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The Smoking Tire
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind. Watch our car reviews at www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesm...
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Never Build a Whole Car: Autopian's David Tracy and Griffin Riley
David Tracy built a Willys Jeep from scratch and Griffin filmed the whole damn thing. David ordered a new body from overseas and sourced every single...
A Great Vespa Trip; 26 Hours Later; Polestar Blocked; Q&A
Matt Farah's tale of traveling around the world to drive the new Ferrari 849 Testarossa Spider; the Vespa trip; Manx updates update; Polestar gets can...
ZR1 record; GV80 Review; a Tesla hits a House
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss the new record set by the Corvette ZR1; give a tour of Matt's trip to the land of Mercedes engine swaps; a Tesla c...
Mercedes Engine Swap King Matt Kwiek
Matt Kwiek is the owner of Kwiek Classics, a shop focused on updating the powertrains of chassis ('70s, '80s, '90s, '00s) Mercedes. From V8 upgrades t...
Is Charging* Theft? Buy Cars from ONE Era Only!
What if you had unlimited money to buy 3 cars from ONE specific era? Is charging at work theft? Matt Farah and Zack Klapman make their picks, plus rev...
M5 Touring 2nd Take; PNW Trip Report; CA Tire Update
Matt Farah is back from the amazing Road & Track Experience through the Pacific Northwest and has tales of rally school, track driving, and one of the...
Jonny Lieberman on Rivian R2, Luce, and 1000HP cars
Jonny Lieberman returns to talk 1000HP cars, Tesla FSD, Ferrari Luce, the new Rivian R2, the best(?) way to learn to drive a manual, and a whole lot m...
Audi Nuvolari; Teaching Kids to Judge Tires (for charity!)
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss Audi's new supercar, the Nuvolari; get confused by Mustang history; Matt tells us about his role as a judge for an...
Reviewed: Lucid Gravity; SP40 Restomod
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman review the 2026 Lucid Gravity. Is it a minivan or an SUV? Pros and cons abound. Matt tells the tale of driving the SP40 Re...
CA Tire War; Luce Conspiracy Theory; Q&A
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss the viral video about California's war on tires; a very interesting carbon-fiber roadster from ...Argentina?; Blin...
Driven: Czinger on Track; Gunther Works F-26 in RAIN; Q&A
Matt Farah tells the story of driving the spaceship-like 1,200HP Czinger 21C Aero on a racetrack; he and Zack Klapman describe their morning with the...
Driven: Kimera 037, GRP P39; Best Dad Wagons; Project Updates
Driving the GRP GTH P39 and the Kimera 037; the best dad wagons on the used market; updates on the Mercedes and Taycan; why buying a used EV makes fis...
Ferrari Luce; My Indy500 Trip; '27 Aston DB12S Review
Matt Farah recaps his first-ever trip to the INDY500; he and Zack Klapman review the Aston Martin DB12S; and Ferrari has unveiled its first EV, the Lu...
Cars for Swinging?; Puncture; Mecum Results; More!
Zack Klapman's puncture; recent Mecum auction results are insane; the Mitsubishi Lancer's glow-up; Matt Farah's Taycan update; the great Czinger sched...
2027 Nissan Z Nismo Manual Review; Lambo Update
Matt Farah reviews the much-anticipated manually-shifted 2027 Nissan Z Nismo; a preview of our thoughts on the new Aston Martin DB12S; a new Countach...
Road Rage; ZF Autos get a Clutch Pedal??; Crown Vic Race; Acadia Review
Matt Farah witness road rage; the GMC Acadia has a very confusing feature; we're officially racing in the Cleetus McFarland New England 900; someone h...
Have we hit PEAK Re-imagination?
When will we run out of cars to re-imagine, restomod, or (dare we say), replicate? Is there a market for the 355 by Evoluto, or the Boreham Ford Escor...
Our Race Recap w/ Tommy Kendall and Mateo Siderman
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman went racing and lived to tell the tale! It's a race recap with our teammates, Tommy Kendall (multi-time Trans-Am champ and...
Replica or Recreation?; THAT New Car Law; GT500 Review
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman drive the Revology 1967 GT500 and ponder the difference between "replica" and "recreation"; the gov. has mandated your car...
