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    Automotive

    The Carmudgeon Show

    Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, the Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angrier and more bitter.

    Jason Cammisa is an automotive journalist, social-media figure, and TV host with over 300 million views on YouTube alone. Jason’s deeply technical understanding, made possible by a lifelong obsession with cars, allows him to fully digest what’s going on within an automobile — and then put it into simple terms for others to understand. Also, a Master’s Degree in Law trained him to be impossible to argue with.

    Derek Tam-Scott still tries. He’s a young automotive expert with old-man taste in cars, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering — which means he knows how to be civil to Jason. Or at least he tries. With a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced the world’s most iconic cars. And hated most of them.

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    What Does Handling Really Mean? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 119 Nov 06, 2023
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    People often misunderstand the definition of "handling." What does the term really mean — and what makes the Lucid Air Sapphire the best-handling car in the world?


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    Watch Larry Webster try to roll a Corvair:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9Hq0_Mhy0


    Watch Jason Cammisa and Jason Fenske in the Lucid Sapphire:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Via70c8rOOY


    In this episode of the Carmudgeon Show, part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Hyphen-Scott discuss handling. Jason recently drove the Lucid Air Sapphire and proclaimed it the best-handling car ever.*


    *With the possible exception of the Rimac Nevera, which he hasn't slid around.


    What makes the Lucid different? Is it merely grip? Or composure? Or does the 3-motor torque-vectoring, combined with in-house 1000-Hz stability control and perfect software and hardware tuning simply follow its driver's wishes flawlessly?


    How does this EV compare to cars from the traditionals — like the VW id.4 or the Mercedes EQS, or even the Vinfast? What about this car makes it "Engineered Like No Other" more so than any current Mercedes. Or help it adhere to Lotus' Colin Chapman's "Simplify and Add Lightness" mantra even though it weighs more than 5000 lb?


    Watch and find out!

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    Every Mustang including Dark Horse — Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 118 Oct 30, 2023
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    Review of the 2024 S650 Ford Mustang Dark Horse and every generation of Mustangs ever — it's The Mustang Episode!


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    In this episode of the Carmudgeon Show, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa talks with historian and expert Derek Tam-Scott about the history of the Ford Mustang.


    The story begins with Lee Iacocca's 1965 Mustang, which was largely a marketing ruse, since the sports-car looks masked an economy-car chassis. And heads through the Mustang II, the Fox-Body and SN95 Mustang, the S197 Mustang, and finally the S550, including the incredible Shelby GT350 and GT500 models.


    And then finally, Jason reviews the S650 Mustang GT Performance and Mustang Dark Horse. Including comparing it with the BMW M2, Toyota GR Supra, and the gorgeous Lotus Emira.


    It's everything you need to know about the Ford Mustang.

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    Random Number Generator Car Reviews #4 — Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 117 Oct 25, 2023
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    Ask Us Anything Part 2 — Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 116 Oct 17, 2023
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    Ask Us Anything Part 1 — Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 115 Oct 09, 2023
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    This week, it's your questions and our answers!


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    Jason and Hyphen have asked you to pose your questions, and as usual, you've proven that the Carmudgeon Audience is a bunch of smart, interesting humans. The questions were thought-provoking and intelligent.


    So, too, were the students of CCS in Detroit, with whom the the boys chatted a few weeks ago — the curmudgeonly Carmudgeons were loathe to admit that the future is in good hands.

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    The Full Air-Cooled Porsche 911 Story — Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 114 Oct 02, 2023
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    Become an expert on the original Porsche 911 in just one hour!


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    The original, air-cooled Porsche 911 Classic spanned many variations and several variants over its 34-year run. In this episode of the Carmudgeon Show, Porsche expert Derek Tam-Scott gives you everything-you-need-to-know to become an expert on the 911.


    Derek starts out by talking about the original engineering, and then quickly covers the variants of the original long-hood cars, which had 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4-liter engines (though the latter actually displaced 2.3 liters.)


    There were carbureted, MFI, and Bosch CIS-E (K-Jetronic) variants, even before the next-generation G-Body was launched, with a 2.7-liter flat-six and impact bumpers.


    It was this version where the Carrera began — with the 2.7 and later 3.0 liter versions.


    The 911 SC came later, in model year 1978, with 3.0-liter engines — and it was to be the last of the 911s. Thankfully, CEO Peter Schutz, an American, saved it from being replaced by the V-8-powered 928.


    The SC was replaced with the Carrera 3.2, with Motronic fuel injection, before the original 911 was finally replaced — by the 1989 964, which was a functional enhancement but still basically the same car.


    The 964 replaced the original 911's torsion-bar suspension with coil springs — and power steering was available for the first time. It used a 3.6-liter.


    The final variant of the original 911 was the 993. If 85% of the parts were new for the 964, a further 80% were new again for the 993. Here, the 911 got the Weissach Axle rear multi-link suspension, VarioRam 3.6-liter, and a 6-speed manual.


