The Smoking Tire
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The Smoking Tire
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind. Watch our car reviews at www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesm...
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Parts Site Nightmare; Plane Lands on Car; Volvo Review;
Matt got burned by a parts website and has the receipts; Zack spent a week driving the Volvo V90 Cross Country; a plane landed ON a car; and
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We Won a Race! ft. Tommy Kendall and Jonny Lieberman!
Matt spent the weekend endurance racing with Jonny Lieberman, racing legend Tommy Kendall, and Super Trofeo ace, Mateo Siderman. The result was a surp...
Rivian R1S Quad review; I Hate Sims; 1st Waymo Ride
Matt Farah hates racing simulators; a review of the new Rivian R1S Quad motor; Zack Klapman rides in a Waymo for the first time (and has questions); J...
Doug Demuro
Doug Demuro joins to eat candy and talk about MANY things including: his Countach drive; that Whistlin' Diesel problem (and the Montana plate situatio...
Waymo Danger; Our Award; Spyder Milestone
Matt Farah hits a milestone in his Porsche Boxster Spyder; Zack Klapman hosts the first-ever Racer Creator awards (and we win one!); Waymos embrace da...
Paul and Todd of Everyday Driver!
It's Paul Schmucker and Todd Deeken of Everyday Driver! They tell us about life with their long-term C8 Corvette; Lotus ownership; owning 2 Caymans (a...
Screen Depreciation; CHEAP V12s; Rainy Days; Q&A
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss cars that ride better in odd suspension settings; EVs are fun in the rain; how screens will effect a car's collect...
Why are the Rich so Timid; 930 Slant-nose; NSX for SALE?
During an interview with a car collector, Matt Farah asked them "Why don't you off-road your seven-figure rally car?" It led us to an interesting disc...
Koenigsegg Record; RTR Spec 3 Review
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman are on a top-secret mission to Zion National Park. Along the way we talk about our time with the new 810HP RTR Mustang Spe...
Ioniq 6 N Review; 1000 Miles in a 918; How TST Works
We're back in the studio! Matt Farah drove 1000 miles in a hypercar prototype that might be his favorite; Zack Klapman tested the new Hyundai Ioniq 6...
From S. Korea to S. Carolina
South Korean cars and culture; will hydrogen work; the South Carolina Hilton Head Concours; 2026 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid review; driving a new Lexus...
How Rob Dietz sold $175M of Cars on BaT
Rob Dietz sold $175M worth of cars on Bring-a-Trailer. How and why did he do it? What are the changes he sees coming the car market? All that and more...
Chris Harris, Sam Fane, Jason Fenske, Jack Holmes
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman talk about Tesla's weird earnings call; EV trucks sales are not living up to expectations; a new intake that's legal-ish.<...
Driven: The new 992.2 Porsche 911 Turbo S
Matt Farah went to Spain to drive all new Porsche 911 Turbo S. It has new tech, more power, more comfort, and even a surprisingly fun trick. Plus, Lam...
New Car-Buying Law; Century is Back; Spyker Returns?; THAT Ferrari One-Off
Ferrari made a new one-off and it's...interesting; Gov. Newsom passes a new law to protect California car buyers; Toyota creates a brand more luxuriou...
Car Shows and the Free Mercedes
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman attended the reveal of the new, possibly light(er)-weight RTR Mustang; were part of the HUGE turnout for the Type S / Larr...
The Best AMG Isn't the 63; Heli Crash; Robotaxi vs Waymo
Matt and Zack are caught off guard by the AMG CLE 53. A helicopter crashes at a cars and coffee event. Zack reviews the Infinite Machine P1. And we an...
Ferdi Porsche wants everyone to go racing
Ferdi Porsche is the great-grandson of Porsche's founder but he is definitely making his own way in life. Architect, brand creator, ice race...hoster,...
Crazy Toyota Driving; Mercedes Engine Surprise; Lawsuit Update
Matt Farah talks is being surprised by a non-V8 Mercedes AMG; Zack Klapman walks us through his back-to-back drives in 3 generations of GR Corolla (an...
