The Chat Garage's Podcast: Recent Episodes
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While the long awaited Maserati Grecale appeared, Aston Martin has broken the web with the new V12 Vantage. We will cover both, and give our opinion. Last but not least, a kind of restomod by Porsche… Will it be the 996 the new to come back in fashion?
WEC has begun, with some unexpected results, like the weather in Indonesia for the 2nd round of MotoGP. But our attention so far is for the red car in F1 that seems like it came back in business, fighting for the championship… What a start of a season for F1!!!
A new Batman movie has just hit the big screen, new actor, new director and so… New batmobile! But how evolved the dark knight ride over the years? John and Tex went through the DC Comics archive to extract all the secrets of the mighty machine, that isn’t just a prop, but a truly important character!
This episode… Lucky for us we cover the first spy shot of the latest Wiesmann! The rest are SUVs like the new Mazda CX-60 and Lotus 132 (yes, Lotus…). But what's going on with the Minivans? Are they coming back in fashion? We covered the Buick GL8 and VW ID. Buzz, Better than most SUVs!
The F1 test ended, almost ready to go. Are all teams showing their true potential? We don't need to wait long to discover it!!! In the meantime in MotoGP we have ended the first race with a stellar performance by the italian riders, while the level between manufacturers seems changed. What next? WEC is coming soon so, do not miss out on the first race there as well!
Our first episode was reporting the state of EV cars, but how has our view changed after two years? What’s the alternatives? Should we reconsider our mobility mindset from the ground up? All topic that are discussed during this special episode!
Tex is in love, the new Morgan Super3 is just amazing and John didn’t need a lot to be convinced as well. We can’t say the same for the leaked images of the next Ferrari SUV, But better to wait. Oslo has covered the RML’s 250GT development and an interesting Hydrogen V8 engine made by Yamaha!
If the WRC has been hard to follow, the Extreme E didn’t disappoint us. What a beginning of the second season! Big delay for Peugeot that will miss the 24h of LeMans. But the main topic is the F1 Test for this new generation of car… Well we learned a new word: Purpoising!
It doesn't matter if you are a car enthusiast or not, but cars are (most of them) mass-produced objects ... so to be appreciated and understood by the public they must be properly advertised. In today’s episode John and Tex run through the most iconic, funny, hit the point and nonsense car adverts of all time. Let’s prepare the popcorn and enjoy the ride!
Scary rumours about the new DeLorean EV while finally the Alfa Romeo Tonale has been revealed in its production form. Not the craziest design out there, so John and Tex are going to give their point of view. A car that is very special in this time is the new Gordon Murray T.33, probably the main focus of the episode. Last but not least, Singer strikes again with a new 911 Turbo in all its glory!
We are close to the beginning of the new season and MotoGP is already testing in the new dusty track in Indonesia! Bikes look cool as usual and Marquez is back in business… F1, they are still in the unveiling phase, but we cannot wait to see the beginning of the season!
Electric vehicles are a reality and they are truly reliable... But in the history of the automotive industry we have witnessed the most disparate and senseless experiments. Engines are too small, too big, too delicate or simply “well, why not?” In this episode John and Tex have analysed the most famous "failed" experiments with even some personal experience... Start your engines... If you can!
If rumours like the next AMG GT and IC engine seem to be what will await us in the next Bugatti, Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck might not be ready this year. We cover a wired speedster based on a Gallardo, the Monterossa, but the main star of the episode is the Ford Bronco Raptor (plus the Pope Francis special edition)! Last but not least Mini is offering an IC conversion for their iconic old models.
Last week we had the first round of WRC, and already the cards have been shown. Toyota seems to have found a new competitor this season with the Ford Puma and the legendary Sebastian Leob, while Hyundais are struggling. At the Montecarlo Rally there was also a Kimera EVO37, pretty cool for our eyes! Last but not least Mad Mike presented his crazy Mazda 3 for the Pikes Peak… Lovely!
This time the episode will have a different taste, talking about another thing that we love: music. So how to merge driving with music? We, as usual, made a list of our favourite genres…and guess what? John and Tex have super different tastes!
Noble is back with a fresh new design, or kind of.. The episode then covered the new limited edition Morgan Plus For, Janarelly and its partnership with M.A.T., some spy shots of the latest Mustang and a possible Corolla GR. Cherry on the pie, Lambo and a very cool Huracan inspired by a 2 years agò concept.
The year just started but the competitions are not waiting. Dakar came to an end, WRC Introduced the car for this season and Audi is trying to take over the motorsport world. If Peugeot is running late for the WEC with the 9X8, Toyota GR is developing a GT3 machine for covering also that championship. Last but not least, if F1 is just talk so far, Max Verstappen decided to take part at the official 24h of LeMans Virtual, on rFactor2… That's a lot to start!
For the first episode of the year we decide to guess the upcoming trends, what will be the condition with EV, petrol and H2? Who will win the F1 & MotoGP? will we enter the metaverse and will we still have only SUVs? Let's roll!
With the CES of Las Vegas we have plenty of news, at first the Mercedes EQXX, but also a new Turkish car made with Pininfarina called TOGG, new prototype wheels by Hankook and much more! Also BMW presented a very cool new feature for a color changing paint. Toyota teased us with the ultimate Yaris GR, the GRMN and some interesting patent from Mazda apprised online…
This first episode of the year will cover the Dakar, now happening with us trying to figure out all the categories! WRC is getting ready for the new season, while at Abu Dabi there has been the Gulf 12h for GT3 class. Last but not least, some speculations on what F1 might look like when Audi and Porsche enter the scene!
As the last episode of the year we decide to make our awards for various categories. Very expensive awards, nonsense awards, I’m a genius award, plugged awards, terrifying like hell award, Concept Car of the year awards and shut up and take my money (restomods) award! It has been a wonderful and fun year and thanks to all of our listeners… We want to wish you all Merry Christmass and happy new year!
For this episode Tex went to see in person the new Bermat GT while Toyota and Lexus fled the web with 15 concepts all in once! New rumors about the future of Lightyear and Mercedes EQXX. Last but not least… An amazing Delta Safari made by AutoAmos, called Safarista!
