Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez is a YouTuber who rose to fame buying run-down coolness (Bentleys, Mercedes, Supra, Lamborghinis) and showing people that YOU can repair them, and even mod them. Most recently he's revived an orange Lamborghini Murcielago that was used in "The Fate and the Furious" (the 8th installment of the Fast & Furious movie franchise). 

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We are back from SEMA and there's a new 1987 Porsche 911 sitting in the parking lot. Matt has picked up his car for a Leh Keen Safari project, and spent 1,000 miles getting to know it. Zack also gives his perspective on the car and its unique driving habits. We also discuss the new top speed record, SEMA truck trends, the 6-wheeled Raptor, and a lot more. 

This week we take a bit more of a relaxed approach to podcasting couchside at Chris' house.  We dicscuss the reviews of All Cars Go To Heaven, filming with Joe Rogan and his Sharkwerks 911 GT3, Ferrari's moves into turbocharging, Aston Martin's engine collaboration with Mercedes, the basics of Bitcoins, Rally North American, legalized marijuana, and Zack revies the new Volkswagen GTI.

If you like cars and have an internet connection, you've probably heard of Doug Demuro.He came to prominence by writing hilarious articles about the (now gone) unlimited warranties sold at CarMax. He has one of the biggest YouTube channels in the automotive space, focusing on showing people the details of cars new and old. 

Find everything Doug does here: https://www.autotrader.com/oversteer

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Returning to the podcast Jonny Lieberman (@mt_loverman) of Motor Trend joins us.  This week we have the great G-Wagon debate of 2015 over the Mercedes G63 AMG, Jonny attends the Audi A4 launch, Matt reviews the new turbocharged Ferrari California and VF Engineering Supercharged Lamborghini Huracan, Jonny relays his love for the 2016 Camaro SS and we all wax poetically on California canyons and how not to drive an Lexus RC-F in them.

This week we're joined by Nick from VF Engineering makers of absolutely silly supercharger kits. You should be familiar with their work as we've released videos on a few of their cars over the years.  However Matt just got some hands on time with their supercharged Huracan kit and it's more-or-less b@tshit insane. In addition we hit on a bunch of supercharger tech, Nick fills us in on some of their other product offerings and we answer listener questions.

... and yes we talk about the giant log that was being dragged with reckless abandone behind a pickup

This week Matt, Bill and I talk Audis, Evos, Mustangs and one-takes. In addition we cover a supercharged Civic Si, building a yurt for Burning Man, the GT350 launch, and discuss open vs closed cockpit cars in the wake of Justin Wilson's untimely death.

Patrick Long has the job we all want. He is the only American employed by Porsche as a factory racingdriver. He's a racer, coach to the young driver's academy, the founder of one of the coolest car gatherings - Luftgehult - and gets to drive some of the most historic race cars in Porsche's story (917, 962, etc). He's a nice guy, a fast driver, and has driven some of the coolest cars on Earth. And as always, lots of fan Q&A!

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This week your ears will be assaulted with a cacaphony of grunts, chode jokes and literary references as we welcome back our friends Mr. Regular and The Roman of Regular Car Reviews (@RegularCars).  On the final evening of the Pacific Fister tour the guys drop by and we catch up on the trip, life as a burgeoning internet celebrities and project cars. In addition we cover the tragic loss of the LS400s transmission, Nino's Vine account, first class bathrooms, vape pens and how Portland has become a parody of itself.

This week Mr. Regular and The Roman of Regular Car Reviews join us for an unholy cacaphony of grunting, dick jokes and the occassional mention of a car.  Our guests arrive dressed in their finest as we talk about everybody's new favorite tv show Glasgow Today, the New York International Auto Show, the adventures of the Downsyndrome Knight, angry Jalopnik Commenters and of course the massively successful Fund Anything campaign that brought Regular Car Reviews to Los Angeles.

This week fellow automotive journalist, chairman of Beer and Beards quarterly, and host of Ignition Jonny Lieberman (@mt_loverman) once again joins us at the podcast table.  Matt recounts tales of learning to drive a manual transmission, hot stereos and a teenage butchering of a Subaru Legacy.  Meanwhile Jonny bought a new Fiesta ST and shares with us his experience in the Nismo GTR and Challenger Hellcat. In addition we cover news on the Aston Martin Lagonda, Zombie Dust beer and Lamborghini Countach values.

This week Steve Dinan purveyor of all things BMW joins us to talk about how he got into the business and the current state of BMW tech.  Of course we touch upon the history of BMW but we spend a long time discussing how factory turbocharging has unleashed new potential and where things may be going in the future.  We discuss the realities of research and development, Steve defines "Turbo Lag" for us and using vacuum in the crankcase for power increases.

This week we're joined once again by automotive industry legend Gale Banks (Facebook) founder of Banks Power. As is usually the case, we take a trip through Gale's storied past this time delving into kiwi jet boat racing, coyote panthers, radio controlled lawnmowers, Burt Monroe's sex life, Freightliners and top fuel drag cars. In addition we discuss the current maladies involving the Z06 overheating issues.

Once again our friend Carlos Lago of Motor Trend joins us for an extended podcast. Carlos recently tested both the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 so of course we cover that, but we also review the XKR-S GT, the Cadillac ELR and its stablemate the CTS V-Sport.  In addition to the reviews we touch on meat based furniture and clothing, Grand Theft Auto 5, stupid tweeting cars, Zack's recently acquired tickets and how Chris suggests he evades them.

This podcast is about bad cars, weird cars, and LS-swapped 911s. Our guest is Tyler Hoover, an automotive journalist who has made a name for himself by acquiring a vast collection of...odd cars, or "hoopties", as he calls them. He's a man with eccentric taste, truly adhering to the idea, "Variety is the spice of life." 

This show is available as a video!

https://youtu.be/iAcWPGh8KO8

You can find videos of all of Tyler's cars (including his LS-swapped 911) on his YouTube channel, "Hoovie's Garage". 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEczn3MVkx_4PnMZ10MVFA

He also writes for AutoTrader.com/Oversteer, alongside Doug Demuro (and others).
https://www.autotrader.com/oversteer

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Jonny Lieberman is a senior editor at Motor Trend, and the host of Head2Head on Motor Trend TV. He just returned from the Pebble Beach Concours, and certainly has stories.

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This week we bring you a podcast rife with detours that include ayahuasca, AirBnB, gonorrhea, our Forza 5 online event and of course the usual car news and reviews.

• Segways
• Forza 5 Streaming Event
• Ayahuasca
• Medical Marijuana
• Turbo Miata
• Ski Trips vs. Track Days
• Fox Body Mustang vs BMW E36
• Gonorrhea
• Porsche 911 GT3 recall
• Mitsubishi Evo IX vs X
• Cadillac ELR vs. Chevy Volt
• Audi R8

Amber Blonigan has an impressive story. She's the owner and founder of GI Automotive Group, a shop that specializes in the maintenance and modification of exotic cars. Launching the company with only $30,000 in the bank, it has grown it into a premier shop for McLarens, Lamborghinis, Porsche, and Ferraris. 

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Read her story: https://www.secretentourage.com/success-stories/amber-blonigan-gimotorsports/

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Guest this week: Armin Balg, a man who loves M3s, as long as they've been questionably maintained. Friend and exceptional /DRIVE camera operator, he has owned 3 E36 M3s, and recently bought an E46 that was full of surprises. He graces us with his tales of woe, while Matt talks about driving the Dinan M2, driving the M1, first M5, and other news. 

AJ Gordon (formerly of The Petersen Automotive Museum) and Chris Fussner of MotorHistory.com join us to talk about how to buy a great cheap Porsche, AJ's future in vans, new BMWs, off-roading badly, the "under-appreciated" Honda Del Sol and tons more.

Jonathok Klein and Collin Woodard are two successful automotive journalists who work full time in the space - what they share in common is both got their start writing for The Smoking Tire!

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Ed Niedermeyer is the author of 'Ludicrous: the Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors," a new book which discusses the EV carmaker's history, business and manufacturing practices, its contributions to the automotive community, and its founder, Elon Musk. Ed was the editor of The Truth About Cars, where he provided similar analysis about other brands.

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Chris Harris is a legend in the automotive world. Journalist, racer, he's worked for many a publication and is currently a host on Top Gear UK, the most popular car show in the world. 

