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EP. 16 - What Are the Worst Car Trends? Fake M Badges, Performance SUVs…

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It's like, mate, the only M your car seen is a McDonald's drive-thru. Take the badge off.
Two British automotive enthusiasts host their podcast episode recorded early before a stag do in Spain. They discuss worst car trends including fake M badges on standard cars, fake exhaust tips, excessively slammed vehicles with extreme negative camber and stretched tires (4mm of actual tire contact), unnecessary aero, Tesla modifications adding drag, window stickers on modified cars, vans with body kits, and elbow-delete driving positions. They debate F1's evolution from a racing-focused sport to entertainment spectacle focused on driver celebrity, lifestyle, and brand sponsorships rather than engineering, strategy, and racing craft. While one host sees this as healthy growth, the other argues the focus on non-technical elements dilutes the sport. They balance negativity about trends by highlighting positive activities like track days and dream car segments.

As heard by us

A planned, slightly wandering car chat that moves from race craft to performance SUVs and listener prompts.

The episode starts by noting that it was recorded a week early because the hosts are off to Spain for a stag do, then settles into a planned, lightly meandering chat that works best when the pair are bouncing off each other.

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Why you'd press play

You get F1 chat on lap times and race craft, a blunt take on performance SUVs, and a Spain stag-do detour.

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