Why Jay Leno Will NEVER Stop Buying Cars
5/27/20261 hr 3 min
Jay Leno stops by the SCR Garage to talk supercars, Secret Service snipers, and how he accidentally became a registered arms dealer. We review the Lotus Emira Turbo SE, and debate canyon carving ethics, the death of late-night TV, and what it takes to hit 210 mph on an Air Force runway.
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Jay Leno is 76 and still out-buying most of us. In this episode, he breaks down his latest haul: the Corvette ZR1, McLaren W1, Mustang GTD, and the wild 3D-printed Czinger 21C. He explains why the best cars today don't need ads, just a YouTube video and word of mouth. Jay also gets into what it was like hosting "Jay Leno's Garage" with President Joe Biden, complete with rooftop snipers, a custom Sheffield watch color-matched to Biden's '67 Corvette, and Hunter Biden showing up for ice cream. Jonny Lieberman brings a proper review of the Lotus Emira Turbo SE: AMG engine, fixed DCT programming, and enough British quirks to fill a whole segment. The group debates Porsche Boxsters, EU speed-limit beepers, and hidden phone chargers engineered for Chinese regulations. Jay also shares why he turned down a dramatic film role, what's in his apocalypse go-bag, and how a visit from the King of Jordan left him legally classified as an arms dealer.
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Timestamps: 00:00 - Introducing Jay Leno 01:32 - Joe Biden's Corvette Stingray 06:53 - Jay's new cars 14:43 - Jay's Corvette ZR1X 22:11 - Jay's TANKS 27:35 - Why Jay bought a Czinger 21C 35:33 - Lotus Emira Turbo SE review 45:12 - Things we'll never get rid of 47:32 - Denim 48:08 - The Tonight Show 53:50 - Jay's thoughts on "Don't Cross the Mustard" 56:28 - The death of late night 58:42 - Watches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpike Feresten· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to Spike's Car Radio.
Jay Leno· Guest0:06
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:06
Welcome back, Mr. Leno.
Jay Leno· Guest0:08
Thank you. Nice to be here.
Spike Feresten· Host0:08
It's good to see you.
Jay Leno· Guest0:09
Good to be here.
Spike Feresten· Host0:10
Johnny Lieberman, thanks for showing up. This is like the Audrain Concours again.
Jay Leno· Guest0:14
[laughs] Yeah, here we go.
Spike Feresten· Host0:15
We're right here. We're all going back, too.
Jay Leno· Guest0:18
Yeah, yeah. We'll see you there.
Spike Feresten· Host0:19
It was very, it was very exciting.
Jonny Lieberman· Panelist0:20
I heard.
Jay Leno· Guest0:21
I like, I like that event. It seems, it's, it's like what I think Pebble was probably like- Yeah ... '58, '59, '60. You know, those years. You had Phil Hill and race car driver. Oh, it was a car thing. Oh, come to the car thing, you know?
Spike Feresten· Host0:32
Yeah, yeah.
Jay Leno· Guest0:33
It wasn't like, uh, now, where it's just so crazy.
Spike Feresten· Host0:35
Do you know, I, I wanna rename it, though. I wanna call it the Newport Concours. I, what do you think about that? [laughs] Rather than it's Audrain. I'm not- Well, because Newport Car, I think that's already taken. Oh.
Jay Leno· Guest0:45
'Cause there's- Well, I- ... there's a Newport Car Museum down the street.
Spike Feresten· Host0:48
There is, yeah.
Jay Leno· Guest0:49
Yeah, so, yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:49
It's just the Audrain, I think, throws everyone off. Like, it sounds like odd drain. [laughs] [laughs] [laughs] The Aud- I can't, I- And, and when- I can't say I'd thought of that, but- [laughs] I never thought of that ... and when you go there, it's sprawling and massive- Yeah ... and impressive, and event after event after event.
Jay Leno· Guest1:07
Well, but you're like a guy who reads vanity plates that are not vanity plates.
Spike Feresten· Host1:11
[laughs] I am?
Jay Leno· Guest1:12
What's FLGMHG? FLGMHG.
Spike Feresten· Host1:14
I am.
Jay Leno· Guest1:15
No, it's just 149. [laughs] It's not, no, it's FLGMHG. No, it's, no, it's not. It's just random numbers.
Spike Feresten· Host1:19
Well, there you go. Well, anyway- I still think Jay's saying this is a Spike issue. Yes, this is.
Jonny Lieberman· Panelist1:23
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host1:23
Most things in life- Most ... are a Spike issue. Anyway, it's good to have you on the show. We have a lot to talk about here.
Jay Leno· Guest1:27
All right.
Spike Feresten· Host1:28
I'm, uh, uh, you've,