{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"We Drove the $1.2M Aston Martin Valhalla: Is It Worth It?","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/we-drove-the-1-2m-aston-martin-valhalla-is-it-worth-it","audioUrl":"https://mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVLLC6627418225.mp3","description":"Matt Farah pulls up to the SCR Garage to break down the Aston Martin Vantage S and Aston Martin Valhalla, debate carmakers' million-dollar hypercar obsession, and drop a rumor about a Porsche GT3 Touring Cabriolet. Plus: a road rage incident at the Brentwood Country Club, Daniel Craig shilling for a Chinese EV, and Omega's identity crisis.\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📻 Listen to DRIVE with Jim Farley\n\nCheck out the new season of the Ford CEO's car podcast!\n\nhttps://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!spikescarradio\n\n\n\n🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage\n\nGet 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE356\n\nhttps://RaceDeck.com\n\n\n\n🛩️ Luxury Aircraft Solutions - Premier Private Jet Charter\n\nGet $250 off your first flight or 3 FREE MONTHS of the Passport Membership with code SPIKE911\n\nhttps://luxuryaircraftsolutions.com\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\nMatt Farah is in the building, and nothing is off limits. Lieberman calls the Aston Martin Vantage S \"sorted\" and explains why the roadster beats the coupe. The Valhalla gets a deep dive: 999 units, $1.2M, carbon tub, three electric motors, and an engineer poached from McLaren. Then the guys get into whether hypercars are actually a sustainable business model or just manufacturers chasing ultra-rich buyers while leaving enthusiasts behind.\n\n\n\nA double-sourced rumor surfaces: Porsche may be building a GT3 Touring Cabriolet, possibly called the \"Sport Cab\" with prototypes already spotted at Weissach.\n\n\n\nOther stops on this episode: the Toyota Land Cruiser's identity crisis, a brutal Corvette Z06 crash, Spike's Bronco getting beat up by a caddy from the Brentwood Country Club, and Daniel Craig looking very uncomfortable in Denza EV promo photos.\n\n\n\nMatt Farah is also giving away a fully optioned Porsche Turbo S!\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 - Aston Martin Vantage S review\n\n03:00 - Aston Martin Valhalla review\n\n08:20 - Cars aren't made for YOU anymore\n\n12:38 - Porsche is making a GT3 Touring \"Sport\" Cabriolet\n\n21:10 - 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser review\n\n29:49 - Win a 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S\n\n34:10 - Spike's INSANE road rage incident\n\n44:24 - How to get out of a speeding ticket\n\n48:29 - How to get out of a speeding ticket\n\n52:13 - Daniel Craig's Chinese EV partnership\n\n56:09 - Why nobody buys Omega watches\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":158.06,"endTime":160.28,"type":"car","title":"Aston Martin Vanquish","url":"/cars/aston-martin/vanquish","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Aston_Martin_V12_Vanquish_S_1X7A1935.jpg","quote":"[158.1s]  I mean, the vanquish was one car, one Aston. [160.5s]  Oh, the vanquish did Valhalla too.","canonicalId":"car:aston-martin:vanquish","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Aston Martin Vanquish is a high-performance grand tourer/supercar line from Aston Martin. 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