Hooniverse

From the depths of data restoration comes a revived SEMA episode with myself and Zack talking with Nitto tire at SEMA 2016.

Chris and I are talking about some bits of news this week. Infiniti has made one of the best concept cars ever. FCA might become a Chinese company. Singer is working on a monster of an engine. After that, we dive into your questions.

Seriously though, how awesome is that Infiniti concept racer? And that Singer engine? This is a good week for news.s

We kick this one out old school... we're bringing back the news! It's time to return to the slightly more structured format from where we started. That means when we don't have a guest we're to start the episode off by running down some interesting news items from the past week or so.

Today we're talking about:

• Mazda getting ready to bring a production HCCI engine into its lineup.
• Forza adds 101 more cars to Forza Motorsport 7.
• Volkswagen says it's going to bring us a Passat GT.
• The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk gets a price tag.

After that, we dive into your questions and then give some updates about what we're driving and where we're going.

Our friend Ezekiel Wheeler comes by the show to talk about his fresh take on the car show. It's a pop-up deal that happens every so often, and there are five featured cars for folks to check out and learn about from their respective owners.

We've also got the Audi TT-RS and RS3 to chat about, the Touge California, and then it's on to your questions.

The HoonTruck comes home after a brief stint in the shop. It's running better, has fresh front glass, and the exhaust outlets are now evenly lined up. Meanwhile, the Benz is about to go under the knife for some suspension fixes.

Right now, I'm driving the Chevy Colorado ZR2 so I've got a few things to say about that. Coming up later in the week is the Jaguar F-Type R convertible and then it's off to the East Coast to drive the Audi RS3 and TT-RS at Lime Rock Park.

Finally, we dive into your questions.

We're in a new location for this episode; producer Chris Hayes has a new apartment and we're going to explore the space. Topics today include the new Ford Fusion Sport, some updates to the HoonTruck and the Benz, and a little bit of chatter about an upcoming drive of the new Subaru Crosstrek taking place in South Dakota.

After that, it's time for your questions

Running solo during this holiday week to try and get an episode up and out. I am sitting in my garage in the new Acura MDX hybrid and talking to my laptop, which is on my lap.

Topics include my truck, my Benz, some upcoming rides, and a few upcoming trips. It's a short episode so I apologize for that but I wanted to make sure we got some content out for you.

And I hit the reader questions from last week.

Dan Greenawalt, the Creative Director for Turn 10 Studios, swings by the podcast studio to talk about Forza 7. We dive into a bit of his current car love (A Mustang GT350), and press him for some details on the game before taking your questions. 

We're all in the studio and joined by guest Manuel Carrillo III. He's an automotive content machine doling out great pieces (both written and video-based) for a plethora of Internet Brands outlets. He's also a friend of Hooniverse. 

We brought Manuel in because we wanted to hear about his latest endeavor; restoring his father's old 1977 Porsche 911. This is a car that has been sitting for some time, but it's also the very car that brought a baby MC3 home from the hospital. He's invested in the outcome, and we want to learn more about it all.

I'm up in Seattle for the launch of the new Audi A4/S5 Sportback. It's a fine machine, but I just wish it was an Avant. Regardless, there are other things to talk about including the Indy 500. So onward to the questions which help me cover all the various topics we need to talk about.