#163 We put the case for cars that usually get a lot of flack, to play “Cars I Would Defend”. Which cars are in the dock? and which are laughed out of court? What car would you choose to defend? Plus Sniff Petrol goes F1 testing.

#162 We follow the McLaren launch and glad we weren’t at Caterham’s. Sniff Petrol on MG in the BTCC. Justin Wilson wins the Daytona 24 hours but no-one notices. How to say “Dome”. Plus GP2 and GP3 to Sky/Barrichello to IndyCar/Lotus for sale - Good or Bad?

#161 Peugeot pull out of endurance racing, what will Audi do? We announce our assault on the 24 hours, but who will drive? Sniff Petrol explores Formula E. Gareth’s best ever driving dream. We react to reactive ride. What now for Barrichello? we know!

Video#27 A Tale Of Two Lotus. Using some of the most sophisticated graphic tools available to a podcaster; Gareth Jones attempts to explain the Lotus situation as it was in September 2011.

#160 Detroit. Confusion over the new Fusion/Mondeo. Is Cadillac the new BMW? Is the British motor press biased? Sniff Petrol goes to the Gymkhana. How is the death of Saab good for Morgan? VW E-Bugster, really? And why is Germany so good at building cars?

Video#26 Trailer for Gareth Jones On Speed Season 8.

#159 Bad news on the wind for Saab and Renault, so we try to cheer our selves up in the gloom of midwinter with the GJOS works Christmas Doo. Sniff Petrol imagines Christmas for F1. Plus On Speed super fan Dave Stebbings takes us on in a Christmas quiz.

#158 Your car’s tyres and how they perform in hot and cold conditions. Sniff Petrol on Lotus’s future plans and the new Honda NSX. Gareth tests the Hyundai i40 Tourer. We geek out over engine sizes. Plus new music: John Voxx sings "My Car Won’t Go".

#157 F1 is over, for now, but are we over F1 now it’s going to Sky? And who’s going to Sky with F1? We give our end-of-term F1 drivers and teams report. Sniff Petrol on the departure of Patrick Head, and the return of Robert Kubica and Kimi Räikkönen.

#156 We conceptualise on the best and worst concept cars ever. How The Duke of Edinburgh almost saved BMC. Sniff Petrol’s disturbing visions of the future. Plus, why all three boys left the Cub Scouts and why a Ford designer told one of the team to F off.