More BEV challenges: in this case Ford CEO Jim Farley drives an F-150 Lightning from Palo Alto to Las Vegas and concludes that is was a, "reality check" thanks to a poor charging infrastructure.

Our trauma surgeon Stephan Moran says brake lights should turn on with BEV regenerative braking, not just when you're hitting the brakes.

The guys discuss special edition cars we love and hate. A few examples of the ones we love: Bullitt Mustang, 1978 Corvette Indy Pace Car, and Porsche 997.2 GTS.

On the other hand we hate the Chevy SSR pickup, 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger, and Gen 1 Dodge Viper "mustard and ketchup" edition, among many others.

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The upcoming Cadillac BEV SUV rides on the Hummer platform and will cost around $120,000. We think it looks good but foresee problems with charging and range, especially with a full load of passengers/gear or while towing.

Trauma surgeon Stephan Moran looks into vehicle aggressivity, in this case the cars and trucks that are likeliest to kill occupants in the vehicles that they collide with.

We spot a 2004 Nissan X-Terra.

Finally we do a deep dive into Land Cruisers new and old with noted expert Bob Ruppel. He likes the recently introduced 2024 model and gives us an excellent tutorial about the history of this storied automotive nameplate.

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A new smaller Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced. We all strongly prefer it to the last gen version (FJ200), which was too big. But the new one might look better with round headlights

Then we discuss the Porsche 911 S/T. Of course, we love it, but with just 1963 units to be manufactured worldwide, mere mortals like us have no chance to buy one. Still, a manual transmission GT3 RS with no rear wing strikes us as Porsche 911 perfection.

Adams spots a 1975 Bricklin SV1. It was good looking for the time--the ugly 1970s--but it died after selling very few copies.

Trauma surgeon Stephan thinks smart phones may evolve from "bad distractors" to "good things that help keep us safe" and explains how that might happen.

The guys dive into car names, both good and bad. We get into some of the names over the year that we both love and hate.

Finally, Adams makes us choose between the OG Acura NSX and the newest version of one of Japan's all-time best sports cars in this week's "this or that".

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Long time friends Steve-0 and Joe start by discussing the roots of Joe's car enthusiasm and growing up with a famous father, Joe Buzzetta, Sr. They then dive deep into Joe's love of motorcycles, car collection, love of vintage car racing, and plans to build bespoke air-cooled 911 "hot rods", first for himself, and then for discerning customers. @joebuzzetta #carsoncallpodcast #vintageracing #porsche #porscheracing #competitionimports #competitionautogroup #competitionbmw #porsche906

We celebrate the 70th birthday of the Corvette and the 30th of the Ford Thunderbird that ushered in the aero look that led to the 1986 Taurus that saved the company.

We lose Steve-0 to connectivity problems before talking cars and money with Katie Gatti (#moneywithkatie). Spoiler alert: she recently bought a Porsche, which endears her to us. In addition to significantly decreasing the age of the podcast participants, Katie explains her approach to finance as well as why it's ok to buy cool cars (and when).

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Challenger and Charger order books are closing soon. Get 'em while you can!

Reeves Callaway has died at 75. He started "souping up" BMWs, Alfa Romeos, VWs, Corvettes, etc etc in 1977 at the age of 29 and then established a tremendously successful tuning/racing/manufacturing company that continues to this day. RIP Reeves.

Adams spots a vintage International Scout. Soon VW will begin making new Scouts in South Carolina, but those Scout SUVs will be BEVs.

Our special guest Air-EMT Dustin Passeur discusses Airevac helicopters and how they can save your life. Buy Airevac insurance!!

The Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is that brand's version of the Porsche 911 Dakar. We don't like it.

Steve-0 takes us through the winners and losers of the first half of 2023's automotive sales numbers.

Trauma surgeon Stephan Moran discusses motorcycle safety.

Finally the guys list 5 cars each that they secretly like but would be embarrassed to be seen in.

Same as audio version but with video. That's either good or bad depending on your point of view.....

Toyota confirms that a smaller Land Cruiser based on the Tacoma platform is coming soon. CoC has been calling for that so the guys are very pleased.

Adams spotted a 1966 Pagoda Mercedes 280 SL. Stephan says it's his favorite SL, and Adams and Steve-0 agree that it's worthy of all of the praise and admiration it gets.

Trauma surgeon Stephan answers the question, Which cars are in accidents most often? The number 1 car will surprise you.

The guys describe their all-time favorite road trips

Finally, Adams leads us through another great "This or That (or that)?" (1st generation Acura NSX 6-sp or Ferrari 360 Modena with a 6-sp gated manual or Porsche 993 coupe 6-sp)

Used BMW i8s are going for $50,000? Yes they are. We discuss.

Porsche announces that the all-BEV Porsche Macan will be delayed, and the ICE version will soldier on longer than previously announced. And Lexus announces "Lexus Reserve": if you buy a new Lexus BEV, you get access to an ICE Lexus for 30d/yr x 3yrs.

Adams spots a mid-1960s Toyota Corona

Finally we debut a new concept created by Adams called, "This or That". He chooses two similarly priced cars, and we pick which one we'd take.