Leo Parente and host Matt Farah walk the show floor of the NY Auto Show to discuss what cars they think should fall into the good and bad categories of General Motors.
Cut-Rate Supercars You Didn't Know You Could Afford - Garage419
With the global economic downturn taking a toll on everyone's wallets, now's the time to get exotic cars for cheap. Matt Farah brings Mike Spinelli on the show to go over what cars you can buy for cheap at every price level below $50,000. - Garage419
PPI Audi R8 Razor at BBI Autosport - Garage419
Garage419 goes on the road again, back to California. This time, Matt stops by BBI Autosport in Huntington Beach. While there, Matt gets a tour of BBI's facility which includes an impressive line-up of tuned Porsches, a heavily modified CLK Black Series, and an Audi R8 with PPI performance parts. - Garage419
Ferrari coming to a Walmart near you! - Garage419
Matt Farah and Noah Lehmann-Haupt of Gotham Dream Cars discuss how standardization will take down F1 racing, how the economy will effect the price of exotic cars, and why is a dealer giving away shares of GM stock with every new vehicle purchase.
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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe SCCA Race Car
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Hits the Track
2011-01-19
Sebring, Fla. -- The Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race car hit the track for the first time on Jan. 17, driven by Johnny O'Connell and Andy Pilgrim, for tests at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla.
Cadillac is reentering the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge GT series this year, beginning with the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 25-27. Cadillac competed in the World Challenge series in 2004-2007, earning the Speed GT Manufacturer's Championship in both 2005 and 2007 with CTS-V Sedan race cars.
2010 Lotus Elise vs. 2000 Lotus Esprit
The Smoking Tire visits the beautiful Ojai valley with two of Lotus's finest cars, the Elise and the Esprit. Matt Farah hits the canyons to find out how the quintessential 'new' Lotus compares to the well-aging Esprit V8
Audi R8 on Ice - Garage419
Matt Farah takes a 2009 Audi R8 up to the Lake George Ice Races. After taking the R8 out on the empty ice track, Matt speaks with Claude Hutchings, the organizer of the event and founder of IceRace.com. Matt then takes the R8 on some mountain back roads for a review. - Garage419
GTR and ZR1 Nurburgring times fake? Alex Roy and Matt Farah
Matt Farah and Alex Roy discuss the new "BMW" 7-series, the NHRA 1000ft Funny Car and Top Fuel limit, the upcoming McLaren SLR Speedster, the validity of the GTR and ZR1 Nurburgring lap times and how to standardize those times. Question of the Day = Is the Ring a good benchmark?
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STILLEN Nissan GTR and Inside STILLEN Tour
The Smoking Tire visits the headquarters of Steve Millen Sportparts, better known as STILLEN, and take an inside look at how STILLEN produces their high-quality aftermarket parts. We then get a ride in the STILLEN Nissan GTR with the man, Steve Millen himself.
The Electric Vehicle Revolution (Joke) - Garage419
Matt Farah and Wes Siler of Jalopnik.com discuss the nonsense that is the EV car revolution, the nonsense that is Chrysler, Obama's Exhaust fumes, and the mystery of the Stig.-Garage419
Tuned Evo X Track Test
The Smoking Tire heads out to Willow Springs International Raceway to test a friend's Mitsubishi Evo X, tuned by Road Race Engineering. Is the Evo quick enough to keep up with a Porsche 996 Cup Car? We'll see.....