Spike's Car Radio

A lovely Southern California morning with finger sandwiches and Cuban cigars. Discussed: the 2025 Aston Martin DBX 707; follow up on Mercedes Classic's purchase from the Rudy Klein Collection; RFK's bid for animal Czar; and the true story of how a North Korean spy took down Fisker.  

After spending 2 weeks in Zuckerman's 1985 BMW M5 E28, Spike falls hard for the brand. Jonny returns from his white glove training with Rolls Royce with tales of overeating, then reviews the new Mercedes AMG S63. And the group weighs in on the Peanut the Squirrel execution. All that and more in this action packed episode.

Matt Farah joins the gang to celebrate the Dodgers in the World Series, automotive treasures from a Southern LA junkyard hit the auction stage, the Scout brand relaunches under the VW Auto Group, a car dealer carjacks his customer at gunpoint, the new Porsche Panamera GTS and Jonny's beard could be a threat to world health!

Spike and Zuckerman share their insights on the latest big car reveals: the 2025 Porsche GT3 and Ferrari's new halo car, the F80. They also dive into the Belt Parkway crash fraud scandal, a conspiracy theory about a secret celebrity-only Starbucks in tunnels beneath LA, racist robot vacuums, and SCR inches closer to relaunching the series on video.

Jonny returns from his Hot Wheels Legends Tour with the new electric G-Wagon, Spike has a freshly created Corsetti Land Cruiser, Why Wall Street now prefers inexpensive novelty watches, a speeding German Cookie Monster causes cop chaos. Plus, an R-rated Dear Zuckerman!

If you weren't able to make Luft 10, Spike, Zuckerman, and Matt Farah have got you covered. Recorded live with breakfast burritos, a 917K, and a chatty, sweaty Porsche crowd at piping hot Universal Studios. 

Reviews of the Makello Classic's Turbo M and new Porsche Taycan 4S. Zuckerman takes possession of the 600 original mile Dakar Yellow M5. The Matchbox movie is real; Speed cameras are coming to Malibu and I don't even remember how we got on a Zamfir Master of the Pan Flute tangent. See you at Luft 10.

Over-powered cigars turn Jonny into a giggling elf; Zuckerman announces the purchase of what is considered the ultimate vintage BMW M5; A recap of the Goodwood Revival; Nissan announces software to stop drivers from blocking the left lane and the SCR gang will be live at Luft 10! 

Just Spike and Zuckerman this week. Reviews of the new Hyundai Elantra N and 2024 Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono. Also, what's behind Porsche's Carrera GT suspension fix, BMW's design team gets a shakeup, Spike is the target of an attempted sextortion, Germany's super weird new sport "Hobby Horsing," and the last batch of SCR Marine Blue Sheffield Allsport Diver 1A's goes on sale today!

Jerry returns to the show to discuss his summer of cars on Long Island, Unfrosted at the Emmys, Malibu drives in a '67 912 Bring a Trailer purchase and the vintage 911 RS he now believes is the ultimate 911. Plus, the most explosive and thrilling New Porsche Model LEAK yet! (It's big people, pay attention!) And listener questions answered and NOT mocked for once. What a show!

Pipe-wielding road-rager Nathaniel Radimak is released early from prison and possibly beating heads in Canada? Spike reopens the doors to the Malibu Countrymart Get Some Coffee in Your Cool Cars weekends. Jonny reviews the new Lincoln Nautilus and Zuckermand debuts his hot yellow BMW Batmobile. Fine cigars were smoked.

Spike, Matt and Zack recap Monterey car debuts, discuss the Vintage: Modern Classic Bronco; Matt announces a new dune buggy purchase and then Spike digs in on the RFK severed whale head fun.

Spike hosts a lively conversation with Jonny, Matt and Zuckerman in front of a live audience at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Among the topics covered: the events, the people at these events and the time a monkey in Monterey bit Zuckerman. Plus, the debut of SCR Jeopardy. 

Scotland's Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti visits the Baldwin Hills SCR stage to discuss the Gordon Murray T.50, his impressive car collection, and his plans for Monterey Car Week.

Zuckerman returns from his solo trip to Berlin with stories. Then, which is better; a 991 GT2RS or a 992 GT3RS? Jonny reviews the new Subaru BRZ TS and 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo. Forbes rank the best car communities in the world and a new felon joins our green room.

Sam Fane from the popular automotive YouTube channel Seen Through Glass visits Spike's home to discuss his latest car purchase and cross country drive. Then the guys review the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, the new blockbuster Corvette ZR1, the return of the STI to the Subaru line up and which state is #1 for road rage! Plus the new Udio hit song, Hitler's Penis to honor Zuckerman's trip to Berlin.

Spike and Jonny catch up with Jay Leno from INSIDE his new 2024 Rolls Royce Spectra. Jay reflects on his incredible collection, the vehicles that inspired him growing up, and his future plans for the automotive treasure trove.

Z and Jonny bond over their weed-like back hair growth, then buckets of car talk. More speculation about what Porsche is bringing to Pebble, is it a GT2RS, 911RS Heritage or the new Speedster?  Our sources are terrible on this story, chaps. The new Lotus Evija X meets its maker at Goodwood. The end of the internal combustion 718 Cayman & Boxster. A sexy new 911 GTS called the Cuarenta Edition (only 40 made). And then we dive head first into the Paltrow / Blasberg summer cottage pooping incident that has stunned the social elite!

The embargo is lifted and Jonny can tell us all about Porsche's updated 992 line; New leaks that Porsche will NOT being be premiering a halo car at the Quail event and we will be "disappointed"; Fisker Oceans for sale for peanuts, good buy?; The sexy new Land Rover Defender OCTA, and a Summer-themed Dear Zuckerman. Recorded on the 4th of July in Baldwin Hills so... lots of booms and pops.

The guys address and thus spread the rumor Porsche is announcing something halo-big in Monterey in August at The Quail event; Volkswagen makes a $5b investment in Rivian; Jonny refuses to reveal his embargoed driving impressions of the Porsche 992.2 to us; Zuckerman salivates when a man's thumb is chopped off by his own BMW door, and is the new Toyota Sequoia the worst reviewed car in SCR history? Sure sounds like it.