Mike Guy is the Editor-in-Chief of Road & Track magazine.   

Today we talk about: How Mike dropped out of college to chase police cars; secretly fixing and driving junk cars at age 13; his time working for Rolling Stone with Hunter S. Thompson; a scary Lamborghini  spin in Miami; how good the Arturo is; the GR Corolla; why Road & Track will be here for a long time; ChatGPT’s impact on the reader and the writer; and so much more. 


Recorded January 27, 2023


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Mike Guy on the magazine; Driving at 13; ChatGPT's Impact ; and more

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. 
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Matt Farah and Zack Klapman are back to review the 2024 Lexus GX550 and 2024 Macan Electric Turbo; investigate the GR Corolla's alleged differential issues; discuss why its silly to try keeping a road "secret"; hot swap battery tech might not be dead; and answer Patreon questions including:

- Will a V10 M5 lose its allure and is it a good canyon car?
- Which country made the best cars in each decade?
- Is the 981 Cayman S close in feel to the newer, more expensive GTS?
- Why did Ferrari sue individual owners?
- Did we always think the Ferrari F50 was cool?
- Car sounds on vinyl?
- And more!


Recorded June 5, 2024


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Forbidden Roads; GRC Diff Problems; Lexus GX550 review; Q&A

Garrett Reed is the content creator behind @americanmuscleHD , an Instagram account with 2.4M followers. He dailies a 2014 Cadillac Escalade ESV, has a SWEET 1984 Monte Carlo SS project in the garage, and a 1989 K5 Blazer project truck.

On this show we talk about his recent drive in the C8 Corvette E-Ray; why Matt doesn't like the ESV; the Pismo Beach car show; bad gas mileage; clean project cars; if there are any fun AWD American cars; why he loves the TRX despite its flaws; the best Saab and more! 

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Recorded June 3, 2024



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Garrett Reed (@Americanmusclehd)

Zac Mertens (@Mister_Zachary) was the literal voice of HOONIGAN. Among loud cars he was even louder, as he was one of two people (alongside Corey Hosford) who would MC the HOONIGAN Burn Yard shows. He's also known for his love of doing big burnouts in loud square body trucks, rating the idle of people's cars, hurting his back jumping a car in the original HOONIGAN burn yard, and rolling a borrow CAN-AM.

Zac's story is an inspiring one. Long before he was the cowboy-hat wearing face on YouTube, he joined HOONIGAN as an editor, eventually rising to become head of post-production. Then he became the Marketing Director of HOONIGAN Racing Division where he worked alongside Ken Block.

Today we talk about going REALLY fast in a boat; amazing engine architecture; how to upset your HOA; crazy tricks in heavy machinery; that Miata jump; why concrete is cool; how loud is too loud; Burnout Wars; motorcycles; and more.

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Recorded May 29, 2024

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Zac Mertens - The cowboy hat HOONIGAN

We are back after a rough week! Matt Farah and Zack Klapman compare their Top 5 Movie Cars of all time; tell the tale of the plague that befell TST; and answer Patreon questions including:


    Our favorite fish-out-of-water car-spotting memory
    How to setup new shocks on an old car
    Our biggest modification mistakes
    Cheap cars with paint that looks expensive
    Should I sell my brand new car because I hate it?
    Best cars for 10-70mph driving
    Miata vs BRZ
    The coolest cars at our high schools
    And more!


Recorded May 27, 2024

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Top 5 Movie Cars; TST's Plague; Bad Mods, Q&A

Recorded from the Hyundai Ioniq 5N, we're in the canyons talking about the Indy 500, Ioniq 5 N vs Macan EV, talking about a Tesla that tried to fight a train, answering questions, discussing when gimmicks are a good thing, why brands should (or should not) cling to history, too much adjustability, why an event that appears like a race isn't, and more!

Recorded May 20, 2024


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Mike Guy on the magazine; Driving at 13; ChatGPT's Impact ; and more

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