And here we are with another ended championship. Extreme E this weekend, with a very close match between RXR and X44 teams. Really wrong year for Hamilton, takenk the second spot also with his team! F1 is still under noise with Mercedes complaints and Ferrare working hard to be competitive. Last but not least, the new toy for Ken Block by Audi.. the Audi S1 E-tron Quattro Hoonitron!
What if we would have to sell our beloved Miatas for something more practical, but without compromising performance? Well in this episode we are going to do exactly that, with the help of Autoscout. The ideal budget should give us a big sedan or station wagon with a peppered engine!
In this episode the first leaked picture of the new mini is going to be discussed and soon after a crazy Fiat Panda WRC built by M-Sport. Turing Studio Camal presented an idea for a retro futuristic car based on a Caterham and in the US someone is building a continuation vehicle of a C2 Corvette, with flames of course! Last but not least, a super petite Ferrari Testarossa Junior, built by Little Car Company!
One of the best F1 championships in history has finished, or not? While Mercedes is still trying to win it on paper, Max Verstappen and Redbull have won in a last lap overtake the driver world title!
After quite some time we are back with the series “beauties & beast”, this time covering Rally cars! From the glorious Group B to the WRC, but not only… John and Tex shared their favourite ones!
Someone please stop BMW! Who has stolen the good taste from munich? The episode deals at first with the new BMW XM and another independent project of a 2 series that BMW should consider to adjust their current design language. The Project Maybach x Virgil Abloh is for sure unique in its interpretation of the brand, something that you cannot say about the newest rebadged Mazda 2. Happy ending with the latest Vision GT, this time is Porsche!
There are plenty of words to describe the last F1 race, but crazy works are probably better than all the others! Listen to the episode to know better what happened and what's our take on that. We didn't cover only F1 because Nissan presented their newest GT500 car, based on the 400Z and we have a new Italian world champion in the Gran Turismo Sport World Cup!
This episode is a recap of what Tex has seen at Eicma 2021, the Italian motorbike exposition in Milan. The trend is EV, and a lot of Asian manufacturers are entering the market but the best in shows are always the European bikes!
This episode landed with the fun Renault AIR4 drone, but covered plenty of other topics such as the Fisker Ocean in its final shape, the next Kia Niro and Xiaomi planning to enter the automotive industry. Smaller update on the latest Miata and Alpine, but the main stage is taken by Nissan with their 4 brand new concepts to introduce their future EV plans!
While the BMW M4 GT4 has been presented and the GT3 version was introduced to Assetto Corsa Competizione, Tex has bought new cars for Assetto Corsa during the Black Friday, bringing to life some Fia GT vibes from early 2000. We could not avoid paying a tribute somehow to an iconic figure such as Sir Frank Williams. We covered some of the best Williams F1 cars in history. Just to conclude, an electric Lancia Delta will join the next season of RallyCross and for some reason John likes it!
The following is an episode dedicated to the Mercedes SL, a car with a long history. Starting as a race car in the 50’s became one of the most iconic GT cars in the world, and with the presentation of the latest iteration we thought it was worth dedicating a special episode to this special car!
The recently presented Kia EV9 and Hyundai Seven Concept remind us that the 80's vibe is still full steam. We don’t know what to make of the BMW direction anymore but we give a shot to the recently presented Audi RS3. Listen until the end because the cherry on the pie of the episode is the new Ferrari Daytona SP3. What a car!
If WRC came to an end, whith Toyota winning the title with Sébastien Ogier, F1 is more open than ever! only 8 points between Hamilton and Verstappen, but the last race also gave us an amazing podium for Alonso! Between major topics we also touched a mysterious Formula made by BMW only for SimRacing and some Formula E market maneuver.
In this episode John and Tex went through a discussion about the good and bad details on cars nowadays. It’s easy to find fake grills, fake carbon fiber, fake exhaust, screens everywhere… But, every now and then some cars came out with brilliant ideas and solutions!
First we took a look inside the Radford Type 62-2 with its amazing interior, then the brand new one-off made in Maranello, the Ferrari BR20. We take a look as well at the latest Mercedes SL just before getting disappointed by Acura and Lancia name choice. Closing the episode as usual with some restomods, with a deeper dive into the Hyundai Grandeur.
With the race at Valencia for MotoGP, not only the championship comes to an end. Valentino Rossi had his last race, Ducati took the full podium and Honda is in more trouble than ever with both riders injured! F1 gave us a reminder on why Hamilton deserved all his 7th title, with an amazing race in Brazil, where he fought back all the problems! In the end we had a glimpse on what will be next race cars from BMW, with the LMDh, and the ‘vette with the Z06 GT3.
What is the feeling behind the wheel of a Ferrari? Tex will explain his experience driving a 458 Italia on the Adria Racetrack, next time John has to do that but with what car? While Tex has ridden a Husqvarna Svartpilen, John tried to figure out the differences between an ICE powered kart and an EV one!
We started the episode with a scary and not so eye-pleasing “ultracar” from Greece, the Spyros Panopoulos Chaos. We cover as well the new Corvette C8 Z06 presented at SEMA and the official Bugatti-Rimac partnership explained. Not to forget, Aston with the first happy client of the Valkyrie, spy shot of the next Mini and two restomods! The Helm E-Type and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Gr.A Continuation!
In this episode we started with a crazy F1 start form the Mexican GP, but the rest of the race was not that entertaining… Our episode instead has more to offer, with the recap from MotoGP at Portimao, some McLaren interest in ExtremeE and the WEC season finale with a back to back race in Bahrain!
Halloween has just passed by, so we've decided to make a list of all the scariest and most terrifying creations made by the auto industry this year. Hold on tight and be brave!
Episode rich of speculations, like what will be next for Pagani, GT80 and BRZ, Gordon Murray’s next supercar and a magnificent 10.35L V8 from Chevrolet. We had a first reaction to the new Range Rover while waiting for the Maserati Gracale and a new lap record for the engineering masterpiece of Czinger 21C! But first of all...an electric Lancia Delta Integrale.
