Car Keys with Robin Leech and Jay de Marcken – September 2, 2025
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Robin Leach and Jay de Marcken discuss essential winter car preparations, focusing on tire safety and maintenance, including the importance of tread depth and the advantages of snow tires. Jay reports live from Lime Rock Park, highlighting a historic car festival and the impressive variety of vintage vehicles on display. The duo also debates the latest automotive trends, including Stellantis' new customizable Dodge Durango and the anticipated electric Slate pickup truck, while reflecting on the evolution of car design and the significance of proper vehicle care as seasons change.
Porsche 911
"...s a huge contingent of racing Porsches air cooled 911s announcements that have been in the news as we've..."
Challenger Hellcat
"... model out and they've got something called a SRT Hellcat jailbreak version of the Durango, which is a big ..."
Dodge Charger
"...enough. Stellantis is also revised vitalizing the charger, I believe it is a charger with a gasoline powere..."
Suzuki Samurai
"...ttle little trucklets, I wish we'd get the Suzuki Samurai back, which I saw. I saw a new one in in Europe j..."
Ford Maverick
"...I have. The question is, you know, Ford's got the Maverick, right, which comes as a hybrid version of its ba..."
Cadillac El Dorado
"...doing this show? I just saw a very nice early 70s Cadillac El Dorado turn in front of me. I was just like, it's like a..."
Cadillac El
"...doing this show? I just saw a very nice early 70s Cadillac El Dorado turn in front of me. I was just like, it's..."
Holden Caprice
"...body chopped their cars like GM chopped the Chevy Caprices and Ford chopped their LTDs or whatever they were..."
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