Unnamed Automotive Podcast

Benjamin talks about driving the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R on the track at Bilster Berg in Germany, as well as his experience with the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Sami discusses his strong feelings for the Mazda CX-3, and teases his drive of the redesigned Lexus LS.

Guest Chad Kirchner of the Future Motoring podcast joins us this week to discuss the Audi R8 Spyder, the Volvo V90, and the Woodward Dream Cruise. Sami and Chad also debate the finer points of comparing the Honda Civic Si to the Hyundai Elantra GT.

After a whirlwind August, Sami talks about attending Pebble Beach and Monterey Car Week, and driving the Lamborghini Aventador while Benjamin discusses his time on the race track behind the wheel of the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Also, bears.

Sami goes in-depth on the redesigned 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, while Benjamin drives a Dodge SRT Viper ACR to the Roadkill Nights street drags. The pair also talk about what happens when Porsche loses a huge class-action lawsuit and has to buy sunglasses for thousands of its owners.

This week Sami drives the Civic Type R on a race track versus 3 of the hottests compact performance cars on the market, while Benjamin samples the Genesis G90 and the Audi TTS. We also talk Formula E and Energizing Comfort - exciting!

This week guest Brad Iger joins Benjamin and Sami to talk about driving the 840 horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon on the drag strip, and to muse on what other vehicles would be improved by the Demon's supercharged V8 engine.

This week Benjamin and Sami both drive brand-new versions of cars they happen to own - the Cadillac CTS-V and the Toyota 86 - and then spend way too much time talking about hidden car features both real, and imagined.

This week we complain about BMW's remote parking feature, talk about what ridiculous features we'd love to have in a new car, discuss how cars are not gadgets, and have a lot of fun with Audi's blindfolded A8L 'blind tasting.'

Guest Dan Heyman is in the studio to argue with and refute Benjamin's past assassination of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and talk about his journey across France in the Infiniti Q60. Sami joins in to discuss the Rolls-Royce Dawn and the lunacy of a $90,000 BMW 5 Series.

Benjamin fights through Korean jet lag, Sami talks about Volvos, and both lament the slow dying of the sedan market in favor of nefarious SUVs.

Sami talks about the Volvo XC60, Benjamin discusses his trip to the Worthersee Treffen GTI festival, and everyone ponders the insanity of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.

This week Sami and Benjamin record live from British Columbia as they both spend 500 miles behind the wheel of the 2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI on a road trip to the Area 27 race track. Also, we talk about Ogopogo, the lake monster of the Okanagan valley, because of course we would.

This week Sami and Benjamin try to decide whether you can just make a smaller version of any SUV and call it the 'Sport,' and then delve deep into the weird world of badge-engineering. How many other podcasts are talking about the Cadillac Cimarron?

This week Sami and Benjamin explore the endless automotive tie-in possibilities offered by the upcoming Aquaman movie, ask the pressing question of 'what would Aquaman drive?' and take a look back at some of the weirdest movie tie-in cars every sold. Also, off-road trucks!

This week it's all about Bro Trucks, Raptors, the Stance craze, and Audi's lunar rover - and what it might mean for the safety and future of the entire human race.

This week Sami and Benjamin offer their opinion of the rationale behind holding a major autoshow in New York City, a metropolis that hates cars with a passion.

Benjamin and Sami team up with guest Bradley Iger to talk about what cars let you get away with anything out on the road, what their dream spec series would be if they could race ANY car or truck, and how far you could push squatter's rights in the automotive world.

This week Sami talks about his trip to Oman to drive the Audi RS3, Benjamin discusses his Chevrolet Bolt electric car road trip, and the pair argue about the best car you could use as a time machine.

This week Sami and Benjamin talk about the Honda Clarity FCV, the Hyundai Ioniq, And The Worst Car Your Parents Could Ever Pick You Up In.

After 2 weeks away Benjamin and Sami are back to talk about the Geneva Motor Show, the Honda Civic Type R, the Mint 400, the VW Atlas and Land Rover Discovery, and of course a special segment on how to most effectively rob a bank.

Benjamin discusses the new 2017 Jeep Compass, Sami opines on the 2017 Toyota 86, and both of us write a gentle letter of admiration for the surprising Hyundai Elantra Sport.

Benjamin describes driving the 2018 Lexus LC 500 on the sunny shore of Hawaii, while Sami relates his impressions of the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 coupe, plus a general breakdown of our news and views on the automotive industry over the past week.

Sami and Benjamin get deep with extremely quick Ford Fusion Sport, the puzzling Toyota Corolla iM, and the pleasing Honda CR-V SUV. They also talk about - what else? - the newest SRT production on the block, the Dodge Durango SRT.

Benjamin off-roads through the Nevada desert in the 2017 Ram Power Wagon and lives to tell the tale, while Sami has something to say about the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, along with our usual banter about the latest car and automotive news.

Benjamin feels conflicted about the Volvo V60 Polestar being essentially a $61,000 tuner car, while Sami reminisces about the time he went to England to drive the new MINI Countryman, which was actually just last week.