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. 

Jonny Lieberman is a a self-described horn tester at Motor Trend. He's the co-host of Head-2-Head, Ignition, a seasoned automotive journalist and possibly the most passionate enthusiast around. He's opinionated, but he's got the knowledge and experience to back up those opinions, which is why he's one of our favorite guests.

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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. 

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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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Rob Ferretti was in the automotive video game before just about anyone. He used to sell DVDs featuring automotive mayhem, rallies, burnouts, and speeding tickets. He's also been the man behind several exotic car rental companies, so he knows all the ins and out of just about every exotic car, including which ones break and how to fix them. He has a wealth of knowledge and we're going to get into all of it.

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Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez joins us as he maks a quick trip to visit California from his new home state and Americas answer to the question "just how bad can things get?"; Florida. (Note: I lived there for 8 years)

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 we convene sans guest, that being said we make do.  Matt discusses his upcoming moderation of "Black Air" (Grand National Documentary) at the Jalopnik Film Festival.  Zack and Thad share tales of drag racing station wagons.  We thoroughly lambast the appearance of the Shelby Raptor, lust over a 64 Corvette autocross special, Matt reviews the Range Rover Sport, we say many kind words about Greg Fitzsimmons and more...

Andrew Collins is the Reviews Editor for Jalopnik.com, and their resident off-road/truck expert. 

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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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Mike Musto is a pillar in the muscle car community. He was the creator and host of The House of Muscle, and /BIG MUSCLE (on /DRIVE). Jump to today he's the Director of New Media for Hemmings. He's also a fast driver, having logged many miles at some of America's fastest tracks. He has stories and opinions. Topics include muscle cars, motorcycles, how to make an old car handle, some buyers advice, and old stories.

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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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Its been a while but we're once again joined by Doug "The Bane of CarMax" DeMuro.  Doug arrives in the splendor of a Hyundai Tucson and regails is with tails of touring this great nation in his Aston Martin Vantage, being hassled by "the man" with head in parking rules and speeding tickets of wich can be paid with alarming immediacy. In addition Matt shares his experience at The Grand Tour and we all share stories of over-eager fans.

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. 

Vaughn Gittin Jr is a Formula D and D1 champion, and one of the funnest people around. He won his first Formula Drift title in 2010, and has more tandem battle victories than any other driver in 10 years of Formula Drift history.

In 2005, he became the first American ever to win a D1 Grand Prix, and took the title for USA in the 2007 World Championship. 

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This time we're joined in studio by the Everday Driver crew along with a rotating cast of Jalopnik writers in town for the LA Auto Show. In addition we cover Paul and Todd's new film covering the evolution of the BMW M3, Matt loves the new Ferrari California and 488 whilst the rest of the world crumbles around us.

This week Andrew Collins (@andr3wcollins) from Jalopnik joins us as Bring A Trailer auctions off Matt's DeLorean while we record the podcast. Additionally we review the new all-turbo non-turbo 911 lineup, Andrew shares his desert racing experience and his recent trip to Pikes Peak.

On this episode our guests are Chris, the host of the hilarious project-oriented YouTube channel that is 'B is for Build", and Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez, of Jalopnik, who now has a channel of his own. Both of them share the love of buying something cheap and crappy, and putting in the work to create something amazing, weird, or interesting. The cars they brought are an indication that they're crazy like a fox. 

Dan Neil is a well of knowlede and ridiculous stories, and this show isn't one to miss. He pays the bills writing about cars for the Wall Street Journal. He's also the only person to ever win a Pulitzer Prize for Automotive criticism, and he once co-hosted a TV show on SPEED, with Matt! Topics go ALL over the place: Why 2,000HP electric cars aren't about selling cars, getting scared while riding with Keanu Reeves, Tesla vs Porsche, racing driving licenses, bespoke off-roaders, weird gangster Cadillacs, questionable rocket ships, space travel, and more. 

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Our guest is Misha Mansoor! He is an expert guitar player, the lead guitarist for the band, Periphery, and a huge car nerd! He dailies a Lamborghini Huracan, has instructional videos about making music, and shreds. @mishalovescars @mishaperiphery

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Kevin Czinger is the founder and CEO of Czinger, a 3D-printed hypercar. The CZinger 21C is offered with 1,233HP hybrid powertrain, weighs less than 3,000lbs, and goes 0-60MPH in 1.9s. The Czinger 21 in insanely light, thanks to its use of carbon fiber, titanium, and inconel parts, many of which are created n 3D printers. The technology allows CZinger to create parts that are strong, light, and unique in shape.

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Larry Kosilla is one of the world's top detailers, founder of AMMO Autocare, and also one of Matt's oldest friends. We'll be talking about his new shop, his cars, cleaning cars, and probably drum up some hilarious stories from back in the day.

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Tom Segura is stand-up comedian known for his hilarious Netflix specials "Completely Normal, "Mostly Stories" and his latest, "Ball Hog". Check out his excellent the podcast he hosts with his wife (comedian Christina Pazsitzky) called "Your Mom's House".

