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32: Waymo leads the way, BMW's mighty new M and Kia gets weird

Jan 19, 2026 · 33 min · Ep 3

In this week's episode of The Hook Turn Podcast, we discuss Australian pricing and specs for Kia's oddball EV4. Can it successfully take on the Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal? We also look at autonomous driving specialist Waymo making a local entrance, and cover BMW's latest drip-feed of info about its mighty new electric M3.

Show notes

- Kia EV4 pricing & specs: https://www.drive.com.au/news/2026-kia-ev4-price-and-specs-tesla-model-3-byd-seal-rival-arrives-in-australia/

- Waymo enters Australia: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/waymo-australia-self-driving-cars-trial-2026

- BMW's electric M3: https://www.bmwblog.com/2026/01/13/2027-bmw-m3-electric-four-motors/

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