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The Chat Garage's Podcast
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Automotive news, motorsport, passion. John & Tex, car designers into the podcast world!
Episodes
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BREAKING NEWS - 44 - Maserati, Aston & Porsche
While the long awaited Maserati Grecale appeared, Aston Martin has broken the web with the new V12 Vantage. We will cover both, and give our opinion. Last but not least, a kind of restomod by Porsche… Will it be the 996 the new to come back in fashion?
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BAR SPORT - vol. 44% - F1, MotoGP & WEC
WEC has begun, with some unexpected results, like the weather in Indonesia for the 2nd round of MotoGP. But our attention so far is for the red car in F1 that seems like it came back in business, fighting for the championship… What a start of a season for F1!!!
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#58 - BATMOBILES
A new Batman movie has just hit the big screen, new actor, new director and so… New batmobile! But how evolved the dark knight ride over the years? John and Tex went through the DC Comics archive to extract all the secrets of the mighty machine, that isn’t just a prop, but a truly important...
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BREAKING NEWS - 43 - Wiesmann, SUV & Minivan
This episode… Lucky for us we cover the first spy shot of the latest Wiesmann! The rest are SUVs like the new Mazda CX-60 and Lotus 132 (yes, Lotus…). But what's going on with the Minivans? Are they coming back in fashion? We covered the Buick GL8 and VW ID. Buzz, Better than most SUVs!
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BAR SPORT - vol. 43% - F1, MotoGP & WEC
The F1 test ended, almost ready to go. Are all teams showing their true potential? We don't need to wait long to discover it!!! In the meantime in MotoGP we have ended the first race with a stellar performance by the italian riders, while the level between manufacturers seems changed. What next?...
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#57 - ELECTRIC CARS (UPDATED)
Our first episode was reporting the state of EV cars, but how has our view changed after two years? What’s the alternatives? Should we reconsider our mobility mindset from the ground up? All topic that are discussed during this special episode!
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BREAKING NEWS - 42 - Morgan, Ferrari & Hydrogen
Tex is in love, the new Morgan Super3 is just amazing and John didn’t need a lot to be convinced as well. We can’t say the same for the leaked images of the next Ferrari SUV, But better to wait. Oslo has covered the RML’s 250GT development and an interesting Hydrogen V8 engine made by Yamaha!
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BAR SPORT - vol. 42% - F1, Extreme E & WRC
If the WRC has been hard to follow, the Extreme E didn’t disappoint us. What a beginning of the second season! Big delay for Peugeot that will miss the 24h of LeMans. But the main topic is the F1 Test for this new generation of car… Well we learned a new word: Purpoising!
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#56 - CAR COMMERCIALS
It doesn't matter if you are a car enthusiast or not, but cars are (most of them) mass-produced objects ... so to be appreciated and understood by the public they must be properly advertised. In today’s episode John and Tex run through the most iconic, funny, hit the point and nonsense car…
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BREAKING NEWS - 41 - Alfa Romeo, Singer & Gordon Murray
Scary rumours about the new DeLorean EV while finally the Alfa Romeo Tonale has been revealed in its production form. Not the craziest design out there, so John and Tex are going to give their point of view. A car that is very special in this time is the new Gordon Murray T.33, probably the main...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 41% - F1 & MotoGP
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!
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#55 - NIGHTMARE ENGINES
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...
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BREAKING NEWS - 40 - Ford, Tesla & Mini
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...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 40% - WRC
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...
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#54 - DRIVING SOUNDTRACKS
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!
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BREAKING NEWS - 39 - Noble, Morgan & Lamborghini
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…
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BAR SPORT - vol. 39% - DAKAR, WEC & SIMRACING
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...
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#53 - 2022 PREDICTIONS
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!
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BREAKING NEWS - 38 - LV CES, Mercedes & Toyota
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…
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BAR SPORT - vol. 38% - DAKAR, WRC & F1
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...
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#52 - 2021 AWARDS
As the last episode of the year we decide to make our awards for various categories. Very expensive awards, nonsense awards, I’m a genius award, plugged awards, terrifying like hell award, Concept Car of the year awards and shut up and take my money (restomods) award! It has been a wonderful and...
