The Smoking Tire

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss: the Top 3 worst moments in their careers (and what they taught us); bad cars we reviewed; a fake Ferrari; and our 3 favorite race tracks. 

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Tesla is forced to open their superchargers for everyone; Matt rants about phrasing; Subway's optimistic sizing vs Jersey Mikes; Cayman GTS vs 4.0; GT86 vs Supra; why you should love Aston Martin; sh…

Jake Thiewes is a digital creator and the founder of Out Motorsports, an organization for LGBTQ driving enthusiasts. His extensive track experience led to OM organizing events at road courses and Ral…

Iain is the founder and director of Cheshire Classic Cars, which restores and sells rare metal from, Bentleys to Ferraris, rally special to open-wheeled race cars. His YouTube channel, Tyrrell's Clas…

Matt is back from the Route to Vine and gives his take on the Bentley GT V8 S;  Why filming the GT3 RS was so hard;  our 5 greatest road trips; what separates "supercar" from "sportscar"; how WE woul…

Kyle Conner is the host and creator of the Out of Spec Studios and YouTube Channel. He is an expert of emerging technologies in the automotive space, especially EVs and autonomous technology.

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It's a crew show! Matt rode in a terrible Uber and lived to tell the tale. We did 800 miles in the Mach-E to see Bert Kreischer perform at the Mullet Arena in Tempe, AZ so we'll be talking about the …

Andreas Bovensiepen is the CEO of Alpina, the famous company that takes BMWs and turns them into some of the fastest and most exclusive sleepers available. Alpina Automobiles was founded in 1965 by A…

Peter Lenkov is a screen writer and producer who has worked in TV and film. Of note, he wrote "Demolition Man", and has been a writer/producer on "Son in Law", "24", "CSI:NY", MacGyver", "Hawaii Five…

Oh man what a ride, especially the heat at the end! 

It's always a good show when Jonny is in the hot seat. Topics include: why the complaints about the Rivian R1S are misguided; off-roading the new S…

Podcast at a race track! We are sitting up above the incredible temporary NASCAR track inside the LA Coliseum. 11 months out of the year this is a grass-covered football field but right now it is a t…

Get ready for an incredible, informative, marathon episode with Doug Demuro, one of the most popular and successful automotive YouTubers ever. Topics include: why he does and does not regret buying a…

Mike Guy is the Editor-in-Chief of Road & Track magazine.   

Today we talk about: How Mike dropped out of college to chase police cars; secretly fixing and driving junk cars at age 13; his time workin…

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman talk about an attribute of car women seem to like; Tesla's revealing deposition; Lamborghini patenting sounds; what's important in a garage; the ideal muscle/drift car; wh…

Matt is back from Morocco where he drove the Porsche Dakar and lived in a fancy tent; we discuss the fevered EV vs hybrid vs gasoline debate; precious metals; Zack learned just how hard it is to bui…

2 years ago a lot of companies said autonomous cars were right around the corner. Why did they say that and where did they go? Matt and Zack debate both. Also, our big Civic Type R vs Supra manual co…

When it comes to engine tuning, Mitch McKee knows it. He spent years working for Vivid racing and COBB before opening his own company, M Engineering. They write software (and some hardware) upgrades …

We just had our first canyon blast in Matt's Boxster Spyder "Strawberry Shortcake"; the Lucid Air GT goes back; we talk about the top 10 companies that issued the most recalls of 2022; debate whether…

When it comes to car adventures, Ed Bolian has had a lot of them. He is one of the hosts of the hugely popular "Car Trek" YouTube series, as well as his own channel, VinWiki, where people tell incred…

If you haven't heard of BBI, they make some of the fastest Porsches on Earth, from GT2s to Taycans and everything in between. They built the 1,400HP (!) engine for Ken Block's crazy PPIHC car -the Ho…