{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The $20K Car Challenge, America’s New Hypercar, and Why the Lexus LC500 Deserved Better","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-20k-car-challenge-america-s-new-hypercar-and-why-the-lexus-lc500-deserved-better","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN6022451419.mp3","description":"This week on Full Throttle Talk, Tim Harris, Blair Smith, and Shinoo Mapleton dive into one of the most fun debates we've had yet.\n\nIf you had just $20,000 to buy one car that must serve as your daily driver AND your fun car, what would you choose?\n\nThere are rules.\n\nNo EVs.\nIt has to be your only car.\nAnd occasionally you need to haul around your 230-lb Great Mastiff named Matt.\n\nGood luck with that.\n\nBut before we get there, we tackle some major automotive news — including rumors that GM may be preparing an American hypercar capable of 1,300–1,400 horsepower. If the speculation proves true, Corvette could soon be competing directly with the Ferrari F80, McLaren W1, and Lamborghini Revuelto.\n\nYes… really.\n\nWe also look at a strange automotive mystery:\n\nWhy didn’t more people buy the Lexus LC500?\n\nIt’s beautiful, sounds incredible, and was often $100,000 cheaper than a Porsche 911, yet the market largely ignored it.\n\nPlus:\n\n• What we each did in cars this week\n• The cars quietly dying by 2027\n• The best enthusiast cars under $20k\n• Listener questions and commentary\n\nIf you love cars, car culture, and the business of enthusiasm, this is the show for you.\n\nBuckle up.\n\nDon’t just listen — stay ahead of the conversation.\n\n👉 Get the best insights, debates, and behind-the-scenes takes delivered straight to you:Subscribe now at FullThrottleTalk.com"},"annotations":[{"startTime":104.24,"endTime":111.0,"type":"car","title":"Audi R8","url":"/cars/audi/r8","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/2010_Audi_R8_Spyder_Quattro_V10_5.2.jpg","quote":"...replace the Audi R8 became a fairly stressful task because I wanted to get it right. 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