New For '96!

In this episode of New for ’96 – Kevin makes a movie about a green car, Chris buys something British from a dealer next to the city tire fire, and we brush off scandalous car controversies.

Rare Shades Birch Green on Youtube: https://youtu.be/OLH0MAg6rj8?si=OlIcDfPhzPWlIZ8O

Topics

Rare Shades: Birch Green Porsche film and screenings

Porsche PTS and modern color trends

2011 L322 Range Rover

Modern car interiors, touchscreens, capacitive controls, and physical buttons

Tesla Model S

Whether wagons are actually making a comeback

Car enthusiast controversies, including Taycan “Turbo,” Mustang Mach-E, and heavy BMW M cars

CarPlay

Kevin’s PNW mini-road trip with Daniel Sloan: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ84XZJFInx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Daniel Sloan’s BMW builds and other project cars

hcrbook.com

CONTENT WARNING: Includes discussion of roast beef in smell and texture.

In this episode, Chris and Kevin discuss the coffee-table book they've been working on, the luxurious and muscular seats of the 1996-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ), and the 2026 Hill Country Rallye.

In a special episode, we read Car: A Drama of the American Workplace by Mary Walton, and do a deep dive into the creation and impact of the revolutionary 1996 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable.

Car: A Drama of the American Workplace by Mary Walton

https://www.amazon.com/Car-American-Workplace-Mary-Walton/dp/0393318613h

1995 Detroit Auto Show unveilings (including Chrysler caravan)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjN5ncUcfFc

Oldsmobile Aurora commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQbQBPNQ084

Note: At 06:05, Kevin says "Houston has not had a direct hurricane impact in a very long time."

Shortly after this recording, Houston suffered a direct impact from a hurricane. 

Dashcam Footage Downtown Houston when TORNADO hits. (05-16-24)

https://youtu.be/agEamWQ2V3s?si=OQfbHQtFmDaDX9tb

2025 Porsche 911 Review: A Hybrid Without Compromise

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Volvo S80 Personal Car Communicator 

https://www.theautopian.com/how-the-volvo-s80-could-let-you-know-if-a-murderer-was-in-your-car-inspired-by-nuclear-security-measures/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20headline%20features,was%20hiding%20inside%20your%20car

Best Fake Law & Order Websites

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fake-websites-from-law-and-order-svu/whitneyvanlaningham

Macan EV:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049607/porsche-macan-ev-specs-price-photos

Porsche 911 Backdates Are Bad And Need To Be Stopped – Bradley Brownell:

https://jalopnik.com/porsche-911-backdates-are-bad-and-need-to-be-stopped-1851260679

The RML Ferrari 250 SWB is a hate crime:

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/rml-ferrari-250-swb-first-drive-review/

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.8 RSR

https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-911-carrera-2-8-rsr-1973-2625789/

Garbage Diablo Restomod:

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/why-lamborghini-diablo-restomod-best-thing-youve-seen-year

Rally Ready Driving School

https://rallyready.com

Throttle House Cybertruck Review (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNE-NyaYBcg

New For 96! is on YouTube:

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A new addition to the New For 96! family, and a distressingly deep dive into the Ford Five Hundred (2005-2007).

Mack Hogan (https://www.instagram.com/macklinhogan/) joins us after a recent visit to Houston to discuss the capable offroad vehicle that’s been dominating all the headlines: the 1998 Ford Ranger EV.

Ferrari 550 Maranello on Road & Track:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a44813723/ferrari-550-maranello-review/

Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster on Road & Track: 

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a44904148/pink-lamborghini-diablo-vt-driving-supercars-silly/

New Land Cruiser on R&T: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a44704158/2024-toyota-land-cruiser-is-no-longer-a-luxury-truck/

Toyota Land Cruiser 300-Series assembly line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPWM0DGqbY

My $2500 Tahoe Convinced Me I Like Trucks More Than Sports Cars:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a44473982/2500-tahoe-convinced-me-i-like-trucks-more-than-sports-cars/

“THOT Patrol” Raptor

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-man-with-look-alike-border-patrol-truck/509-1d7bdd08-508e-43f8-b23d-6bde8578bd36

Fuch, Marry, Kill: Cars Introduced in 1997 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cars_introduced_in_1997

1998 Ford Ranger EV on Wikipedia: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-ford-ranger-8/

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Everyone has a dream. Chris’ dream is for someone to buy a used German V10 based on his recommendation.

In this topic-filled Special Millennium Edition, Kevin and Chris discuss cars that no longer exist, attend Radwood Austin, co-review a New For ’16 daily driver, and gloss over new performance hatches, including a $52,000 Acura. 

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The task of finding Kevin a new daily driver has provided an all-too-brief respite for Chris from his own daily driver search, which he relives, over and over, perpetually, à la Groundhog Day. 

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