Podcasts about Bugatti

Enjoy the podcast every Friday? Support it by getting your car mods at https://bit.ly/4vtk1ky What cars can hit the highest mileage? Well here are the ones that did it! They might surprise you.. Also, Volkswagen has officially sold Bugatti after decades of ownership. The Grand Tour has a set of 3 new hosts! Should we be stoked? All of this and more on todays episode of the MartiniWorks Podcast!#cars #podcast #automotiveWin a set of Motegi Racing Wheels and Falken Tires! https://martiniworks.com/giveawayA HUGE thank you to Continental, Motegi, and Fortune Auto for being the official tire, wheel, and suspension of the MartiniWorks Podcast! Let us know if you need a set of tires or coilovers.Shop Continental tires here https://bit.ly/4ecbfAKShop Motegi wheels here https://bit.ly/4vp7VcgShop Fortune Auto suspension here https://bit.ly/4fnfqM8Check out the main channel! @MartiniWorksOfficialWe also have an unboxing channel @MartiniWorksUnboxedFollow Lars @lars.martiniworksFollow Dakota @dakotastoneeFollow Gels @akagels

Autobouwers hadden het eigenlijk al een beetje opgegeven met de elektrische auto. Maar door de hoge olieprijs schaffen Europeanen hem ineens tóch aan. Vorige maand stegen de verkopen in Duitsland met 75 procent, in Frankrijk zelfs met 100 procent. Deze aflevering hebben we het over die cijfers. Je hoort wat er achter zit, of die groei verder doorzet en of dit dan de redding is van de Duitse auto aandelen. Hebben we het ook over het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland. Dat gaat nu meer beleggen buiten de beurs. Ze gaan namelijk meer investeren in startups en scale-ups. Gaat dat ten kosten van aandelen? We zoeken het uit. Ook hoor je meer over het staatsbezoek van Xi Jinping aan de Verenigde Staten. Nog voor de twee elkaar echt spraken, regelde Scott Bessent een verlenging van de wapenstilstand. Te gast: Hans Oudshoorn van Saxo BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Donner Bakker is presentator van BNR Beurs en economieredacteur bij BNR. Hij volgt macro-economische ontwikkelingen met bovengemiddelde interesse, net als de beursgenoteerde datingapps. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast All In The Game. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autobouwers hadden het eigenlijk al een beetje opgegeven met de elektrische auto. Maar door de hoge olieprijs schaffen Europeanen hem ineens tóch aan. Vorige maand stegen de verkopen in Duitsland met 75 procent, in Frankrijk zelfs met 100 procent. Deze aflevering hebben we het over die cijfers. Je hoort wat er achter zit, of die groei verder doorzet en of dit dan de redding is van de Duitse auto aandelen. Hebben we het ook over het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland. Dat gaat nu meer beleggen buiten de beurs. Ze gaan namelijk meer investeren in startups en scale-ups. Gaat dat ten kosten van aandelen? We zoeken het uit. Ook hoor je meer over het staatsbezoek van Xi Jinping aan de Verenigde Staten. Nog voor de twee elkaar echt spraken, regelde Scott Bessent een verlenging van de wapenstilstand. Te gast: Hans Oudshoorn van Saxo BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Donner Bakker is presentator van BNR Beurs en economieredacteur bij BNR. Hij volgt macro-economische ontwikkelingen met bovengemiddelde interesse, net als de beursgenoteerde datingapps. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast All In The Game. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unser aktueller Werbepartner ist Readly, Europas führender digitaler Zeitungskiosk. Unter anderem zahlreiche automobile Zeitschriften ✌️ Special Angebot an unsere Hörer: 2 Monate für 1€, danach ab 14,99 €/Monat, jederzeit kündbar, keine Abofalle. https://get.readly.co/sidneyundferry?promocode=READLYDESIDNEYUNDFERRY und Falken Reifen: Falken, die perfekte Verbindung von Auto und Strasse. https://www.falkentyre.com/de Weitere Infos hier: https://linktr.ee/sidneyundferry.podcast Sidney wird zu einem Urlaub überredet, den er eigentlich niemals machen wollte: Es geht auf die AIDA Richtung Norwegen. Warum ihn allein der Gedanke an Kreuzfahrtschiffe, Buffets und Menschenmassen schon nervös macht – und warum ausgerechnet das Schiff kurz vorher noch Bekanntschaft mit einer Kaimauer gemacht hat – hört ihr in dieser Folge. Außerdem gibt es ein neues Kapitel in Sidneys Defender-Geschichte: Das Auto ist noch lange nicht vom Tisch. Wir sprechen über Porsche, Bugatti und Rimac, über fast 500 km/h mit einem Elektro-Hypercar und darüber, wie sich die Autowelt gerade verändert. Und dann kommt es zum großen Automarkenduell: Volvo gegen Saab. Kontakt: kontakt@sidneyundferry.de Sidneys Insta Ferrys Insta Unser Buch: https://is.gd/vCWrlx #SidneyUndFerry #Podcast #AutoPodcast #Volvo #Saab #Defender #LandRover #Bugatti #Porsche #Elektroauto #AIDA #Autoliebe

Minivans are back! Or at least, that's what the numbers say. This week we talk about the surprising resurgence of the humble minivan and what it would take to turn one from a family hauler into something enthusiasts might actually want. Bigger brakes, towing capability, better interiors, road trip comfort, and enough room for motorcycles, camping gear, and questionable life decisions. We may have accidentally talked ourselves into buying one. We also dive into Porsche selling its stake in Bugatti, the continued rise of hypercar values, and why more enthusiasts seem to be gravitating back toward analog driving experiences. As collector car prices climb and modern vehicles pile on more technology, we're starting to see a growing appreciation for cars that simply do one thing well. On the practical side, GM has officially reversed course and is bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto back after learning exactly how much buyers care about them. We also share some tips on aftermarket CarPlay solutions for older vehicles and talk about why a dash cam may be one of the best investments you can make for your car. On this episode we also touch on a couple of tougher topics, including street racing, accountability, and recent tragedies in the enthusiast community. We talk about the importance of remembering that while we all love fast cars and spirited driving, actions have consequences, and sometimes the hardest conversations are the most important ones to have. Plus: Jay Leno's impact on California car culture, new collector car legislation, Lincoln production moving back to the U.S., rising exotic car prices, British manufacturing, Bugatti rabbit holes, and our challenge to listeners: What would make you choose a minivan over an SUV? As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!  Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!

ON TODAY'S PROGRAM... MAX WILL PASS HIS RED BULL SEAT TO ROBIN WHEN READY! YUKI TO HAAS FOR 2027? COLTON HERTA THROWS IN THE TOWL ON HIS FORMULA 2 CAREER LAWRENCE STROLL IN PANIC MODE LOOKING AT MERCEDES OR FORD AS A REPLACEMENTS FOR HIS HONDA HEADACHE! AND...FERNANDO SO TIRED OF HIS SLOW ASTON MARTIN BUYS A BUGATTI VEYRON GRAND SPORT! BRAVO... THIS WEEK'S NASIR HAMEED CORNER A MOMENT IN MOTORSPORTS HISTORY...THE GILLES VILLENEUVE REPORT AND INTERVIEW WITH JACQUES VILLENEUVE. GRACIAS! Fernando Alonso's aluminium Veyron sat unsold for 27 months before it reached Monaco! Fernando Alonso has taken delivery of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse that a German dealer has been calling the most expensive Veyron ever built since it went on sale in June 2024. A video filmed near the Casino this week shows the Aston Martin Formula 1 driver easing the polished-aluminium car through Monaco traffic. When Mechatronik of Pleidelsheim listed it, the odometer read 750 km after nine years. Chassis 8.100 is a Grand Sport Vitesse with 20 tonnes of aluminium behind it The car Mechatronik lists as chassis 8.100 was ordered from Molsheim in 2014 and delivered in 2015 with a front bumper and seamless side panels milled from solid aluminium blocks, then polished, on a body that is otherwise exposed carbon fibre. More than 20 tonnes of aluminium went to Molsheim to produce those panels, Bugatti had to write dedicated CAD programs for them, and it spent longer building this Veyron than any other. Underneath it is a standard Vitesse: an 8.0-litre W16 with four turbochargers, 1,200 hp, 1,500 Nm and 410 km/h with the roof in place. The options bill alone exceeded the Vitesse's list price of about €1.69 million before tax. The first owner held all six Veyron Legends editions and used them as leverage The car exists because of an ultimatum. According to Mechatronik, the first owner already had a Veyron Pur Sang and had ordered all six Grand Sport Vitesse Legends editions, the 2013 and 2014 series built three cars apiece, along with several Super Sports. Bugatti declined the aluminium body as too expensive, and the client answered that the rest of his order book would go elsewhere if it did not build the car. It built the car. It then covered 750 km in nine years before it was consigned to a showroom near Stuttgart. Bugatti's own La Maison Pur Sang restoration programme now treats twenty-year-old Veyrons as classics, and this one arrived at that status without ever being used. Alonso said at Goodwood in July 2024 that he wanted 'a small collection' Alonso set out the shopping list himself, a month after the Veyron was listed. Interviewed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2024, he said he was 'in the moment of my life where I'm really looking forward to having a small collection', and added that some of the luxury brands he had driven for 'went into a different direction: bigger numbers', whereas he liked makers that 'treat the customer like unique customers'. The list that followed was an Aston Martin one: a Valkyrie due around his 29 July birthday, one of the 38 Valiants he commissioned with a manual gearbox he admitted he never drives, and a DB5 he was chasing through the heritage department. Two years on, the cars that have actually arrived are a one-off Pagani Zonda Roadster Diamante Verde in May and now a one-off Bugatti, both bought from Mechatronik and both delivered in Monaco. A Veyron built on one customer's ultimatum fits Alonso's own definition of luxury Chassis 8.100 is the most literal version of what Alonso said he valued: a factory that built exactly what one client wanted and never repeated it. Bugatti made 450 Veyrons between 2005 and 2015, and the Pur Sang of 2007, five cars in bare aluminium and carbon, was the factory's own earlier experiment in showing the metal. That is the same instinct that produced design director Frank Heyl's bespoke Veyron, and it explains why a car that spent 27 months unsold suited this buyer. Alonso drives what the first owner did not: 750 km in nine years, then Monaco traffic The Veyron's first owner averaged less than 100 km a year in it. Alonso, by his own account at Goodwood, drives every day: he lives in Monaco, uses 'maybe more scooters than cars', and takes his Aston Martin DBX to the airport each race week. The video shows the aluminium car doing exactly that kind of duty, waiting at a junction below the Casino rather than sitting under museum lights in Llanera. That puts him in the same camp as Lando Norris, filmed in London this week in the Ferrari F40 a friend crashed last year. Alonso's price is undisclosed; Mechatronik never published one.

