The Mercedes GTD? Luxury Cars Falling

Mercedes has built a very special coupe that reminds us of something American; the luxury car market is falling apart; apparently Teslas are more dangerous than their competition; and Patreon questions include:
• Is a Lotus as exciting as my supercharged S2000?
• Will spyware ruin enthusiast cars?
• When a car comparison goes wrong for the OEM
• Audi RS3 + 718 GT4 = what?
• Automotive underdogs we root for
• Waymo dropped me in the middle of the road
• Can Porsche solve the sporty EV problem?
• Cars we missed the boat on
• Getting comfortable on camera
• Terrible specs that are hard to sell
• Infiniti G37 convertible thoguhts
• And more!
Recorded September 11, 2026

Show Notes:
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