The Chat Garage's Podcast

We are close to the beginning of the new season and MotoGP is already testing in the new dusty track in Indonesia! Bikes look cool as usual and Marquez is back in business… F1, they are still in the unveiling phase, but we cannot wait to see the beginning of the season!

Electric vehicles are a reality and they are truly reliable... But in the history of the automotive industry we have witnessed the most disparate and senseless experiments. Engines are too small, too big, too delicate or simply “well, why not?” In this episode John and Tex have analysed the most famous "failed" experiments with even some personal experience... Start your engines... If you can!

If rumours like the next AMG GT and IC engine seem to be what will await us in the next Bugatti, Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck might not be ready this year. We cover a wired speedster based on a Gallardo, the Monterossa, but the main star of the episode is the Ford Bronco Raptor (plus the Pope Francis special edition)! Last but not least Mini is offering an IC conversion for their iconic old models.

Last week we had the first round of WRC, and already the cards have been shown. Toyota seems to have found a new competitor this season with the Ford Puma and the legendary Sebastian Leob, while Hyundais are struggling. At the Montecarlo Rally there was also a Kimera EVO37, pretty cool for our eyes! Last but not least Mad Mike presented his crazy Mazda 3 for the Pikes Peak… Lovely!

This time the episode will have a different taste, talking about another thing that we love: music. So how to merge driving with music? We, as usual, made a list of our favourite genres…and guess what? John and Tex have super different tastes!

Noble is back with a fresh new design, or kind of.. The episode then covered the new limited edition Morgan Plus For, Janarelly and its partnership with M.A.T., some spy shots of the latest Mustang and a possible Corolla GR. Cherry on the pie, Lambo and a very cool Huracan inspired by a 2 years agò concept.

The year just started but the competitions are not waiting.  Dakar came to an end, WRC Introduced the car for this season and Audi is trying to take over the motorsport world. If Peugeot is running late for the WEC with the 9X8, Toyota GR is developing a GT3 machine for covering also that championship. Last but not least, if F1 is just talk so far, Max Verstappen decided to take part at the official 24h of LeMans Virtual, on rFactor2… That's a lot to start!

For the first episode of the year we decide to guess the upcoming trends, what will be the condition with EV, petrol and H2? Who will win the F1 & MotoGP?  will we enter the metaverse and will we still have only SUVs? Let's roll!

With the CES of Las Vegas we have plenty of news, at first the Mercedes EQXX, but also a new Turkish car made with Pininfarina called TOGG, new prototype wheels by Hankook and much more! Also BMW presented a very cool new feature for a color changing paint. Toyota teased us with the ultimate Yaris GR, the GRMN and some interesting patent from Mazda apprised online…

This first episode of the year will cover the Dakar, now happening with us trying to figure out all the categories! WRC is getting ready for the new season, while at Abu Dabi there has been the Gulf 12h for GT3 class. Last but not least, some speculations on what F1 might look like when Audi and Porsche enter the scene!