Der Bugatti EB110 nimmt eine einzigartige Rolle in der Geschichte der Marke und der Supersportwagen ein. Anfang der 1990er-Jahre brachte Romano Artioli Bugatti zurück auf die automobile Weltbühne und schuf mit dem EB110 einen technischen Exoten, der seiner Zeit in vielem voraus war: Carbon-Monocoque, Allradantrieb und ein 3,5-Liter-V12 mit vier Turboladern machten ihn zu einem der spektakulärsten und technisch ambitioniertesten Supersportwagen seiner Ära. Der EB110 war damit weit mehr als der Versuch, eine legendäre Marke wiederzubeleben. Er markiert den Ursprung einer neuen Generation von Hypercars, in der extreme Leistung, Hightech, Luxus und kompromisslose Ingenieurskunst zusammenkamen. Ein faszinierendes Kapitel Automobilgeschichte, das viel zu kurz dauerte. Über den Bugatti EB110 spreche ich mit Julius Kruta – er war viele Jahre lang der "Leiter Tradition" von Bugatti in Molsheim, ist heute freier Automobilhistoriker und hat mehrere Bücher zum Thema Bugatti verfasst. Kaum jemand sonst kennt die Marke Bugatti und ihre Geschichte so tief und präzise wie Julius Kruta. Und: Julius Kruta hat als Herausgeber auch dem Bugatti EB110 ein Buch, nein eher eine Bibel gewidmet: "The EB110 & The Last Bugatti Racing Cars" ist ein außergewöhnliches Werk, das inzwischen leider nur noch mit viel Glück und vor allem mit viel finanziellem Einsatz zu bekommen ist. ISBN Nummer: 3-00-072932-1

Enjoy the podcast every Friday? Support it by getting your car mods at https://bit.ly/4vtk1ky What cars can hit the highest mileage? Well here are the ones that did it! They might surprise you.. Also, Volkswagen has officially sold Bugatti after decades of ownership. The Grand Tour has a set of 3 new hosts! Should we be stoked? All of this and more on todays episode of the MartiniWorks Podcast!#cars #podcast #automotiveWin a set of Motegi Racing Wheels and Falken Tires! https://martiniworks.com/giveawayA HUGE thank you to Continental, Motegi, and Fortune Auto for being the official tire, wheel, and suspension of the MartiniWorks Podcast! Let us know if you need a set of tires or coilovers.Shop Continental tires here https://bit.ly/4ecbfAKShop Motegi wheels here https://bit.ly/4vp7VcgShop Fortune Auto suspension here https://bit.ly/4fnfqM8Check out the main channel! @MartiniWorksOfficialWe also have an unboxing channel @MartiniWorksUnboxedFollow Alex @alexmartini__Follow Dakota @dakotastoneeFollow Gels @akagels

In today's episode, I sit down with Sascha Doering, COO of Bugatti of the Americas, to discuss building a brand at the pinnacle of luxury, performance, and innovation. Sascha shares why understanding your audience is the foundation of strong operations and how Bugatti creates lasting value through craftsmanship, exclusivity, and relationships. We talk about perceived value, balancing emotion with logic, and staying true to a clear North Star as technology evolves. Sascha also shares his path through the automotive industry, the value of education and experience, and why having a plan, giving your best, never giving up, and having fun remain essential to long-term success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

¡Arrancamos la temporada 6! Volvemos al sofá para ponernos al día con las novedades del verano y debatir si estamos ante la vuelta de los coches puristas. Carles trae una selección que va desde eléctricos urbanos hasta deportivos como el Aston Martin Valen, el McLaren McL 6GT y el Gordon Murray S1. Hablamos de cambios manuales, motores atmosféricos y de por qué algunas marcas parecen volver a priorizar las sensaciones frente a la carrera por tener más caballos. ¿Es una tendencia que llegará a más coches o se quedará en ediciones limitadas para unos pocos? También nos mojamos con nuestras impresiones de Madring, entre el espectáculo del evento y la acción en pista, y comentamos la polémica subasta del Ferrari Luce. En el Top 6 de esta semana, David nos reta con un ranking a ciegas de marcas japonesas.Y para cerrar, Uri nos propone un WWYP de familiares deportivos de Audi. ¿Tecnología, equilibrio o purismo?¡Gas!Consigue tu informe CARFAX: https://bit.ly/4ka0Arn / 15% de descuento con el código “PODCARS”ENVISION POSTERS: https://envisionposters.com/PODCARS5 / 5% descuento con el código “PODCARS5”Síguenos en:https://www.instagram.com/podcarshttps://www.tiktok.com/@podcarspodcastCapítulos:00:21 Bienvenida01:36 Nuestro verano y los coches que hemos visto10:09 ¿Qué coche especial habéis visto este verano?12:56 TOP 6 a ciegas: Marcas de coches japonesas22:04 El futuro del Coche de la Semana y vuestras ideas26:14 Madring: Mucho espectáculo, ¿poca acción en pista?Las novedades del verano:35:35 Volkswagen Mission Efficiency38:22 Audi Q9 y SQ940:58 Mercedes eléctricos y Skoda Epiq46:30 Hennessey, Bugatti y Koenigsegg: Las grandes exclusivas50:02 Ferrari: Un one-off y la polémica subasta del Luce55:07 McLaren McL 6GT y el debate sobre el cambio manual1:00:12 Aston Martin Valen1:01:48 Porsche 911 Flachbau RS1:02:42 Lamborghini Revuelto SV1:06:11 Gordon Murray S11:08:18 Audi A2 e-tron y Dacia Spring1:11:48 Mercedes-AMG CLE 6461:15:12 WWYP: Audi RS5 Avant vs RS6 C7 vs RS4 B7#podcars #podcast #podcastdecoches #español #automocion #coches #deportivos #supercars #ranking #TOP6 #novedades PodCars © es una marca registrada. Las opiniones expresadas en este podcast son personales de los productores y no de las empresas por las que trabajan.

It's ev.news Briefly for Friday 11 September 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsJEEP RECON PAIRS 670 HP WITH 222 MI RANGEThe 2026 Jeep Recon is a 670 hp dual-motor electric off-roader with a 94-kWh battery, 203 kW peak DC charging, 33-inch all-terrain tyres, 9.1 inches of ground clearance, a locking rear differential and removable doors, rear windows and a power roof that folds fully rearward. Car & Driver found on-road handling more stable than a Wrangler but criticised abrupt accelerator and braking response off-road, and the Moab trim's $68,990 price and 222 mi estimated range may limit its appeal against conventional off-roaders.FORD DISCONTINUES CURRENT-GENERATION F-150 LIGHTNING, PLANS EREVFord quietly discontinued the current-generation F-150 Lightning in December, though it stayed on sale for several months and is now absent from Ford's website, ending the run of what had been America's best-selling electric pickup. Its replacement will be an extended-range EREV pickup using a petrol generator for more than 700 miles of combined range, which CEO Jim Farley called a "better solution" that runs on electricity 90% of the time.BYD DOLPHIN SURF ADVERTISED FROM €12,605 IN SPAINBYD is advertising the Dolphin Surf from €12,605 in Spain via September promotions, a figure that depends on CA Auto Bank financing over at least 72 months with a 36-month commitment, dealer and manufacturer discounts, a €3,375 Plan Auto+ advance and €950 from an energy-saving certificate. Because the finance contract rather than the subsidy award fixes liability, buyers owe CA Auto Bank the €3,375 if their application fails or the scheme's €400 million for 2026 runs out, and the price is €825 higher than the €11,780 advertised at the car's May 2025 launch.EVGO AND REGENCY PLAN MORE THAN 400 FAST-CHARGING STALLSEVgo and shopping-centre owner Regency plan to install more than 400 fast-charging stalls across Regency properties in the United States, concentrating on centres anchored by grocery stores. Each new site is planned to have up to 24 high-power chargers, with charging during a grocery run pitched as both a convenience for drivers and a draw for retail footfall.CHERY PLANS FOUR UK MODELS INCLUDING FIRST EVChery will launch four new or updated UK models in the next 12 months, including its first fully electric car for Britain, after entering the market in August 2025 and recording more than 29,000 registrations and over 2.5% market share in its first year. Plug-in hybrids remain central, with Chery Super Hybrid vehicles accounting for around 75% of UK registrations and CSH upgrades including larger battery packs planned for the TIGGO 4, 7, 8 and 9.PORSCHE BUGATTI SALE GENERATES ABOUT €1 BILLIONPorsche completed the sale of its 45 percent stake in Bugatti to a consortium led by HOF Capital on 9 September, having declined to disclose a price when the deal was announced in April; Rimac Group holds the remaining 55 percent of the joint venture, which has run since 2021. The disposal is part of a portfolio overhaul by Porsche and its Volkswagen Group and Piech family owners under CEO Michael Leiters, who since January has cut 5,000 jobs and sold non-core businesses.SLOTKIN SAYS TRUMP MAY ALLOW CHINESE CARSSenator Elissa Slotkin said she had heard unsourced rumours that President Trump may allow Chinese cars into the US under a broader agreement with China ahead of a Washington meeting with Xi Jinping, warning it would "irrevocably impact" 1.2 million Michigan jobs. The claim looks more like political theatre than imminent policy, given Trump has backed the 100% tariff on Chinese EVs that the Biden administration raised from 25% in 2024, and Slotkin and Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno are pushing the Connected Vehicle Security Act to ban Chinese vehicles, software and hardware outright.SSEN RECEIVES £166,092 FOR ROAMING EV CHARGINGSSEN Distribution has received £166,000 in discovery funding through Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund for Roaming MPAN, a scheme to cut the cost of on-street EV charging by letting drivers use their household electricity tariff at other connection points, identified via the 13-digit MPAN assigned to each network connection. SSEN said the approach could also benefit the network by encouraging drivers to charge on-street overnight when demand is lower.AUSTRALIA ADDS EV WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT TO DRIVENAustralia's federal government has opened a third round of the DRIVEN programme, extending support for dealerships and repair businesses beyond chargers to EV-specific workshop equipment, with up to 80 per cent of eligible costs claimable for protective equipment, tools and lifting apparatus. AU$18.8 million has been allocated to the 2026-2029 Charger Rebate Stream, offering up to AU$3,000 per fixed smart charging plug or portable DC charger, alongside wider measures such as New South Wales' AUD$100 million EV strategy announced in April.ELECTREK REVIEWS NANROBOT LS7+ WITH 74.5 MPH TOP SPEEDNanrobot claims a 74.5 mph top speed for the $2,299 LS7+ standing e-scooter, which pairs two 3,000W motors and a claimed 10,000W peak with a 72V 35Ah Samsung battery, 11-inch tyres, four-piston NUTT hydraulic brakes, adjustable KKE suspension and a steering damper. Electrek's Micah Toll did not test the top speed and found riding above the low 40s mph uncomfortable, noting the claimed 81-mile range assumes 15.5 mph with a 165 lb rider and would fall sharply in real use, making the scooter better suited to extreme off-road recreation than commuting.