After a quick recap on the 2h of Portimao for the LeMans Cup, we covered extensively the F1 in Texas with a battle on the clock between the two title contenders and something more active in the middlefield. A busy weekend for Italy in motorsport with the Misano GP for the MotoGP, also the last race in Italy for Valentino Rossi, and the crazy bumpy Extreme E in Sardinia!
Due to our new enjoyment in Assetto Corsa online with good old race cars, we decided to pay tribute to them with a list of our favourite classic GT race cars from the 60’s and a bit of history and spec on those models!
In this new episode we covered news about the Mercedes AMG GT, a crazy off-road from Morgan, an even crazier V8 swapped BMW E30 and the craziest of all, a porsche 356 modified to go in antarctic for a charity project! In the end we covered a really cool project from an American company, the Aptera EV, a threewheeler super aerodynamic vehicle that looks like a spaceship but will soon hit the road!
WRC in Spain offers us again a battle between the Yaris and the Hyundai i20 and while we are waiting for this weekend of F1 and MotoGP we covered some speculations on what will be next year in F1! New calendar and maybe a rebranded team… Then we covered our first weekend on The Chat Garage server for Assetto Corsa where we played with some gorgeous 60’s GT cars!
With the latest 007 movie in the theater we cannot avoid a special episode talking in depth about his cars! Not only Aston Martin, James Bond drove BMW, American muscle cars, Lotus and other unexpected stuff… Listen until the end to discover the weirdest!
Lancia might come back in EV form with a Delta and Ferrari will unveil his new v12 hypercar soon, but our “Breaking News” is more and more “Restomods News” because between the Fioravanti Testarossa, the TJ Russell Baja 911 and the Strosek Porsche 964 Mega Special... we cannot have enough of them! Listen until the end for a brand new lightweight sports car from Italy called Bermat GT, we love it!
In the episode we covered the latest F1 race at Istanbul Park, with the wet condition and the special livery for RedBull! Moving on we discussed briefly about Alpine with a new LMPh for the WEC from 2024 joining the amazing championship, but the main topic is the karting race we organised last weekend!
Last week we had part one of the Alfa Romeo Museum experience. Now we finish covering the remaining cars, so keep listening to us and enjoy your ride!
Unfortunately this year the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este vas not open to the public, but we followed somehow via instagram and the first part of the episode is all about amazing classic car, than we moved to the new Rolls-Royce that has been teased for the 2024 and BMW new 2 Active Tourer and M3 Touring. In the end a funny story about a wired three wheel car made by John DeLorean’s son that looked too similar to the phader’s car!
In this episode we will celebrate the sheriff of Austin, Marc Marquez with his 7th win in the American track! MotoGP weekend, but also WRC with the winning Yaris and some Sim Racing session for us in the last rainy weekend!
Last weekend TCG went on the field. This time was the Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese, near Milan and in this episode we will bring you on a tour with us through the icons of the “Biscione” brand! We had so much to cover that this will be only the 1st of two parts, so keep listening to us and enjoy your ride!
That was unexpected. We are happy for the new Toyota Prius, rumors say it will get a hydrogen IC engine, and we like hydrogen! We then covered the new Totem Automobili, with the Alfa V6 engine! Lambo as well is working on making the Prototype of the Countach drivable. We talk as well about Rolls-Royce, the 70th anniversary of Bentley Design Center, the next Maserati SUV and the exciting Ford Bronco Raptor! Not to forget the lovely Caterham 170 with its lightness of 450kg!
We didn't forget totally about the WRC, soon there will be a new event! We remained in the dirt with some motocross and our Tony Cairoli winning until the end. Maybe the most important thing of the weekend was the Russian GP in Sochi for this crazy season of F1! In the end we covered a new partnership between Ken Block and Audi for developing electric cars, maybe for Extreme E or who knows…!
John was our envoy at the 2021 edition of the gran premio Nuvolari: the weather was uncertain and unstable but he was prepared! The episode covered the history of the competition as well as John’s experience for this 2021 edition!
New but not new can be the theme for the entire episode. Starting with a new spec for the Nissan GT-R that frankly, is feeling old after almost 20 years in the scene. Later we covered BRM's first P15 V16 F1 in the continuation project… Lovely! Ferrari restomods such as RML and GTO Engineering were put head to head while a one off LaFerrari is in the air. Last topic is reserved for another “continuation”. A british company will rebuild some of the historical italian sports cars and that is adorable!
While F1 has a week off, the 14th round of MotoGP in Misano gave us a lot of reason to cheer our Italian riders. What races between Moto3 and MotoGP! The weekend showed us another event in Spa, this time only 4h for the ELMS with Ferrari dominating in the GT category. No race but F1 is still present with some market news, and some rumors… we will see!
A special episode in honor of a special car. We celebrate here the 100 years of the innovative Lancia Lambda which with its chassis, suspensions and much more made history of the automotive industry!
In this episode we start covering the wonderful Pininfarina Leggenda eClassic Simulator. It is being offered without reserve at RM Sotheby’s St. Moritz, but it’s expected to be quite prici! Moving to the GT7 new trailer we went back to reality and covered a car we missed from IAA, the Volkswagen ID.Life Concept. Politics is not a thing here at TCG, but when potential regulation about small production exotic cars hits, we have to cover them! Last but not least, we have the Radford Type 62-2 JPS, special edition of Jenson Button’s new supercar!
What a weekend! F1 is no longer boring for sure, and this season is developing as one of the most spectacular thanks to the battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but not to forget the amazing performance of the McLaren guys, and Bottas. MotoGp pleased us as well with a strong battle between Marquez and our Desmo-Bagnaiam who took his first victory in MotoGP. Last but not least BMW confirmed a LMDh for the IMSA in partnership with Dallara… We are looking forward to discovering more!
In this episode from the series “The Beauty and the Beast” we will cover GT1, GTE, GT3, DTM, SuperGT and all the race cars based on a sports car. Without any doubt most of them are considerable beauty, but we have some occasions where they were very very scary...The cover of the episode speaks by itself!
