Episode Details

Crazy Toyota Driving; Mercedes Engine Surprise; Lawsuit Update

Episode 1054 Published 3 months ago

Description

Matt Farah talks is being surprised by a non-V8 Mercedes AMG; Zack Klapman walks us through his back-to-back drives in 3 generations of GR Corolla (and how the cars differ) AND describes the shock and joy of driving a 2-mile rally stage; Twitter (now X) loses its lawsuit against Matt's wife; plus we answer Patreon questions including:

The moment we decided to leave our normal jobs
$20k convertible challenge
What ONE mod turns a good car into a bad one?
Should I manual-swap an R129 Mercedes?
Which watch should be a car?
BMW E46 GTR vs Calsonic GT-R
Why does my car feel weird?
Dream drift car build
Car owner stereotypes that are true
Are we satisfied?
Which car did we miss out on?
And more!

Recorded October 8, 2025

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