The ZR1 is INSANE; Wooden Manx; M3 Wrenching; Q&A
Matt put some wood in his Manx buggy; gives us more detail on how crazy the Corvette ZR1 is to drive (on road and track); Zack did some voluntary (for...
GTD vs GT3; Lambo Temerario Drive; Lemons Buttonwillow; More
Zack raced some old, loud things at the 24 Hours of Lemons Buttonwillow and tells us about what went right and wrong. Matt is at PCOTY and has spent a...
George Notaras (MotoMan TV)
George Notaras is an automotive journalist who has been in the YouTube game for over a decade. On this episode we talk about the challengers faced by...
Nicole Johnson (YouTuber, Monster Truck driver)
Nicole Johnson is a YouTuber and former Monster Jam driver (yes, as in monster trucks) who is on a mission to drive everything that is cool, weird, di...
'25 Aston Vanquish Review; Kart Drifting; Matt's Law
We went go-kart drifting and wowzers did it surprise us; Matt makes a new law; the 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish is fast and expensive but is it too limi...
Mustang GTD Drive; Czinger Factory of WTF; Q&A
Driving the Mustang GTD; we toured the Czinger and Divergent 3D factory; Matt tells us about the great Mustang day of 2025; and we answer a whole lot...
The WORST Door Handles; a Free Car; Leno's Bill
What's the WORST door handle ever? Plus, towing in used luxury vs a new F-150: Matt's upcoming drive in 4 legendary Mustangs; an early look at the new...
Driving the 1,250HP Czinger 21C VMax
It has 1,250HP, a skeleton like you've never seen, broke 5 track records in 5 days, looks like an alien spacecraft, and we drove it: It's the Czinger...
Nissan Z Nismo manual(!); Robots; BMW Bike Review; Power:Weight
Bikes, robots, hypercars, oh my! On this episode, Matt Farah and Zack Klapman discuss the robot Olympics; their drives in the 1,750HP SSC Tuatara; pow...
Larry Chen
Larry Chen is one of the most skilled and famous automotive photographers of this generation. His clients include auto companies, race car drivers, or...
Jonny Lieberman
Jonny Lieberman is back for a weird whiskey tasting at to talk about: His drive in the RUF Rodeo; why he likes certain Cadillac EVs; whether or not he...
Driven: Totem SuperGT, the 670HP Carbon Alfa Clone
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman tell of their drive in the incredible, carbon-fiber-constructed piece of unobtanium that is the Totem SuperGT. It's an hom...
Crew, RUF Rodeo, and Parker's HUGE Win
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman might have driven their rarest car yet: the RUF Rodeo. Does a 7-figure rally car have something cheaper cars don't? Will t...
Zack's Game Show; M5 Touring (Again); Aston Vanquish Review
Zack has a new automotive game show; take 2 on the BMW M5 touring; reviewing the new Aston Martin Vanquish; and we almost run out of gas in the same c...
2025 Monterey Car Week Stories
The complete run down of our Monterey Car Week 2025! Matt's new Manx worked perfectly (well, almost); the cars we saw; the events we saw; how to parti...
Larry Kosilla's Extreme Detailing
What's it take to clean a disgusting car that hasn't been touched in decades? Larry Kosilla knows. He is one of the most skilled and well-known car de...
Sam Fane of Seen Through Glass
Sam Fane (Seen Through Glass on YT) drops by from the UK to talk about the Cadillac Blackwing he's driving; his comical Ferrari 360 restoration; makin...
SSC Tuatara Review; No More Regs; Merc EVs
We drove the 1750HP SSC Tuatara! What a thing it was! How's it feel? Compare to a Bugatti or a Pagani or a Koenigsegg? Is it worth the money? And what...
The Dallas Show!
TST Live in Dallas, TX! Who can create the best 5-car garage for this city? What's the best location for a NASCAR race that ISN'T a race track? And we...
The Houston Show!
TST went to Houston, TX! In this show, Zack and Matt compete to make the most "Houston-like" dream garage; talk about the Tesla diner; hypothesize why...
M5 Touring Review; 715HP 911T Drive; Car Thieves!
We give our take on the new M5 Touring; review the insanely powerful 715HP Porsche 911T built by Flat6Motorsports; and answer your questions about: