The Underpowered Hour

On this weeks show it’s the ultimate Land Rover podcast crossover when we’re joined by the crew from the Centre Steer Podcast with Bob Steel and Bruce Fowler from the Association of North America Rover Clubs to discuss the ANARC Dimond Jubilee Event coming up this June at the Greek Peak resort in New York State. All the activities, all the Luminaries and all the Freelanders you can handle in a sin...

As the Pangolin crew travel home from Australia, Steve is joined by Liza to talk all about the exciting events coming up on the show this summer.   3:20: Full Sail University hosting Liza & the Dream Machine on campus this week 4:50: Liza updates us on how Rebelle prep is going for 2023. They talk about training with Nena Barlow of Barlow Jeep Adventures last month, and upcoming trainings in 2...

On this week’s episode, Chris (who doesn’t listen to the show) is filling in for Ike while he and the Pangolin crew continue their Cooma adventures down under.  Long time friend of the Beres family, Chris has joined Steve for many if not most of his hair brained adventures, and has had a long history with many of the cars in the collection. Today, Chris has a graph and a chart, and we’re ranking S...

Ike and Steve are back, and have lots to talk about this week. (1:18): Doug DeMuro is selling his new-ish Defender, and we’re not totally buying that long repair times are necessarily the reason. Doesn’t every luxury brand have extraordinary lead times on repairs these days? (7:05): A heartwarming story out of the Land Rover Service Awards, one of the recipients of a Defender 130 at last year’s De...

This week, Steve and Ike talk to the incomparable Jill Ciminillo @jillciminillo, automotive journalist and digital creator. She is the Managing Editor of Pick Up Truck + SUV Talk, where she writes and films digital reviews of late-model cars of all kinds. Episode highlights: 2:10: The classic defender is for sale again, thanks to a collaboration between Lego and Land Rover, and the guys talk all a...

On this week’s episode, Ike and Steve are breaking down some Land Rover news, and talking about some relevant adjacent stories. (1:22) BYD is making a “Budget Defender”, and the guys talk about what that means. Will it come to the US? We’re not convinced. (5:13) Emme Hall won the Gambler event at the Mint 400 in her off-road Miata, Buddy. Has that lit the fire under Steve and Abigail’s tail feathe...

This week, Ike and Steve are celebrating a 30% uptick in sales over at JLR, a positive for parent company Tata Motors. Ike has some updates on one of the numerous Land Rover theft rings. And JLR’s parent company, Tata Motors, wants the UK government to pay for an EV factory. After breaking down the news, Steve has a Tip Top Tool Tip all about 3D printing, and he gives us the ins and outs of what t...

For many, the Ineos Grenadier is a callback to the Defender of old. But can it live up to Defender's iconic history? This week, we are joined by Mercedes Lilienthal of Crankshaft Culture. An automotive journalist who has been published by Forbes, NY Times, Tread Magazine, and countless other publications, Mercedes knows her stuff when it comes to cars. She had the opportunity to drive the Ineos Gr...

In this episode, we welcome a special guest all the way from the land down under, Geoff Lewis from Seriously Series in Australia! But before that, they dive into the world of Japanese K cars with Land Rover body kits and review the latest and greatest kit called the “Dafunder”. This innovative creation is designed for Honda N vans, magically transforming them into something that kind of resembles...

Ike and Steve are back talking all about your favorite new and vintage models of Land Rover, and the one thing they all seem to have in common: leaking oil? Then the guys review the result from JD Power’s annual report card (spoiler alert: our favorite brand doesn’t rank particularly high…) Then the guys break down the Top 5 workshop improvements that you can make to increase your efficiency, prod...

It’s Valentine’s Day, and to celebrate, Ike and Steve are joined by their better halves, Jenna and Liza, for our second annual heart day special. Jenna and Ike recount some early misadventures in their Series Land Rovers from their formative teenage years. Nothing says budding romance better than long winter drives in Northern Wisconsin in a Land Rover with no heat… Stephen and Liza then regale us...

