On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we discuss Toyota's claims of wanting to bring back either the Celica All-trac name plate or the MR2, either of which would make us happy, briefly touching on the new automatic only supra likely getting a manual option the year after introduction as is so common now. We watch the least safe vehicle to ever be crash tested by the IIHC (a 1997 pontiac trans-sport), Ryan and Erik both lament their project car automatic transmission woes, Porsche releases a ...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we welcome Randy Stern of Victory and Reseda back once again to talk the Hyundai Kona and Audi E-Tron EV as well as the Indian made DC Avanti super car with Megane RS driveline. We also ask the question: Are salvage title vehicles worth the cost savings? Will the first gen Audi TT become a future collectible, and Peugoet's 504 EV concept is gorgeous! Motorcult Patreon: www.patreon.com/motorcult Motorcult Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3re...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 36 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk the Medina Motorplex's first real event with the 8th annual Oktoberfest meet, we share our thoughts on the facility and its future - Erik talks bad dealership experiences and we have some rapport about why it is the way it is today. The new special edition BRC is here, and of course it comes without a power bump - Goodwood recap with the ballsy supercharged hard tail BMW bike rider and the 356 field conquorer. To cap off the episode, we talk favo...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 33 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we say farewell to Burt Reynolds at 82, Tesla outsells ALL of BMW with its Model 3 in august, BMW releases the X3M and X4M no one cares about, but at least includes the M X drive system, the G65 AMG is recalled for being able to drive too quickly in reverse, and Singer vehicle design has an australian brethren modifying Delta integrales. Oh, did we mention there is going to be a vintage european tractor race at Laguna Seca? That's happening. Motorcult Pa...
Sep 12, 2018•56 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we discuss Ford's seat belts lighting on fire in collisions, how the 2.0T VAG engine is getting company wide recalls for being terrible, the corolla wagon isn't coming to the USA because americans don't know what they want, all german 4 cylinder turbo corporate engines are awful, the 100kWh BMW i3, toyota pulling out of video game vehicle licensing, and best YouTube channels/TV shows! Motorcult Patreon: www.patreon.com/motorcult Motorcult Youtube: https:...
Sep 08, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk crank shafts and firing orders, the upcoming awful looking superstreet game, the porsche designed in the early 1970s to last 30 years with no replacement parts, and the world cup of cars culminates in a surprising way before we discuss a parts car Erik bought. Motorcult Patreon: www.patreon.com/motorcult Motorcult Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3relSWF9_MNYabwXlQ Motorcult Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erik-berger-115940933 M...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 14 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we recap all of our trips and experiences of Monterey car week.
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 19 min
On this episode of the motorcult podcast, Ryan and Jana take over the show in California at Car Week and they interview JNC's Ben Hsu!
Aug 30, 2018•47 min
On this special episode of the MotorCult podcast, Erik is joined by past guest Nick Johannes as fill-in co host and we're joined by local tuning guru Brian May of Trueform Technologies to talk Motorcult standard questions, a Patreon topic about the best cars for a new driver and what we all think about for criteria, a crashed Porsche 959 sells for $425,000 at Mecum, and Maserati adds a bunch of horsepowers and DUBS to its Levante CUV to compete with today's performance trucks with the Trofeo tri...
Aug 25, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, Erik gets hassled by (a very nice) police officer on the way in to the studio, Ryan covers an incredible story about barn finds, Erik covers his two days in Monterey, CA last week and primes the audience for Ryan and Jana's upcoming trip out. Brabus tunes a smart FourTwo to 125-hp, Volkswagen realized the world loves paint colors and expands the Golf R paint selection from 3, to 43. the new Bugatti DiVo, and TRX metric tires as interesting engineering be...
Aug 19, 2018•1 hr 15 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk small cars and troublesome cars, Erik contemplates Brexit's future and possible sale - we make fun of a tourist in Dubai that racked up $47,000 in speeding tickets in a rented Hurracan, AWD turbo BMW water pumps suck, never ever do one. Ryan loves the new suzuki Jiimny, we once again rue the existence of 'the fastest car' on netflix, we both tell you who our favorite car designers of all time are, and world cup of cars settles on a car that might...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 2 min
On this episode of the Motorcult podcast we discuss the Cars and Craft event, Powercruise 2018, the G29 BMW Z4 finally unveiled. Ryan has issues with MNDOT but relishes seeing the every day dick driver hit a literal wall, Roadkill Nights event in Pontiac, Michiga, Tesla motor company considering returning to privately held while poaching the Volvo lead designer, good looking awful to own vehicles, the Diamler F Cell hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and the horrible problem of hydrogen infrastructure, ...
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of the motorcult podcast, we discuss our vehicle ownership histories, the best single year in design for modern vehicles, Harley Davidson's horribly misplaced and latent attempt at appealing to young buyers, and the world cup of cars gets dominated by the Datsun 510 Motorcult Blog: https://motorcultnet.wordpress.com Motorcult Patreon: www.patreon.com/motorcult Motorcult Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3relSWF9_MNYabwXlQ Motorcult Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 19 min
video version of the MotorCult Podcast On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we're back! the Waffle house trip, Erik's new 6 speed FJ cruiser, our patreon topic of good cars that didn't sell well and why, the origin of car companies spawned exclusively by Enzo Ferrari's angst and terrible personality, Cadillac's new twin turbo V8 engine architecture, another person drives off the side of a parking ramp, Dodge Journey drivers are the worst on the road, and England wins this iteration of World...
Aug 04, 2018•1 hr 13 min
On this episode of the MotorCult Podcast, Erik just updates the listeners on where we've been, why we've missed two episode uploads and when to expect us back full time, as well as the light up the night show upcoming, and video podcast hardware improvements!
