The Smoking Tire

Segment 1: VortexRadarArlei Bravy is the founder of VortexRadar.com; we discuss "countermeasures," radar and laser detectors, laser jammers, and common sense on the road, how to avoid getting tickets while covering ground on the highways, and dash cam suggestions.http://www.vortexradar.comhttps://www.instagram.com/vortexradar/Roger Donaldson is a renowned  film director and producer, known mainly for The World's Fastest Indian, The Recruit, Cocktail, and Species...

Aaron Robinson has been an Automotive journalist for over 20 years, most recently as a senior editor and columnist at Car and Driver Magazine. Now settling into his new gig at the all-new HAGERTY magazine, Aaron stops by the show to get into some nerdy details as always. Aaron is a pilot, so we discuss Matt's first flying lesson and the hobby of aviation, revisit the famous "Lamborghini Log" video, and appreciate the hell out of Aaron's beautiful 1942 Buick sedan...

Tony Quiroga is a Senior Editor at Car and Driver magazine, and secret funny person. He and his team at C/D just published their "Lightning Lap" comparison, where they take some of this years best driver's cars to Virginia International Raceway to see ho

Tony Quiroga is a Senior Editor at Car and Driver magazine, and secret funny person. He and his team at C/D just published their "Lightning Lap" comparison, where they take some of this years best driver's cars to Virginia International Raceway to see how they compare, regardless of price. Other topics include bad traffic, Matt's SL500 Mercedes, recent road trips,  This show is available as a video!https://youtu...

This podcast is about bad cars, weird cars, and LS-swapped 911s. Our guest is Tyler Hoover, an automotive journalist who has made a name for himself by acquiring a vast collection of...odd cars, or "hoopties", as he calls them. He's a man with eccentric taste, truly adhering to the idea, "Variety is the spice of life."   This show is available as a video!https://youtu...

In this episode we are joined by automotive journalist Ryan ZumMallen, staff writer at Trucks.com, as well as a contributor for Road &Track, Car and Driver, and Autobytel. Ryan and Matt talk about the new, 700 HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, the Honda Civic Type R, and the legend that is the Lexus LFA. We also get into collectible sneakers, Ryan's personal vice, talk about how to test ski and bike racks in extreme conditions, racing Honda Odyssey's, and the 80's most garish supercars...

Magnus Walker, everyone's favorite Porsche enthusiast stops by The Smoking Tire studio on the tail end of his world tour to promote his new book, "Dirt Don't Slow you Down," available on Amazon. We talk Porsche (obviously) but also racing, car culture all over the world, and Pebble Beach. Plus, Magnus talks Ferrari vs. Lamborghini...

Legendary tuner John Hennessey has been in the horsepower business for over 25 years. From humble beginnings modifying the Mitsubishi 3000GT to making himself known with the world's fastest street Vipers, and now the 273 MPH Hennessey Venom GT, John's business Hennessey Performance is one of the world's largest and most successful tuning outfits...

Larry Kosilla is one of Matt's oldest friends; they grew up together in Westchester, NY, and went to middle school and high school together. They began the car industry together, founding the New York Motor Club in 2005, which is where Matt got started m

Larry Kosilla is one of Matt's oldest friends; they grew up together in Westchester, NY, and went to middle school and high school together. They began the car industry together, founding the New York Motor Club in 2005, which is where Matt got started making videos. Now, Larry is one of the world's best car detailers, employed by corporations, celebrities, and titans of industries to keep fleets of classics looking their best...