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Frank Mecum is the consignment director for Mecum Auctions. He also works the floor as a seller’s representative, working to lock in sales during live auctions. We'll be talking all about the collector car market, auction stories good and bad, and everything else. 

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Mike Musto is a pillar in the muscle car community. He was the creator and host of The House of Muscle, and /BIG MUSCLE (on /DRIVE). Jump to today he's the Director of New Media for Hemmings. He's also a fast driver, having logged many miles at some of America's fastest tracks. He has stories and opinions. Topics include muscle cars, motorcycles, how to make an old car handle, some buyers advice, and old stories.

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Jonny Lieberman is a a self-described horn tester at Motor Trend. He's the co-host of Head-2-Head, Ignition, a seasoned automotive journalist and possibly the most passionate enthusiast around. He's opinionated, but he's got the knowledge and experience to back up those opinions, which is why he's one of our favorite guests.

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What's it like to run a dealership? What's it like to build custom cars for TV shows? How can we save car culture? Beau Boeckmann might have the answers. He is the President of Galpin Motors & Galpin Auto Sports (GAS). Galpin Motors is the number one volume Ford dealership in the world (Matt bought his Raptor and Focus RS from them). In 2006 Beau launched Galpin Auto Sports, a customization shop. They've built movie cars, cool customs, and now it's the site of the new Discovery TV show, "Car Kings".

From Discover: "Beau Boeckmann, president and COO for Galpin Motors Inc., custom car builder Dave Shuten, and customization specialist “Mad Mike” Martin, are revving up engines to save automotive history and rescue car culture from oblivion in the brand-new Discovery Channel series, airing Monday nights at 10PM EST/PST.

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Jonny Smith is a British motoring journalist, TV presenter and more recently, car content maker on Youtube. He is best known for his eclectic car taste - both old and new - and hosting Fifth Gear on Discovery. He is one of those strange people who imports American classics to countries where the roads are narrow. Jonny still holds the record for the world's quickest street legal EV.

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Ted Gushue is a photographer, writer, and digital media consultant. Previously the Executive Editor of Petrolicious, you might follow his current work on @type7, a Porsche-sponsored Instagram account that's more daily digital magazine than just photos of cars.

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Our dear Vinny Russo is moving to Texas, so we should give him his own send off. Vinny has worked in the automotive industry for a long time, and owned a lot of cool stuff. He always has an interesting perspective on things, and killer buyer advice. So ask away!

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Regular Car Reviews describes themselves as "Car reviews mixed with toilet humor." but that undersells the creativity, intelligence, and research that go into their videos. Their unique style of POV and voice over helped separate them from other channels but it was really their ability to project a strange personality and backstory onto cars and their owners that has furthered their success. Underneath the odd voices and jokes lies insightful context and automotive history.

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Taro is one of the great minds behind GT Channel, one of the original and best automotive media channels on the internet. He's also one of the brains behind Best Motoring, easily one of the greatest tv shows in automotive history. It was the only place you could see press cars raced wheel to wheel. Find it, and watch it.

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Christian James Hand will make you appreciate music like never before. He's the host of the KLOS radio show -and live show- "The Session" where he breaks apart a famous song into each element (guitar, bass, effects, drums), helping us appreciate the work that goes into creating great music. Give the show a listen at https://soundcloud.com/theklossessions and find a live show at https://thesessiononair.com/

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Rob Ferretti was in the automotive video game before just about anyone. He used to sell DVDs featuring automotive mayhem, rallies, burnouts, and speeding tickets. He's also been the man behind several exotic car rental companies, so he knows all the ins and out of just about every exotic car, including which ones break and how to fix them. He has a wealth of knowledge and we're going to get into all of it.

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Thaddeus Brown was a founding member of The Smoking Tire, the DP of /TUNED and /BIG MUSCLE. It was his brain that thought up the crazy idea that became our "All Cars go to Heaven" series. He now lives in Dubai, working as a creative director for various ad campaigns.

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Mike Spinelli is probably nearing auto journliast knighthood. He was a founding member of Jalopnik, a founding host of the /DRIVE Network, a host on NBC Sports, wrote the voiceover for two films, and is now the Executive Producer at The/DRIVE. He joins us from New York to talk about the state of the car market, racing teams turning bio tech, the Maserati , his agin Jaguar, recession-proof cars, Lamborghini valves, and a lot more. He's one of our favorite guests, and for good reason. 

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We went and drove the Maserati Levante Trofeo in the canyons and discovered we had a lot to say about it. We actually filmed a 23-minute review, so there's a lot to discuss. Vinny used to work for Maserati so he helps us understand the Levante. We also talk about the Cayenne comparison, car news, driving, and answer your questions. 

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On this episode, Matt takes the V60 Polestar Engineered to the canyons, we talk about what makes electric steering good (or bad!), and answer questions about bad engine swaps, fast commuters, and which is the better buy: a JDM Land Cruiser or a used G wagon. 

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We talk about the big changes in press car protocol, auctions values, used car prices, the upcoming offroad Safari 911 trip, gear bags, and more. Q&A topics include track choices, used cars during recessions, watches, bad commuting ideas, and more. 

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