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Mercedes Fakery, Analog Matters, Manual Wagons | Episode 1,054

7/14/20261 hr 31 min

The guys discuss the direction Mercedes-Benz is taking with their performance EVs, notably the recently announced 2027 AMG CLA45 4Matic+.

Goodwood Festival Of Speed is one of the most accessible and inspirational events for car enthusiasts, and allows people to easily see the cars up close and driving quickly up the hill.

For Topic Tuesday, the guys discuss a mental cul-de-sac for Tim in TN, who is unhappy because he’s rational about cars.

Car Debate #1 is for Dave in Seattle, who loves manuals, wagons, and lightweight cars. Can the guys replace half his garage?

Car Debate #2 is for Rick in DC, who also loves manual transmissions but needs a good commuter.

Car Conclusion #1 is from Elias in CA, who decided to buy a car for what he actually wanted.

Car Conclusion #2 is from Aaron in CO, who is excited by moment-in-time cars, and bought possibly the last of an era.

Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms.

Look for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again!

00:00 - Intro

2:09 - 2027 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 4Matic EV Announced

19:32 - Cars From 2026 Goodwood FOS - Will They Be Around In 100 Years?

27:56 - Topic Tuesday: The Mental Cul-De-Sac

40:49 - Car Debate #1: My Almost Perfect Garage

1:01:32 - Car Debate #2: The Best Of Everything

1:14:04 - Car Conclusion #1: The Most Important Buying Parameter

1:17:08 - Car Conclusion #2: The Last Of The Last?

1:19:19 - Audience Questions On Social Media

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Clips

This Car For Nobody
Angry Mr. Rogers Setup
Add Lightness Epiphany
Analog Over Easy
IONIQ 5 N Praise

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

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  2. Todd Deeken· Host0:29

    Hey, happy Tuesday. We are back again for another podcast, and, uh, I, you know, I, I have to say, I actually really like... I know not everybody does, but I actually really like that we went to one podcast a week, and we kinda get to gather up the news and all the car debates, and we get to just do everything at once. It's very, very cool. I'm actually really excited about it. We've got all of the above for this podcast, so thank you guys for being with us as always. We are just now starting edit for our monster Europe trip this year.

  3. Paul Schmucker· Host0:56

    By we, Todd means him and Chance.

  4. Todd Deeken· Host1:00

    Yes. That, that, that is the we in that regard.

  5. Paul Schmucker· Host1:01

    I'm very grateful for that.

  6. Todd Deeken· Host1:02

    But- You're, you're fast and you're good at it, and you're- And you're- ...

  7. Paul Schmucker· Host1:04

    doing a amazing job ...

  8. Todd Deeken· Host1:04

    and you're handling podcast.

  9. Paul Schmucker· Host1:05

    So, yeah.

  10. Todd Deeken· Host1:05

    You handle all the podcast posts.

  11. Paul Schmucker· Host1:06

    Yeah.

  12. Todd Deeken· Host1:06

    So, I mean, there's, there's division of labor here.

  13. Paul Schmucker· Host1:08

    It's the royal we.

  14. Todd Deeken· Host1:08

    Yeah. W- but we're, we're just now beginning that. [laughs] We're already talking about what's the big trip we're doing next year. Which- It's so exciting ... which, yes. I hope, I hope so.

  15. Paul Schmucker· Host1:17

    Ideas are flying.

  16. Todd Deeken· Host1:17

    I hope so.

  17. Paul Schmucker· Host1:17

    I'm very excited to share.

  18. Todd Deeken· Host1:17

    And we haven't even put these videos out yet. Yes.

  19. Paul Schmucker· Host1:19

    Yeah.

  20. Todd Deeken· Host1:19

    Keep in mind also, we have our Utah meetup coming up, which sold out in, like, seconds. I can't even believe it.

  21. Paul Schmucker· Host1:25

    Crazy.

  22. Todd Deeken· Host1:25

    Oh, and also, we haven't gone on pilgrimage yet. That's a few weeks away. [laughs] There's still stuff

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