Solo once again, and I'm here to answer your questions. Before that, I have a brief bit of info on what I'm driving now and later in the week. Also, I just put out a new Shift Happens video focusing on restoring the paint on my '74 Benz. Then it's question time and like always, you all deliver wonderfully.

I'm solo on this one but I've still got a few things to talk about. Namely, the recent bit of seat time I had with the Superformance Grand Sport Corvette, the return of my 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 Sedan, and a few other odds and ends. After that I dive straight into your questions because it gets silly trying to babble away when I'm by myself. Plus you've all got some great questions, and I am in a hurry to answer them.

Zack Klapman is back in the podcast studio, and he joins us in a discussion on some fresh news items. We chat about the McLaren body armor built for a billionaire, Toyota's new GR sub-brand, and that rad Ford Lightning Tribute truck sold in Georgia.

After that it's time for your questions, and there's a lot of them so we never get to chatting about our own drives and recent vehicular experiences.

Chris and I dive into a bit of the news making its way 'round the old Internet this week. That includes the reveal of the Mercedes-AMG Project One, Bugatti making serious speed with a Chiron, Porsche releasing a 911 R-esque machine for the plebians, and a bit more. After that it's time to dive into your questions before talking a bit about our own cars and what we're driving.

And yes... the #HoonTruck has been sold.

Friend of Hooniverse Joel Strickland is an Australian photographer. He's contributed to our site, and also produces great imagery work for a whole lot of automakers and motorsports teams in his native land. Joel happened to be stateside for a few days, so we invited him on to the podcast.

We're going to learn about some Aussie beer before diving into the world of the automobile.

Another in our recovered SEMA podcast series this time Zack and I sit down with the CEO of Waylens.  You know the cool Apollo moon-lander automotive cameras! The conversation is not at all what I was anticipating and we had a great chat about the origins of the company and what it takes to produce a camera specifically for the auto enthusiast market.

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.