Tons of news thanks to the first edition of the IAA Munich Auto Show 2021, the first fully electric oriented car event. We covered for example Audi Grand Sphere Concept, BMW i Vision Circular Concept, Smart #1 SUV and the small and cute Microlino 2.0! Then we moved to other stuff more like our taste with the gorgeous Kimera EVO37 in action, the unknown Oletha Coupe and Jaguar bringing back the Le Mans-Winning 1953 C-Type as its Next Continuation Car! Ahhh, not to forget the Morgan’s 3 Wheeler is making its comeback, swapping V-Twin for the Ford three-pot engine, we will see!
F1 in Zandvoort definitely gave us an amazing show and several announcements from the drivers side enriched the weekend! Cupra presented a Extreme E car for the next season and teased us with some design themes of the future SUV Tavascan… But we like what Porsche presente, even if it’s electric! The Mission R is simply magnificent and we cover in detail all the design features.
For getting back in shape after the summer breaks we thought what better way if not by having a friendly talk about how we spent our petrolhead holidays? Roadtrip, Karting, Historic F1 and a special test drive by John… You don’t want to miss it!
This episode of Breaking News will be a recap of the hottest news from the summer. Starting from the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4, the limited series tributo car that splitted the internet recently. We cover rumors from what will be the next Bugatti, a potential Aston Martin Vantage hiding a V12, and a wankel rotor-shaped logo trademarked by Mazda… What will it be for? Sad end of an era with Morgan rolling out the last 3 Wheeler and Audi presenting a curious concept for future mobility, top down as we like!
We are back! August gave us a lot of motorsport news and in this episode we made a recap of everything that happened! Starting from the F1 “race” in Spa for the Belgian GP, we moved on to talk about the 24h of Le Mans with the wins of the Toyota Hypercar n7! The Extreme E had a new appointment with the Artic X Prix and plenty of amazing moment. Moto GP had a crazy summer, especially for Yamaha team members, you don’t want to miss it! Last but not least, the Formula E season arrived at the end with the Berlin EPrix and Mercedes winning the championship!
From the series “Italian Ateliers”, this time we covered Carrozzeria Vignale. Founded by Alfredo Vignale and active from 1946 to 1974, we can recall a number of masterpieces of style! After a brief history of the brand we touched on our favourite ones and others that were very hard to discover but truly impressive and honorable to be mentioned!
The trend of restomods keep going and this week we are covering the Gunther Werks 993 speedster as starting. Mazda introduced a new logo, will it be for witch kind of special vehicles? Moving to the amazing Gordon Murray T.50 in testing phase, with a lot of appreciation for the project. The new Genesis GV60 is showing off some unique interior in leaked photo and than, we end the episode with some rumors about a Valkyrie roadster in testing phase for Pebble Beach!
Ready for the next weekend of races? Well last week we had two amazing events. Starting from F1 at Hungaroring… What a start it was!?! And also amazing to see new divers on the 1st step of the podium! Later we will cover the 24h of Spa, and how close it ended. GT3 cars are always super fun to watch, and this race did not disappoint us!
Even if we are not super SUV fans, we admire the rude and rugged off-road style and in this episode we will go through our favourite and various icons in the offroader land. From the Willis to the latest Suzuki Jimmy, from the Panda 4x4 to the Spyker D12 Peking to Paris and much more!
Our friendly SSC Tuatara keeps trying to reach his goal while a homage to the Countach is surfed online. The Lightyear One has a new partner for le production and Italdesign is teasing us with an electrical Ducati. Last but absolutely not least, the amazing R5 Turbo 3, a tribute to the Renault 5 Turbo from the 80’s!
While waiting for the next F1 and MotoGP races, Formula E gave us an amazing show in London with a lot of crashes, crazy maneuvers and black flags! Later we talked about how RedBull is planning an in-house hypercar, Audi showed a crazy buggy for the 2022 Dakar, called RS Q e-tron, and the upcoming 24h of Spa for GT cars. Last but not least, Pedrosa is confirmed as a wild card for the Austrian GPs in august!
With the latest production-spec Valhalla being presented we took the occasion to make a journey into the Aston Martin brand history and during the way shared our favourite vehicles made in Gaydon. Lots of amazing grand tourers and racing cars, icons of British sports cars!
Once again we forgot motorsport news, like the rumored GT1 Porsche Hypercar, denied by Porsche. Moving from Porsche to “Porsche” we covered the new Gemballa, inspired by the 959. Probably our favorite car of the episode was the new production spec Aston Martin Valhalla, what a machine! Finishing in great style we report some good news from Lamborghini and the future engine.
What a weekend it was in Silverstone! Starting from the new format with the sprint race, the mighty incident in the lap 1 between Verstappen and Hamilto and the almost victory by Leclerc with the Ferrari! In the second part of the episode we covered the 3rt round of the WEC championship, with the 6h of Monza and the Toyota GR010 Hypercar winning 3 on 3… Next, Le Mans!
The car events are coming back, and last week there was probably the coolest of them all! Not to be confused with the Goodwood Revival, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is an Hillclimb with very special cars. Old race cars, Drift machines, new exotic cars, motorbikes and everything to celebrate automotive excellence! In the episode John & Tex covered the best moment of this 2021 FOS!
Another episode full of juicy news! Starting from the last Aventador, the LP780-4 Ultimate. Moving on to a very important car for us… the newest Lotus Emira split our opinion and left us not 100% happy, but for sure better than the new BMW 2 Series Coupè. That one really disappointed us! But the end was amazing with news from LeMans and Peugeot in particular showing off their next Hypercar for 2022. Welcome Peugeot 9X8, we already love you!
It is summer so the F1 and MotoGP guys are on holiday! Luckily we had the New York Eprix for the 10th and 11th Formula E appointments; the race truck didn’t help the show that was not the most entertaining of the season but some brave overtakes are always part of every E prix! Then we discussed some rumors and speculations about Bottas and Mercedes F1 for the upcoming Silverstone GP...We will see!
Obviously computers were not always involved in car design. But the transition was dramatic, from every step completely analogic to a mostly complete virtual approach. Now the VR is most popular for gamers but in our field it has been used a lot, and should be used even more! In this episode we are going to discuss it, potencial new workflow and benefits!
A Design discussion about the last Volvo “Recharge” Concept will introduce the episode and Tex and John have different opinions on the car! Then Alpine previewed a fully-electric Grand Tourer, a hot hatch and A110 coupe successor...They are settled in full power! Lastly, we take a flight to a wired project moved by a BMW engine; a flying car or an airplane with road homologation, and no, it is not a DeLorean!
