Daily Recap: Thursday, April 9, 2026
23 episodes · If you only listen to one: 414: Collectible Classics Joey Benjamini Redefining the Dealership Model, The Collector Car Podcast
Formula One paddock rumors featured prominently, with talk of Giampiero Lambiase potentially leaving Red Bull for McLaren and Andrea Stella's future at Ferrari. The truck segment got attention too, with Kia's electric and range-extender pickup plans making headlines alongside Ford's aluminum supply issues and Hyundai's shipping route changes. Track time in a C8 Z06 at Spring Mountain and canyon driving a Porsche 718 GT4 rounded out the day's coverage.
Headlines
Kia Accelerates Pickup Truck Expansion with Electric and Range-Extender Variants
Kia is entering the mid-size pickup truck segment with plans to launch vehicles in both electric and range-extender versions by 2030.
The company is targeting ambitious sales goals of 90,000 trucks annually and aiming to capture 7% market share by 2034, representing a significant expansion into a traditionally competitive segment.
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On Kia's announced pickup plans:
"The company launched a mid-sized truck in both electric and range-extender versions by 2030... Song's betting on 90,000 trucks a year and 7% of the segment by 2034."
Ford's Aluminum Crisis and Hyundai's Shipping Reroute
Global supply chain disruptions are forcing major automakers to adapt their operations.
Ford faces significant costs from its aluminum supplier's fire last year, requiring the company to import $1 billion worth of aluminum this year, while Hyundai has begun rerouting ships around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
"A fire at Ford's main aluminum supplier last year crippled production of the F one fifty, costing the automaker two billion dollars. It also needs to import a billion dollars worth of aluminum this year."
Episode Spotlights
Verstappen’s race engineer is LEAVING Red Bull for McLaren… what happens next?
On Giampiero Lambiase's departure from Red Bull to McLaren:
"he is Max Verstappen's race engineer at Red Bull and has been since 2016"
On GM's affordable track day program for Corvette owners:
"GM has been basically subsidizing the tuition for for owners. You know, you buy a Corvette and then I think it costs a thousand bucks or something like that for you to come out and have a couple of days on track."
C.R.E.A.M. #77 - Ranking The Worst Car Mods, BYD Bond and Quail
On the realities of living with a high-mileage enthusiast car, after someone reversed into his TVR:
"Someone reversed into the TVR... It is green. Do you know what the guy said to me? I was actually not too upset because it's a 150,000 mile car... He went, yeah, fair."
On race fuel degradation after two years of storage:
"I poured some fricking race fuel in the Cobra, and man, it did not like it, like, by no means. And it only sat there for probably, I don't know, two years?"
Betim Berisha / What the Mountain Takes
On coordinating Porsche's 40-person Pikes Peak campaign team:
"we ended up teaming up with Porsche of Colorado Springs there... We once we start wearing all the same jackets and shirts. It's kind of like this one organism, but we had North of 40 people staff drivers everything we had five trucks thousands of gallons of diesel"
If You Only Listen To One
414: Collectible Classics Joey Benjamini Redefining the Dealership Model
Joey Benjamini explains how Collectible Classics runs a high-volume classic sports car dealership with a modern tech stack.
By the Numbers
Most-Discussed Cars
| Car | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2 |
| Ford Ranger | 2 |
| Tesla Semi | 2 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 2 |
| Ford Explorer | 2 |
| Chevy Colorado | 1 |
| Nissan Frontier | 1 |
| Dodge Ram | 1 |
Trending Terminology
| Term | Mentions |
|---|---|
| turbo | 3 |
| robotaxis | 2 |
| gearbox | 2 |
| manual | 2 |
| carburetor | 2 |
| pace car | 2 |
23 episodes. 97 car mentions. 520 terms explained. Browse every episode with searchable annotations and plain-language term definitions in the Car Curious app.