{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Best Selling Cars of 2025 - The Corvette ZR-1 Modern American Supercar. Landcruiser FJ-40","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/best-selling-cars-of-2025-the-corvette-zr-1-modern-american-supercar-landcruiser-fj-40","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/eec4f574/podcast/play/112841701/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-18%2F414652145-44100-2-e7d4a9b26ae1f.m4a","description":"Dylan joins the show to discuss a topic we rarely ever talk about on this podcast; New cars! We delve into Car & Driver’s list of the top selling new cars of 2025. We talk Sweet Spot Generation from 95-05. Which cars in Hyundai’s lineup can give Toyota a run for their money. The Chevy Corvette ZR-1 is a track monster and it proves it on Sonoma Raceway against the Porsche GT3RS and Ford Mustang GTD. 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