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Forbidden European Cars Come To US, Rolls-Royce In A Pool, and A New Speed Record! THISCARPOD! 75

THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! Aug 29, 2025 92 min

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Exciting discussions unfold as the hosts dive into the potential harmonization of EU and US automotive regulations, which could open the door for previously forbidden European cars in the US market. They also explore the record-breaking speed of the BYD Yang Wang U9, a 2,959 horsepower electric vehicle, and share amusing anecdotes about Rolls-Royce's unique marketing stunt involving a car in a pool. The episode wraps up with insights on the automotive market, including the surprising sales of classic cars and the evolving landscape of electric vehicles.

Topics: harmonization of regulations european cars in the us byd yang wang u9 speed record rolls-royce marketing classic car sales electric vehicles automotive market trends

Cars: Acura NSX Acura RLX Acura SLX BMW 5 Series BMW M3 BMW M5 Bugatti Veyron Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet Corvette Cupra Formentor Dodge Charger Dodge Viper Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 275 GTB Ferrari 360 Ferrari F40 Ferrari F430 Ferrari F50 Ferrari LaFerrari Fiat Punto 3 Doors Ford Bronco Ford F-150 Honda CR-V Honda Passport Honda Ridgeline Hyundai Genesis Jaguar XJ220 Jeep Wrangler Lamborghini Countach Lexus IS Lotus Europa S Mazda CX-7 Mazda MX-5 / Miata Mazda RX-8 McLaren 650S McLaren 720S McLaren F1 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Mercedes-Benz G-Class MG MGB Porsche 911 Porsche 914 Porsche 917 Porsche 928 Porsche Boxster Porsche Carrera GT Porsche Cayenne Porsche Macan Ram 3500 Rolls-Royce Phantom RUF CTR Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Model X Toyota 4Runner Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Tacoma Volkswagen Golf

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Ford F150

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BMW M3

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BMW E61

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BMW M5

"retroactively? We could bring in an E61 M5 tomorrow. We sold one. >> That would be nice."

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Formentor Cupra Formentors

"able to have. >> So many Cupra formentors. Now, of course, they might not be able to sell"

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Fiat Punto

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Dodge Charger

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Bugatti Veyron

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Mclaren F1

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Jaguar XJ220

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CTR Roof Yellow Bird

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Porsche 911

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Ram 3500

"... EVs. We will not succeed by just selling the Ram 3500 dually. We have to make EVs that jump"

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Rolls-Royce Phantom

"...xample of that is >> Oh, I was hoping it'd be the Phantom of the Pool story. All right. What do you"

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Mercedes-Benz Eclass

"down. >> Imagine if there was an E-Class that was driving around with your S62."

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Ferrari 275 GTB

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Ferrari 250 GTO

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Mclaren 720S

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Mclaren 650S

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Porsche Macan

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Mazda Cx7S

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Porsche 928

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Volkswagen Gti

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Lexus Is250

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Ferrari F430

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Honda Passport

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Honda Crv

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Honda Ridgeline

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Toyota 4Runner

"...u know, Kenon, take a guess as to how many Toyota 4Runners are sold every year in the United States? An innu..."

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Jeep Wrangler

"...verage 130,000 4Runners, 120,000 Broncos, 200,000 Wranglers. >> Wow."

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Acura SLX

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Ford Bronco

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Hyundai Genesis

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Toyota Tacoma

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Acura Rlx

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Chevrolet Blazer

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Porsche Carrera GT

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Porsche Cayenne

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Porsche 917

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Lotus Europa

"...knows a lot about old cars. >> I talked about the Lotus Europa in our live now this past week."

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Porsche 914

"Paradise. >> Those Porsche 914 seats. >> Yeah. Is that true?"

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MG MGB

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Mazda Miatas

">> On that subject, let's talk about uh Miatas. >> Yeah. All right. We sold a low mile NA"

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Acura Nsxt

"week, two weeks ago, a week ago, we sold a NSXT, which is what Doug would want. >> Yeah."

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Tesla Cybertruck

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Porsche Boxster

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Dodge Viper

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Chevrolet C7

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Ferrari F50

"...Zonda, like a lot of cars that were a lot better. F50. >> Name another car. You must have driven"

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Ferrari F40

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Toyota Land Cruiser

"think, enthusiast cars that that 200 series Land Cruiser was one of mine. >> You would say the 70 series, ..."

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Ferrari 360

"right? >> You hated your Ferrari 360 cuz you expected it to do something that you"

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Mazda Rx8

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Ferrari LaFerrari

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