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The Audi TT is Back! Lotus is in Big Trouble. Best Porsche 911?

THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! Sep 05, 2025 91 min

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Exciting automotive news takes center stage as the Audi TT makes a comeback with a new electric concept, sparking debates about its design and potential impact on the market. The hosts discuss the struggles of Lotus, which faces significant financial losses and job cuts, and Nissan's plans to revive the Xterra and introduce a manual Nismo Z, responding to enthusiast demand. The episode also touches on the future of the Porsche 911 and the implications of changing automotive trends, all while sharing personal anecdotes and insights on various car models.

Topics: audi tt comeback lotus financial struggles nissan xterra revival nismo z manual porsche 911 future electric vehicles automotive trends car enthusiast culture

Cars: Acura RDX Audi R8 Audi RS6 Avant Audi S5 Audi TT RS Audi TTS BMW 3 Series BMW 5 Series BMW 6 Series BMW M3 BMW M5 Buick Enclave Cadillac CT5 Chevrolet Corvette Chrysler Voyager Dodge Challenger Dodge Viper Ferrari F355 Ferrari F40 Ferrari F50 Ford Escape Ford F-150 Ford GT Ford Mustang Ford Mustang GTD Genesis G70 Honda CR-V Infiniti I30 Infiniti Q45 Infiniti QX4 Jaguar S-Type Lamborghini Countach Land Rover Defender Land Rover Range Rover Lexus LC Lincoln Corsair Lotus Emira Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG Mercedes-Benz E-Class Mercedes-Benz G-Class Nissan Armada Nissan Pathfinder Nissan Skyline Porsche 911 Porsche Boxster Porsche Carrera GT Porsche Cayenne Porsche Cayman Saab 900 Toyota 4Runner Toyota Camry Toyota RAV4 Toyota Supra Toyota Tacoma Volkswagen Golf

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Audi Tt

"this week. >> Yes, the Audi TT is back. Audi is releasing a new concept. They're..."

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Porsche Cayman

"...ck out there. It is based on what will be the new Cayman Boxster platform."

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Porsche Boxster

"based on what will be the new Cayman Boxster platform. >> Look at this. This is a beautiful th..."

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Audi TTS

"... said that the the headline was Audi shows us its TTS and that was like they got like a ton of hate mai..."

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Porsche Cayenne

"...weaks can we make before the debly more important Cayenne or >> or do we know will there still even be a"

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Toyota Camry

">> You know, I'm not a purist about the Camry, but like the Boxster is this. Come on. It's a ma..."

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Audi R8

"themselves. >> This looks like an R8 and a TT like ran into one another,"

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Toyota Tacoma

"...hat's how Toyota does it with the 4Runner and the Tacoma. >> Fair."

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Toyota 4Runner

"That's what that's how Toyota does it with the 4Runner and the Tacoma. >> Fair."

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Nissan Armada

"...d like a a very boxy rear end, which is good. The Armada is also bought in France."

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Toyota Supra

"ones, right? >> I do see a lot of Supras. >> I do. That is a very good point. I was"

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Buick Enclave

">> Yeah, you sent me a picture of a new >> Enclave. A new Enclave. >> I look I pull up next to me an..."

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Ford Mustang

">> Shame. >> They got Mustangs. >> But and also Mark Golf GTI and ours when"

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Volkswagen Golf Gti

">> They got Mustangs. >> But and also Mark Golf GTI and ours when we were at Road America for that ev..."

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Lamborghini Countach

"and if it had been tomorrow I'd drive in the Countach to work and they would have been so into it."

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Land Rover Defender

">> this these are like guys who like they want a Defender like an old Defender G Wagon, but they want air c..."

