The Engine Room Show

Would you consider the Nurburgring a holiday destination? We discuss the pros and cons of doing it, and reveal what is possibly the world's greatest petrol station. 

Cooper drives BMW's high-perfromance range of cars and updates us on some of the company's latest connected tech. We also try to solve some of Dublin's traffic probelms. And fail. 

Big news! We reveal the real James Bond car that you can actually buy! We also discuss Tesla, Elon Musk and the state of the car market in Ireland.  

We talk old Jags, classic cars and try to talk a dear friend out of making a terrible automotive decision. There may also be gratuitous Volkswagen Phaeton talk. Also contains many other fantastic.  anecdotes.

We talk embargoes, travel tips and airport etiquette. Humphreys reports on the new Ford Fiesta ST, and why it’s a car that he’d buy. Cooper also escapes death while Dave Moore explains the unique concept of the good job horn. 

This week Cooper experiences the best and worst of the Toyota Yaris GRMN, while Dave Humphreys drives the 400hp Audi RS 3, the 450hp RS 4 Avant and the 600hp BMW M5. Then he went to Maranello to drive the 720hp Ferrari 488 Pista before skipping up the Nürburgring to drive the latest 520hp Porsche 911 GT3 RS with Walter Röhrl and Mark Webber. 

The boom is back and Dave Moore explains why. We discuss Ireland's insane taxation laws for cars and the rise of used imports. Also, a Bentley Bentayga. 

Dave Humphreys talks about feeling self-conscious in a BMW i8. Not special enough? We also dicusss some of the most expensive and exclsuive cars in the world. Cooper just wants one that he used to draw as a kid. Also, one-handed clapping.

The Engine Room returns after a lengthy hiatus to discuss electrification, emissons, charging issues and all other things electric.