Jonny Lieberman on Rivian R2, Luce, and 1000HP cars
6/16/20261 hr 56 min
Jonny Lieberman returns to talk 1000HP cars, Tesla FSD, Ferrari Luce, the new Rivian R2, the best(?) way to learn to drive a manual, and a whole lot more.
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Cars we hated just because our friends liked it
The pitfalls of mixing business with pleasure
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Recorded June 15, 2026
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First 90 secondsMatt Farah· Host0:00
What up, everyone? Welcome to the Smoking Tire Podcast. Today's episode is, as always, brought to you by Off the Record. You know what Off the Record's about, saving your backside from unnecessary disciplinary action and points against your license. If you get pulled over for doing a little fun in your car, don't plead guilty, get Off the Record. Go to OffTheRecord.com/TST, uh, for 10% off all legal services through Off the Record. They are nationwide. They'll connect you with a qualified attorney in the jurisdiction where you got pulled over. They'll fight that ticket. They'll get those points off your record. That's OffTheRecord.com/TST. One more time, OffTheRecord.com/TST. All right, folks, on this episode of the program, Jonny Lieberman is here in studio, so we get to fight about stuff. Uh, we fight about the GTD, we fight about Tesla full self-driving, and we fight about the Ferrari Luce. No, we don't really. We both like that one. No, we don't. I'm just kidding. We both hate it. It's the Smoking Tire Podcast. Let's go. ... on it that the Stirling Moss- Ah ... the lack of the windshield and the ridiculousness- Yes ... appro- u- there in- Yes It makes up for everything ... it does actually change the game.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:14
Yeah.
Matt Farah· Host1:14
Yes, it does.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:14
Okay.
Matt Farah· Host1:15
It does.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:15
I really like that car.
Matt Farah· Host1:16
I agr- I agree with you.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:17
Okay.
Matt Farah· Host1:17
SLR bad, Stirling Moss good.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:19
And w- you said the S... I, the SF90's great. I would drive the SF90.
Matt Farah· Host1:22
The SF90's not good.
Zack Klapman· Host1:23
It's great.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:23
It's a great car.
Zack Klapman· Host1:24
Right?
Matt Farah· Host1:24
No, it's not.
Zack Klapman· Host1:25
Great car.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:25
At what?
Matt Farah· Host1:25
Going fast.
Zack Klapman· Host1:26
Okay.
Matt Farah· Host1:27
Yeah.
Zack Klapman· Host1:27
So are a lot of other cars, though.
Matt Farah· Host1:29
Yeah, but it goes, it goes a little