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Lotus Amira

"...y're still paying off the development cost of the Amira. They're really still paying off the cost"

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Dodge Challenger

"...le in any way. Um these people who don't have any challengers from uh from from anybody, they don't have to do"

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Audi Rs6

"story. >> Oh, the Audi RS6. Speaking of California, the Audi RS6, there's"

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BMW E63

">> Yeah, that that that's more than the last E63 wagon, >> but the RS6 now has 621 currently and"

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BMW M5

"...d if they do a plug-in hybrid, what what does the M5 have? >> The M5 Touring is at 717. So there's Are"

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Genesis G70

"...you know the genesis of this? And I'm not talking G70. Dude, >> the issue that you stole my Genesis"

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Ford F150

">> Yeah, it's it's 700,000 escapes maybe or some of that. Then if F-150 trucks rear wiring harness could chafe against the"

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Ford Escape

">> It could chafe. >> Um Ford also cancelled the Escape. You know, we didn't talk about this on No,"

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Acura RDX

"...ave a compact. There's no Lincoln that rivals the RDX, the X3, the Fairly"

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Lincoln Corsair

">> But that's my point. >> Not the Corsair. >> It was a Corsair. That's my point. The"

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Jaguar Stype

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Dodge Viper

"...ot going to happen, Ken, tell us about your Dodge Viper experience."

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Chevrolet C7

"...t in a new light now. I will say there's a lot of C7 in in this one, >> but that came after this was m..."

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Lexus Lc500

"they were already over. quite a bit. They did an LC500 and a 911. >> So, pull up pull. What do What do w..."

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Audi S5

"...e we got here? There's an Aerial Atom. There's an S5. I haven't done the S5. These guys are killing it..."

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Ford Gt

"...xterior part of the building, ran into it with my Ford GT. And you know what happened?"

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Porsche 911

">> Okay. What I want to talk about is the 911. The market report. We don't have any market repo..."

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Land Range Rovers

">> Yes. So, the the L405 is one of my favorite Range Rovers. I think they look phenomenal."

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Porsche Career Gt

"...9 in a Range Rover. every car that comes up. Hey, Career GT, our friend uh Dan just had an issue and he's goi..."

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Ferrari F50

"...rack with the entire Ferrari lineup from 1997. So F50, 456 uh 550 Marinella and 355 Spider."

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Infiniti QX4

"...e in there. The last of this first drive says the QX4 will win people over with a heady mix of"

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Nissan Pathfinder

">> Folks, it didn't. Also, the same engine as a Pathfinder. Same same drive trainer."

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Infiniti Q45

">> There's also an ad on the back. >> Yeah. Q45. >> This is good stuff."

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Ferrari F40

"... Uh, okay. First question. First question uh from F40 RCK5. It's September. Who else is surprised that ..."

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G-Class Gwagon

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Toyota Rav 4

"...nd Honda regrets naming the cars the 4Runner, the RAV 4, and the CRV? Like in today's world where cars"

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Honda Crv

"the cars the 4Runner, the RAV 4, and the CRV? Like in today's world where cars get named, they..."

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Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG

"...s is going to hurt you. After owning a Renee W211 E55 in Flint Gray, >> cool car. How can you justify t..."

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BMW E39

"...k the there are a lot of reasons why I prefer the E39. I mean, the driving experience, the Renee is"

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Mercedes-Benz Eclass

"so practical. I've always thought that the S212 my generation E-Class the trunk is too like stylistically looks like"

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Ford Mustang Gt

"...na and there's police officers pulling you over a Ford Mustang GT that has no decals on the side that was in"

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Infiniti I30

">> Twice in I don't know. I've been driving. How old am I? 30. So 13 years. >> You know that I've never received a"

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BMW E46

"...del to the the big boy. Then I went then I had an E46 330Xi which is a daily great daily. Then I had an..."

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BMW M3

"...i which is a daily great daily. Then I had an E36 M3. Then a Ferrari 355 and that's where I am now."

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Ferrari 355

"great daily. Then I had an E36 M3. Then a Ferrari 355 and that's where I am now. >> Do you think eventu..."

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Chrysler Voyager

"...ff to that Thunderbird. Honestly, >> 36 AMG. That Voyager, dude. Filipe, we got some good stuff for you."

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Nissan R32

">> You got FDRX7, too. >> And uh R32. >> Let's go by low3 price, which is how he"

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Saab 900

">> Yep. There we go. >> There you go. a 1994 Saab 900 SE turbo for"

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Cadillac CT5

"... And so, it sticks around. >> So, no, I do want a CT5 Blackwing, but it doesn't it doesn't haunt me in ..."

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