Sometimes the smallest parts create the biggest headaches. This week we start with a simple problem: a tiny plastic clip on Nick's Ranger Raptor that's attached to a part Ford only wants to sell as a complete assembly. That turns into a conversation about junkyard hunting, cross-referencing parts between different vehicles, and how a little creativity can save you hundreds of dollars. From there we dive into roll racing, Corvette E-Rays, and why modern hybrids are starting to surprise even hardcore car enthusiasts. We also spend some time talking about one of the biggest issues facing enthusiasts today: right to repair. From Matt Armstrong's Bugatti projects to Harley LiveWires, EV chargers, farm equipment, and even household appliances, we're seeing more examples of manufacturers making repairs harder than they need to be. We also talk road trips as Brian gets ready to head for Yellowstone, the Tetons, and Jackson Hole, why shoulder season might be the best time of year to travel, where we'd go for the ultimate winter road trip, and a few upcoming Avants events around the Pacific Northwest. Plus: iPhone camera problems on motorcycles, moose spotting strategies, snow in the mountains, and the debut of the unofficial Saint Michael rescue stickers. If you've been rescued by Michael (like we have many times) and want a sticker, shoot us a message! We're happy to meet up and hand a few off. As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive. The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!  Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!

Vom Luxusauto-Händler zu einem der größten Auto-Youtuber Deutschlands, und das in knapp 4 Jahren. Omid Mouazzen verdient heute mehr mit Youtube als mit seinem Autohaus, obwohl er da teilweise für siebenstellige Summen Ferrari, Bugatti und Co. verkauft. OMR-Gründer Philipp Westermeyer hat Omid Mouazzen beim Youtube-Festival in Berlin getroffen und mit ihm darüber gesprochen, warum sich ein 500.000-Euro-Auto leichter verkauft als eins für 15.000 Euro, wieso er seinen Steuerberater gebeten hat, sogar mehr Steuern zahlen zu dürfen – und natürlich auch, wie er die Diskussionen um JP Kraemer verfolgt.

O Grupo VW está em maré de cortes, para regressar aos lucros chorudos, e não parece ter estratégia de longo prazo. De uma assentada, vendeu Osnabrück, alienou a Bugatti e a Ducati está a seguir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Der Bugatti EB110 nimmt eine einzigartige Rolle in der Geschichte der Marke und der Supersportwagen ein. Anfang der 1990er-Jahre brachte Romano Artioli Bugatti zurück auf die automobile Weltbühne und schuf mit dem EB110 einen technischen Exoten, der seiner Zeit in vielem voraus war: Carbon-Monocoque, Allradantrieb und ein 3,5-Liter-V12 mit vier Turboladern machten ihn zu einem der spektakulärsten und technisch ambitioniertesten Supersportwagen seiner Ära. Der EB110 war damit weit mehr als der Versuch, eine legendäre Marke wiederzubeleben. Er markiert den Ursprung einer neuen Generation von Hypercars, in der extreme Leistung, Hightech, Luxus und kompromisslose Ingenieurskunst zusammenkamen. Ein faszinierendes Kapitel Automobilgeschichte, das viel zu kurz dauerte. Über den Bugatti EB110 spreche ich mit Julius Kruta – er war viele Jahre lang der "Leiter Tradition" von Bugatti in Molsheim, ist heute freier Automobilhistoriker und hat mehrere Bücher zum Thema Bugatti verfasst. Kaum jemand sonst kennt die Marke Bugatti und ihre Geschichte so tief und präzise wie Julius Kruta. Und: Julius Kruta hat als Herausgeber auch dem Bugatti EB110 ein Buch, nein eher eine Bibel gewidmet: "The EB110 & The Last Bugatti Racing Cars" ist ein außergewöhnliches Werk, das inzwischen leider nur noch mit viel Glück und vor allem mit viel finanziellem Einsatz zu bekommen ist. ISBN Nummer: 3-00-072932-1

Het samenwerkingsverband van opkomende landen, de Brics, komt dit weekend in New Delhi bijeen. Anders dan op de vorige Brics-top zijn Vladimir Poetin en Xi Jinping hoogstwaarschijnlijk present. De vrees voor een ‘antiwesters feestje’ is daarom groot, maar zitten alle Brics-leden wel zo in de wedstrijd? En hoe kan Europa het beste omgaan met het landenblok? Je hoort het van FD-redacteur geopolitieke veiligheid Ria Cats. Lees: De Brics: een gevaarlijk antiwesters blok of louter een spookvijand? Tienduizenden mensen lopen pensioencompensatie mis bij de overstap naar het nieuwe pensioenstelsel. Dat komt omdat ze op het verkeerde moment van baan wisselen en zo de overstap maken naar een ander pensioenfonds. Minister Hans Vijlbrief is dringend op zoek naar een oplossing, het is nog maar de vraag of die er komt. FD-redacteur pensioenen Maaike Noordhuis legt je uit hoe het zit. Lees: Vijlbrief zoekt toch naar oplossing voor missen pensioencompensatie door baanwissel Autobouwer Porsche verkoopt zijn belang in Bugatti voor €1 mrd aan de Amerikaanse investeerder HOF Capital. De deal werd eind april aangekondigd en is nu volledig afgerond. De verkoop volgt op tegenvallers op de Chinese markt. Onze mobiliteitsredacteur Hans de Jongh vertelt je wat dit voor Bugatti betekent. Lees: Porsche incasseert €1 mrd met verkoop Bugatti-aandeel Redactie en montage: Sophia Wouda & Nelleke van der Heiden Presentatie: Nelleke van der HeidenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out Tweak: https://www.tweakuk.com/From removing asbestos and environmental hazards to building some of the fastest hypercars on the planet, John Hennessey's journey has been anything but conventional.In this episode, John reveals how Hennessey evolved from modifying cars to challenging Bugatti, building the Venom F5, and launching the new Blackbird. He discusses the brutal pursuit of 300 mph, featuring in the new Grand Tour, his relationships with rival hypercar creators and the business crisis that nearly ended everything.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more exciting content about your favourite shows and celebrities. Hit the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest episodes

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Der Bugatti EB110 nimmt eine einzigartige Rolle in der Geschichte der Marke und der Supersportwagen ein. Anfang der 1990er-Jahre brachte Romano Artioli Bugatti zurück auf die automobile Weltbühne und schuf mit dem EB110 einen technischen Exoten, der seiner Zeit in vielem voraus war: Carbon-Monocoque, Allradantrieb und ein 3,5-Liter-V12 mit vier Turboladern machten ihn zu einem der spektakulärsten und technisch ambitioniertesten Supersportwagen seiner Ära. Der EB110 war damit weit mehr als der Versuch, eine legendäre Marke wiederzubeleben. Er markiert den Ursprung einer neuen Generation von Hypercars, in der extreme Leistung, Hightech, Luxus und kompromisslose Ingenieurskunst zusammenkamen. Ein faszinierendes Kapitel Automobilgeschichte, das viel zu kurz dauerte. Über den Bugatti EB110 spreche ich mit Julius Kruta – er war viele Jahre lang der "Leiter Tradition" von Bugatti in Molsheim, ist heute freier Automobilhistoriker und hat mehrere Bücher zum Thema Bugatti verfasst. Kaum jemand sonst kennt die Marke Bugatti und ihre Geschichte so tief und präzise wie Julius Kruta. Und: Julius Kruta hat als Herausgeber auch dem Bugatti EB110 ein Buch, nein eher eine Bibel gewidmet: "The EB110 & The Last Bugatti Racing Cars" ist ein außergewöhnliches Werk, das inzwischen leider nur noch mit viel Glück und vor allem mit viel finanziellem Einsatz zu bekommen ist. ISBN Nummer: 3-00-072932-1

【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Would you buy a Chinese supercar?The Denza Z is BYD's take on an electric sportscar. Technically it's excellent, but does it have the romance to lure buyers from marques like Porsche and Ferrari?正文：If there was any doubt that Chinese manufacturers were serious about their world domination of the car market, the Denza Z will mark a new chapter from a UK perspective. When thinking of Chinese cars in the UK, the immediate image is of keenly priced family cars that challenge established brands in terms of value for money. But brands from China are now increasingly looking to disrupt sectors that are normally the preserve of high-end European manufacturers. One such car is the Denza Z, an ambitious four-seat coupé or cabriolet from BYD's premium brand, with power figures to rival not only Porsche and Ferrari but even Bugatti's hypercars.知识点：keenly adv. /ˈkiːnli/• 英文释义：in a way that shows a strong competitive edge or intensity• 中文释义：激烈地，极具竞争力地（指价格上具有强烈吸引力）• 文中意：定价极具竞争力地（指中国车以性价比作为核心竞争优势）• 例句一：The new smartphone is keenly priced to compete with established brands. 这款新智能手机定价极具竞争力，以与传统品牌抗衡。• 例句二：The airline offers keenly priced tickets to attract budget travelers. 这家航空公司提供价格极具竞争力的机票以吸引穷游旅客。【节目介绍】 《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。 所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。 【适合谁听】 1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者 2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者 3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者 4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等） 【你将获得】 1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景 2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法 3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。

