The Last Word on Cars

Every Monday at 5.45, Anton Savage joins us to talk about all things motoring.

From master-cylinders to motorsport, Anton and Matt discuss makes, models, problems and prices. If you’ve got some money to spend and want a recommendation, or if you have a squeak or a rattle (in your car) and want to know what it is, or if you want simply to know the difference between your e.s.p. and your a.b.s., fire us an e-mail to lastwordmotoring@todayfm.com.

About Anton Savage: Anton has been a petrol-head since the age of six - when he learned to drive! Since then he’s driven all sorts of cars, bikes, boats and quads. He’s also aged (badly). The list of vehicles includes superbikes, race-cars, muscle cars and a long line of decrepit relics (the ones he bought instead of borrowing.). He’s done advance driver training with the Skip Barber race school in the States and races Formula Sheane in Ireland with the Sheane Cars factory team. His interest in the oily bits of cars began with a 1973 Alfasud which he attempted to keep alive. He failed. But it led to his theory that there is nothing you cannot do with a vise-grips and a roll of duct tape. He also recently re-built a three-cylinder diesel tractor (badly – but the manual was in Chinese).

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The Audi R8 meets it match (clue: it's red and fast)

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

31/05/2010 18:13:22

Given the huge response we had to our recent Audi R8 test drive, we thought it was high time we put a car of rival specifications through its paces! Big thank you to Jim Rock of Jim Rock Motors and the organisers of the GT900 charity event (details below) for providing us with the Ferrari F430. You can listen to Anton & Matt's experience here and check out the video evidence below:

The GT900 Rally is a 900 km route with 3 stages over 3 consecutive days on the weekend of July 2nd, 3rd and 4th – a high-octane and exhilarating 3 day prestige Grand Tour of the west coast of Ireland in aid of The Hope Foundation. Up to 150 cars and drivers join in this epic 3 day, non-competitive rally through some of Ireland’s most spectacular scenery, with an exciting mix of cars, castles, celebrities, cuisine and amazing entertainment, with the target of raising €100,000 for The Hope Foundation. For further information on this event visit the website www.gt900.ie.