{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Swatch & Audemars Piguet Just Caused Global CARNAGE","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/swatch-audemars-piguet-just-caused-global-carnage","audioUrl":"https://mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVLLC6433612317.mp3","description":"Spike and Jonny drive a $1.6M, 1,000-hp Gunther Werks F26 on Angeles Crest and called it a profanity generator. Zuckerman secretly bought a purple Alpina B10 and may no longer be a Porsche guy. Plus, the Canyon Carver \"Don't Cross the Mustard\" driving controversy gets ugly.\n\n______________________________________________\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🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage\n\nGet 15% off garage flooring!\n\nhttps://RaceDeck.com/SCR\n\n\n\n🛞 Vredestein - Car, SUV, Van, and Light Truck Tires\n\nDemand a better tire. Demand Vredestein.\n\nhttps://vredestein.com\n\n\n\n💧 Pocket Hose - The #1 Expanding Hose in the World\n\nText SPIKE to 64000 to get a FREE Pocket Pivot and 10-Pattern Sprayer with Purchase of the Pocket Hose Ballistic!\n\n\n\n🪙 Acre Gold - Gold Investment Has Never Been Easier\n\n Visit https://GetAcreGold.com/SPIKE911 to start building your gold stash!\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\nThis week on Spike's Car Radio, Jonny Lieberman details his white-knuckle drive in the Gunther Werks F26 — 880hp on pump gas, 1,000hp on E85, 2,200 lbs, manual transmission, and a power-to-weight ratio that embarrasses a Bugatti. He calls it peak analog violence, and then some.\n\n\n\nThe Swatch x Audemars Piguet collab caused global store chaos — door rushes, safety cancellations, and a pocket watch nobody actually wanted. Spike announces the new Sheffield Blue SCR watch drops May 27th with refined details including a more vibrant blue, slimmer bezel teeth, and a cleaner second-hand arrow.\n\n\n\nZuckerman drops a bombshell: he bought a classic purple Alpina B10 — twin-turbo straight-six, manual gearbox — currently sitting at the Port of LA. Jonny breaks down BMW's Alpina acquisition strategy and why it targets the ultra-wealthy gap between $200K BMWs and $350K Rolls-Royces.\n\n\n\nThen things get heated. Canyon driver Cort Wagner reached out claiming the show was fueling controversy for views. Spike invited him on. He declined. His lengthy statement arrives instead — and Spike, Zuckerman, and Jonny don't hold back. Crossing double yellows on public roads isn't car culture. It's how people die.\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 - Spike at the Indy 500\n\n00:51 - Swatch x AP collab CHAOS\n\n08:48 - Gunther Werks F-26 review\n\n25:16 - What is the Vision BMW Alpina?\n\n30:25 - Zuckerman's Alpina B10\n\n41:21 - The Don't Cross the Mustard beef continues\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":368.0,"endTime":370.94,"type":"car","title":"Lincoln Nautilus","url":"/cars/lincoln/nautilus","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/2019_Lincoln_Nautilus_%22Reserve%22_2.7L_front_4.22.19.jpg","quote":"... these watches. Wait until they release the Patek Nautilus clav. 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