The Buried Mercedes

Spike sits down with James Pumphrey from Speeed to cover everything from a $3,000 VW Golf project car to a $2.1 million gold plated Iron Man-themed 840HP Turbo Speedster. Plus: the 911 GT3 SC, 911 GT4, watchmaking in Geneva, and a live engine start in the SCR Garage. ____________ ...  Show more

Spike and Zuckerman sit down with Evan from LA in a Minute to dig into the surprisingly rich automotive history of Los Angeles, from the first gas-powered car tested at 2 a.m. on Broadway in 1897 to how a racing speedway literally built Beverly Hills. Plus, Spike reviews the Asto ...  Show more

This week on DriveTime Radio, New York Vinnie begins by reminiscing about the Good Humor ice cream trucks and how they were an icon of the summer. Then, Mercedes Lilienthal from caranddriver.com joins the program to introduce the idea of dwarf cars, and how a man named Ernie Adam ...  Show more

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius talks about their new electric vehicle, Concept CLA - Class. This new electric vehicle has a longer range than any Tesla model on the market as the German luxury car maker challenges Elon Musk's dominance. Kaellenius spoke with Bloomberg's Oliver ...  Show more

As soon as the 2022 Mercedes F1 car hit the racetrack, the man who oversaw its creation realised it had problems. ‘We made a mistake’, admits Technical Director Mike Elliot. In finding fixes, Mike and his team of engineers have improved Mercedes’ results and learned a lot about t ...  Show more

This week on DriveTime Radio, NY Vinnie begins by talking about the future of car emissions in California and electric cars. Then, he invites Mike Bush, director of marketing at the LeMay Car Museum to the show to update us on how the museum will reopen following the pandemic shu ...  Show more