{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"OVERRATED “JDM Legend”? 🤔 (Trigger Warning)","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/overrated-jdm-legend-trigger-warning","audioUrl":"https://podcast.konigwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BTW-Do-these-JDM-cars-deserve-the-HYPE.mp3","description":"We debate some of the most iconic Japanese performance cars ever built and decide which ones are actually underrated, which ones have become overrated, and which models deserve a second look."},"annotations":[{"id":471874,"startTime":10.0,"endTime":17.8,"type":"topic","title":"Formula D","url":"/glossary/formula-d","quote":"I got back from Formula D and I made my way over there the next morning for for like a half hour\nYou're the car the total car weekend, huh?","canonicalId":"topic:formula-d","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Formula D is a U.S. drifting competition series where drivers are judged on how well they execute drift runs. 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