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BREAKING NEWS - 37 - Bermat, Auto Amos & EV stuff
For this episode Tex went to see in person the new Bermat GT while Toyota and Lexus fled the web with 15 concepts all in once! New rumors about the future of Lightyear and Mercedes EQXX. Last but not least… An amazing Delta Safari made by AutoAmos, called Safarista!
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BAR SPORT - vol. 37% - F1, Extreme E & Ken Block
And here we are with another ended championship. Extreme E this weekend, with a very close match between RXR and X44 teams. Really wrong year for Hamilton, takenk the second spot also with his team! F1 is still under noise with Mercedes complaints and Ferrare working hard to be competitive. Last...
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#51 - SPORTY but COMFY
What if we would have to sell our beloved Miatas for something more practical, but without compromising performance? Well in this episode we are going to do exactly that, with the help of Autoscout. The ideal budget should give us a big sedan or station wagon with a peppered engine!
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BREAKING NEWS - 36 - MINI, RESTOMODS & CRAZY PANDA WRC
In this episode the first leaked picture of the new mini is going to be discussed and soon after a crazy Fiat Panda WRC built by M-Sport. Turing Studio Camal presented an idea for a retro futuristic car based on a Caterham and in the US someone is building a continuation vehicle of a C2 Corvette,...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 36% - F1 SEASON FINALE
One of the best F1 championships in history has finished, or not? While Mercedes is still trying to win it on paper, Max Verstappen and Redbull have won in a last lap overtake the driver world title!
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#50 - BEAUTIES AND BEASTS - Rally Cars
After quite some time we are back with the series “beauties & beast”, this time covering Rally cars! From the glorious Group B to the WRC, but not only… John and Tex shared their favourite ones!
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BREAKING NEWS - 35 - BMW, MAYBACH & PORSCHE
Someone please stop BMW! Who has stolen the good taste from munich? The episode deals at first with the new BMW XM and another independent project of a 2 series that BMW should consider to adjust their current design language. The Project Maybach x Virgil Abloh is for sure unique in its...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 35% - F1 & GT500
There are plenty of words to describe the last F1 race, but crazy works are probably better than all the others! Listen to the episode to know better what happened and what's our take on that. We didn't cover only F1 because Nissan presented their newest GT500 car, based on the 400Z and we have a...
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#49 - EICMA 2021
This episode is a recap of what Tex has seen at Eicma 2021, the Italian motorbike exposition in Milan. The trend is EV, and a lot of Asian manufacturers are entering the market but the best in shows are always the European bikes!
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BREAKING NEWS - 34 - Nissan, Fisker & Kia
This episode landed with the fun Renault AIR4 drone, but covered plenty of other topics such as the Fisker Ocean in its final shape, the next Kia Niro and Xiaomi planning to enter the automotive industry. Smaller update on the latest Miata and Alpine, but the main stage is taken by Nissan with...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 34% - WILLIAMS, SIMRACING & RALLYCROSS
While the BMW M4 GT4 has been presented and the GT3 version was introduced to Assetto Corsa Competizione, Tex has bought new cars for Assetto Corsa during the Black Friday, bringing to life some Fia GT vibes from early 2000. We could not avoid paying a tribute somehow to an iconic figure such as...
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#48 - SHINING STAR
The following is an episode dedicated to the Mercedes SL, a car with a long history. Starting as a race car in the 50’s became one of the most iconic GT cars in the world, and with the presentation of the latest iteration we thought it was worth dedicating a special episode to this special car!
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BREAKING NEWS - 33 - Ferrari, Audi & LA concepts
The recently presented Kia EV9 and Hyundai Seven Concept remind us that the 80's vibe is still full steam. We don’t know what to make of the BMW direction anymore but we give a shot to the recently presented Audi RS3. Listen until the end because the cherry on the pie of the episode is the new...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 33% - F1 & WRC
If WRC came to an end, whith Toyota winning the title with Sébastien Ogier, F1 is more open than ever! only 8 points between Hamilton and Verstappen, but the last race also gave us an amazing podium for Alonso! Between major topics we also touched a mysterious Formula made by BMW only for…
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#47 - DETAILS MATTER
In this episode John and Tex went through a discussion about the good and bad details on cars nowadays. It’s easy to find fake grills, fake carbon fiber, fake exhaust, screens everywhere… But, every now and then some cars came out with brilliant ideas and solutions!