Jul 29, 2018•2 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk Beer, Pre-war gets off to an early start in this episode with the Dusenberg SSJ with Clark Gable's example of this twin cam 400-hp gem, we debate the best old vehicle to purchase to restore if cost was no object. Patreon asks if fuel prices change how, where and with what we drive. Paul Ryan is being attacked by Al Gore and Nikola Tesla with wireless woodchuck control, the BMW i3 is rumored to be getting yet another battery size increase, Subaru ...
Jul 21, 2018•1 hr 14 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we discuss Santino Ferruci getting his shit tossed by Formula 2 rightfully so after being a prick repeatedly, the new BMw M850i X drive base price being deep in to the 6 figures, Gooding & Company pebble beach auctions, Demuro's ZZW30 Toyota MR2 review and why he doesnt review well. Servicing used luxury cars at a new car premium price. Renault's renaultsport SEMI TRUCK, yes, that's right. World cup of cars!
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk Nordeast once again, the goodwood festival of speed which is currently happening LIVE! Highlights include the 150-MPH honda lawn mower, the Aston-Martin Cygnet V8, the 28 liter fiat daily driver from 1910, a MK1 Jag Sedan and an absolutey HOONED 1920s Bugatto amongst many others. Superstreet hints at a new branded racing game, the new Toyota Supra debuts at #FOS as does the BMW M8 We talk the 52 year old average car buyer age and how it's a probl...
Jul 14, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we talk beer, the upcoming Goodwood festival of speed, a brief run down on our vehicle histories, we do a $50,000 bringatrailer challenge, sweden takes the world cup of cars to the cleaners with the Koenigsegg Regera, and Erik talks Fiat VVT system (Multi-air).
Jul 11, 2018•47 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, Ryan and I welcome Charles Miller to talk racing, a V10 Tourareg daily driver, the Alfa 4C hard top has been discontinued. Tesla hits 5,000 units a week production.. in a tent in their parking lot, MotorCult's fabulous idea of doing a cruise control based racing series, world cup of cars continues as we discuss our scariest moments in a vehicle and interesting engineering covers a midnight club racer in a diminutive stature.
Jul 07, 2018•1 hr 19 min
On this episode of the motorcult podcast, we talk Pikes Peak International Hillclimb and the Volkswagen ID R record, we talk the trav(erse)ty of the new blazer, Mitsubishi gettin skewered over the eclipse cross naming conventions, Laguna seca exhaust mods, Motorcycle tarriffs, and ferro-magnetic clutches
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of the Motorcult podcast, Ryan and I welcome Jana for the honorary French car episode. We discuss their significant firsts, their noteworthy models, their tremendous risks and of course a whole lot of tangents while drinking some delicious beer!
Jun 30, 2018•1 hr 28 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we welcome Matt Dereus, we discuss LeMans finally being won by Toyota, Toyota's street legal production race car we affectionately dub the Rav86, World up of cars round two Urugray vs Egypt, Audi CEO in Germany arrested in BMW Diesel police car, and Interesting Engineering explains why four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive are not the same.
Jun 27, 2018•56 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we welcome Tucker Brandstorm to talk American cars! (good and bad), we talk back to the fifties, Pride festival, We start the world cup of cars and we talk jackshaft driven accessory drives on rare vehicles and popular people movers.
Jun 23, 2018•1 hr 25 min
On this episode of the MotorCult Podcast, We are once again joined by Randy Stern of Victory and Reseda (Randystern.net) for Pride week, we discuss beer, the LGBTQ community and the car community, their overlap, A rebuilt 2ZZ toyota engine on Amazon Prime, Köenig body kits still being sold new, the new BMW 8 series and how it's not a worthy bearer of that name plate, the datsun type 17, Straight 8 and V-16 engines
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of the Motorcult podcast this week, Ryan and I talk Summit Mibach, we welcome Randy Stern of Victory and Reseda rendystern.net We also talk LeMans which is currently streaming in the studio, Classic gateway cars, Honda bringing back SuperCub and and Monkey, we continue talking motorcycles with our Patreon topic, the nD miata is getting a sizable power bump, and Erik talks over multi piston calipers on interesting Engineering.
Jun 16, 2018•1 hr 24 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we come to you again from Brainerd International Raceway for Modern Automotive Performance's Proving Grounds 2018 part 1! Two heavily drinking guests cover the proving grounds event, we're joined by an impromptu guest Gus Erickson, we talk Ferrari 250 GTO transaction prices, what the best cross country road trip vehicle would be, and HICAS all wheel steering
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 10 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, Erik and Ryan are on the move up in Brainerd, MN at MAPerformance Proving grounds part 1, 2018 with Brian Jannush from importavehicle.com We discuss populer current imports, future prospects, show or display, and the value proposition of buying an imported vehicle. Additionally, we cover national stories including a GM executive crashing the indy pace vette, an orlando shuttle driver tumbling four stories off of a parking ramp, a woman getting pink eye t...
Jun 10, 2018•58 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we have an indeed sour for our beer, we talk about how carpeting is superior to hard wood and tile flooring, our return guest Aaron Stachowski helps us push through talking about vintage japanese exhibits at the petersen museum in LA, should dealer markups be allowed? Should we have performance versions of regular cars? News about the tesla rivaling Jaguar iPace's specs finally surfacing, the nurburgring civic type R pickup truck, and Subaru All-Wheel-Dr...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 27 min
On this episode of the MotorCult podcast, we cover the Modist 100 drive cartel show, the Kannonball Fun road rally for charity, a Datsun B310 desert rescue and a patreon special about vehicle modification along with the smooth drinking flavor of Grainbelt Nordeast
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 28 min