En el episodio 232 de Mundo Futuro, Jorge Alor, Mario Valle y Jaime Limón analizan una de las preguntas más importantes de esta nueva era: ¿la inteligencia artificial nos llevará a un nuevo Renacimiento o terminará reduciendo el papel de los humanos? Bill Gates advierte que la era turbulenta de la IA ya comenzó. Hablamos de su impacto en el empleo y la desigualdad, de qué trabajos deberían seguir siendo exclusivamente humanos y de propuestas como cobrar impuestos por la actividad de robots y sistemas de inteligencia artificial. También exploramos la posibilidad de un nuevo Renacimiento impulsado por la IA, donde cualquier persona pueda aprender, diseñar, inventar y crear con herramientas que antes sólo estaban al alcance de grandes empresas. El Czinger 21C es un ejemplo: un hypercar desarrollado mediante diseño generativo e impresión 3D que demuestra cómo un equipo pequeño puede desafiar a fabricantes como Bugatti. Además, hablamos de cucarachas cyborg, microrrobots impulsados por sonido y los algoritmos de Meta dirigidos a menores. ¿Estamos entrando a una época de creatividad y progreso sin precedentes o construyendo un futuro donde los humanos sean cada vez menos necesarios? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out in 60 seconds if YOU are owed money with Refund Club here; http://refundclub.co.uk/rtsFrom working three jobs to owning Bugattis, trading one for a plane, streaking the Super Bowl and ending up in jail five times… Alex G's story is anything but normal.In this episode, Alex G opens up about his rise through trading, the controversy around his business, his craziest stunts, and the real story behind teaming up with Mat Armstrong to rebuild his crashed Bugatti!Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more exciting content about your favourite shows and celebrities. Hit the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest episodes

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── Interview 1: Eric Peters — EricPetersAutos.com ──────────────────────────────────────────[00:27:02]Diesel Crack Spread Spiking — Truckers Expect Over $6 a Gallon, Winter Heating Bills Could Go ParabolicUp 10-20 cents per gallon nationwide in 24 hours; a value-added tax on everything transported by truck; senior heating costs could go up 40-50% or more this winter.────────────────────────────────────────[00:29:08]Trump's Contempt for the People He's Impoverishing — Enriched Himself More in One Year Than His Previous 60 CombinedHe told a crowd they should just pay a little more; feeding at the trough like no politician we've ever seen; then asking us to buck up about gas prices he caused.────────────────────────────────────────[01:19:31]Bugatti's New Tourbillon Has All-Analog Instrumentation — Digital Fatigue Is Real and the Market Is NoticingNot the car for now but the car forever; abandoned touchscreens because permanence and art matter; meanwhile $80K Land Rovers have LCD panels that look like dollar store watches.────────────────────────────────────────[01:22:38]The Enshitification of Cars — Paying $60,000 for Something Barely Different From a $25,000 Entry-Level ModelCheap LCD panels instead of precision analog controls; you can't adjust the air vents or enter a GPS address without stopping; Tesla once required a touchscreen to adjust the air vent direction.────────────────────────────────────────[01:26:14]New Cars Are Spontaneously Catching Fire — Lithium Battery Fires Require No Accident to TriggerEVs and e-bikes burn down apartments while parked; the Pinto was recalled for fires requiring a specific violent crash; EVs are held to a lower standard. ── Interview 2: Thomas Keniff — Daniel Penny Attorney / Tuxedo Park ──────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:05]Thomas Keniff Acquitted Daniel Penny — the System Then Came After a Man Who Stood in the GapJordan Nealy had 50+ prior arrests, an outstanding felony warrant, and paranoid schizophrenia; the system failed him; then came after the man who stopped him.────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:05]Medical Examiner Amended the Cause of Death Within 24 Hours — Before Toxicology Was BackOriginal autopsy indicated possible overdose; changed a day later under political pressure; Keniff: the ME's office became politicized just like the DA's.────────────────────────────────────────[01:56:25]The Civil Suit Against Penny Is Still Active — Give Send Go Is Still Accepting ContributionsNot a double jeopardy situation; Keniff is confident it lacks merit for the same reasons the criminal case failed; still requires significant resources.────────────────────────────────────────[01:57:40]The System Deters Good Samaritans — Every Penny Prosecution Makes the Next One Less Likely to Step UpDecent people watch what happened and decide not to intervene; the woke criminal justice agenda has become so mainstream in New York it can no longer be called extremist. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

── Interview 1: Eric Peters — EricPetersAutos.com ──────────────────────────────────────────[00:27:02]Diesel Crack Spread Spiking — Truckers Expect Over $6 a Gallon, Winter Heating Bills Could Go ParabolicUp 10-20 cents per gallon nationwide in 24 hours; a value-added tax on everything transported by truck; senior heating costs could go up 40-50% or more this winter.────────────────────────────────────────[00:29:08]Trump's Contempt for the People He's Impoverishing — Enriched Himself More in One Year Than His Previous 60 CombinedHe told a crowd they should just pay a little more; feeding at the trough like no politician we've ever seen; then asking us to buck up about gas prices he caused.────────────────────────────────────────[01:19:31]Bugatti's New Tourbillon Has All-Analog Instrumentation — Digital Fatigue Is Real and the Market Is NoticingNot the car for now but the car forever; abandoned touchscreens because permanence and art matter; meanwhile $80K Land Rovers have LCD panels that look like dollar store watches.────────────────────────────────────────[01:22:38]The Enshitification of Cars — Paying $60,000 for Something Barely Different From a $25,000 Entry-Level ModelCheap LCD panels instead of precision analog controls; you can't adjust the air vents or enter a GPS address without stopping; Tesla once required a touchscreen to adjust the air vent direction.────────────────────────────────────────[01:26:14]New Cars Are Spontaneously Catching Fire — Lithium Battery Fires Require No Accident to TriggerEVs and e-bikes burn down apartments while parked; the Pinto was recalled for fires requiring a specific violent crash; EVs are held to a lower standard. ── Interview 2: Thomas Keniff — Daniel Penny Attorney / Tuxedo Park ──────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:05]Thomas Keniff Acquitted Daniel Penny — the System Then Came After a Man Who Stood in the GapJordan Nealy had 50+ prior arrests, an outstanding felony warrant, and paranoid schizophrenia; the system failed him; then came after the man who stopped him.────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:05]Medical Examiner Amended the Cause of Death Within 24 Hours — Before Toxicology Was BackOriginal autopsy indicated possible overdose; changed a day later under political pressure; Keniff: the ME's office became politicized just like the DA's.────────────────────────────────────────[01:56:25]The Civil Suit Against Penny Is Still Active — Give Send Go Is Still Accepting ContributionsNot a double jeopardy situation; Keniff is confident it lacks merit for the same reasons the criminal case failed; still requires significant resources.────────────────────────────────────────[01:57:40]The System Deters Good Samaritans — Every Penny Prosecution Makes the Next One Less Likely to Step UpDecent people watch what happened and decide not to intervene; the woke criminal justice agenda has become so mainstream in New York it can no longer be called extremist. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

The 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee is here with 600 horsepower, bigger Garrett turbos, AWD and a claimed 3.4-second 0-60 time. So why aren't enthusiasts more excited about it?On Episode 128 of the CarQuicks Automotive Podcast, we break down the reaction to the new Charger Super Bee and whether Dodge is focusing too much on horsepower and drag racing while missing the street-car culture and customization that helped make previous Chargers cool.Also in this episode:• The Camaro is coming back, potentially with four doors and a manual• Jeep tests new tech to make the Hurricane inline-six respond like a supercharged V8• Ram announces 900+ HP factory-backed Rumble Bee upgrades• Ford teases its affordable Fathom electric pickup• Bugatti reveals the 1,578-HP Destrier• Monterey Car Week talk and future CarQuicks plans• GR Corolla and channel updates• Introducing First Turn with CarQuicks, a new short-form automotive opinion seriesFrom Dodge, Ram and Chevrolet to Ford, Jeep, Bugatti and Toyota, we're talking about the latest cars and what they mean for enthusiasts.Subscribe to the CarQuicks Automotive Podcast for automotive news, car culture, reviews and enthusiast opinions every week.-#ChargerSuperBee #FordFathom #SuperBee #automotivenews #CarQuicks

It's been a minute since we told you about the 50to70 fleet and what's happening with it. Dave's also been in China, but there'll be more on that in the coming weeks. What we can tell you about is the new Audi A2 and Bugatti's latest one-off car, while Cormac takes us down the rabbit hole of some of the weirdest police cars ever to be used.  Need a coffee fix? Head over to 3FE Coffee and get everything you could possibly need delivered straight to your door. Visit 3fe.com Follow 50to70 on Instagram Follow Dave Humphreys on Instagram Follow Cormac Singleton on Instagram Follow 3FE Coffee on Instagram Get your 3FE Coffee Here

