In this episode of Talkin' Shop, Louis and Aaron sit down with Max Haftavani from Driven+ to talk about his journey from hosting car meets at his family’s pub in Wales to building a 50,000-strong YouTube community.

Max opens up about the review that put him on JLR’s radar — releasing his take on the Range Rover Sport SV before the embargo lifted, and documenting the car’s shocking drivetrain failures. The fallout? Angry emails, viral videos, customers demanding refunds… and even rumours of an internal JLR memo warning dealerships about his content.

Beyond the drama, Max shares his passion for attainable performance cars, the chaos of 120 cars turning up to his parents’ pub, why relatable BMWs and Audis outperform supercars on YouTube, and the unforgettable moment German police fined his road trip convoy €3,000 each on the Autobahn.

Topics include:
- The Range Rover SV review JLR didn’t want you to see
- How Driven+ grew from a village pub to 50K subs
- Supercar Sundays & community-driven content
- Autobahn chaos: police stops & €3K fines
- Why relatable cars beat supercars on YouTube
- Dream cars that aren’t supercars (M5 CS, Land Cruisers, F12 TDF)
- Future plans: buying a Lada in Armenia & driving it back to the UK

Thanks to Max for coming on the podcast!
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Driven+:
https://www.youtube.com/@DrivenPlus
instagram.com/drivenplusuk
tiktok.com/@drivenplus
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