The Auto Committee

This week Gary and I discuss some of the current events in the auto industry such as the Volkswagen diesel settlement, Top Gear UK rumors, and the recent Jeep Grand Cherokee related shifter incident. We also talk about the new Porsche Panamera and continuing rumors of sports cars from BMW and Toyota.

This week Gary and I have a discussion about the newly revamped U.K Top Gear with Chris Evans and Matt Leblanc. We talk about the next Porsche Panamera and the new Zagato bodied Aston Martin. We also get sidetracked on bringatrailer.com looking at fun cheap sports cars up for auction.

This week we discuss Nissan's takeover of Mitsubishi Motors and how they could give the brand some life again. Growing rumors of the S16 Silvia. We take a look at how power, wieght, and materials have changed since the 90's. Also, Roush dealers selling high powered Mustangs at a low price.

This week we have Ben Ripstein, owner of Midwest Motors, as our guest. We talk about his premium auto dealer and the cars that he acquires for sale, and the Porsche clubsport racing that he does at autobahn Country Club. We talk about Porsche and the GT3 RS he has on order as well as the new Cayman GT4 Clubsport that he will be racing in soon. Also, random chat about Supercar Saturdays and racing circuits.

This week Gary and I talk about some of the new exciting and not so exciting debuts at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. Discussion on ugly vs. unique looking cars, Mitsubishi's recent fuel economy scandal, and other randomness.

This week Ryan Bisceglia joins us again to talk about our recent Sunday with Xtreme Xperience at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet IL where we spent some track time with a Lamborghini Huracan and a Ferrari 458. Of course we get off topic and discuss new things happening in the industry and how to identify new cars that will appreciate in value. We talk about what the Autobahn Country Club offers to its members and some random cars stories from Ryan's recent trip to Tokyo. 

This week we discuss some new car debuts including the long awaited Tesla Model 3, Callaway C7 Shooting Brake, and Mazda Miata RF. We also get sidetracked on more stories of working for the car rental business and Gary's growing passion for German muscle cars.

Our co-worker Dan Patrick joins us this week to talk about his recent performance package purchase at Callaway Cars for his C7 Vette, plus his other cars of past and present including four other Corvettes, BMW 4-Series, Jaguar F-Type, and a Challenger SRT8. We talk breifly about some of the 2016 New York Auto Show reveals such as the 2017 Nissan GTR plus more discussion on automotive design and engineering.

This week we sit down with Mike Jacobi to talk about his 77 Chevrolet C10 LS swap project, Pontiac G8 GT, and his former Scion FR-S. Lots of talk about engine swaps and aftermarket choices for American cars. We talk about some of the upcoming and rumored sports cars from the JDM scene such as the Mazda RX rivival, Supra successor, and Toyota SFR. Debates of how much power is enough for small lightweight sports cars, and why the LS series of engines are the choice for many project cars.

This week we sit down with Ryan Bisceglia and talk about our recent trip to San Diego where I visited the Peterson Auto Museum, an exotic car dealer, and drove the new Maxima through the LA hills. We talk about the future of high performance engines and turbocharging. Debates of what cars to own if I sold my 4Runner, and also random tales of Turo renting and Airbnb.