Spike's Car Radio

The guys review the confusing Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS, drive the $34K Subaru WRX through Wales, and examine spy shots of a ducktail Porsche 911 GT3 mule. Plus: a Little League president steals $64,000 for BlueChew, a Florida woman gets a license plate that says SQUEEZE A**, and Seattle's favorite raccoon, Jimothy, earns his rightful place in internet history.

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Jonny just got back from Goodwood and drove the new entry-level Subaru WRX. His verdict: for 34 grand, it punches way above its weight. Back stateside, Jonny puts the Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS T-Hybrid through its paces. The 3.6-liter single-electric-turbo hybrid setup makes 532 hp and 449 lb-ft, hits 60 in 2.7 seconds, and costs $206K base. That's Turbo S performance from six years ago, basically.

Spy shots of a Porsche 911 GT3 test mule with a ducktail spoiler have the crew speculating: fixed-wing touring package, tribute model, or a 4.2-liter farewell variant? Nobody knows, and that's half the fun.

Spike and Zuckerman recap the Treasure State Cars and Coffee in Culver City, a curated gathering that surfaced gems like Bruce Meyer's 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase. The real debate: why does Los Angeles, a city drowning in great cars, still not have its own major concours?

The broader auto industry conversation touches on VW Group financial trouble, potential model cuts, Lucid layoffs, and Chinese EV brands quietly eating Toyota's lunch in international markets. Ferrari, meanwhile, is auctioning Chassis 00 of the Luce at RM Sotheby's during Monterey Car Week for charity.

Spike also walks through the stunning Bizzarrini 5300 Aperta Lusso and discusses whether younger collectors are cooling on 1960s classics in favor of modern hypercars. Jimothy the raccoon. Google him. You're welcome.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Jimothy the raccoon

02:36 - Gems at Treasure State cars and coffee

07:31 - Why Subaru is so GOOD right now

10:20 - Mystery ducktail Porsche 911 leaked

17:21 - Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS review

21:51 - Troubling times in the car market

25:09 - Sheffield Sport is OUT NOW!

27:27 - The world's best license plates

30:43 - Insane stolen Porsche video

32:49 - Man embezzles money to buy BlueChew

37:03 - New entries to the SCR Green Room

43:25 - Ferrari Luce

46:59 - The state of the classic car market

49:37 - Bizzarrini 5300 Aperta Lusso
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Rod Emory is back on the show to walk Spike through the Porsche 356 Outlaw built for Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell, a stunning Brewster Green Porsche Pre-A coupe with 260 horsepower and a story that would make Zuckerman feel car envy.

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The Porsche 356 Outlaw built for Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard is the centerpiece of this episode, finished in modified Brewster Green Porsche paint with pearl undertones, bordeaux basket-weave interior, 911 rear suspension, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and a fuel-injected 260hp engine. Rod also explains how he handles (and occasionally fires) high-profile clients who don't mesh with the Emory Motorsports brand.

Spike and Rod then dig into the history of Paul Zuckerman's orange 1965 Porsche 356C, once owned by Jerry Seinfeld, and Rod's firsthand connection to it. His grandfather Neil Emery worked for Newport Beach dealer Chick Iverson, and Rod's father Gary was the one detailing and maintaining that exact car.

The Gary Emory Baja Bug comes up during a discussion about Rod's upcoming Jay Leno's Garage shoot, where Rod built a tribute to the original concept his dad created. Rod and Jay plan to take it into the desert for donuts.

Listener Q&A covers why a modern 356 reboot would fail for Porsche, a coming 914 Outlaw build using Gary's final donor car, Rod's personal spec preferences, his hiring philosophy (work ethic over raw skill), and his collection of over 6,000 die-cast model cars he still uses for design inspiration. The episode closes with Rod's take on the modern Porsche lineup: good, but BIG.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Rod Emory

05:05 - Driving Baja Bugs with Jay Leno

11:53 - Rod's 1953 Porsche 356 Outlaw

23:46 - The secret history of the untouched orange 356

39:03 - A modern-day Porsche 356 program?

41:00 - A Porsche 914 Outlaw?

42:50 - Rod's project cars

45:55 - Rod's die-cast car collection

49:37 - How to get hired at Emory Motorsports

51:38 - Rod's modern Porsches
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SCR is live from Baldwin Hills with Italy stories, a Porsche GT3 S/C deep dive, a brutal AMG takedown, and a bear that nearly took out Jonny. Plus: Polestar's US ban, Max Verstappen's LEGO beef, and why classic car market correction means the great stuff is finally getting affordable again.

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Jonny Lieberman's Porsche 911 S/C review is the automotive centerpiece of the episode. The new GT3 S/C, a cabriolet configuration echoing the spirit of S/T and Speedster variants, runs about $275,000 and arrives with the full Porsche 911 Weissach package: carbon ceramic brakes standard, magnesium wheels, carbon fiber front fenders and doors. The manual gearbox with its short shift kit is, per Jonny, exactly what it needs to be. Then comes the hammer: the Mercedes AMG E53 Wagon review. Despite sharing 577 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque with the legendary E63, Jonny calls the E53 a wallowing, under-braked waterbed of a car with no chassis confidence and a hybrid system that adds weight without soul. His verdict: they just whiffed on this one.

The hosts dig into the 2027 Polestar US ban. Spike mourns the American dealer jobs and real estate investment that disappear with it. From there, the conversation pivots to the Max Verstappen LEGO F1 car moment at Silverstone: Verstappen's flat refusal to drive a LEGO-brick F1 replica because, in his words, drivers shouldn't look like children. Spike is firmly in his corner. Also on the table: the McMurtry Spéirling, a $1.3 million track-only electric fan car pulling 3Gs, and a Ferrari 12C's simulated manual clutch (a pedal wired to an electric actuator spring, not an actual clutch disc, which produces predictably heated reactions).

