{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"McMurtry Spéirling: The $1.3M Hypercar That LAPS a Porsche GT3 RS","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/mcmurtry-speirling-the-1-3m-hypercar-that-laps-a-porsche-gt3-rs","audioUrl":"https://mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVLLC8925821278.mp3","description":"SCR is live from Baldwin Hills with Italy stories, a Porsche GT3 S/C deep dive, a brutal AMG takedown, and a bear that nearly took out Jonny. Plus: Polestar's US ban, Max Verstappen's LEGO beef, and why classic car market correction means the great stuff is finally getting affordable again.\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\n🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage\n\nGet 15% off garage flooring!\n\nhttps://RaceDeck.com/SCR\n\n\n\n🫧 Meguiar's - 125 Years of Passion\n\nPremium products to clean, restore, and protect your vehicle\n\nhttps://meguiarsdirect.com/collections/new\n\n\n\n🔵 BlueChew - Get Bricked Up with BlueChew Gold\n\nBuy 2 months of BlueChew Gold, get the 3rd month for FREE with code SPIKE911\n\nhttps://BlueChew.com\n\n\n\n✉️ Ultra Pouches - Instant Focus in a Pouch\n\nDon’t sleep on Ultra Pouches. New customers get 15% Off with code SPIKE911 at https://takeultra.com\n\n\n\nGRAB SOME SCR MERCH:\n\nhttps://spikescarradio.com\n\n\n\nGET MORE SCR ON PATREON:\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/spikescarradio\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\nJonny Lieberman's Porsche 911 S/C review is the automotive centerpiece of the episode. The new GT3 S/C, a cabriolet configuration echoing the spirit of S/T and Speedster variants, runs about $275,000 and arrives with the full Porsche 911 Weissach package: carbon ceramic brakes standard, magnesium wheels, carbon fiber front fenders and doors. The manual gearbox with its short shift kit is, per Jonny, exactly what it needs to be. Then comes the hammer: the Mercedes AMG E53 Wagon review. Despite sharing 577 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque with the legendary E63, Jonny calls the E53 a wallowing, under-braked waterbed of a car with no chassis confidence and a hybrid system that adds weight without soul. His verdict: they just whiffed on this one.\n\n\n\nThe hosts dig into the 2027 Polestar US ban. Spike mourns the American dealer jobs and real estate investment that disappear with it. From there, the conversation pivots to the Max Verstappen LEGO F1 car moment at Silverstone: Verstappen's flat refusal to drive a LEGO-brick F1 replica because, in his words, drivers shouldn't look like children. Spike is firmly in his corner. Also on the table: the McMurtry Spéirling, a $1.3 million track-only electric fan car pulling 3Gs, and a Ferrari 12C's simulated manual clutch (a pedal wired to an electric actuator spring, not an actual clutch disc, which produces predictably heated reactions).\n\n\n\nThe classic car market correction thread that closes the show is worth the price of admission alone. Zuckerman's morning drive in his '71 Porsche 911 Targa, ivory paint, perfect balance, cruising at 88 mph. Vintage Porsche prices falling from their pandemic peaks means early 911s, 356s, and Speedsters are drifting back into reach for people who actually want to drive them.\n\n_____________________________________________\n\n\n\n📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Neon Tiger Media:\n\ncontact@neontiger.media\n\n🌐 or visit:\n\nhttps://scrpod.com/sponsor\n\n\n\nProduced by \n\nSkyview Entertainment\n\n&\n\nQ6 Media\n\nhttps://q6.media\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\nTimestamps:\n\n00:00 - SCR's back at Baldwin Hills!\n\n01:07 - Spike's brutal Italy trip\n\n11:37 - Why the Porsche 911 S/C is so amazing\n\n16:51 - The SCR Live Tour\n\n23:07 - Our own car dealership\n\n24:11 - Mercedes AMG E 53 Wagon review\n\n29:32 - Jonny's bear encounter\n\n31:46 - Polestar is DEAD in the US\n\n33:30 - Lego is making F1 cars?!\n\n35:42 - McMurtry Spéirling for sale\n\n39:13 - Ferrari 12C with a manual?\n\n40:13 - Mercedes is making a baby G Wagon?\n\n48:41 - 18-way seats\n\n50:45 - The future for the Porsche 718\n\n54:43 - Porsche's questionable history\n\n55:39 - Spike's Ford Bronco\n\n56:31 - Our one-car garages\n\n58:30 - Jonny's Sheffield watch\n\n59:48 - Zuckerman's current car collection\n\n1:01:54 - The state of the classic car market\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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The host is arguing that the market is moving downward for certain older, high-end cars.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about how the collector-car market changes, like supply and demand. In this case, they think prices are dropping.","sourceStartTime":3811.1,"sourceEndTime":3816.6}},{"id":470860,"startTime":3816.6,"endTime":3822.1,"type":"place","title":"Monterey","url":"/glossary/monterey","quote":"[3816.6s] has gone oh no it's not you know where do you see what happens in monterey this august is what i\n[3822.1s] was hearing and i go yeah you're going to see it go down to 250 it's going to get lower because","canonicalId":"place:monterey","priority":0.3,"confidence":0.85,"source":"gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Monterey refers to the Monterey car week area in California, which is famous for major collector-car auctions and events. 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