Durango Hellcat Review; Waymo vs Taxi; Mercedes Update
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman took the new 2026 Durango Hellcat Jailbreak on a road course, where it did some things; they briefly touch on a weekend ra...
Comedian Abbas Wahab
Abbas Wahab is a standup comedian most known for his hilarious, accurate comedy reels that make fun of the car industry and various enthusiasts commun...
CMS Motorsports is Making AMG Dreams come True
Love old Mercedes shapes but wish they had modern power? How bad was quality control in the 80s? What if you desire a one-off AMG that never existed?...
Driving School; Dodge Charger Review; 1981 Classifieds; Q&A
Matt Farah completed a Road & Track Experience of the Southwest and has things to say about the new Dodge Charger; Zack Klapman reviews Skip Barber's...
Live Show: 10/10ths w/ Ed Bolian and Captain Crankshaft
LIVE from the annual Heritage Invitational at the Ten Tenths Motor Club in Charlotte, NC, we cover: Motorsport crime; Ed Bolian's exotic journey; Matt...
Vaughn Gittin Jr - Full of Surprises
What was Vaughn Gittin Jr's first car? How about his favorite Mustang ever? His thoughts on EVs? The answers will surprise you as much as they did us....
M2 CS Review; A Bad Car that Changed History?
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman review the 2026 BMW M2 CS; Matt has updates on both of his exotic projects; there's a wrinkle with on an E500 Cabriolet bu...
Vantage S Review; that Ford GT Lap; the Peril of Selling a Project
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman review the new Aston Martin Vantage S; would a rear collision avoidance system work; listing every hypercar Matt has drive...
Vantge S Review; Upside Down Project; Detroit Car Week 2026
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman review the new Aston Martin Vantage S; would a rear collision avoidance system work; listing every hypercar Matt has drive...
Brett Berk
Brett Berk might be the busiest freelance journalist we know. He has the incredible power to drive one car and extract 3 interesting, unique stories f...
The Great Aston Martin Valhalla Drive
Matt Farah tells the tale of driving and drifting the incredible thing that is the Aston Martin Valhalla. 1,064HP of active aero-wearing carbo...
Singer* DLS Drive; Volvo E30 Review; Wesley Snipes; Q&A
Matt Farah finds out if the Singer DLS is as perfect as they say; he and Zack Klapman trade opinions on the Volvo EX30 they drove; a "Demolition Man"...
C8 Grand Sport revealed; Gas Prices; Odd Volvo; Racing!
There's a new Corvette Grand Sport; Cadillac finally cancels its terrible naming scheme; Ferrari admits the real reason for those terrible controls; g...
Porsche GT Pricing Scam(?); Zack's M3 Tariff; EV Charegers Cancelled
Journalists Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss a Rennlist posts accusing dealerships of colluding to pump the price of Porsche GT cars; a tariff bill...
Boat Crew Show (+ Montana vs CA; Q&A)
We're on a boat! What's it like? What did we get wrong? Would we still car if we lived here? What's happening with Montana car registry vs California?...
Lotus Carlton Review; 2025 Chevy Blazer Drive; Q&A
Matt Farah drove the rare and fast Lotus Carlton; he and Zack Klapman have a surprising review of their 2025 Chevy Blazer rental; the perfect Ferrari...
Magnus Walker
Magnus Walker explains why he is selling a LOT of his cars, the other items he's letting go, how collecting gets out of hand, what's next for him, and...
Countach Update; Leno's Law RETURNS; M3 Adjustment
Matt Farah got a scary estimate for his Countach project; a new smog law in CA might be a good thing; an oil test comes back positive; Zack Klapman...
Stories from F.A.T. ICE 2026!
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman have returned from the frigid motorsport party that is F.A.T. ICE RACE 2026 held in Big Sky, MT and they have stories! Rar...
Wes Siler (Journalist, Adventurer, Public Lands Advocate)
Wes Siler is a journalist who spent 20 years writing about adventure, vehicles, gear, and the great outdoors, most notably being one of the most popul...
Does the Maserati MC20 GT2 Deliver on its Wings?
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman find out if Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale is the track car it looks to be; Matt goes deeper down the rabbit hole of a new col...