Author Archives: Ryan Smith

LB Grand Prix + NSX & ’23 GR Carolla Hot Hatch

April 8, 2022

Adam and Matt are here for this episode of Car Cast. In this episode the guys talk about the upcoming Long Beach Grand Prix and Adam going back on the track. They talk about the differences of racing with an NSX vs the Scion Adam has previously used. Then they run down the Indy Car Standings before getting into the booming compact truck market. Lastly, they discuss Toyota’s new GR hot hatch coming in 2023.

Amy Lerner On Rod Hall Doc

April 1, 2022

Adam and Matt are both here for this week’s episode of Car Cast. They talk about the new Corvette Z06 and how Corvette it is evolving into America’s “Hyper-Car”. Next, the guys welcome Amy Lerner to the show to talk about her documentary on legendary off-road racer Rod Hall.

Justin Bell & Cadillac CT5

March 25, 2022

Adam and Matt are both here for this week’s episode of CarCast. This week the guys start the show off by talking about the release of the Cadillac CT5. Next, Justin Bell joins the show to talk about his experiences growing up and later competing at Le Mans. Justin shares some stories from his racing life and from his new podcast in which he is interviewing motorsports legends such as his own father.

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Chris Dyson (2021 Trans-Am Champion)

March 11, 2022

Adam and Matt are both here for this week’s episode of Car Cast. In this episode the guys kick off the show talking about the 2000GT becoming the most expensive Japanese car ever sold. Next, they welcome on professional racer Chris Dyson to talk about his history as a driver. They talk about his experience driving at Le Mans and Adam asks for some tips on his upcoming trans-am race.

Ed Loh (Motor Trend) On EVs & Future of Transportation

March 4, 2022

Matt kicks off the show talking to Ed Loh (Head of Editorial, Motor Trend) about the history of Motor Trend going from a magazine to digital. Ed gives his thoughts on Ford’s EV strategy and gives a ton of credit to Jim Farley. Ed then talks on where Ford, GM, and Chevy differ from one another in terms of their EV strategies. Adam then joins the show and he asks Ed how we can follow the plasma tv model and make more EV’s available and less expensive. Lastly they get discuss the overreaction to range anxiety and get into some electrical infrastructure and grid talk.

Adam’s Return To Racing + Hummer EV & General EV Talk

February 25, 2022

Adam and Matt are both here for this episode of Car Cast. The guys talk about Adam’s current Trans-Am project and the guys get into the upcoming Trans-Am race at Laguna Seca in April. Adam talks about how excited he is to get back on the track and they discuss trying to get Adam in the race. They talk about partnering up with Showtime Racing and then they get into the specs on the new Hummer EV. Lastly, they do a broad talk on EV and the infrastructure that is making it difficult to scale.

Ford GT Heritage + Super Bowl Impalas & MSRP Bump

February 18, 2022

Adam and Matt are both here for this week’s episode of Car Cast. The guys kick off the episode talking about how the Ford GT Heritage is a good investment. They touch on the Ford Bronco Everglade Edition before pivoting into an Edmunds article that stated 82% of cars sold in January were over MSRP. Lastly they talk about the BMW2002 before discussing the Chevy Impala bump that came from the Super Bowl halftime show.