{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Inside the 911 GT3 S/C + £30k Fast Saloons & Guilty Pleasures | The Gassing Station","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/inside-the-911-gt3-s-c-30k-fast-saloons-guilty-pleasures-the-gassing-station","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/10765e390/podcast/play/118260151/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-10%2F421812450-44100-2-ad2a8ca893158.mp3","description":"Did you know Porsche has been considering a 911 Cabriolet for almost 20 years? Well, it’s finally here, and Cam and Sam have all the details on the new 911 GT3 S/C. After the Porsche deep dive, it’s on to the unusual car collection of Andreas Preuninger before sinking into a £30k Buying Challenge. The two pit a legendary V10 BMW and some heavy-hitting muscle against a cult-classic Lexus and an Italian thoroughbred, before wrapping up with the \"Terrible Cars\" we can’t help but love.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:05 Everything we know about the Porsche 911 GT3 S/C21:38 The unusual cars of Andreas Preuninger35:09 £30k fast but practical buying challenge36:00 BMW i8, E60 M5, Chevrolet Camaro and Kia Stinger GTS43:20 Lexus ISF, Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and Jaguar XFR-S50:43 The terrible cars you can't help but loveTOPICS911 GT3 S/C: TBC£30k fast but practical: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2136575Terrible but loveable cars: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2138177CARS:Sam's M5: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19435616Cam's XFR-S: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20139459FOLLOW US: 🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":69.1,"endTime":94.2,"type":"concept","title":"Cabriolet","url":"/glossary/cabriolet","quote":"...for those of you that don't know it is basically a 9-11 GT 3 Cabriolet ... it's yeah, it's a it's a 9-11 GT 3 cabriolet","canonicalId":"concept:cabriolet","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Cabriolet” is the term for a convertible car with a folding roof. 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