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Travis Okulski, Kyle Kinard, and Mack Hogan in studio representing Road & Track! We'll get the 'editor's defense' of the Veloster N as PCOTY, talk Mustang Mach-E, and about APEX: The Secret Race Across America!

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Mr JWW, James William Walker, is a British YouTuber and exotic car aficionado. Covering the world of sports cars from the other side of the pond, racing and vlogging, JWW has found much success in a very short period of time.

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Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez is a YouTuber who rose to fame buying run-down coolness (Bentleys, Mercedes, Supra, Lamborghinis) and showing people that YOU can repair them, and even mod them. Most recently he's revived an orange Lamborghini Murcielago that was used in "The Fate and the Furious" (the 8th installment of the Fast & Furious movie franchise). 

https://www.youtube.com/user/tavarish

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Amber Blonigan has an impressive story. She's the owner and founder of GI Automotive Group, a shop that specializes in the maintenance and modification of exotic cars. Launching the company with only $30,000 in the bank, it has grown it into a premier shop for McLarens, Lamborghinis, Porsche, and Ferraris. 

Check out GI Automotive: 
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Lyn Woodward is an automotive journalist at Kelley Blue Book and on the KBB YouTube Channel. She recently competed the Rebelle Rally, the first women’s off-road navigation rally in the United States. Find her work here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj9yUGuMVVdm2DqyvJPUeUQ

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On this show Matt and Zack talk about the Model 3 press car, autonomous driving experiences, 600HP BMWs, and answer all your questions! 

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Ben Preston is an automotive journalist who has written for Hagerty, Road & Track, The/DRIVE, and Jalopnik. 

https://www.roadandtrack.com/author/3043/benjamin-preston/

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Carlos Lago is a friend, excellent driver, and the Feature Content Manager at Edmunds.com. You can see his work on their youtube channel or at edmund.com/roadnoise

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Tod Mesirow has produced just about every automotive TV show of the last 20 years. Monster Garage, Overhaulin', Top Gear, Wheeler Dealers, and more. He's now the producer of Consumer 101, a show that provides exceptional information about the tech, function, and character of cars. 

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Anthony Partridge is a a fabricator and host on Goblin Works Garage, a show that airs on Discovery, where they build wild cars and bikes.

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Brad Silnutzer and Joey Orton are the writers, directors, choreographers, and stars of 'The Fast and The Furious Musical Parody,' which just completed its fourth sold-out show in LA. Brad's background is in television and sketch comedy, and Joey's is in songwriting. The musical is hilarious, the "Team America" of F&F parodies.

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Tommy Kendall is an American race car driver and television broadcaster. He has raced in NASCAR, Le Mans, GT cars, and even the Bathhurst 1000. He is best known for his IMSA GT Championship and SCCA Trans-Am Series career. 

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Matt heads up to Santa Rosa, CA with Opie, for a memorial for Chef Carl put on by Guy Fieri. During the weekend, we decided to cruise down to the famous Marhshall Store to get some Point Reyes Oysters. We talk Tesla, Opie's fear of being a passenger, driving down PCH, old cars on the side of the road, and more! 
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Justin Bell is a racing driver, producer, and host of The Torque Show. He won the  1997 FIA GT2 Championship, the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans' GT2 class, and raced for Saab, Peugeot, Porsche, BMW, Dodge and General Motors. 

He. Can. Drive.

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What is Lamborghini Fest? What was there?  Matt is back from the 2019 Lamborghini Fest, picked has a the new Porsche Boxster Spyder, and we get some interesting Q&A.

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Matt has been driving the BMW i8 Roadster and it's been "interesting". We talk about performance hybrids, the hamstringer i3, why Miatas should lose 1000lbs, and answer a lot of questions!

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Chris Porter is a hilarious stand-up comedian who has appeared all over TV including Last Comic Standing. His special "Ugly And Angry" on Amazon Prime is one of my favorites of all time, and we just caught his newer one, "The Man From Kansas" on iTunes and it's amazing.

Watch his specials on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Porter-Ugly-Angry/dp/B06XVZJS77

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https://www.chrisportercomedy.com/about

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