We have two rounds to talk about for Formula 1 at RedBull Ring, with Max Verstappen making a gap with the opponents for this season, Mercedes in a bit of “trouble” and Norris showing his best potencial! MotoGP went on holiday, but not before the Assen GP with a Quartararo in great shape and an unhappy Vignales, who also announced the end of his relationship with official Yamaha from next season!
Regulations sometimes make the difference between a beautiful car and an ugly one. We have exhample in F1, with some very good looking, sometimes well… hard to appreciate! In this episode we will take a journey into the history of the coolest and most memorable F1 machines!
Starting the episode we have to report that unfortunately for Bentley, the wild Continental GT3 never got the chance to set a new record in the Pikes Peak, but was for sure pretty fast! Moving on with the amazing Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro and what we know so far. Worrying topic… Next Miata to be a mild hybrid, we better not sell ours!! The episode is very rich and we covered in detail also the latest Ferrari 296 GTB, and we can say is TCG approved. Last but not least we cover a new project, E-Legend EL1, a limited series EV homage to the Audi Quattro from the 80’s. You don’t want to miss it!
And Max Verstappen with the Red bull is running away from Hamilton! After ages of monothon winning, this year doesn't look too bright for Mercedes (but still better than Ferrari!)… During the episode we discussed the French GP, then discussed the E-Prix in Mexico with hard battles as usual, and in the end we celebrated the coming back to the first place for Maquez in his beloved Sachsenring where he never lost!
This year we saw the first edition of the Milano Monza Motor Show, MiMo. Finally a car event! The location, Piazza Duomo in Milan was a nice frame to some breathtaking cars such as the Pagani Huayra R, the Lambo Sian and our best in show, the Bugatti Bolide! Not only were supercars in Milan, we finally saw in real life the Kia EV6, the IONIQ 5 and other new concepts.
Some leaked footage revealed what seems to be the next Maserati Gran Turismo, powered via EV. In the meantime Nissan will officially reveal the new 400 Z even if the car already has been recorded and shared on social media. Last but not least, an eye on the latest Geely Concept, and a conversation to the design language of the brand!
Waiting for the next F1 race we started the episode discussing the rear wing controversy brought up by Mercedes against Red Bull, while McLaren shocked us with the announcement of his participation in the new Extreme E championship! The main event of the weekend was instead the 8h of Portimão for the WEC, with Toyota underlining his strength, and Ferrari winning both GTE PRO and GTE AM (team AF Corse & Team Cetilar Racing). We really want to congratulate all our Italian drivers!
With the recent presentation of the Arese 95 RH, we decided to pay a tribute to the coachbuilder that made the history of aluminium and lightweight cars! We will take you to a journey through the history of Touring Superleggera and a discussion about our favourite cars made by them.
La Voiture Noire is finally ready, but something has changed from the concept to the production ones and we take a look at it! Later we enjoy the madness of Bentley's new Pikes Peak machines with pretty small aero going on there… in the end we discuss Fiat that wants to become fully EV quite soon and the possibilities of converting old IC cars into EV with several possibilities and interpretations, and we might have got a point!
We just had a weekend full of unexpected results both in MotoGP and F1, while in WRC Toyota is extending its lead in the championship during the Sardinia event. The Baku GP was characterized by a number of mistakes and tyre failure that put Verstappen out of the race and Hamilton 15th. In the meantime in Barcelona we have seen an unexpectedly strong KTM with Oliveira taking victory with the Ducati of Miller and Zarco to complete the podium!
The Lamborghini Countach is turning 50 this year, and what a legacy it created! Probably the poster car par excellence, the icone designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone was in production for almost 20 years and is still nowadays one of the most loved cars out there, so in this episode we will offer a tribute to this piece of history!
One of our richest news episodes so far! Starting from a style discussion about the latest Lamborghini Huracàn Super Trofeo EVO2 and the Rolls Royce Boat Tail, we move to the coming back of the Geneva Motorshow for 2022. New Euro 7 regulations are coming to ruin our party but this will not stop Ford from making a lovely twin-turbo 7.3L V8! And not to be forgotten the mysterious mule spotted by both Porsche and Ferrari!
This was the weekend of the second round for Extreme E with the Ocean X-Prix in Senegal! Was interesting to see how different it was from the first race… Different landscape, different challenges for the drivers. Mugello 2021 will not be remembered as one of the best weekends of the Italian GP. Unfortunately a fatal accident of the young Jason Dupasquier marked the race. Quartararo took an important victory for the championship with his direct competitors struggling and he is now leading the way!
Is that time of the year. End of May, and the most beautiful race in the world is upon us! This episode will cover the history of the Mille Miglia and some memories of our experience on this amazing tour of Italy!
A very rich episode with the first look at the ElektroModded Opel Manta, a look into the new museum at Morgan Motor Company and our opinions on the latest spy images of the Mercedes EQS AMG. If all of this was not enough a teaser of the new Turing Superleggera prepare yourself for the cherry on the pie… The new Kimera EVO37, a Lancia 037 of the modern day!
The Montecarlo F1 GP has been full of action from the beginning. Finally Ferrari looked competitive but the luck was not there yet, as Bottas with Mercedes and an unusual problem forced him out. Gray raced for Hamilton with Verstappen and Redbull taking the lead of the championship. Not only F1, this weekend was also WRC time, in Portugal! Amazing shots, crazy jumps and the Yaris always on top, always fun to watch!
We are all for drive-focused cars, no tech or weird crazy star trek stuff and just enjoy the ride...but sometimes accessories and optionals can make the journey more comfortable. In this episode we will discuss which are our favourite and what cannot be missing on a car nowadays!
All UK news for this episode. From the new limited 720S McLaren to celebrate the partnership with Gulf to the announcement of a new Caterham with electric powertrain. So many electronics in our cars bring a big shortage of cips, making production lines around the world slow down and Aston is making a sad decision by 2022 on.
