It's the last episode of Rambling About Cars at Motor1, but we aren't just fading away. Mazda has a "new" CX-70 that sure looks like a CX-90 without third-row seats. Lexus has a GR-infused concept hatchback that looks interesting. And we can't end three years of podcasts without a very special "cheap" car challenge. Join Bruce and Smith for the Rambling finale and get a preview of future plans for the rambling duo. 2025 Mazda CX-70: https://www.motor1.com/news/706547/20... Lexus LBX Morzio RR: h...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 161
Victoria Scott is our guest host this week. We'll check out the new Dodge Charger's fully unveiled exterior and the major upgrades to the Toyota GR Yaris. Victoria will tell us about her trips driving a Buick Roadmaster and Honda Beat. The cheap car challenge will be to spend $7,000 on an off-road capable vehicle preferably with a locking differential.
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 159
CES is this week, and Honda has the biggest automotive news coming from the show. Its 0 Series concepts show the polarizing shape of the brand's future EVs. The VW GTI is a hot hatch icon, but you can't get it with a manual gearbox anymore. Plus, there's a bizarre crash scene with a Ford Mustang stuck in a wall. A bunch of Dodge Durango Last Call models are coming. Plus, let's check out a game called 280 ZZZAP.
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 158
It's a new year and there's much to talk about, starting with everything we currently know about the next-generation Dodge Charger. We check out a Toyota Tundra with nearly a million miles on the odometer, dive into some interesting 2023 sales figures, have some fun with Stompers, and examine a quirky Suzuki going to the Tokyo Auto Salon.
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 157
We're flying solo today with just one host. The show will probably be a short one. The topics will be Suzuki Jimnys dressed as rally cars, an abandoned Mercedes concept, and a widebody kit for a Lamborghini Countach.
Jan 05, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 156
The 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R receives a power upgrade. Plus, there's a report from South Korea that the Hyundai N Vision 74 concept is going into production. We're also going to check out some of the foreign cars you can import in 2024.
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 155
Mercedes-AMG closes out the year with an 816-horsepower mic drop in the form of the SL63 S E Performance. Brad Hansen returns to the podcast with some epic Radwood stories celebrating cars of the 1980s and 1990s, and we have a special Radwood-themed cheap car challenge to honor his visit.
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 154
The AMG version of the new Mercedes CLE is here! Ken Block's final Gymkhana video is fresh off the press and we'll take a look back at his previous escapades. Honda teased a wedge-shaped concept for CES, and speaking of vehicles with sharp lines, we will push past Tesla's spin machine to evaluate stats for the production-spec Cybertruck.
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 153
Carl Pulley is our guest to discuss the new American Honda Collection Hall in California. He plans to stay with us for about a half hour. After that, we plan to discuss the updated Porsche Panamera and a short-wheelbase Toyota Land Cruiser. Plus, there's a cool video of a transparent engine.
Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 152
The 2025 Subaru Forester is the big debut this week. We're also checking out a Ford GT40 road car that the Porsche modifier Ruf restored. A Ford EcoBoost engine exploded in epic fashion. GM isn't doing Super Bowl ads this year. Plus, we have a cheap car challenge.
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 151
The 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show is about to begin, and Toyota has already started the party with debuts for the new Camry and Crown Signia. We have another catastrophic engine failure to examine, a $51-million Ferrari to swoon over, and we embark on a special cheap car challenge to find a fun, inexpensive Camry.
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 150
The updated Ram 1500 debuted this week, and the company revived the Ramcharger name for an EV with a range-extender. We also watch a Ford EcoBoost engine teardown. In Japan, there's a hangar full of Nissan GT-Rs waiting for export. Plus, we're doing a cheap car challenge.
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 149
We were among the first news outlets to cover the fantastic time capsule Ford dealership discovered by the YouTube channel Auto Retro. This week, we are joined by Darren from the channel to discuss this special place and get the full story of how it came to be.
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 148
The Japan Mobility Show brought some exciting debuts. The revived Honda Prelude is chief among them. Plus, Mazda brought the Iconic SP, a rotary-aided electric sports car. The Subaru Sport Mobility is a modern take on the SVX. The Nissan Hyper Force might hint at the GT-R's future.
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 147
We're turning Japanese this week with the debut of the refreshed Nissan Rogue SUV and our first sighting of a hotter Toyota Supra. We also preview the renamed Tokyo Motor Show, now called the Japan Mobility Show, but it's not entirely a Japanese episode. There's an abandoned Ford dealership in Germany that's frozen in time, still full of "new" vehicles from the 1980s and we check it out.