On this week’s episode,Ike and Steve have breaking news about the Edmonton Alberta Land Rover theft ring, then they discus all the ways you can remove a stuck or broken bolt in a delicate casting or hard to replace part and finally a new segment, Vintage Land Rover Models a review of two fantastic Land Rover toys of the past, the Bandia tin toy Land Rover and the Marx remote control Land Rover. Li...

This week, Ike and Steve nerd out and do some deep dives talking about things they really love.  First up, Land Rover news, and for once, we're feeling positive about JLR's financials.  Love It, Can't Have It: Suzuki Jimney (at this point, it seems personal, like they really don't want Stephen to ever own one).  A new segment on Mondays called "Winch Wednesdays", because its our show, and no one c...

On this week’s episode, Steve surprised Ike to record the 100th episode in person, from Pangolin4x4 in Springfield, OR. They have some well wishes from very special guests, including Jeff Aronson (Rovers Magazine), Geoff Lewis (Seriously Series), Vlado Stec (Heyus Cars), Will Hedrick (Defender of Defenders), Michael Bishop (JLR Classics), Nick Dimbleby (Photographer and Historian), and John Kostuc...

As is tradition for the Pangolin 4x4 team, the motley crew of Ike, Jenna, Linus, Maddi, and Steve Francis embarked on their annual holiday desert excursion. This year’s trip included numerous locations throughout the Nevada desert, down into Death Valley, through numerous mines and ghosttowns. Hear their tales of rescuing a couple in a broken down sprinter van with some less than reliable welding...

Its Monday, and we’re starting off the new year with a round up of rover-related news. Linus joins Ike and Steve as they look at Heritage Customs abundantly holey wheels; they discuss a TFENDER kit to “defenderise” your Toyota Probox; a SUPER dirty Camel Trophy on Youtube; our new Facebook group, and an update on the ever elusive working Freelander. Links from the show: Land Rover Defender Looks R...

Steve is joined by Liza for the annual clip show, where we look back at all of the Underpowered happenings from 2022. With clips from some of our favorite episodes, including previously unheard audio from some of our favorite events. We also review the year’s worth of amazing guests, and talk about some possible future plans for the Freelander in 2023. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @underpower...

This week Ike and Steve are joined by Liza, Jenna and Linus to talk about all of their favorite things from this past year! All the gear, gadgets and ropey bumpers you can handle!

This week Ike and Steve are joined by Dan and Ivan from the RoverTalk Podcast to talk about some of their favorite Land Rovers sold on line this year, what to look for next year and what’s about to become a hot seller!

This week Ike and Steve talk about a gentleman leaving the church to cross the globe in his bulletproof Land Rover with his 3 dogs and then Liza interviews Sarah Crabtree, the driver of the only other classic Land Rover Defender in the 2022 Rebelle Rally, updates on the Undisputed King of Land Rovers and more!

This week Ike and Steve are joined by Linus to talk about he and Ike’s recent trip to Canada to pickup three long wheelbase series one Land Rovers, winter storms, Indian restaurants, Land Rover friends and so many Canadians. All that, some Land Rover news and upcoming show previews.

This week Ike and Steve talk about the new Porsche 911 Dakar off road sports car, Ike talks about the Land Rover he accidentally bought last week, a round of workshop updates, discount code for our big Cyber Monday sticker sale and Land Rovers in the Movies: Ancient Apocalypse with Graham Handcock.

This week Ike and Steve are joined by Jeffrey Ehoodin from Jaguar Land Rover North America recorded live in the Underpowered Podcasting lounge at Destination Defender in the Hudson Vally of New York and get ready for Black Friday with some discount codes from us and Chapman Tools.

This week Ike and Steve are joined by Land Rover legend and Rovers Magazine editor Jeff Aronson recorded live in the Underpowered Podcasting lounge at Destination Defender in the Hudson Vally of New York. They talk about the event, the Defender Service Awards and the mud!

This week Ike and Steve run through all the new JLR EV news, talk about the Canadian Government auctioning off a Land Rover Camel Trophy Discover, What to look for when buying a Land Rover Defender and Land Rovers in the Movies: Black Adam.