Our first live Bar Sport together, with another amazing win by Jack Miller and his Ducati! We will discuss the thrill of the Le Mans MotoGP race with plenty of crashes and always changing weather conditions. We will also touch some news regarding the future of WRC with 2022 regulations and already some cars in testing.
Japanese Domestic Market. For us only cars, but the JDM are all those sports cars made in japan that we learn to love during the years. Beauty is not always the first thing, and they love to be tuned, but they are at the top as quality and substance and this is why they deserve a special place in our episodes! We will cover our favourites, the more memorable and the less known… Join us in this Japanese adventure!
The soap opera of the SSC Tuatara continues with an unfortunate accident to the carrier track while a new restomods project inspired by the Lotus Type 62 is in development. We have to cheer up Samir Sadikhov for his Alfa Romeo TZ4 proposal that is all around the web and last but not least the leates BMW Art car made by artificial intelligence!
Guess what… Hamilton won again, but RedBull with Verstappen was close, missing only a little bit of strategy! For the rest Bottas' quite anonymous performance and interesting fight was mostly in the back positions for the F1 race in Barcelona. Was for sure more entertaining the Formula E in Montecarlo, with plenty of overtaking and battles unil last corner. Enjoy the summery!
Mini has been an automotive icon since 1959, but in 2001 it was totally renewed after BMW took control of the brand. 20 years later here we are, celebrating its birthday and recalling our favorite models and less understood variant. Stay with us during this journey through the anglo-german icon that we all love!
Let’s start with another electric crossover, the new Kia EV6! Peculiar design, what do you think? EV is not only fun, in fact the April fools made by VW didn’t end and now the SEC is looking deeper at them… That escalated quickly! Good news by Toyota, that is working and testing a Hydrogen fuel to work on the Yaris GR engine swapped into a Corolla, and maybe will help to save the IC cars!
If the F1 ended quite expectedly, with another win of the usual Hamilton, the moto GP brought us more thrill in the Jerez race, with a lot of italians in the first positions and a 1-2 for Ducati! During the episode we will also touch on the new hypercar category on the last 6 hours of spa, with Toyota already showing its full potential, we can't wait for the 24h of Le Mans!
A new chapter from the topic of Italians atelier. This time we will discuss Zagato, the coachbuilder from Milan that since 1919 has enriched the world with iconic and unique cars! A journey into three generations and cars like the Alfa Romeo TZ, Aston Martin DB4 Zagato, Fiat 8V. This brand trouthly deserves an episode and a spot under our light...Enjoy!
Cadillac unveiled a new SUV kind of car, called Lyriq. Yeah another SUV, but luckily Kimera Automobili gave us some good news with their Lancia 037 restomod! Last but not least, the new Special Edition of the Ferrari 812, simply AMAZING!
A couple of very challenging race for the Valencia E-Prix with battery issue, the Croatia WRC round with a strong Toyota and new electric GT Racing Series at the horizon… and if you don’t like real racing, GT sport will be part of the Olympic Virtual Series, with the real Olympic committee; OASIS here we are!
Automotive news, motorsport, passion. John & Tex, car designers into the podcast world!
Race cars aren't always beautiful, but we had some period when they were pretty gorgeous! In the episode we will start to cover some of our favourites, realizing that late 60’s, Can-Am cars and Group C prototypes from the early 90’s are probably the firsts that stand out in our mind!
Wow, as much as we love internal combustion engine is hard to have news on that! From cool tech on the new GMC Hummer, to the Audi A6 e-tron, from the Hongqi S9 to the MG Cyberster concept... we have only EV cars news this week!
This is time to celebrate with some proper belgian beers! In this episode we covered last motorsport weekend with the Imola F1 race and the strong victory of Max Verstappen, beating Lewis Hamilton, the very strong, but also very lucky Mercedes driver…! Not Only F1, because it was MotoGP weekend as well, this time in Portugal, at the amazing Portimao race track where Quartararo dominated, and Mark Marquez made his return after the long recovery!
Collecting real cars can be expensive, so what can we do to satisfy our need of having them all? From 1/64, to 1/18 or bigger, we grew up surrounded by scale models and in this episode we will bring back memories, brands that we love and how in the end even if they are small, you will eventually end the space!
The twins sports car are back with a fresh look! Happy to see the production of the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ keep going, even if the design is not the best part of it. But good! Better than the media campaign at Volts...Volkswagen! Jokes aside, we touched on the recent acquisition of Caterham by a Japanese importer and the magnificent piece of engineerings that is the latest 911 GT3 RS with some very hardcore stress test!
What a surprise the Extreme E! We are delight to welcome this new championship and was very interesting to watch the first race! Moto GP keep us busy as usual, with the Yamaha and Ducati looking very strong for this 2021 season. What about last Fomula E round? A lot of action, accident and volts! Listen until the end to hear the aftermath of the Rome E-Prix!
What will be the E-Type of our generation? What cars are still undervalued and soon will be back into the eyes of collectors? We know the Miata is our favorite answer to every question, but there are a lot of alternatives from every segment and every budget... So, listen carefully to find out what can be a good investment for a iconic and interesting youngtimer!
A rich episode this one, from the leaked footage of the next Nissan Z, to the strategic move from Tesla to accept Bitcoin as payment for their cars. Than we compare the new interior approach from cheap Dacia infotainment to the flagship Mercedes EQS and his 56″ curved screen! Which way is more inline with your style?
If the seasons starts as the Ducati, we are in good hand, that was impressive! In this Episode we will cover the first round for F1 and Moto GP, with Hamilton still strong and winners in the end, but under pressure by Max Verstappen and the Ducati that after a rocket starts they had to gave up the victory to Vinales and his Yamaha.
What is a car designer? What are the task that they usually covered? And what about modellers and engineers? In this episode we will go throw the various work experience, software best suited for every phase of the project. Photoshop, our Alias, the serious ICEM and Catia, 3ds Max or the free Blender... and what about rendering? Vred, Keyshot or the king Unreal Engine! If you are thinking about learning some new tools, listen carefully and make up your mind, and as usual... Enjoy the ride!
