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THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! Aug 22, 2025 96 min

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The latest episode dives into exciting automotive news, including the reveal of the GMA S1 LM, a modern reinterpretation of the McLaren F1, and a discussion on the new Roush-tuned Nissan Frontier. The hosts share their experiences from Monterey Car Week, highlighting the unique cars spotted and the police presence during the event. They also debate the future of subscription services for car features and reflect on the market trends for various models, including the WRX and the Cadillac CT5V Blackwing. The episode is filled with lively banter and insights from the automotive world.

Topics: gma s1 lm monterey car week nissan frontier subscription services wrx rankings cadillac ct5v blackwing automotive market trends car spotting

Cars: Acura Integra Audi R8 Audi RS6 Avant BMW 3 Series BMW 5 Series BMW 6 Series BMW M5 Buick GNX Cadillac CT4 Cadillac CT5 Cadillac CT6 Cadillac CTS-V Cadillac XT5 Chevrolet C10 Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Corvette Delorean DMC-12 Dodge Challenger Dodge Charger Ferrari F40 Ferrari F50 Ford Fiesta Active Ford GT Ford Mustang Ford Mustang GTD Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 Honda NSX Infiniti Q40 Infiniti Q60 Jaguar F-Type Lamborghini Countach Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini Gallardo Lamborghini Huracan Lancia Stratos Maserati MC12 Mazda MX-5 / Miata Mazda RX-7 McLaren F1 Mercedes-Benz CLK Mercedes-Benz E-Class Mitsubishi 3000GT Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Mitsubishi Space Wagon Nissan Frontier Nissan GT-R Nissan Skyline Nissan Z Porsche 911 Porsche Carrera GT Porsche Panamera Rivian R1S Subaru WRX Toyota 4Runner Toyota Corolla Toyota Prius Toyota Supra Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen ID.3

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Gordon T50

"it has it uses a lot of the stuff from the T50. It uses a larger version of the Cos V12. Goes up..."

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Mclaren F1

"Gordon Murray worked on, and that would be the McLaren F1. It looks >> not identical, but dang close."

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Lancia Stratos

".... There was a 928 resto mod. There's those launch stratos resto mods. This is after the success of Icon"

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Nissan Frontier

"You're familiar with the Nissan Frontier. >> The Frontier, America's favorite pickup"

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Ford Mustang

">> What do they do? >> They tune Mustangs. They get 700 horsepower out of Mustangs. You're"

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Toyota 4Runner

"was a guy on my street who had a four a third gen 4Runner, which is truly God's chariot. Um, with a with a ..."

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Space Chariot

"third gen 4Runner, which is truly God's chariot. Um, with a with a TRD hang truck."

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Volkswagen Id3

"...s. Um, they are now in one of their models in the ID3, I believe, uh, allowing you to pay for extra"

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Rivian R1S

"...mes a real question. the I was driving the Ribbon R1S around and you can buy like a package that gives ..."

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Ford Mustang GTD

"...ff-road supercar. He said kind of building on the Mustang GTD. Something that is like purely focused on"

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Ford Fiesta

"... the Civic tail lights. They they'd obviously use Ford Fiesta taillights."

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Ford Gt

">> Oh my goodness. >> 05 Ford GT. >> Yeah. modernized just a little."

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Buick GNX

"ones that are going to be preserved like GNX's plastic still on them. And in 50 years, they're going to be selling at"

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Cadillac Ctsv

">> Interesting. >> You you look at what the CTS-V wagons are doing on the used market. Um, I"

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Ferrari F40

"going to like blow up appreciate like an F40 did but this car will be appreciated on the used ..."

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Infiniti Q40

"... guy." And so he renames the entire Infiniti line Q40, Q60 in instead of a turnaround. He does"

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Infiniti Q60

"renames the entire Infiniti line Q40, Q60 in instead of a turnaround. He does turn around I..."

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Cadillac CT5

"cars. They had CTS, ATS. He renames them CT4, CT5, CT6, XT5. And Cadillac's doing okay. I guess"

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Cadillac CT4

"cars. They had CTS, ATS. He renames them CT4, CT5, CT6, XT5. And Cadillac's doing okay. I gues..."

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Cadillac XT5

"...They had CTS, ATS. He renames them CT4, CT5, CT6, XT5. And Cadillac's doing okay. I guess"

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Cadillac CT6

"...ars. They had CTS, ATS. He renames them CT4, CT5, CT6, XT5. And Cadillac's doing okay. I guess"

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Audi R8

"...ng into a Tacoma. And there was a video of a Audi R8 uh that slid into something."

