Should Oscar have given the place back to Lando? | The Car Podcast #53
About this episode
A deep dive into the current struggles of Lotus, exploring its leadership issues and the impact of its ownership by Geely. The hosts discuss potential strategies for revitalizing the brand, emphasizing the need for a return to Lotus's roots of lightweight, fun cars. They also touch on the importance of electric vehicles in the future of driving pleasure. The episode features lively debates on the merits of short versus long wheelbases in cars, with anecdotes from the automotive world and personal driving experiences. A segment on F1 highlights Max Verstappen's impressive skills and the implications of team strategies.
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This week, three quarters of the team are in sunny Italy! They chat about the most recent F1 race and it’s controversies, with much of our usual niche car chat. We hope you enjoy!
(00:00) Intro
(00:06) The trouble with Lotus - we can save it!
(14:22) Keep Driving Happy
(23:31) Colour - what’s got cooler/gone off
(39:18) SWB or LWB?
(51:38) F1
(58:05) 2CG by Car and Classic
(1:05:41) Music
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Land Rover Range Rover
"...d with Rolls-Royce. I made a great fist of taking Range Rover from the P38 to the 322. So there is form for tak..."
Porsche Cayman
"...g very hard not to launch its electric box-string Cayman at the moment because it knows that it's got a sa..."
Lotus Carlton
"for £130,000, but just imagine if we had Lotus Carlton's and Lotus Sunbeams"
Ferrari 456
"Don't drive at four miles an hour in a hot Ferrari 456 in bumper-to-bumper traffic,"
Jeep Gladiator
"Chris Harris which is the gladiator red Aston Martin"
Porsche 911
"I just don't think it is if you wanted the rarest 911 ST find a white one or find one that's got no"
Jaguar XJR
"...t the same length as the front door and now I see XJRs and I think why's it got that funny little back d..."
Alfa Romeo GTV
"... funny little wheelbase I presume it was from the GTV or whatever whatever floor panel it was based on"
Audi Quattro
"there are some cars that you know a short Quattro fantastic looking car, Clio V6"
Renault Clio V6
"you know a short Quattro fantastic looking car, Clio V6 just fantastic because ultimately"
Bentley Bentayga
"every posh car showroom there is the Bentayga works as a long wheelbase car"
Land Rover Defender
"works as a long wheelbase Land Rover Defender this is kind of we need a whole"
Lancia Gamma
"...car I've always had a love affair with the Lancia Gamma I just think it's a perfection car this one"
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
"...ot feeling like a complete clown it's a beautiful Giulietta oh yes"
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