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 146
It's a big news week. The BMW X2 and iX2 debuted as the German brand's latest compact crossovers. The Jaguar F-Type ZP Edition is the brand's farewell to combustion power. The Audi SQ8 is a stylish SUV. We also have spy shots of the Corvette ZR1. Plus, if there's time, we'll see what's coming to the Japan Mobility Show.
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 145
It's a mix of combustion, electric, and digital motoring this week, starting with the million-dollar Porsche 911 GT3 R rennsport. The Ford F-150 Lightning Flash is a new mid-pack trim, and we have details on the 2024 Honda Prologue electric SUV. In the gaming world, we've played Forza Motorsport which launches October 10 for PC and Xbox. Motor1 Editor-In-Chief Seyth Miersma joins to share his experience at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7, and to partake in a Porsche cheap car challenge.
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 144
There are two major SUV debuts this week. The Genesis GV80 Coupe is the brand's sleek, new offering. The Porche Cayenne S E-Hybrid is the new mid-tier offering in the lineup. The Subaru WRX TR is the new hotter model on the way, and there are new details available about the Aston Martin Valhalla.
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 143
We are truckin' with debuts for the first Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid and the return of the Nissan Hardbody. The new VW Tiguan SUV has arrived, and we check out a custom classic Mini with a big price tag. We close with a special cheap car challenge, picking inexpensive rides to take on a glorious autumn color tour.
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 142
Motor1.com Editor-in-Chief Seyth Miersma and Managing Editor Jeff Perez discuss the Rolls-Royce Spectre, Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV & Mazda CX-90 Plug-In.
Sep 18, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 57
There are big debuts from the North American International Auto Show like the 2024 Ford F-150, 2025 Cadillac CT5, 2024 Jeep Gladiator, 2024 GMC Acadia. We also discuss the Audi RS E-Tron GT Ice Race Edition, and we close out the show with a look at an amazing barn find of over 200 vehicles.
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 141
Motor1.com Editor-in-Chief Seyth Miersma, Managing Editor Jeff Perez, and Senior Editor Brett Evans discuss the Best and Worst Cars We've Driven This Year (So Far).
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 56
The ultra-luxurious Toyota Century is now available as an SUV, and we have all the details. We also have highlights from IAA Mobility 2023, AKA the Munich Motor Show. We discuss the Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA-Class EV, Volkswagen ID. GTI, BMW Vision Neue Klasse concept, the new Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain, and more.
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 140
Motor1.com Editor-in-Chief Seyth Miersma and Managing Editor Jeff Perez discuss the Subaru WRX, Chevrolet Trax, Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Range Rover Sport.
Sep 04, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Alfa Romeo has a new, retro-inspired supercar with the 33 Stradale. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid packs 729 hp. Earthcruiser builds a camper out of the GMC Hummer, and we have a rumor about the new Dodge Charger's combustion engine. Plus, there's a cheap camper challenge.
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 139
Motor1.com Editor-in-Chief Seyth Miersma and Senior Editor Brett Evans discuss the Toyota 4Runner 40th Anniversary, Acura Integra Type S, and Range Rover Velar.
Aug 28, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 54
The most powerful, most expensive factory Ford Mustang is only the beginning of this week's podcast. We discuss big debuts during Monterey Car Week, including the Lamborghini Lanzador concept EV, Acura ZDX, and we take a special look at the Maserati MCXtrema with Motor1.com Editor-In-Chief Seyth Miersma, who was in California for all the action.
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 138
Brett T. Evans is the co-host this week, while Chris Smith is on vacation. It's an odd time for the episode because we know a little about vehicles debuting during Monterey Car Week but not all of them. The Zeno Aurora is a hybrid hypercar with up to 1,850 hp. The Fisker Ronin is an electric four-seat convertible. The Toyota Rangga is a cute truck from Indonesia, and the Aston Martin DB12 Volante rips the top off the coupe.
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 137
Motor1.com Editor-in-Chief Seyth Miersma and Senior Editors Jeff Perez and Brett Evans discuss the Toyota GR Corolla, Lucid Air Sapphire, Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV, Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, and the Best Supercars for Dads.
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 53
The Escalade goes electric! We take a close look at the beefy (and pricey) Escalade IQ, then jump to a Japanese-exclusive Nissan Skyline Nismo. And with Monterey Car Week 2023 nearly upon us, we will preview the major debuts including a look at the bonkers Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Roadster.
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 136