The R is back, with a screaming natural aspirated V12. We are talking of the new Pagani Huayra R, the track toy that every millionaires would want to have... But what is our position on this car? Moreover, future plans from Audi to became a full EV brand while BMW insure that they will not in the near future. Last but not least, the new cool Toyota Aygo X Prologue Concept was such a refreshing news, way better that the leaked images from the new 308, and yes, we are disappointed by that one! Enjoy the news and stay tuned!
Are you readi for the beginning of the new F1 and Moto GP season? We can't wait, but first we want to introduce to you a new championship that will start this year. Extreme E, a kind of Dakar, but with EV offroad beast, interesting rules and big name that join the challenge. Discover what we know so far about it and get ready for some action!
If last episode was about "ugly" car, this is not. it's all about beauty! Well Italian coachbuilders are quite a lot in history, most of the time small atelier... for this episode we will introduce probably most famous one: Pininfarina. Some history, some of their best car and our favorite! An honorable mention to the 1947 Cisitalia 202, a car that is definitively detached from the concept of "carriage" and first car ever to be exposed in a modern art museum (MoMa of New York)... And this is only the first! Enjoy the tour!
Recently the BMW head of design's Domagoj Dukec said that design is “not about pretty or ugly” as looks are completely subjective. True, but we can't stand the new design language of the German brand! At least we have something pretty to please our eyes as Jaguar reviled his homage project to the E-Type, with a super limited re-built of their masterpiece that turned 60 years old. Furthermore some rumors about upcoming Pagani Huayra R and EV Aston Martin in development and set to be out in 2025!
Almost ready to go! In this episode we made the aftermath after the preseason test in Bahrain for F1 and in Qatar for Moto GP. We have seen several gearbox issue and a lot of sand for the F1 guys, with McLaren looking solid, Mercedes and Red Bull ready to fight and a Ferrari that did't impress, again. Moto Gp was lead by Jack Miller and the Rocket-Ducati, but P. Espargarò was looking good in the Honda! Get ready because in two weeks time, is race time!!!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but an ugly car is unpleasant! After learning what's behind a project we cant simply say that a car is ugly for no reason and some of them are sometimes just not understood. You might consider ugly because you are just not use to the new approach, or because the car simply looks unproportionate, so how can you judge a bad design from an innovative, and sometimes audacious design? Listen our discussion and make up your mind!
Hyundai is keeping our attention high with a new fleet of hydrogen cars registered in Australia, but an interesting mule car has been spotted and it can hide the next gen LaFerrari! We are vary excited, of course, but we are hoping in something that really stands out and memorable! And what about the new Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo? Is that the ultimate rich people car? Seems perfect! From the rich to the people... and the crowd has spoken! The mustang shouldn't be 4 cylinder! Apparently Ford Europe drops Mustang EcoBoost four-pot due to low sales, we told you so! And as usual, enjoy the ride!
In this Bar Sport episode John & Tex will discuss the latest news from the motorsport sphere, in particular the brand new Aston Martin AMR21 F1 car and the rumors about Porsche rejoining F1 thanks to their e-Fuels. The 24h of Le Mans has been postponed to August hoping for live spectator and a private team that is building a lovely Audi A1 WRC inspired by the old Audi Quattro. Before you go, there has been also the first test of the 2021 Moto GP season... do not miss out on them! Enjoy the drin.... the ride!
The big debate of the week: Digital or Analog cars? From HMI against physical buttons, to drive by wire in comparison with direct feedback we will take apart the modern automotive sphere and give our opinion in who is going to a cool direction or who is going too far with screens everywhere and nothing else, but we disagree on some cars here! Let us know your position in our social and as usual, enjoy the ride!
Hyundai has revealed the new IONIQ 5, the carmaker’s all-new electric mid-size crossover. We are all very impressed with the job done and we are excited to see some of them soon on the road! Restomod and similar is a strong trend nowadays and GTO Engineering gave us a big smile with their retro-styled V12 Sports Car. The UK-based Ferrari specialist and engineering firm has confirmed that the project is now under development, following the very positive feedback from the original announcement! We touched quickly the Chinese Hongqi H9 just before discussing the Lexus IS 500 with the glorious naturally aspirated V8 and the analog watch on the center console that put John and Tex in disagree... which side are you taking?
In this Bar Sport episode John & Tex will discuss the latest news from the motorsport sphere, in particular the second appointment of the WRC with the Arctic Rally Finland and the firs race weekend of the 2021 Formula E season with the E-Prix at Dirʿiyya. Enjoy the ride!
What are you missing the most in the last year? This year we are missing a lot our beloved classic car event, so we have decided to take you on a journey of the best ones you can go in Europe, specially in Italy for obvious reason... From Mille Miglia, to Villa d'Este, Imola Classic, Monza coppa Intereuropa, Tazio Nuvolari or Auto&Moto d'Epoca in Padova, the list can be very long, but every one of them has something special and unique! We finally have some good news, between the new render from the futuristic Lotus, to the synthetic fuel by Porsche and the Morgan plus 8 GTR. Drinking time at our BarSport with some Grappa and some fresh F1 and Moto GP for the 2021 season! Do not miss out on this and... Top Always Down!
Cars are not only meant to move you from point A to point B. In this episode we will talk about some adventure we had with our cars during the years, memories of our passion... Because in the end of the day, the most important thing about having a special vehicle is to create special memories! We cannot forget news regarding Mercedes, with the C63 AMG that for the year 2022 will lose the 4.0-liter bi-turbo V8 in favor of a heavily electrified four-cylinder unit, while new Stellantis group disban SRT Team, another sad news for our beloved V8! As usua, enjoy the ride and Top Always Down!
Enough of EV cars! This episode is a tribute to what is the furthest away from eco-friendly vehicle. American big fat Muscle car! We love a big block V8 sound or the smell after a proper burnout, and during this journey we will go through our favorite once and the models that made history. We will stay on the American soil also with the numerous Breaking News! Our SSC Tuatara speed record soap opera will open the dance, than the new F-150 Raptor makes us very happy, a well made restomod based on a 1970 Dodge Charger put on us an even bigger smile, but we did't forget the Dodge Durango Hellcat... What the Hell!!! To conclude there was the Bar Sport news about Romain Grosjan and his new career path in the Indycar series. So, don't forget your cowboy hat and enjoy the ride!
