2025 4Runner TRD Pro Review; AMG GT XX; New Seats

This week we sit down to discuss important things like Matt's need to buy unnecessary cars, the King of Hammers, cheeky british saloons with 550HP (Jaguar XFR-S) aftermarket seats, and LA's worst/best strip club/burlesque show Jumbo's Clown Room.  Strap in, take a sip and lean back it's another week of ridiculous crap. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

19 Feb 20141h 39min

Our good friends Larry Kosilla (AMMO NYC, Drive Clean) and Mike Musto (Big Muscle, Road & Track) join us at the podcasting table once again.  This week we review the Chevy SS and the Jeep Cherokee Diesel. Also we cover Larry's less than ideal ride to the airport, the Forza Motorsport Smoking Tire car pack, Axe Body Spray, camping in the desert BMW Z8s and winter car care.  Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

12 Feb 20141h 50min

This week after a long absence Jonny Lieberman rejoins us at the podcasting table alongside his Source Interlink compatriot Carlos Lago. Frankly this episode is really really long coming in at nearly two and a half hours. We cover beards, the Bieber arrest, E46 vs Fiesta outrage, the new Subaru WRX, the AMG G63 6x6, rather explicit fan letters, the Venom GT, AMS Alpha 12 GT-R and the Pagani Huayra.  Strap in, this one just goes and goes. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

5 Feb 20142h 23min

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. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

29 Jan 20141h 38min

This week we welcome back our friend Duncan Ende (@DuncanEnde) who has recently taken the helm of a Prototype Challenge car in the IMSA TUDOR Championship series driving for RSR Racing.  This week we discuss the virtual wasteland that is Indianapolis, GTD Cars, the gorgeous new C7R, what it's like to drive an open cockpit racecar in the wet, and Duncan's Le Mans ambitions.  Additionally we touch on blinding shift lights, Bob Ross, the drunken outfield of Sebring, Veyrons, Koenigsegg's crazy cam-less cylinder heads, Rolex's and Matt outlines the most efficient way to pick up a stripper.  Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

22 Jan 20141h 14min

So... this week as we wrapped up recording and I attempted to save the recording (like the reckless asshole I am) GarageBand promptly started throwing a fit and ultimately destroyed the second half of the recording.Since we got a solid hour of podcasting in before the recording was trashed I decided an hour of a quality podcasting was better than none.Those problems aside, this week we welcome Travis Langness of Edmunds to the podcast table.  We review the Range Rover LWB, Travis talks about Edmund's long term 2005 CLS65 AMG and we discuss the controversy surrounding the Fiesta ST vs BMW E46 M3 video. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

15 Jan 201457min

This week we welcome back our good friend Jeff Glucker of Hooniverse and American Detours to help us close out 2013.  We discuss Jeff's W123 Mercedes Hemi swap "The Wombat", Thad buys himself a brand new Fiesta ST, Matt geeks out on Back to the Future and Chris manages to knock his mic over mid show. We also touch on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S, the Lamborghini Countach and we list the favorite cars we drove over the course of the year. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

8 Jan 20141h 34min

This week we sit down with Carlos Lago (@caroloslago) of MotorTrend and Ignition to talk about just about everything.  The topics are varied and this one comes in at over 2 hours so here's what we covered.Lamborghini AventadorInfotainment Stacks and why don't manufacturers just give us USB and BluetoothMerceded SLS AMG BlackPorsche 991 TurboFocus ST vs. Fiesta STC6 Police Chase here in Los AngelesReckless driving habits in the canyons.MotorTrend's 240 SX projectViper vs. C7 CorvetteTurbo GMC Canyon Porsche 918Chevy SSCadillac CTS V-SportThe Russion version of Everybody Loves RaymondThe new Mercedes SLDragon JeepAutomated manual transmissions vs. dual clutch transmissions Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

1 Jan 20142h 5min