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BREAKING NEWS - 32 - Ferrari, Mercedes & much more
First we took a look inside the Radford Type 62-2 with its amazing interior, then the brand new one-off made in Maranello, the Ferrari BR20. We take a look as well at the latest Mercedes SL just before getting disappointed by Acura and Lancia name choice. Closing the episode as usual with some...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 32% - Moto GP, F1 & new race cars
With the race at Valencia for MotoGP, not only the championship comes to an end. Valentino Rossi had his last race, Ducati took the full podium and Honda is in more trouble than ever with both riders injured! F1 gave us a reminder on why Hamilton deserved all his 7th title, with an amazing race…
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#46 - DRIVING TALKS
What is the feeling behind the wheel of a Ferrari? Tex will explain his experience driving a 458 Italia on the Adria Racetrack, next time John has to do that but with what car? While Tex has ridden a Husqvarna Svartpilen, John tried to figure out the differences between an ICE powered kart and an...
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BREAKING NEWS - 31 - Spyros Panopoulos, Corvette & Restomods
We started the episode with a scary and not so eye-pleasing “ultracar” from Greece, the Spyros Panopoulos Chaos. We cover as well the new Corvette C8 Z06 presented at SEMA and the official Bugatti-Rimac partnership explained. Not to forget, Aston with the first happy client of the Valkyrie, spy...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 31% - F1, Moto GP & WEC
In this episode we started with a crazy F1 start form the Mexican GP, but the rest of the race was not that entertaining… Our episode instead has more to offer, with the recap from MotoGP at Portimao, some McLaren interest in ExtremeE and the WEC season finale with a back to back race in Bahrain!
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#45 - TRICK or TREAT?
Halloween has just passed by, so we've decided to make a list of all the scariest and most terrifying creations made by the auto industry this year. Hold on tight and be brave!
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BREAKING NEWS - 30 - Rumors & Speculations
Episode rich of speculations, like what will be next for Pagani, GT80 and BRZ, Gordon Murray’s next supercar and a magnificent 10.35L V8 from Chevrolet. We had a first reaction to the new Range Rover while waiting for the Maserati Gracale and a new lap record for the engineering masterpiece of...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 30% - F1, Moto GP & Extreme E
After a quick recap on the 2h of Portimao for the LeMans Cup, we covered extensively the F1 in Texas with a battle on the clock between the two title contenders and something more active in the middlefield. A busy weekend for Italy in motorsport with the Misano GP for the MotoGP, also the last…
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#44 - FROM 60s WITH LOVE
Due to our new enjoyment in Assetto Corsa online with good old race cars, we decided to pay tribute to them with a list of our favourite classic GT race cars from the 60’s and a bit of history and spec on those models!
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BREAKING NEWS - 29 - Mercedes, Morgan & Aptera EV
In this new episode we covered news about the Mercedes AMG GT, a crazy off-road from Morgan, an even crazier V8 swapped BMW E30 and the craziest of all, a porsche 356 modified to go in antarctic for a charity project! In the end we covered a really cool project from an American company, the…
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BAR SPORT - vol. 29% - F1, WRC & Sim Racing
WRC in Spain offers us again a battle between the Yaris and the Hyundai i20 and while we are waiting for this weekend of F1 and MotoGP we covered some speculations on what will be next year in F1! New calendar and maybe a rebranded team… Then we covered our first weekend on The Chat Garage server...
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#43 - SHAKED not STIRRED
With the latest 007 movie in the theater we cannot avoid a special episode talking in depth about his cars! Not only Aston Martin, James Bond drove BMW, American muscle cars, Lotus and other unexpected stuff… Listen until the end to discover the weirdest!
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BREAKING NEWS - 28 - Lancia, Restomods & Bermat GT
Lancia might come back in EV form with a Delta and Ferrari will unveil his new v12 hypercar soon, but our “Breaking News” is more and more “Restomods News” because between the Fioravanti Testarossa, the TJ Russell Baja 911 and the Strosek Porsche 964 Mega Special... we cannot have enough of them!...
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BAR SPORT - vol. 28% - F1, WEC & Karting
In the episode we covered the latest F1 race at Istanbul Park, with the wet condition and the special livery for RedBull! Moving on we discussed briefly about Alpine with a new LMPh for the WEC from 2024 joining the amazing championship, but the main topic is the karting race we organised last...
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