{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Hold My Peroni!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/hold-my-peroni","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/1037a6c10/podcast/play/120719986/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425127573-44100-2-dfd4903a98f4.mp3","description":"It’s That Car Show, back with a crew show… And what *don’t* we cover in this one?What gets you waved in these days at the best cars and coffees? The leapers and the \"brocorazzi\" are apparently the new gatekeepers. Plus, industry whispers… shhh, Dan rents a Benzo, Lindsey parks a truck, I start shopping for a new car, and, yes… we talk about that damn Ferrari Luce. 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Many driving enthusiasts like it because it can feel more connected and fun to drive."}},{"startTime":3289.2,"endTime":3300.6,"type":"concept","title":"limited run","url":"/glossary/limited-run","quote":"And there's going to be less than one per dealership... It's going to be limited. It's not limited production, but there are limited run.","canonicalId":"concept:limited-run","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A “limited run” means the manufacturer plans only a small number of cars for production, even if it’s not officially “limited production” in the strict sense. This kind of scarcity is often used to create exclusivity and can affect how quickly allocations sell out.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “limited run” means only a small number of these cars will be built. Because there aren’t many, it tends to make the car feel more exclusive."}},{"startTime":3304.0,"endTime":3313.3,"type":"concept","title":"demand","url":"/glossary/demand","quote":"They're taking the, what were you saying Ferrari builds two less cars than they know they have demand for? Right, right.","canonicalId":"concept:demand","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In this discussion, “demand” is about how many buyers want a specific car relative to how many the manufacturer chooses to build. The host uses it to explain why some brands intentionally produce fewer cars than the market wants.","simplifiedExplanation":"Here, “demand” means how many people really want a car. The point is that some companies build fewer cars because they know buyers will still want them."}},{"startTime":3313.3,"endTime":3325.9,"type":"person","title":"Lucas Montesemolo","url":"/glossary/lucas-montesemolo","quote":"It was in Monterey. It was Lucas Montesemolo in Monterey. And he said it in public.","canonicalId":"person:lucas-montesemolo","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Lucas di Montezemolo (spoken here as Lucas Montesemolo) is a prominent former Ferrari executive. The host connects him to a public statement about Ferrari production strategy and demand.","simplifiedExplanation":"Lucas Montezemolo was a top executive at Ferrari. The host is saying he made a public comment about how Ferrari limits production because it knows people want the cars."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Ryan Bahrke","role":"host"},{"id":"s2","name":"Dan Pilling","role":"host"},{"id":"s3","name":"Lindsey Jesch","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/hold-my-peroni/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}