The Gassing Station

Let's kick off 2026 with a dose of optimism, shall we? To open our first podcast of the year, Sam reveals Skoda could revive the Fabia vRS if demand for its new warm hatch is strong, which could do wonders for the (currently quite rubbish) hot hatch market. Before saying goodbye to 2025, Cam and Sam run through PH’s favourite cars from the last 12 months, from the Vanquish Volante to the M2 CS...

Hooray! The EU has backtracked on banning combustion cars outright from 2035 onwards. To celebrate, today's episode of The Gassing Station begins with Sam's review of a new 640hp V8-engined Ferrari - the Amalfi. Cam and Sam then tackle a festive buying challenge: the best £10k performance estate, featuring a lovely E500 Estate and a tempting Audi S4 Avant. Finally, the two dive into the ca...

Good news – or rather, hark! This episode kicks off with more EVs potentially converting to combustion power. Sam’s learned Abarth has explored fitting engines to its EV platforms following the hybrid Fiat 500. An ICE Abarth 500, perhaps? We then cover the incredible tale of a DB5 Vantage bought for £900 in 1972 and lovingly restored by Aston Martin Works five decades later. There’s also a £10k bu...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! The year may be winding down, but we’ve still got plenty of reviews and news to cover. Today's episode kick's off with Sam’s take on the Alpine A390 electric crossover and his chat with company CEO Philippe Krief, who hinted the next A110 could run a hybrid combustion engine despite its EV platform. Then there’s Toyota’s new GR GT: a Gazoo-built, twin-t...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! Sam's been driving the Vauxhall Mokka GSE this week, which, admittedly, probably won't get you all hot and bothered, but it might just prove to be an alluring alternative to the car in our first topic... ... and that is the Ford Focus. Well, the death of it, because the company has officially swung the axe on one of its most popular models. Cam and Sam talk abo...

Welcome to a slightly different episode of The Gassing Station! As you'll remember from the last week's news, we've been looking for a new co-host - and we've found one. PH contributor Sam Sheehan will now sit alongside Cam in the cramped, stuffy TGS recording studio going forwards. There's a juicy topic to jump straight into this week, as Porsche's long-awaited electric Cayenne has broken cover....

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! And, for one last time, with John sat in the co-host chair. He's off to pasture's new, so decided to kick off today's episode by revealing how he nearly got TGS cancelled before it even started. Luckily, the pod's still going and there's a fresh batch of topics to discuss. To start with, Cam reveals that a new TVR showroom has opened in the US and explains why...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! This week, John questions whether the new Hyundai Santa Fe could be considered a PH car and Cam's just can't get excited about the MG IM5. Onto the cars that really matter, Cam and John take a look at some 'manual misfits': cars fitted with an H-pattern box where, normally, there'd be a big ol' cobra head. For this week's buying challenge, a PHer is looking for...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! On this week's episode, John joins Jeremy Clarkson and Harry Metcalfe by being the latest motoring journalist to own a farm, before mustering some kind words about the new Mercedes CLA. Cam, meanwhile, has been digging through the PistonHeads classifieds and discovered that there's a Toyota GR Corolla for sale in the UK. Not only that, but one's also available...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! Two years after parting ways with it, Cam's (sort of) reuniting with the VW Golf GTI from the PH Project Car series while John reveals all on car review star ratings. For the first topic, the two discuss Lancia's return to the World Rally Championship with a WRC2 car and why it could open the door for a full title assault in 2027. Next up, the buying challenge,...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! This week, Cam opens up about stalling a Porsche 911 GT 'evocation' auction car in front of an audience not once, but twice, and John's upset because he's now finally found a car for last week's challenge. Better late than never, eh? For this week's topic 1, the two have a look at a TVR Tuscan S that's for sale on PistonHeads. It once featured on Series 1 of To...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! This week, John's been driving a new pick-up with a silly name and there's a fresh batch of auction cars to pore over. Then, it's onto the first topic: Porsche's exit of the World Endurance Championship. It does mean it can technically still race at Le Mans, but Porsche's WEC exit does indicate far bigger problems than some sub-par results. After that, Cam and...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station. This week's episode opens with John being surprisingly upbeat about the Volvo XC90 and Cam thinks the new BMW iX3 Neue Klasse isn't quite as hideous as the car it replaces. On the subject of funny looking cars, the Yangwang U9X and its shiny new production speed record, which it's nabbed from the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. But what's really caught Cam and John...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! In this week's episode, John compares the Porsche Panamera to a Pendolino train and Cam finds yet more excuses as to why he's yet to buy that 335i he keeps banging on about. As for the actual topics, it all kicks off with (supposedly) the one and only UK-registered Polestar 1, which is for sale on PistonHeads.com at the time of recording. Cam remembers...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! This week, Cam finally gets round to talking about the new Porsche 911 Turbo S and that incredible Nurburgring lap set by Jörg Bergmeister. John, meanwhile, has been driving the new Ford Ranger MS-RT and, impressively, can't remember a single thing about it. Then, it's on to a buying challenge, this week focusing on an affordable, £5k car that's modern, safe an...

Welcome back to another episode of The Gassing Station! This week, Cam's back fresh from seeing the new Ferrari 849 Testarossa and, no, the name isn't the most controversial thing about it. Then it's on to a buying challenge, this week provided by user deeen who's looking for something special for £25k. Question is: do you use the full budget up on one car, or go low and spend the...

Welcome back to another episode of The Gassing Station! This week, Cam and John use Koenigsegg reclaiming the 0-249mph-0 record from Rimac as an excuse to find out which motoring feats get your adrenaline pumping and the ones that leave you underwhelmed. Then it's onto some car buying advice, which this week comes courtesy of PH user bennno, who's on the hunt for a classic car for £50,000....

Welcome back to The Gassing Station powered by Michelin. On this week's episode, John somehow manages to find the only Citroen in existence developed for the Nurburging, but it's not the only hybrid he's driven recently... To kick things off, John takes us through what it's like to drive the Aston Martin Valhalla prototype around Silverstone ('s Stowe circuit), which reminds Ca...

Welcome back to The Gassing Station and to part 2 of our live stage special from the 2025 PistonHeads Annual Service. In this episode, we dive into the world of car builders: from people who’ve honed the design of existing cars to those who’ve created something new altogether. We begin with Douglas Larkin, a former Aston Martin and Jaguar engineer who’s been documenting the build of his very own,...

We're doing things a little different for this week's episode of The Gassing Station, as we've cobbled together three talks from the 2025 PistonHeads Annual Service for you to sink your teeth into. This first of two specials brings together all the motorsport chats from the live stage at Bicester Motion. Cam's first joined by 1992 BTCC champion, Tim Harvey, and 2025 rookie, Charles...

On this week's episode, Cam drives Thruxton race circuit backwards while trying out the new BMW M3 CS Touring, while John tries desperately to hide his jealousy. Then, the two sink their teeth into a trio of subjects, kicking off with John's recent drive of the Lamborghini Temerario and (surprise surprise) a small rant about why we should give Lambo more credit for creating a 10k rpm V8. A...

Welcome to The Gassing Station powered by Michelin! That's right, PistonHeads finally has a podcast. Each week, Cam and John will dig through the PistonHeads forums searching for gold, coving news and reviews, community buying advice and even random topics with no connection to cars whatsoever. This week, John gets pedantic about the London Underground's tannoy announcements, while Cam&#39...

PistonHeads is finally doing a podcast! Welcome, everyone, to The Gassing Station. We’ll be uploading our first episode soon, so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss it. Get comfy, the show’s about to start.