’s harder — overtaking 15,000 runners or convincing drivers to carry a survival blanket? Ashley’s Liverpool Half Marathon reality check and the six-week countdown to London for the James Bulger Memorial TrustTurning
Simon’s voice is hanging on by a thread… so naturally he decides to do 700 miles of EV road trip admin and talk about it anyway. Audi Q6 road trip reality: 300 miles, one 12-minute stop, and a 265kW charging flex (plus t
What do you get when EV nerdery, dodgy auto-park confidence, and marital car vetoes collide? Rivian R2 chat: why its software architecture is so intriguing (and why VW buying in says a lot)Auto-park bravery vs real-world
“Two grown men swap seats in a Focus ST and immediately remember why manuals are both brilliant and mildly exhausting.” • Focus ST first impressions: sharp steering, short gears, rev-matching modes and UK-road “jitter” i
Christmas jumpers on, windows cracked, and one mildly existential crisis about being older than TV legends — it’s festive motoring chaos with Simon and Ashley. • The oddly brilliant “top car gifts” list: dash cams, smart
What do Japan’s bonkers driving exams, megawatt EV charging, and black-ice panic all have in common? Japan’s notoriously tough driving test and why precision doesn’t always equal preparedness1-megawatt EV charging, dual-
In this live-in-car episode (yes, we recorded in the same vehicle), Simon & Ashley navigate real-life motoring madness: • A dodgy Volvo manoeuvre sparks chaos in the car park • Can you actually pay for a latte with your
In Episode 6, Simon & Ashley pull up to the roadside with serious and silly topics: • How to spot car-report scams and protect yourself when selling used • A comparison of French smooth roads vs UK squeaky ones — what th
Episode 5: Simon & Ashley return with a broad lane of motoring topics: • The era of ‘peak buttons’ — why too many car controls drive us nuts • Pedal fail stories, dash-cam tinkering and the quirks of smart motorways • Cy
In Episode 4 we go deep into mechanical mayhem and driving evolution: • Decades of dodgy cars and stories of the worst failures (yes, including super-glue incidents) • Can you really learn to drive from YouTube? We debat
Simon & Ashley hit the streets and charging points in Episode 3: • Hot-hatch heritage meets EV future — can both exist? • Insight on what it takes to be ‘EV-ready’ and whether you’re already there • Driving disasters, in
In Episode 2 we get behind the wheel and rewind through driving chaos with Simon & Ashley: • An EV adventure across the Scottish Highlands — and the worst drivers around Loch Lomond • Handbrake fails, overtaking quirks a
Welcome to the launch of The Smart Drive Podcast! Hosts Simon & Ashley dive into: • Taking the new Audi Q6 for a test drive and dissecting its driver-assist tech • Embarking on a budget £1,500 first-car challenge — can y
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The Smart Drive Podcast is hosted by Simon Houghton. The show is categorised under leisure (automotive) and has published 18 episodes.
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