The Smoking Tire

China is re-producing Enthusiast Cars: Is it a Good Thing?

The Smoking Tire

Show Notes

Matt Farah tells the harrowing tale of driving the 1,200HP Czinger on a track; he and Zack Klapman describe the "most heinous" things they've done in cars; and a company in China is reproducing the unibodies of popular enthusiasts classics. Will it help or hurt car culture? All that and a lot more.

Patreon questions include:

Better rental: Ferrari on Monza or the Italian countryside?

Smallest car that holds golf clubs

Are aftermarket starlight headliners garbage?

Start your own Porsche reimagining company: air-cooled or water?

The difference between fast and dangerous

Is the Taycan 4S worth the $30k premium over an Audi e-tron GT?

How to sell a used car that has mods

Which Jungchen car would we build?

Why doesn't BMW make a supercar?

Corvette choices: C4 ZR1, C5 Z06 or C6 Z51?

The ultimate Woodward dream cruise cruiser is...

And more!

Recorded July 3, 2026

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