Kann ein Bugatti für fünf Millionen Euro wirklich als Firmenwagen steuerlich anerkannt werden? Stilianos Brusenbach, bekannt als „der Steuerpate“, spricht schonungslos offen über das deutsche Steuersystem. Es geht um Sportwagen als Betriebsausgabe, die Rolle von Steuerberatern und die Frage, wie Unternehmer ihre Firmen sinnvoll und steuerlich sauber strukturieren können. Doch das Gespräch geht weit über Steuern hinaus. Jörg und Stilianos sprechen über Dubai-Influencer, Integration, Leistungsgesellschaft, Politikversagen, den Aufstieg der AfD und das Gefühl vieler Menschen, dass Deutschland zunehmend die Orientierung verliert. Stilianos hat griechische Wurzeln, liebt Deutschland und kritisiert das Land gerade deshalb so deutlich. Ein direktes und ungeschöntes Gespräch über Geld, Unternehmertum, Gesellschaft und den Mut, unbequeme Dinge auszusprechen. Bewerte diesen Podcast bei iTunes und/oder Spotify und abonniere „KINTZEL MINDSET", wenn du keine weitere Folge mehr verpassen möchtest. __________ Mehr von Stilianos Brusenbach: https://www.instagram.com/stilianos_brusenbach __________ Mehr von Jörg: UnternehmenX - Dein Weg zum erfolgreichen Unternehmens­berater: https://linktw.in/qUCMZF ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joergkintzel/ ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joergkintzel ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jörg-kintzel-vertrieb-unternehmertum/ ► Homepage: https://joergkintzel.com/ Jörg Kintzel ist Vorstand, selbstständiger Handelsvertreter und Aktionär der Valuniq AG, einer der größten unabhängigen Finanzdienstleister Deutschlands (gem. jährlicher Cash-Rangliste). Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Birgit Elisabeth Kintzel führt er als Unternehmer und Investor die SVART GmbH, ein Family Office, das verschiedene Beteiligungen an Unternehmen und Start-ups bündelt. Mit der SVART GmbH fördern Jörg und Birgit Elisabeth Kintzel zusammen ganz gezielt Ideen und setzen sie gemeinsam in die Tat um. Über Erfolge wird leider in Deutschland viel zu wenig geredet, dabei hat dieses Land Unglaubliches und auch viele Innovationen zu verbuchen. Darum ist es ihnen ein persönliches Anliegen, ihr Wissen und ihre Finanzkraft in Menschen zu investieren und diese Erfolge sichtbarer und größer zu machen. Denn sie werden zukünftig dazu beitragen, dieses Land nach vorne zu bringen. Impressum: https://joergkintzel.com/impressum/ __________ KINTZEL MINDSET, Jörg Kintzel, Business, Unternehmertum, Wirtschaft, Interviewpodcast, Wirtschaftspodcast, Investor, Geld, Autos, Uhren, Mindset, Family Office, Unternehmer, Performance, Unternehmen gründen, Verkauf, Sales, Start-Up, Vertrieb, Mindset, Erfolg, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Selbstbewusstsein, Leadership, Produktivität, Motivation, Karriere, Unternehmertum, Nein sagen, Entscheidungsfindung, Selbstmanagement, Zielsetzung, Selbstreflexion, Kommunikation, Kundenakquise, Zeitmanagement, Selbstvertrauen, Erfolgsstrategien, Verkaufstechniken, Resilienz, Stressmanagement, Mentaltraining, Selbstwirksamkeit, Netzwerken, Innovationsgeist, Business-Strategien, Work-Life-Balance, Weiterbildung

LEGO just made a limited run of sets... for millionaires, Spider-Man is getting some love, Shrek has Minifigs, and the X-Files have a set! All that and more on this week's BRICKING LEGO news!FOLLOW my YouTube channel: Back 2 BrickLEGO set Review: 76346 Spider-Man Hero Figure Moc Review: Bikini Bottom Microscale MOC by mbmocsMoc Review: Sagrada Familia by Pau PadrosPick-a-Brick updateSpider-Man MagBig SpideyLEGO House Anniversary contest votingInsider's EventGamecon 2026Pokemon make-and-takeSupernatural disappearsBugatti for the richThe X-FilesONE PIECE MOVIEFIFA World Cup - Champions EditionTower BridgeGustav Klimt - The KissRumors ListLEGO Monsters Trick-or-TreatShrek MinifigsAvengers LeaksThank you, Patrons! - Bellefonte Bricks Studio, Jimmy Tucker, David, Paul Snellen, Lee Jackson, Pop's Block Shop, Steve Miles, David  Support the showSee some of the designs I've built - REBRICKABLE.COMHead over to Back2brick.com for links to the latest LEGO set discounts!Support the podcast through our affiliate links AND join the Back 2 Brick Patreon!Have a question? Want to be a guest? Send me a message!backtobrick@gmail.comBack 2 Brick Podcast is not an affiliate nor endorsed by the LEGO Group.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. ©2025 The LEGO Group.

Hey friends, Chase here. Every summer, I revisit conversations from the archive that have stood the test of time. Not because I'm nostalgic, but because the best ideas don't expire. They deepen. This is another installment of Summer School—episodes I return to when I'm stuck. When a pattern I've been conditioned to see suddenly needs to be broken, I go back to the people who help me think differently. This one with Ben Uyeda is near the top of that list. Ben is a designer, entrepreneur, and creative force of nature who left a successful architecture firm and an Ivy League teaching gig to bring high-design ideas to the masses through media. His designs—widely shared, often free—have reached tens of millions of people and are being built around the world. And his most recent project? A 65-room hotel on 180 acres in the California desert, adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, built with a team but rooted in the same hands-on curiosity that started with a concrete vase on YouTube. When this episode first aired, I called it one of the most shocking conversations of the year—not because Ben tried to shock anyone, but because I didn't expect it to blow me away. It did. It still does. His superpower is orthogonal thinking. Where most of us see the world through the patterns we've been trained into, Ben keeps asking the next question—about scale, purpose, risk, money, mastery, and what creatives actually want when they say they want "more." This conversation changed how I think about career growth. I think it can change yours too. "Forget scaling. What I think is really intriguing is this idea of escalation." — Ben Uyeda Summer School: Ben Uyeda on Escalation, Purpose, and Building Bigger Without Losing Yourself Ask Ben how he describes what he does, and he keeps it almost stubbornly simple: he designs things and he makes them. Those things range from a small concrete vase to a dining table to homes—and all the way up to Reset Hotel: 65 rooms on 180 acres near Joshua Tree. The leap sounds impossible until you understand his model. Most creatives, Ben argues, get trapped in a false choice. Either you're the solo maker—writing the book, building the table, running the photo shoot—or you're the manager of something massive, taking in everyone's opinions and slowly losing contact with the craft. He thinks the more interesting path sits between them: escalate. Scaling is repeating one thing at higher volume for better margins. Escalation is using each project as practice for a bigger adventure—vase to furniture to staircase to house to hotel—with new skills, collaborators, and risk at every step. There is no clean line from designing a vase to building a hotel. But there are incremental steps. In Ben's case, roughly five years from vase to house. Another five from house to hotel. Each jump maybe 50x to 100x in scale. The next project isn't the destination. It's skill-building—and an opportunity to meet the people you'll need when the economic risk gets larger. That distinction is the heart of this episode. And if you've ever chased "scale" when what you really wanted was growth, challenge, grit, relationships, and a life that still feels like yours, this one will hit hard. What You'll Hear in This Episode How Ben describes his work—from concrete vases to a desert hotel, and why he focuses on the doing Why small creative projects feel like Zen practice—and why bigger ones require learning to pass the ball The tension every creator knows: curiosity and economic safety often feel like they're pulling in opposite directions Scaling vs. escalating—and why most creatives think they want scale when they actually want challenge, skill, and connection The paperclip-to-house Craigslist story as a model for adventurous creative careers Why nature is becoming a luxury good—and how that thesis shaped Reset Hotel Ben's multi-year process for building a point of view: observations, post-its, journaling, and knowing when you're secure enough to ask bigger questions How to borrow pattern recognition from outside your field (Ben's favorite: food) What AI changes—and what it doesn't: reputation, responsibility, and embracing creative fear instead of waiting until you feel safe The story of Reset Hotel, Industry Night for creatives, and why physical immersion may be the next horizon Scale vs. Escalate This is the idea I keep coming back to—and the one that originally made this episode unforgettable. Typical entrepreneurial advice says: find a minimum viable product, then scale. For creatives, Ben says, that model often fails. Scaling optimizes for volume, repetition, and efficiency. Escalation optimizes for adventure: trade the paperclip for the lighter, the lighter for something bigger, and keep going—not by doing the same trade forever, but by graduating the game. Chase's own lived experience lines up with Ben's: escalation built the best things in his life—relationships, skills, grit, humanity. Scaling often decoupled him from those same things. That's the trap. People hear "economic upside" and chase repetition. What many of them actually want is escalating challenge—backstory, resources, personal development, network, connection—the exact texture of a project like building a hotel with your hands, your partners, and your reputation on the line. Ben didn't know this as sage wisdom going in. He learned it. Early ambition and big swings "worked," but felt like speedrunning a video game—fast completion with a strange emptiness afterward. Over time he learned something more useful about himself: his long-range visionary chess game is limited, but his commitment and belief once he chooses a path are incredibly strong. That self-knowledge became the architecture for taking on Reset. Nature as Luxury—and How a Hotel Got Built from a Thesis Ben's confidence in the hotel didn't come from a weekend of inspiration. It came from years of noticing. One signal: between roughly 2013 and 2016, monthly active users on Instagram and visits to national parks both exploded. The attention economy was booming—and simultaneously creating unprecedented demand for its opposite: walking through Yosemite or Joshua Tree, somewhere with little or no cell service. His larger thesis: as digital consumption becomes frictionless, we start craving the analog. The more algorithmically efficient our feeds get, the more we want to throw the phone aside, touch grass, hike, watch a real sunset. Because digital experiences got so good at being artificial, nature itself starts to feel like a scarce luxury—not just a pretty view from a coastal city, but immersive emptiness, dark skies, raw land. That thesis, plus an audience built by sharing design ideas, plus collaborators from craftspeople to investors, plus a shipping-container house project that opened new conversations—those pieces compounded into Reset. Ben is blunt that this kind of vision doesn't arrive as effortless brilliance. It's multi-year. Curious. Plodding. Built from obvious observations written on post-it notes until they start to arrange themselves into a next move. His practical advice for creatives trying to think at that altitude: Don't pour all your curiosity into tools and tactics alone. Also ask the scarier questions: What's my place in this discipline? What's my place in the broader economy? Earn enough security to think. For Ben, around $100k of income was the point where economic stress dropped enough for bigger questions to enter the process—not as luxury branding, but as creative fuel. Look outside your industry. Food is his favorite lens because he has emotional distance plus deep daily connection. Farm-to-table, farmers markets becoming aspirational, celebrities posting chickens instead of Bugattis—he's watching a backlash against efficiency and mass production. Then he asks: what's the design-and-craft version of that for me? Talk it out with peers. The work is often solo. The therapy and pattern recognition are better in community—ideally in person, without a competitive chip on your shoulder. Timecodes So You Can Jump Around 00:00 – Welcome and why this episode is part of Summer School 03:55 – Ben Uyeda joins the show 05:12 – How Ben describes what he does: design things, make them, from vase to hotel 07:33 – Are you bananas? Risk, scale, and building a hotel with your bare hands 12:51 – Forget scaling: why escalation is the more interesting creative model 14:12 – From YouTube vase to 65-room hotel—and the skill (and people) built along the way 16:27 – Chase on the difference between escalating challenge and chasing scale 18:42 – Did Ben know this going in—or learn it the hard way? 21:09 – Instagram growth, national parks, and the demand for the analog 24:24 – Why nature is becoming a luxury good 27:31 – How to build a creative thesis over years (not a weekend) 39:27 – Cheat codes: borrow pattern recognition from food (and other industries) 49:00 – AI fear, reputation, responsibility, and what still can't be automated 57:30 – Reset Hotel: dark skies, building the right way, and the first new ground-up hotel in the area in 15 years 01:07:36 – Where to follow the project—and Industry Night for creatives Why This Conversation Still Matters If anything, this episode is more urgent now than when we first recorded it. The creator economy still rewards the idea that the goal is to make one thing and multiply it forever. Platforms still optimize for volume. AI is accelerating that pressure—making certain end products cheaper and more abundant, and making a lot of talented people scared. Ben's counsel isn't "don't worry." It's the opposite. Be scared. Talk to friends. Diversify your thinking. Double down on reputation and responsibility—being the person clients call because you fix problems, even when the brief is imperfect. Accept that fear doesn't vanish when you "make it." Often it gets worse, because you feel like you have more to lose. And that's the trap: postponing the wild, scary, purpose-shaped adventure until you feel safe. Safety delayed often becomes safety that never lets you move. Meanwhile, the deeper trend he named—digital ubiquity creating hunger for physical, immersive, scarce experiences—keeps compounding. Reset Hotel is that thesis made concrete. Industry Night—his informal peer-to-peer gathering for creatives—is another version of the same idea: horizontal connection in a culture that keeps selling top-down scale. Whether you escalate toward something as large as a hotel or simply toward a braver version of your next project, the question remains the same: are you chasing repetition, or are you chasing a life? Keep Going Deeper If this conversation resonates: Reset Hotel: stayreset.com · @reset.hotel Ben online: benuyeda.com · Instagram · HomeMade Modern on YouTube Earlier conversation: Escalate & Evolve: A Blueprint for Career and Life with Ben Uyeda Follow Ben: Instagram | Website | YouTube Questions to Reflect On Am I optimizing for scale (repeat one thing) or escalation (grow into bigger adventures)? What would my "next size up" project be—not 100x overnight, but one honest step beyond what I've already made? Where am I chasing economic certainty in a way that quietly starves my curiosity? What obvious cultural observation have I been noticing—and what would it mean if I took it seriously for my own work? Am I pouring all my curiosity into tools and tactics while avoiding the harder questions about my place in the economy? Where am I postponing a meaningful risk until I "feel safe"—and what might that delay really cost? In an age of AI and infinite digital content, what physical, scarce, or immersive experience could only come from me? The Core Idea Most creatives don't actually want to become a machine that repeats the same win forever. They want a life that escalates: bigger challenges, deeper skills, richer relationships, and work that still feels like craft even when the coordination gets complex. Ben's path—from free design ideas online to a modernist hotel on the edge of Joshua Tree—isn't a prescription to go build hospitality. It's a reminder that purpose compounds through projects. Each one prepares you for the next. Each one brings in the people you'll need later. And the goal isn't to arrive as fast as possible. It's to grow into someone who can hold more risk without abandoning who they are. If there's one lesson worth carrying forward from this Summer School session, it's this: Don't confuse scaling with growing. The creative life you're probably hungry for is escalation—one braver project at a time.

