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Jun 2024
25m 56s

Where Have All The Small Cars Gone?

Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast
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Just us or is everything getting fatter these days? And where have all the small cars gone? Well here comes the new Kia Picanto flying the flag for a leaner, simpler approach to modern life and Tom Ford taking it for a mega road trip to the skinniest roads in the world. In this episode we discuss all things diddy cars and what it's like doing thousands of miles in Korea's smallest, cutest car.

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