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BMW E39

"Countaches the >> or the E39 or the stock car. >> They can issue parking ticke..."

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Porsche Carrera GT

"... nothing to do with it. Signal yellow is the next Carrera GT off the assembly line after my Carrera GT."

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Chevrolet Camaro

"... for probably 20 minutes and they watched all the Camaros and stuff reving it"

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Lamborghini Countach

"...rcy around was outstanding. And I have to say the Countach did really well. >> 200 miles didn't have a singl..."

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Ferrari F50

">> Although you could be in front of an F50. >> Yeah, there were times."

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Maserati MC12

"Chiron >> MC12 multiple MC12s just cruising down Highway One. If..."

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Mercedes-Benz Clk Dtm

"we're sitting there in a Gumper Apollo and a CLK DTM drive by. I don't think I saw those cars the rest..."

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BMW M5

"myself. >> The Mighty M5 broke 250,000 miles on the drive up to Monterey. ..."

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Toyota Corolla

">> And that just feels a little silly. Like every Corolla at this point, every new >> Yeah. If they're doin..."

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BMW E63

">> The enthusiast bend. Let's talk about the E63 because I think that this also proves another poi..."

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Volkswagen Golf

"...ese cars, the an E61 M5 Touring or in this case a Golf Blue E63 wagon, there is a market that's big"

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Audi RS6 Avant

"... you like wagons, you end up replacing it with an RS6 Avant >> Strato."

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M5 Wagon

"orange and black so does this car so does that M5 wagon we were just talking about like there is a sliver..."

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Porsche 911

"real money on paint a sample for a specific color 911 or maybe if Cadillac is very very very lucky cura..."

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Lamborghini Gallardo

"... limited available. >> Pull up the uh pull up the Gallardo please. You see this Gallardo sale?"

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Lamborghini Huracan

"car presence to it that for some reason a Huracan doesn't quite have as much. It's starting to look..."

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Lamborghini Diablo

"...orghini. This car only came out 2 years after the Diablo went out of production."

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Chevrolet C5

"...usiness. And so, like, we're not going to run a a C5 with an $80,000 reserve just to have another car ..."

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E-Class E63 Amg

"...is a good example. There's no other special color E63 AMG wagons in existence. Yeah."

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Mazda MX-5 / Miata

"I That's I had an ND, excuse me, an NB Miata that I was a tough one. My Fiat is a little tough..."

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BMW E46

"...k. I had a I mean, I've owned mostly BMWs, but my E46 uh 330XI was very rusty. So much so I got"

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Delorean DMC-12

"...of me getting in the count shoes on. This is your Delorean thing. This is annoys you. Why you don't"

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Jaguar Ftype

">> Uh okay. Next question from Boost Bear 720. Do you think the Jaguar F-Type will ever become a takeover vehicle like the"

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Dodge Charger

"...e takeover vehicles, there's two really. It's the Charger Challenger and it's the G35, G37, and like the Z."

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Dodge Challenger

"...er vehicles, there's two really. It's the Charger Challenger and it's the G35, G37, and like the Z."

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Nissan Z

"and it's the G35, G37, and like the Z. Nissan Z. >> The last generation M4,"

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Porsche Panamera

"like, "All right." And it was a firstg Panamera, you know, the big boy. >> And I pull up next to ..."

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Chevrolet C10

"...d a CX concept, which you could interpret to mean C10 or just C something, right?"

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Subaru WRX

"Doug, what is your favorite generation of WRX and what is your favorite rally inspired street c..."

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Toyota Supra

"..." Let me let me tell you something. In '9798, the Supra left, the RX7 left, the 3000GT left. We thought i..."

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Mazda Rx7

"something. In '9798, the Supra left, the RX7 left, the 3000GT left. We thought it was all over..."

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Mitsubishi 3000GT

"...hing. In '9798, the Supra left, the RX7 left, the 3000GT left. We thought it was all over. We thought it w..."

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Acura Integra

"done. And then Honda stuck around with the Integra for that era, like the late 90s, early 2000s. The..."

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Honda NSX

"...the last gasp of the the Japanese sports car, the NSX, which wasn't selling. Yeah."

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Nissan Skyline Gtr

"...e were rumors that there was going to be a GTR, a Skyline GTR at that time coming to the States. And it"

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Nissan Gtr

"...nd there were rumors that there was going to be a GTR, a Skyline GTR at that time coming to the States...."

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

">> The the the first one is like an early Lancer Evo. Like you know it existed, but they're all kind o..."

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Toyota Prius

"other, they have a couple kids, has a Prius, a blue Prius. And I find that fascinating cuz ho..."

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