V letných pondelkových epizódach podcastu Dobré ráno predstavuje Tatiana Čabáková Slovenky a Slovákov, ktorí sa presadili v Česku a výrazne ovplyvňujú tamojšiu spoločnosť. Jej dnešným hosťom je popredný priemyselný dizajnér Peter Olah. S jeho prácou sa stretol takmer každý, kto si niekedy sadol do auta značky Škoda. Do automobilky nastúpil ešte počas štúdia na Slovenskej technickej univerzite v Bratislave. Postupne prešiel viacerými pozíciami, viedol oddelenie interiérového dizajnu a dnes pôsobí ako art director pre jednotnú dizajnovú identitu značky Škoda Auto. V dizajnérskom centre koncernu v nemeckom Postupime pracoval aj na projektoch pre značky Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Lamborghini či Bugatti. Peter Olah sa však nevenuje iba automobilom. Navrhuje aj sklo, hodinky či písacie potreby a dlhodobo pôsobí ako pedagóg. Silnou skúsenosťou preňho bola aj práca na novom hlavnom organe pre Katedrálu svätého Víta v Prahe, ktorej venoval osem rokov. V epizóde sa dozviete: ako sa Peter Olah dostal z Bratislavy do firmy Škoda Auto, prečo o interiéri auta uvažuje ako o obývačke budúcnosti, ako vzniká návrh nového automobilu, čo mu dala práca pre značky Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini či Bugatti, ako vznikal nový organ pre Katedrálu svätého Víta, prečo ho prirovnáva k náhrdelníku pre katedrálu, ako umelá inteligencia mení prácu dizajnérov, prečo sa musí zmeniť spôsob výučby mladých dizajnérov, aby uspeli v ére umelej inteligencie. Krátky prehľad správ Víkendové referendum je neplatné, väčšina hlasujúcich však návrhy podporila. Účasť dosiahla 16,13 percenta, za zrušenie Ficovej doživotnej renty hlasovalo 93,43 percenta voličov, obnoviť špeciálnu prokuratúru a NAKA chcelo 92,2 percenta zúčastnených voličov. Predseda parlamentu Richard Raši v septembri navrhne zmenu ústavy, ktorá umožní skrátiť volebné obdobie parlamentu, a tým aj vlády, referendom. Francúzsko, Španielsko a Portugalsko zasiahli cez víkend rozsiahle lesné požiare, teploty v Európe zasiahnutej horúčavami opäť stúpali. Vladimir Putin telefonoval s Donaldom Trumpom, hovorili o situácii na Ukrajine. Trump sa predtým telefonicky spojil aj s ukrajinským prezidentom. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sme.sk/podcasty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SME.sk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ s najdôležitejšími správami na⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Te has dado cuenta de que los coches actuales corren más que nunca, pero nos dicen menos que nunca? El sonido siempre ha sido el lenguaje de nuestros motores, su forma de hablarnos y de transmitirnos emociones; y sin embargo, hoy se han vuelto casi mudos. Ese rugido mecánico que antes nos ponía los pelos de punta ha sido ahogado por montañas de material aislante, taponado por normativas o, lo que es peor, sustituido por una mentira digital que sale por los altavoces del habitáculo. En este vídeo repasamos cómo la industria, las leyes y la física se han aliado para silenciar la música que más nos gusta: la de un buen motor de combustión. De la explosión libre al lenguaje del motor A principios del siglo XX, cuando los primeros coches empezaron a sustituir a los caballos, el estruendo era una consecuencia inevitable. Cada explosión en esos enormes cilindros salía casi libre a la atmósfera. Pero los conductores y mecánicos pronto descubrieron algo fascinante: el sonido era un cuadro de mandos acústico inigualable. Los conductores de marcas como Bugatti o Hispano-Suiza no miraban delicados cuentarrevoluciones; solo necesitaban afinar su oído. El motor les decía con total honestidad cuándo el avance del encendido estaba en su punto, cuándo la mezcla de combustible era pobre o si el bloque pedía a gritos una marcha superior. Con el paso de las décadas, marcas de lujo como Rolls-Royce entendieron que el ruido rudo era "sucio", pero el sonido refinado otorgaba prestigio. Comenzaron a diseñar silenciadores complejos, cajas de espejos acústicos donde las ondas se anulaban mediante interferencia destructiva. Buscaban un poder contundente, pero envuelto en el sonido de un susurro rítmico. La era dorada y la "castración" del turbo Los años dorados del sonido automovilístico llegaron en los 50 y 60 con la era de la aspiración natural. Coches míticos como el Ferrari 250 GTO o los Alfa Romeo con motor Bialbero sonaban a gloria porque no había nada que interrumpiera la conexión directa entre la explosión y nuestro tímpano. Marcas como Maserati llegaron a colaborar con músicos expertos en instrumentos de viento para afinar sus escapes, buscando que los armónicos del motor emularan acordes mayores perfectos. Sin embargo, a partir de los 70 y 80, apareció el primer "enemigo" acústico de esta melodía: el turbocompresor. Aunque a nivel prestacional es una maravilla de la técnica, un turbo es, por definición, una gran obstrucción en la salida del escape. Al aprovechar la energía de los gases, la turbina "pica" y aplana las ondas sonoras, resultando en un sonido muchísimo más sordo y con menos matices. A esta pérdida de pureza se sumaron normativas anticontaminación y de ruido cada vez más estrictas. Pasamos de permitir casi 90 decibelios en los años 50 a los límites actuales, lo que ha obligado a los fabricantes a llenar los tubos de escape con catalizadores, filtros de partículas y enormes silenciadores que actúan como dolorosos tapones musicales. La era del engaño: Altavoces y teatro mecánico Llegados al siglo XXI, con el downsizing (motores más pequeños) y las extremas medidas de insonorización, la industria se enfrentó a un dilema: desde dentro, el coche suena a máquina de coser. ¿La solución? El maquillaje sonoro digital. Marcas como BMW implementaron sistemas como el Active Sound Design, que lee las revoluciones del motor y reproduce una pista de audio por los altavoces del habitáculo, como si el coche estuviera haciendo playback. Otros optaron por vibradores enganchados al chasis o por tubos acústicos que filtran el ruido hacia el interior. Incluso los espectaculares petardeos de escape ("pops and bangs") que hoy escuchamos en muchos deportivos modernos ya no son el resultado natural de una mezcla de gasolina desajustada; están programados a propósito en la centralita electrónica, inyectando combustible extra solo para hacer "teatro mecánico". Aunque aún hay excepciones sublimes donde la ingeniería acústica se eleva a obra de arte —como el espectacular Lexus LFA y su V10 afinado por la división de instrumentos de Yamaha—, la tendencia general apunta hacia el silencio de la movilidad eléctrica y el diseño de sonido por ordenador. Pese a todo, nuestros oídos siempre sabrán distinguir la vibración real de un cigüeñal a 8.000 vueltas de un vulgar archivo de audio reproducido por altavoces.