The classic car market correction thread that closes the show is worth the price of admission alone. Zuckerman's morning drive in his '71 Porsche 911 Targa, ivory paint, perfect balance, cruising at 88 mph. Vintage Porsche prices falling from their pandemic peaks means early 911s, 356s, and Speedsters are drifting back into reach for people who actually want to drive them.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - SCR's back at Baldwin Hills!

01:07 - Spike's brutal Italy trip

11:37 - Why the Porsche 911 S/C is so amazing

16:51 - The SCR Live Tour

23:07 - Our own car dealership

24:11 - Mercedes AMG E 53 Wagon review

29:32 - Jonny's bear encounter

31:46 - Polestar is DEAD in the US

33:30 - Lego is making F1 cars?!

35:42 - McMurtry Spéirling for sale

39:13 - Ferrari 12C with a manual?

40:13 - Mercedes is making a baby G Wagon?

48:41 - 18-way seats

50:45 - The future for the Porsche 718

54:43 - Porsche's questionable history

55:39 - Spike's Ford Bronco

56:31 - Our one-car garages

58:30 - Jonny's Sheffield watch

59:48 - Zuckerman's current car collection

1:01:54 - The state of the classic car market
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Spike and Jonny are back in the garage breaking down the Mercedes VLE 'Grand Limousine' electric van, the Porsche 992.2 GT3 Touring's wild price hike, and the AMG GT 63 Pro. Plus, they roast Porsche's Toy Story collab, debate full-sized Lego cars, and sound the alarm on license plate surveillance that's harvesting your data.

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Spike and Jonny kick things off with Pebble Beach plans for the 75th Concours d'Elegance including skipping the Quail to play tennis like civilized people. Jonny recalls the soul-crushing embarrassment of stalling a Pagani Zonda F Roadster at the factory, and Spike brings up Jerry Seinfeld's pre-race nerves with his 908/3.

On the car front: Johnny drove the Mercedes VLE electric van in Spain:(think Toyota Alphard energy, but German and plugged in) and came back impressed. The AMG GT 63 Pro gets a proper breakdown: 603 hp, 627 lb-ft, and enough German naming conventions to fill a dictionary. Then there's the Porsche 992.2 GT3 Touring in Gentian Blue: $240K base, a $38K Leichtbau package that sheds a whopping 48 lbs, and a new digital tachometer that somehow makes it even more desirable.

They also get into Porsche's one-of-one Toy Story character cars (silly) vs. the Earl's Court '51 Edition GT3 (very much not silly), pitch a Breaking Bad 'Walter White' Porsche spec that nobody asked for but everyone wants, and confirm their attendance at the Audrain Concours in October.

On the tech and culture side: a Jalopnik breakdown of EV battery emissions shows dirty manufacturing evens out within two years of driving. Meanwhile, a 404 Media investigation reveals roadside cameras aren't just reading plates, they're pulling infotainment data, pet microchips, Bluetooth IDs, and fitness tracker signatures to build consumer profiles. And the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is now a swamp. Spike wants to fish it.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - SCR at Pebble Beach

06:07 - Mercedes is making a minivan?

12:12 - Mercedes AMG GT 63 Pro review

18:00 - Porsche 911 GT3 Touring review

28:11 - Toy Story Porsche 911s?

30:21 - Earls Court themed 911

33:47 - A working Koenigsegg built ENTIRELY of Lego

39:48 - Are EVs ACTUALLY better for the environment?

44:01 - Why these traffic cameras are so terrible

49:01 - Reflecting Pool algae situation
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Matt Farah rolls into the SCR Garage to break down the electric Porsche Macan GTS, debate Pebble Beach vs. Woodward Dream Cruise, and catch up on the latest from Morris Solomons dealership. Then watchmaker Jay Turkbas stops by to unveil the brand-new Sheffield Sport solar ceramic tennis watch, and drop the story of Joe Biden wearing a custom Sheffield on Jay Leno's Garage.

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Matt Farah explains why he's skipping Pebble Beach this year in favor of Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise, a gloriously chaotic 15-mile traffic jam of muscle cars, customs, and exotics taking over Woodward Avenue.

Matt then delivers a full road test breakdown of the new electric Porsche Macan GTS: $105K base, up to 570 horsepower on Overboost, dual-motor AWD, rear-axle steering, and surprisingly excellent daily drivability. Charging on Tesla Superchargers? Yes. Annoying proximity key issues like Polestar and Lucid? Not a problem here. Matt's verdict: if money weren't real, he'd drive it every day.

Spike gives an update on Morris Solomons, their boutique consignment dealership currently featuring a 1974 BMW Batmobile and a clean Toyota FJ Cruiser. Matt also brings a surprise COTA race trophy for Jonny Lieberman, recounting how Jonny selflessly stepped aside to let Matt double-stint, helping their team take the win.

Finally, Sheffield Watches founder Jay Turkbas joins to debut the Sheffield Sport ceramic tennis watch along with the updated SCR II blue dial and a sneak peek at a rotated-dial rally watch designed in collaboration with Jonny. Oh, and Joe Biden wore a custom Sheffield on Jay Leno's Garage. Not bad for a three-year-old brand.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Matt Farah

01:53 - Pebble Beach vs Woodward Dream Cruise

10:21 - We're selling the '74 BMW Batmobile

18:35 - 2026 Porsche Macan GTS Electric review

35:24 - Introducing Jay from Sheffield

38:11 - How to make a watch

49:23 - The Joe Biden Sheffield

51:12 - The Jonny Lieberman Sheffield
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