What happen when a race car driver and his friend artist want to create a canvas on an automobile? The BMW Art Cars program was borne exactly like that in the 1975 with the first car, a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by American artist Alexander Calder, followed by other famous ones like the 3.0 CSL by Frank Stella, the Z1 of A. R. Penck, or the recent M3 GT2 by Jeffrey L. Koons! For sure the most famous is the 24h of Le Mans's BMW M1 made by Andy Warhol in the 1979, considered probably the most valuable car in the world, but listen all the episode for discover all the most special "canvas on wheels"! This week was full of news, sad and good...the Dodge Hellcat V8’s days are numbered, for sure is bad but something better is coming from Alpine and Lotus! And what about the F1 pre test, with Carlo Sainz and Miky Schumacher? Don't miss the appointment with Bar Sport and enjoy the episode!
From our childhood memories to the present, car video game and sim racing title help to build our passion. From Lego Racer, Gran Turismo and more, we take a journey into titles from 20 years ago. How not to touch the Need for Speed saga? Or the evenings spent racing together? With the bought of steering wheel we moved more and more into sim, less than arcade title, from Assetto Corsa, Project CARS, or rFactor2, even with VR to be more immerse, always with the same passion that made us take those first race in Gran Turismo 2 trying to buy the Escudo! Talking about bring to life old memories, Italdesign celebrate the 40th anniversary of the DMC DeLorean teasing us with a potential commemorative model. Our refreshing appointment to Bar Sport brought us to the world of WRC with the first event of the season with the Montecarlo Rally, do not miss that out, and as usual, enjoy the ride!
What is the best first petrolhead car you should get? First, rear wheel drive, than maybe 2 seats and convertible. There are some cheap models out there, and some that are a bit premium, you just have to find the best value for the money! During the episode we discuss the alternatives and the character of each of them, but in the end of the day we are Miata guys so, you know our answer... But we didn't forget the news of the week, from a discussion on the Sony Vision-S, to the Renault's new tiny EZ-1, an electric two seater and the hydrogen-powered Hyperion XP-1. Barsport for closure will touch on rumors about McLaren thinking about Formula E for 2022. Enjoy the ride!
A Gran Turismo is a type of sports car that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving, due to a combination of performance and luxury attributes. The most common format is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-door coupé, simply the best proportion possible! And yes, we love them! During the episode we will discuss the British and Italian once, without forgetting our friend from Germany and cover overall the European icons. Breaking news such as the Singer's safari-style 911 rally racers, the rumors about Ferrari's SUVs and the interesting Czinger 21C hypercar! How can we miss the appointment at our Bar Sport? We didn't! All the latest news from the F1 world and some juicy update from Le Mans and Porsche. Let's begin the 2021 in the best way possible, and enjoy the ride!
What would Santa drive? We think he will choose a barchetta! So in this episode we will have a selection of our favorite, from the Ferrari Monza, to the McLaren Elva to the Aston Martin V12 speedster. Not to be forgotten the new Lamborghini sp20 and the Dallara stradale! There is a design discussion about the new Audi e-tron GT as entrée and instead of the panettone we will touch the last race of 2020 F1 season! Enjoy your holiday and happy holidays!
Sit down, relax and make yourself a cup of tea! This 7th episode it's a homage to the simplicity and the essence of a race car, for the road. UK is the home for a big number of small manifacture that are focused on sports car, where the light weight is more important than the power itself, and where to be communicative is the key for a fun and effective drive. We simply love this, so we are exited to walk you through their discovery! Not only that, exited news from Mini, McLaren and F1 will complete the episode as good cookies complete the perfect tea time. Enjoy!
Designing a good logo often requires involvement from a marketing team teaming with the graphic design studio. Before a logo is designed, there must be a clear definition of the concept and values of the brand as well as understanding of the consumer or target group.... But not always! We will have a journey between some interesting car logos history, and some mystery that they ward. We touch some Kawasaki news as well as discuss the style of the new Lamborghini Huracàn STO. The appointment with Bar Sport in the end will bring us to the F1 weekend and a introduction to the Formula E! Listen it all, enjoy the ride and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @thechatgarage for daily update!
We are at n°5, and in this episode we will discuss about hot hatches! Starting from the new Golf R, down to the history with our favorite ones. Renault and Ford are on top of our list but listen fully to discover more! Than we discuss why this class of vehicle take the lead and put the coupe out of the scene. We announced news from our beloved Morgan Threewheeler as well as the end of the Moto GP and Moto 2 Championship.
The 4th episode wants to celebrate the new Moto GP world champion, Joan Mir, as well as the unstoppable Lewis Hamilton that conquer the 7th F1 title! We discuss about the two race, while touching also Moto2, still widely open. The Breaking news are all about Porsche, with a huge amount of new concept car revealed, one cooler than the other! Listen until the end and let us know which are your favourite ones on our Instagram @thechatgarage
The 3rd episode is all about the icon of our favorite movie and series; from the Bond's cars to the DeLorean of Back to the Future, the General Lee, or the green Eclipse of Brian in Fast and Furious and much more! We will discuss the figure of various concept artists such as Ron Cobb, Syd Mead and Daniel Simon. But first we will start with breaking news from Bentley and more on the field of EV cars. Last but not least, in our Bar Sport we will look back to the Imola F1 GP, dominated by a great Mercedes/Hamilton and the European GP at Ricardo Tormo Circuit of Valencia for the Moto GP with an important win by Mir with Suzuki, to bring themselves one step closer to the title! Listen until the end and let us know which are your favourite movie car icon!
The 2nd episode will see John and Tex speaking about Restomods, the relatively recent phenomenon in the collector-car world. As a counterpoint to the “survivor” craze, these new cars mix old and new technology to create the best of both worlds, matching classic styling with modern comfort, performance and reliability. News such as the new Bugatti Bolide, the new Hummer EV and the SSC Tuatara controversy will not be all; listen it until the end for a specially spooky top 5 of our ugliest car of the decades!
In the 1st episode, mr John and Tex will speak about what's new in the Electric car industry, like the news regarding Rimac and Bugatti deal. Later they discuss last weekend motor sport events. Moto GP, F1 and 24h of Spa!