Max Levchin (@mlevchin) is a serial entrepreneur and investor in 100+ startups. He's the founder and CEO of Affirm, the payment network powering consumer purchases and merchant growth. An original PayPal co-founder, Max served as CTO until its 2002 acquisition by eBay.This episode is brought to you by:ProLon: science-backed Fasting Mimicking Diet that helps activate cellular renewal through fasting, while still eating nourishing meals: ProlonLife.com/TimMonarch track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: Monarch.com/Tim Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: Shopify.com/timTimestamps:[00:00:00] Start.[00:02:50] The Ronin line that rewired how Max makes every decision.[00:06:09] Paprika-style brain-computer interfaces.[00:09:09] PayPal's founders lived inside a Neal Stephenson novel.[00:19:21] Transformation via Neuromancer and Snow Crash.[00:23:40] The book that found Max his wife.[00:29:24] The real secret to a great marriage.[00:38:29] What's worth tracking, and what's not.[00:44:13] A scrawny kid, a clarinet, and a Kyiv velodrome.[00:46:55] What going all-out on a bike actually gives you.[00:51:02] The mantra by which Max rides.[00:53:02] A Soviet kid's fear of socialism.[01:02:48] Making a profit without destroying society.[01:04:31] What is Affirm, and why did every banker say it would fail?[01:20:18] Why the best mathematicians eschew the lending industry.[01:23:50] Does agentic commerce break Affirm, or supercharge it?[01:28:01] A PhD-level financial advisor in everyone's pocket.[01:29:58] How close are we to buying anything through one AI chat?[01:36:32] Improving your coffee: cheap, intermediate, and Bugatti options.[01:44:33] The books every first-time founder should actually read.[01:48:08] Claude Shannon, Ed Thorp, and the joy of playful genius.[01:51:00] Why physical books still beat every digital reading experience.[01:51:44] Parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, ha pedido a la población reducir el consumo de combustible, aceite de cocina y oro; evitar viajes al extranjero y trabajar más desde casa, a raíz de la crisis económica desatada por la guerra en Oriente Medio. Informe desde Calcuta para Radio Francia Internacional de nuestro corresponsal, Varun Anand. Este llamado a la austeridad, poco habitual en India, se ha impuesto por el impacto económico provocado por la guerra en Irán y la subida global de los precios de la energía. India importa casi el 90 % del petróleo que consume y también es uno de los mayores importadores de oro del mundo. Solo el año pasado, el país gastó más de 72 mil millones de dólares en importaciones de oro, una enorme salida de divisas en un momento en que la rupia pierde valor y las reservas de dólares están bajo presión. El gobierno ya aumentó los impuestos a la importación de oro, pasando del 6 al 15 %, con la esperanza de frenar las compras. Pero en las calles de Calcuta, muchos ciudadanos dicen sentirse confundidos más que convencidos. "Yo ya trabajo desde casa", dice Garima, estudiante de 22 años. "Soy soltera y tampoco cocino mucho, y probablemente tampoco voy a comprar oro. Así que, honestamente, todo esto me parece bastante irrelevante para mí. Me parece que es una manera bastante audaz y extraña de transmitir información a la gente, pero sin explicar realmente cuál es el plan del gobierno para ayudar a las personas a atravesar esta situación", comenta. Otros entrevistados también cuestionan el momento político del anuncio, justo después de las elecciones generales. "Creo que es difícil para el ciudadano promedio recibir esta información en ausencia de regulaciones o políticas claras del gobierno", dice Gorev, artista independiente de 31 años. "El hecho de que el primer ministro haya salido en televisión a decir estas cosas, pero en ausencia de un esfuerzo gubernamental concreto después de su discurso, me genera mucha confusión. Estoy dispuesto a hacer esfuerzos que vayan en el interés de la nación, pero agradecería más claridad y precisión sobre qué decisiones concretas debemos tomar", agrega. Muchos ciudadanos dicen que ya viven de manera relativamente austera: utilizan el transporte público, reducen gastos y enfrentan desde hace meses aumentos en los costos de energía y producción. Aun así, no todas las reacciones son críticas. "Es una medida con visión de futuro", dice Raúl Bugatti, trabajador del sector tecnológico. "[Modi] tiene algo en mente, algo que podría afectarnos más adelante en nuestras vidas. Nos está sugiriendo simplemente una medida preventiva", subraya. India intenta reducir la presión sobre sus reservas de divisas y contener el impacto de la crisis energética global. Muchos ciudadanos dicen que se necesita algo más que llamados al patriotismo y quieren explicaciones concretas sobre cuánto durará esta situación y cómo afectará realmente su vida cotidiana.

