Full Throttle Talk
by Tim Harris
Latest episode
Ferrari's Fake Manual? The Future of Driving Just Got Complicated
Ferrari's Fake Manual? The Future of Driving Just Got Complicated
About this podcast
Full Throttle Talk is an automotive podcast for car enthusiasts, Porsche fans, supercar owners, collector-car buyers, and performance driving addicts who want real car conversation — not surface-level reviews.
This car podcast dives deep into the automotive topics enthusiasts actually care about.
This automotive podcast covers:
Porsche models, GT cars, air-cooled history, and modern performance
Supercars, exotic cars, and high-performance vehicles
Collector car values, auctions, and market analysis
Classic cars, modern sports cars, and ownership insights
Automotive news, engineering, design, and industry trends
Driving stories, road rallies, car events, and enthusiast culture
Whether you’re into Porsche 911s, Ferraris, modern performance cars, or investment-grade collector vehicles, Full Throttle Talk delivers long-form automotive discussion from people who actually live in the car world.
If you love cars — and you want deeper insight into driving, ownership, and market trends — this is the automotive podcast you’ve been looking for.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 71 episodes
- Ferrari's Fake Manual? The Future of Driving Just Got Complicated · 1 h 7 minIs Ferrari saving the manual transmission—or just creating an expensive illusion? This week on Full Throttle Talk, Blair Smith and Shinoo dive into Ferrari's controversial new…
- A $74K Corvette Just Hit 200 MPH · 1 h 15 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, Blair and Shinoo record in person from Southern California — and the episode goes from weird car news to full-blown driving obsession fast…
- The $44K Porsche 911, the 111RS Debate & Why Speed Costs Money · 60 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, Blair and Shinoo get into the real cost of chasing performance—and where the smart automotive buys may still be hiding. Blair compares a manual…
- BMW's Electric M3, Classic BMW Daily Drivers & The Underrated Jaguar F-Type · 1 h 14 minBMW's upcoming electric M3 has everyone talking—and it leads to a bigger question: are modern performance cars actually better than the classics? This week, the Full Throttle…
- Why Modern Cars Lost Their Soul | Aerospace Engineering, Toyota & Driver Feel · 1 h 10 minWhat separates a great driver’s car from just another fast car? Aerospace engineer Derek joins Blair and Shinoo for a fascinating discussion on the science of driver engagement…
- GT4 Backlash, Corvette Z06 Revelation & The Cars We'd Buy Instead · 1 h 8 minBlair accidentally started a Porsche civil war. After last week's comments about the Porsche Cayman GT4's long gearing, the internet fired back. In this episode, Blair and…
- Ferrari’s EV Problem, Lotus Gets Wilder, and Jay Leno Garage Stories · 1 h 10 minFerrari just revealed the Luce, its first EV, and the reaction was not exactly quiet. Blair and Shinoo break down why the design, price point, and Ferrari badge have created so…
- BMW’s Manual Comeback, GT4 Gearing Problems & R8 vs Gallardo Debate · 1 h 8 minBMW may have finally built a modern enthusiast car worth caring about. In this episode, the Full Throttle Talk crew breaks down the new manual-only rear-wheel-drive BMW M3 CS…
- Inside Porsche Special Wishes, Singer Turbos & The Return of Analog Driving · 1 h 25 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, Blair Smith and Shinoo Mapleton go deep into Porsche’s most exclusive world: VIP customers, Special Wishes, Sonderwunsch builds, Paint to Sample…
- Formula 1’s V8 Return, Porsche 964 Debate & Why Lightweight Cars Still Win · 1 h 2 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, Blair and Shinoo dive into one of the biggest enthusiast stories of the year: Formula 1 moving back toward V8 engines. The guys also debate the…
- Why Cars Now Cost $50K (And What’s Coming Next) · 1 h 8 minThe automotive world is changing faster than most people realize — and not all of it is good for drivers. In this episode of Full Throttle Talk, we break down what’s really…
- Slow Car Fast vs. Fast Car Slow: GT3s, Miatas, Manuals & Overrated Icons · 1 h 6 minBlair Smith and Shinoo Mapleton tackle one of the best enthusiast debates: is it more fun to drive a slow car fast or a fast car slow? After Blair spends time in a 992.2 GT3 and…
- Porsche GT3SC, Mustang GTD Ring Domination & The Death of the Manual Transmission · 1 h 5 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, we break down one of the biggest weeks in automotive news. Porsche has officially unveiled the GT3SC, raising questions about what defines a…
- EV Swapped DeLorean, Callaway Partnership & The Cars That Made Us | Full Throttle Talk · 1 h 5 minThis episode of Full Throttle Talk dives into everything that makes car culture addictive—from cutting-edge innovation to the analog machines that shaped us. We kick things off…
- C8 Z06 Track Impressions, Porsche GT4 Drive & The Best Cars to Track (Budget to $250K) · 1 h 16 minWhat happens when you take a C8 Z06 on track, compare it to a Porsche GT4, and break down the best cars for track driving at every budget? In this episode of Full Throttle Talk…
- First Track Day Lessons, Z06 Incident & Why Lightweight Cars Win · 1 h 32 minWhat really happens when you take your car to the track for the first time? In this episode of Full Throttle Talk, the team shares real-world experiences from a recent track…
- Montana Plate Crackdown, Porsche GT Price Manipulation & Tesla’s Cybercab · 1 h 13 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, the original agenda gets scrapped in favor of two stories everyone seems to be talking about: the Montana plate crackdown and whether Porsche GT…
- The $20K Car Challenge, America’s New Hypercar, and Why the Lexus LC500 Deserved Better · 1 h 10 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, Tim Harris, Blair Smith, and Shinoo Mapleton dive into one of the most fun debates we've had yet. If you had just $20,000 to buy one car that…
- Are EVs the Biggest Scam in Automotive? Magnus Walker Selling Porsches + The Smartest Way to Sell Your Car · 2 h 5 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, the crew dives into one of the most debated questions in the automotive world: Are electric vehicles actually the future… or the biggest scam…
- Ferrari Breaks the Rules Again, ZR1X Performance Shock, and Has Porsche Lost Its Way? · 1 h 22 minThis week on Full Throttle Talk, the crew dives into one of the biggest debates in modern enthusiast cars: Has Porsche lost its way? But first — things get wild. Tim straps…
