PODSPEED

In this special Podspeed lockdown edition, we speak with Sean Morris of Toprank Vehicle Imports. Toprank is the premiere GT-R importers in the United States as you have seen in some of our other videos. Sean was part of MotoRex, who were the original importers of the Nissan Skyline GT-R in the early 2000's. We talked to him about how he got into GT-Rs, about the rise and demise of MotoRex, what it was like to provide cars for the Fast & Furious franchise and more.

Sam and James also review some cars including the Audi Q3 and a scoop on the new Subaru STI!

We welcome friend of GTChannel, Champion drifter, Dai Yoshihara to Podspeed. Cabin fever gets Sam and James heated up over the RUF Rodeo and Taro is caught in between. Don't miss this episode!

 Hosts Sam Mitani, James McKeone and Taro Koki discuss rumors and recent auto news. Sam reports on the latest news on the Supra GRMN, Lafitte G-Tec X-Road, Aston Martin Vantage Roadster and Lexus LF-1. Taro gives the inside skinny on who the heck are these Built by Legends guys building JDM resto-mods now and James updates us on recent motorsports news. 

Just like out of a spy thriller, former Nissan/Renault chief Carlos Ghosn tricks Japanese authorities and escapes to Lebanon. Expect big changes for the Nissan 370Z and the development of the all new next gen 2025 Nissan Z has started. Lexus confirms the development of a F trim to their flagship model LC. Taro reports on the top 5 cars from the JDM tuner show Tokyo Auto Salon 2020. James reviews the powerful Dodge Charger 392 Scat Pack Widebody. 

As the final episode of the year, we look back at the best scoops and cars we've reviewed. What did the cast select as their favorite import, concept car, race car and overall car of the year? 

Tired of the same old “we drove this and it was great” automotive podcasts? Then tune into PodSpeed where our panel of insiders reveals secrets that the car companies don’t want you to know just yet. At PodSpeed, we provide exclusive SCOOPs on all your favorite cars!

November was a busy month for us. We kicked off the month with the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, then followed by the LA Auto Show capping it off with the FIA GT Championships in Monaco. James reviews the Fiat 123 Spider Abarth and Sam got to drive an Aston Martin around Monte Carlo. 

Tired of the same old “we drove this and it was great” automotive podcasts? Then tune into PodSpeed where our panel of insiders reveals secrets that the car companies don’t want you to know just yet. At PodSpeed, we provide exclusive SCOOPs on all your favorite cars!

Sam and Taro flew out to the Tokyo Motorshow last week so in this episode we go over the cars we liked and the ones we didn't so much. Lexus released their LF-30 that attracted a big crowd. Some others we mention are the Honda Fit, Toyota LQ Concept, Mitsubishi Mi-Tech, Nissan Ariya and Mazda MX-30. Taro also reviews the new Toyota GR Supra he drove on the Streets of Willow and James tested the Toyota Corolla, Tacoma and Fiat 500 Abarth around town. 

Tired of the same old “we drove this and it was great” automotive podcasts? Then tune into PodSpeed where our panel of insiders reveals secrets that the car companies don’t want you to know just yet. At PodSpeed, we provide exclusive SCOOPs on all your favorite cars!

Rumors about an all new Nissan GT-R (R36), a super Nissan GT-R even faster than the Nismo, is Honda planning an NSX Type R(?), Supra racecar making a comeback in Super GT series in Japan and more. James reviews the Ram 1500 Limited Crew Cab 4x4 and the crew talk shop. 

Podspeed is hosted by Sam Mitani, James McKeone and Taro Koki. 

Today our panel discuss the Le Mans inspired Toyota Supersports, the much talked about Chevrolet Midship Corvette Z06, Bugatti Cintodieci and McLaren Roadster from Pebble Beach, Acura Type S Concept, Drako GTE and our James McKeon reviews the 2019 Mazda CX-9 SUV. Sam Mitani reports on the GT Sport world championships held in New York. Taro Koki got to see the Pangani Huarya Roadster BC before its official reveal at Pebble Beach. 

Our panel discuss the Lotus Evija electric super car, speculate the all new 2021 Lexus IS F, BAC Mono R, New Nissan Juke renderings, 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander renderings, Toyota Sora and Mirai, Bentley EXP 100 GT, RIP Lee Iococca and the all new Nissan Skyline which is just a re-badged Infiniti Q50.