    Learn about all of these Porsches in this episode!


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    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network

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    Live From The Detroit Concours w/ Richard Vaughan — The Carmudgeon Show — Cammisa & Hyphen — Ep. 113 Sep 25, 2023
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    Recorded live at the 2023 Detroit Concours, with special guest Richard Vaughan!


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    This week, Jason and Derek travel to Detroit to check out the Detroit Concours d'Elegance — and of course Jason's first move is to go over to the RADWOOD-Era cars! There's an Alpine V6 Turbo that immediately captures his attention — and then he's distracted with a Ford Raptor-swapped Delorean with 450 hp and a six-speed manual.


    On closer inspection, and after instruction from Hyphen, there are other fabulous cars. For example, an incredible one-of-400 Series 70 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams, a pillarless, hand-built hardtop coupe with a stainless-steel roof that cost more than a Rolls-Royce. And a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, one of the most valuable Ferraris ever.


    But the true highlight of the episode is a conversation with Richard Vaughan, Jason's longtime friend and storied designer. Richard started his career by designing the original Lincoln Navigator, and most recently worked on the Rivian R1T's interior. But the coolest part about him is his cars: he owns an original Aston Martin Lagonda sedan, several Bentleys and Rolls-Royces, and of course a Sacco-era Mercedes W124 300CE Coupe in Smoke Silver.


    The Carmudgeon Show was recorded live in front of an audience at the show, while sitting on beautiful and comfortable Recaro chairs — and is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Driving the 2024 Lotus Emira & Eletre — Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 112 Sep 18, 2023
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    The Lotus Emira is fantastic — and the Carmudgeons have a lot to say about it. The last gasoline-powered Lotus is certainly a looker — but it's very closely related to the Evora it replaces. And while the Evora was always good, was it ever truly great?


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    Jason, who owns a Lotus Elise, is always in search of "bad cars" — sports cars that provide experience but make poor transportation devices. Is the Evora enough of an assault on its driver's senses?


    Derek isn't a fan of the Elise because of the sounds its creaky body and rattly interior make — he loves a great GT. Is the Evora comfortable enough?


    Luckily, the boys have a clear answer to the question: Lotus Evora or Porsche 911?


    And then a unanimous decision on the Lotus Eletre, the brand's first SUV: it drives unlike anything else. Jason drove the Eletre as a surprise — without knowing anything about it.


    A Lotus engineer told the boys it was a 905-hp Eletre R with 3 motors and torque vectoring. Turns out the 905 hp comes from 2 motors, and what Jason felt and described as the most obvious torque-vectoring he's ever felt is actually rear-wheel steering.


    Whatever the cause, the boys both enjoy the SUV's maneuverability and outrageous speed (Lotus claims 0-60 in under 3 seconds.)


    Is there a future for Lotus in a heavy-EV world?


    There shouldn't be. But Jason and Derek feel there is.


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    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Mercedes Motor Swaps w/ Matt Kwiek — Carmudgeon Show feat. Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 111 Sep 11, 2023
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    This week, the Carmudgeons welcome special guest Matt Kwiek, mastermind of numerous outrageous Mercedes engine swaps.


    Matt helped Derek swap the engine in Derek's Holy Grail purple ("Bornite") S124 E320 dogleg-manual wagon from a 3.2-liter to a freshly built 3.6-liter from a W202 C36 AMG.


    The swap happened at Jason's warehouse with the help of his Bendpak lift — and the motor is a straight drop-in. Easy work for Matt Kwiek, who built a reputation for custom engine swaps in older Mercedes.


    The Carmudgeons both spent time driving Matt's white C126 500SEC, which features a 5.4-liter M113 (from an S55 AMG) and computer-controlled 722.6 5-speed automatic transmission.


    For more info on Matt and his creations, see:

    https://www.kwiekclassics.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/kwiekclassics/


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    How To Survive Monterey Car Week — Carmudgeon Show with Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 110 Aug 28, 2023
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    Carmudgeons made it through unscathed!


    Jason's Honda Beat didn't — it wound up getting towed 148 miles home using Hagerty Roadside Assistance. Instead, the well-traveled Rover 3500 SD1 provided Jason's transportation needs. Derek relied on his reliable Citroën CX.


    The week is a nonstop celebration of cars, with literal dozens of events from manufacturer debuts and parties to single-marque car shows like the Werks Porsche Reunion to single-country shows like Legends of the Autobahn or Concorso Italiano. Then, of course, there's the Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, the Little Car Show, the Grassroots Motorsports kickoff party, Motorlux at the Monterey Jet Center, auctions by Broad Arrow, RM Sotheby's, Gooding, and Barrett-Jackson — to name just a few.


    And that's not even mentioning the Concours itself, or the 2 weeks of nonstop vintage racing at Laguna Seca.


    It's impossible to see even half of the events during car week — but here's a guide to surviving the most amazing car week of the year.


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    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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