{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"S2 Ep32: I BROKE The Top Gear Suzuki Liana (& Help Pick A NEW Colour For My Clio Williams!)","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/s2-ep32-i-broke-the-top-gear-suzuki-liana-help-pick-a-new-colour-for-my-clio-williams","audioUrl":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8881324.mp3?modified=1774984721&sid=5113871&source=rss"},"annotations":[{"startTime":89.48,"endTime":94.92,"type":"car","title":"BMW E60","url":"/cars/bmw/5-series","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/BMW_5_SERIES_LWB_SEDAN_%28BMW_G38%29_China.jpg","quote":"...yan removing shitty black wrap from a set of BMW  E60 kidney grills. Good man. Sean Burbridge listening...","canonicalId":"car:bmw:5-series","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The BMW 5 Series is a mid-size executive sedan known for balancing comfort with driving dynamics. 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