The Chat Garage's Podcast

While the long awaited Maserati Grecale appeared, Aston Martin has broken the web with the new V12 Vantage. We will cover both, and give our opinion. Last but not least, a kind of restomod by Porsche… Will it be the 996 the new to come back in fashion?

WEC has begun, with some unexpected results, like the weather in Indonesia for the 2nd round of MotoGP. But our attention so far is for the red car in F1 that seems like it came back in business, fighting for the championship… What a start of a season for F1!!!

A new Batman movie has just hit the big screen, new actor, new director and so… New batmobile! But how evolved the dark knight ride over the years? John and Tex went through the DC Comics archive to extract all the secrets of the mighty machine, that isn’t just a prop, but a truly important character!

This episode… Lucky for us we cover the first spy shot of the latest Wiesmann! The rest are SUVs like the new Mazda CX-60 and Lotus 132 (yes, Lotus…). But what's going on with the Minivans? Are they coming back in fashion? We covered the Buick GL8 and VW ID. Buzz, Better than most SUVs!

The F1 test ended, almost ready to go. Are all teams showing their true potential? We don't need to wait long to discover it!!! In the meantime in MotoGP we have ended the first race with a stellar performance by the italian riders, while the level between manufacturers seems changed. What next? WEC is coming soon so, do not miss out on the first race there as well!

Our first episode was reporting the state of EV cars, but how has our view changed after two years? What’s the alternatives? Should we reconsider our mobility mindset from the ground up? All topic that are discussed during this special episode!

Tex is in love, the new Morgan Super3 is just amazing and John didn’t need a lot to be convinced as well. We can’t say the same for the leaked images of the next Ferrari SUV, But better to wait. Oslo has covered the RML’s 250GT development and an interesting Hydrogen V8 engine made by Yamaha!

If the WRC has been hard to follow, the Extreme E didn’t disappoint us. What a beginning of the second season! Big delay for Peugeot that will miss the 24h of LeMans. But the main topic is the F1 Test for this new generation of car… Well we learned a new word: Purpoising!

It doesn't matter if you are a car enthusiast or not, but cars are (most of them) mass-produced objects ... so to be appreciated and understood by the public they must be properly advertised. In today’s episode John and Tex run through the most iconic, funny, hit the point and nonsense car adverts of all time. Let’s prepare the popcorn and enjoy the ride!

Scary rumours about the new DeLorean EV while finally the Alfa Romeo Tonale has been revealed in its production form. Not the craziest design out there, so John and Tex are going to give their point of view. A car that is very special in this time is the new Gordon Murray T.33, probably the main focus of the episode. Last but not least, Singer strikes again with a new 911 Turbo in all its glory!

We are close to the beginning of the new season and MotoGP is already testing in the new dusty track in Indonesia! Bikes look cool as usual and Marquez is back in business… F1, they are still in the unveiling phase, but we cannot wait to see the beginning of the season!

Electric vehicles are a reality and they are truly reliable... But in the history of the automotive industry we have witnessed the most disparate and senseless experiments. Engines are too small, too big, too delicate or simply “well, why not?” In this episode John and Tex have analysed the most famous "failed" experiments with even some personal experience... Start your engines... If you can!

If rumours like the next AMG GT and IC engine seem to be what will await us in the next Bugatti, Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck might not be ready this year. We cover a wired speedster based on a Gallardo, the Monterossa, but the main star of the episode is the Ford Bronco Raptor (plus the Pope Francis special edition)! Last but not least Mini is offering an IC conversion for their iconic old models.

Last week we had the first round of WRC, and already the cards have been shown. Toyota seems to have found a new competitor this season with the Ford Puma and the legendary Sebastian Leob, while Hyundais are struggling. At the Montecarlo Rally there was also a Kimera EVO37, pretty cool for our eyes! Last but not least Mad Mike presented his crazy Mazda 3 for the Pikes Peak… Lovely!

This time the episode will have a different taste, talking about another thing that we love: music. So how to merge driving with music? We, as usual, made a list of our favourite genres…and guess what? John and Tex have super different tastes!

Noble is back with a fresh new design, or kind of.. The episode then covered the new limited edition Morgan Plus For, Janarelly and its partnership with M.A.T., some spy shots of the latest Mustang and a possible Corolla GR. Cherry on the pie, Lambo and a very cool Huracan inspired by a 2 years agò concept.

The year just started but the competitions are not waiting. Dakar came to an end, WRC Introduced the car for this season and Audi is trying to take over the motorsport world. If Peugeot is running late for the WEC with the 9X8, Toyota GR is developing a GT3 machine for covering also that championship. Last but not least, if F1 is just talk so far, Max Verstappen decided to take part at the official 24h of LeMans Virtual, on rFactor2… That's a lot to start!

For the first episode of the year we decide to guess the upcoming trends, what will be the condition with EV, petrol and H2? Who will win the F1 & MotoGP? will we enter the metaverse and will we still have only SUVs? Let's roll!

With the CES of Las Vegas we have plenty of news, at first the Mercedes EQXX, but also a new Turkish car made with Pininfarina called TOGG, new prototype wheels by Hankook and much more! Also BMW presented a very cool new feature for a color changing paint. Toyota teased us with the ultimate Yaris GR, the GRMN and some interesting patent from Mazda apprised online…

This first episode of the year will cover the Dakar, now happening with us trying to figure out all the categories! WRC is getting ready for the new season, while at Abu Dabi there has been the Gulf 12h for GT3 class. Last but not least, some speculations on what F1 might look like when Audi and Porsche enter the scene!