From the beginning, the Hermes Family knew they were in the craftsmen business. Making products that last for generations. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So here’s one of those. [Wagmore Garage Doors Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast. Dave Young here, along with Stephen Semple. And Stephen, just before he whispered the topic in, this tells you what Stephen thinks about me. He said, “Yeah. I’ll tell you this one, but I don’t think you’re going to know about it because it’s a really high-end fashion.” Yeah. Stephen Semple: It’s not exactly what I said. Dave Young: Not … Well, I’m telling the truth in a more powerful way. And as we call them in Nebraska, Hermès, but it’s Hermès. Say it for me. Stephen Semple: I think it’s Hermès because it’s French. Dave Young: Hermès? Hermès? Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Is the H pronounced at the beginning or not? I don’t know. Stephen Semple: I think it would be very soft. Dave Young: Scarves and things like that, that’s all I know. Stephen Semple: Well, the big thing they’re known for is handbags. Dave Young: Things I don’t own is what they’re known for. Stephen Semple: Correct. Dave Young: And I will admit you were absolutely right to think that I probably don’t know a whole lot about these people or this brand. Stephen Semple: The more I looked into this company, the more interested I got on it because I got fascinated by some of the history. Dave Young: I got to share with you just how much I don’t know about them. You see this shirt I’m wearing as we record? Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: This is from the fishing department at Walmart. Not the men’s clothing section. Fishing. And I- Stephen Semple: And, Dave- Dave Young: Here’s the other thing. Stephen Semple: Dave, you don’t fish, dude. Dave Young: I don’t fish. No, I don’t. I don’t fish at all. I stumbled across these shirts one time. I’m like, “I love these shirts.” But yeah, anyway, they’re not Hermès. Stephen Semple: So this is a really interesting company. It was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès. And he’s a German-born craftsman. And the company started in Paris. Now, what makes it super rare is here we are, close to 190 years later, and it’s still primarily owned by direct descendants of Thierry. Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: There you go, Dave. Dave Young: Okay. That’s pretty cool. That’s a family business. Stephen Semple: That’s interesting on its own, isn’t it? Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: So the family owns somewhere between 65 and 70% of the business, and is publicly traded at around a valuation of about $200 billion. Dave Young: That’s a lot of billion. Stephen Semple: That’s a couple of billion, isn’t it? Dave Young: Yeah. Wow. Okay. Stephen Semple: They only have like 70% of that 200 billion, so … Dave Young: Oh. Well, just downgraded their jet. Stephen Semple: Yeah. That’s it. So in 2010, the luxury giant LVMH tried to take the company over, and the family blocked it. There was a time where they tried to take over. And the CEO, Axel Dumas, is a sixth generation member of the Hermès family. So today, they have 300 stores. They do 14 billion EU, which is about 16 billion US in sales, which means they sell $50 million per store. Dave Young: I was going to say that’s not very many stores. Stephen Semple: No. And put in perspective, Gucci does about 25 million. Prada does half of that. Tiffany’s does about 15 million per store. $50 million per store. Dave Young: It’s got to be a front for something else. Stephen Semple: Now, their big product, so we talked about … Is this handbag called the Birkin bag. And the Birkin bag sells for anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 per bag. Dave Young: Get out of town. Stephen Semple: Yeah. And often sells for more- Dave Young: Is it bottomless? Can you crawl into it? Stephen Semple: Seemingly, it’s a pretty big bag. I personally- Dave Young: Will it transport you to other dimensions? Stephen Semple: I personally have never known anybody who’s had one, so I can’t really comment. Dave Young: No. No. I just want to touch one. Stephen Semple: And here’s the other crazy thing, is they often sell for more on the secondary market. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Why not? Stephen Semple: They’re super- Dave Young: Because they only make a couple of them, or enough to sell. Stephen Semple: They’re super scarce. You cannot walk into a store and buy one. There’s a waiting list. Dave Young: Wow. Okay. Stephen Semple: Even celebrities, doesn’t matter who you are, have to get on the waiting list. They’ve really leaned into this whole idea of scarcity. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: They’ve really leaned into it. Dave Young: How many billion dollars worth of scarcity? Stephen Semple: Oh, in terms of their sales? Dave Young: 300 stores. And how much per store? Stephen Semple: Well, 50 million a store. Dave Young: It doesn’t feel like scarcity, but when the handbags are 10,000 and up … Wow. Stephen Semple: And to this day, the leather bags use the original hand saddle stitching. Every bag is made by one person, beginning to end, handcrafted. Their scarves, which are also really known for, are hand screen printed. The edges are all hand rolled. And the CEO personally signs off on every product. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: So there is this real high level of craftsmanship with it. So Thierry was born in 1801 in Krefeld, Germany. And at the time, that part of Germany was under the control of Bonaparte, which made him a French citizen. So that’s why though he was German-born, French citizen. Dave Young: Oh. Okay. Stephen Semple: And the town was known for textiles and was considered the city of velvet and silk. And in 1821, most of his family had died of famine and disease due to the war. So he moved to Normandy, where he learned the art of saddle and harness making under the Palmieri family. 1828, he married. And in 1837, he moved to Paris and opened an equestrian supply store. I’m going to butcher this. Dave Young: Of course you are. Stephen Semple: Rue Basse-du-Rempart. Dave Young: You said it perfectly. Stephen Semple: Okay. There we go. There, he made bridals, harnesses, carriage fittings using leather and wrought iron, right? And he became famous for a particularly strong saddle stitch that basically uses this opposite stitching. If one of the stitches broke, the other held. Dave Young: Now, here’s what I know about horses in Paris. Stephen Semple: Okay. Dave Young: Ain’t no cowboys over there. So again, this is the rich folk doing equestrian things and pulling carriages. Stephen Semple: That’s it. It was a mode of transportation. Dave Young: Yeah. The average folk are walking around the streets of Paris. Stephen Semple: Correct. Correct. It was the nobility who had horses and carriages. Now, that original stitch is still the stitch that’s being used today. Dave Young: Hey, if it works. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So this stitch is important to the history because to your point, horses and carriages were a mode of transportation. And, look, the roads were rough. Transportation was rough. So durability was really important. And his skill attracted the nobility. People like Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III. So Thierry went on to win several medals for this design and his work. And he became known because his stitching did not break, the leather aged beautifully, and the workmanship was flawless under stress. So he died in 1878. And his son, Charles-Émile, took over. And like his dad, he was dedicated to this quality. The business expanded. They started creating more products, including these really large bags that could actually carry a saddle and the boots, right? Because- Dave Young: Wow. Okay. That is a big bag. Stephen Semple: Right? Because if you had a horse and you’re showing up, you take the saddle, you take the boots off, right? Dave Young: Yeah. Yeah. Stephen Semple: And it’s really considered the forerunner to this big handbag that they make today. So you’re asking, “Is it big?” It’s a big handbag. So the business growing. Dave Young: Everything but the horse. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Everything but the horse. That’s it. So the business is growing. The prestige is growing. They’re making these products for the horse and carriage industry. Then Charles travels to Canada. Dave Young: Oh. Okay. Stephen Semple: Okay. And he comes across this unique fastening system that’s being used for the canvas roof of the convertible Cadillac. It was a zipper. Dave Young: Oh. Yeah. The zipper. Uh-huh. Stephen Semple: So he took the idea back to France, and he applied for a patent to use the idea, and thus was born the Hermès fastener. It was innovative at the time. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: By the end- Dave Young: But it was a zipper? Stephen Semple: It’s a zipper. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: But it’s not a zipper. It’s the Hermès fastener. Dave Young: It’s the Hermès fastener. Yes. Get it right. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So by the end of World War II … This is another important part in terms of innovation because think about how many businesses that served the carriage trade that died. Dave Young: Well, sure. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right? Dave Young: Because once we started all using cars and … I’m also thinking, man, this German-owned business in Paris in World War II, that’s got to be a tricky road to- Stephen Semple: Well, we’re not at World War II yet. End of World War I. Dave Young: Okay. Into World War- Stephen Semple: Into World War I. Dave Young: Oh, yeah. Okay. Kind of the same. Stephen Semple: He realizes that the car is going to take off. He notices the car. But what he also realizes, it’s a faster form of transportation. So it requires stronger materials and better fasteners because remember, the early cars didn’t have trunks that you put things in. You put a trunk on the back of the car and attached it all with fasteners. Dave Young: Right. So you need a trunk that could withstand being outdoors while a car drives it around. Stephen Semple: Correct. They did a collaboration with Bugatti where Bugatti commissioned a yellow trunk and yellow cowhide to match the first Bugatti Royale. Dave Young: Wow. Okay. Stephen Semple: Right. So this is a interesting thing. They did not change their business for the car. They refocused it. Dave Young: Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off. And trust me, you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: So this is a interesting thing. They did not change their business for the car. They refocused it. They leaned into the things they were already good at. And I think this is important because how many companies, again, were unable to pivot to the automobile business? Dave Young: I think of all the things in a car. Yeah. Eventually, we figured out we could actually put a trunk in the car instead of- Stephen Semple: Eventually. Dave Young: … carrying it on top. But you’ve also got all the upholstery, maybe the dashboard, maybe the steering wheel that would be wrapped in leather and need some fine stitching. So there’s lots of things that you could still do that show off your skill and your dedication to this kind of quality. Stephen Semple: Right. They didn’t ask, “What do we need to do differently?” They asked, “Where does their craftsmanship still matter?” Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: That’s the question they asked. Where does our craftsmanship still matter? Dave Young: And they realized that’s the business they were in, was craftsmanship and making things well. Stephen Semple: This is an important distinction to keep in mind that comes later. So 1922, they added their first handbag basically when Émile’s wife, she was like, “I’d like a scaled down version of this thing that you put boots and saddles in.” Dave Young: Don’t really need to carry my boots, but … Stephen Semple: But travel was also expanding at this time, so the handbags started becoming a needed accessory. 1950s, they added their orange box. So they took probably … And I’m going to guess they probably took inspiration from Tiffany’s Blue Box, and they created this orange box. Now, here’s an important part of the company’s history. It’s 1978. And Jean-Louis Dumas, the great-great-great-grandson of Thierry has taken over the company. And the company was stagnating. They still had loyal customers, but not enough of them. And here’s the advice that was given to them by investment bankers. Cut production costs by outsourcing production. Dave Young: Of course that’s the advice that was given to them by investment bankers. Stephen Semple: How many times we heard that advice? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: But what was their DNA? Craftsmanship. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And, look, everybody will say, “Oh, you can outsource it, and you’ll still have the same quality.” He knew that to not to be true. He knew he would never be able to maintain quality the moment he did that. So how many companies would have resisted this? I don’t know of any others. I’m sure there’s others. But that was a big moment. And he said, “No, we’re not doing that.” Instead, what he decided to do was something that they rarely did, advertise. Dave Young: Yeah. Okay. Stephen Semple: But here’s what they did. They decide to advertise something different. It’s 1979. And they launched this campaign showing edgy, young … Remember, ’79. Edgy, young Parisian women wearing silk Hermès scarves, not in haute couture, wearing jeans. Dave Young: Yeah. There you go. Stephen Semple: Fits, but doesn’t fit. Picked a scarf. Expensive, but pretty much anybody could purchase. And all of a sudden, this accessory that made the jeans and everything look awesome. Where did you get that scarf? Dave Young: You could dress down, but people would still know. Stephen Semple: Bingo. Dave Young: I also think … I don’t know if this had a part in it or not, but that’s the era of Robin Leach’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Stephen Semple: Right. There you go. Dave Young: And so people had a fascination with this kind of thing there because of that show, right? That was always an interesting one to watch and to make fun of Robin Lynch, Leach, Robin Leach. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Leach. Yeah. So here’s the thing you could do. You could put on your jeans, you could put on a nice shirt, you could put on that scarf, and you’re looking like a Parisian model. They sold a crap ton of the scarfs. What they also knew is selling the scarves, people are now in their store, they’re going to see other things. Dave Young: Yeah. They’re going to start to want that bag. Stephen Semple: The advertising campaign was shocking. Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: Because it was just … Well, it was never done before. It was never this super high-end fashion going there. They were the first to do it. It was shocking, but changed the trajectory of the company. We could do a whole episode just on the scarves and the history of the handbags in terms of the things that they did for promoting it. But what I loved was he looked at it and he said, “There’s another option other than dropping production costs. What we need to do is we need to find new customers. How are we going to find new customers? We’re going to find new customers by reaching down, but we’re not going to reach down by making our products cheaper. We’re going to reach down by finding a product that if somebody really wants, they … Sure, $300, $400 scarf is crazy expensive, but can buy. And we’re going to make it glamorous. And, look, if we sell a whole pile of those scarves, we’re doing well.” Dave Young: So I may be wrong on this, but here’s what my Spidey-sense tells me. Who stole the idea of the DNA of the Hermès ads in the ’70s to repeat that thing where it’s, “We can make this expensive product desirable. And everybody will want it”? Stephen Semple: Ralph Lauren. Dave Young: Now I’m thinking iPods. Stephen Semple: Except he’s not expensive. Dave Young: I’m thinking iPod. The iPod. Stephen Semple: iPods. Interesting. Interesting. Dave Young: Thousand songs in your pocket. And the ads were sort of this every person with the white cord and the AirPods. Stephen Semple: Interesting. Interesting. Dave Young: But that’s the same notion, right? Stephen Semple: It is the same notion. Dave Young: This is the one little expensive thing that you can have and just make your life better. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Well, it’s that whole idea of an indulgence. Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Absolutely. Stephen Semple: Right? This is an indulgence. I can go and I can treat myself. I will feel better. It’s special. It’s all these other things. And it’s that moment where you’re sort of like … It’s that whole idea of it’s an indulgence. And they figured out how to stay true to what they do. They still make the super expensive stuff, but were able to reach down into more mainstream, which is where you need to be in order to be successful long term. Dave Young: Yeah. You just want the people to really want the one thing. This is a great story. And now I’m wondering what color of Hermès cravat would go well with my Walmart fishing shirt. But here’s the problem. Here’s the problem. Stephen Semple: There’s so many problems. Dave Young: No. No. Well, I don’t even know where one of their stores is. So that’s probably by design. They don’t want me to know where one of their stores is. Stephen Semple: Where they will be- Dave Young: I’d wander around and touch things. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Where they would be would be in, again, the really super high-end malls [inaudible 00:18:49]. Dave Young: If you find a Tiffany store, you’ve found the Hermès store. Stephen Semple: You have. You have. But it’s funny because anytime I’ve known about the company, I’ve never really researched it because it was not- Dave Young: I’ve seen the name before. I’ve seen the name. Wondered how you pronounced it until fairly recently. Yeah. Stephen Semple: And seen the name, know about it. Then I came across a few things. And then literally how I got interested in it, I was researching Tiffany’s, and there was a little book on Tiffany’s that had some information in it that I thought I could use for the Tiffany’s episode. I bought the book, and Amazon said, “Those who have bought that book have also bought-“ Dave Young: Also like. Yeah. Hermès. Stephen Semple: “… this book.” Right? So I was like, “Oh, what the heck? Let’s add that to the cart.” Dave Young: Yeah. There you go. Stephen Semple: So I added it to the cart. And then I started reading through it, and I was like, “Wow. This is actually a really interesting company.” Dave Young: Very cool. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So I sort of stumbled across it kind of by accident. Dave Young: What’s the scarf cost? It’s got to be less than the leather bag. Stephen Semple: Oh, yes. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: So … Stephen Semple: I’m going to guess they’re three, $400. Dave Young: Okay. I’m just saying for the guys out there, this is one of those sleeper gifts, right? Get her a scarf from Hermès. Stephen Semple: I just Googled it. Canadian. They run from $500 to 750 bucks. Dave Young: Yeah. Yeah. I’m not saying do that instead of jewelry or something, but that’s a nice one you didn’t think of. Stephen Semple: It’s a special thing. Dave Young: Yeah. And she’s going to know more about it than you probably. Stephen Semple: And I remember doing the research on it. I was looking at them. They are beautiful and they’re all hand rolled and they are actually pretty spectacular. Dave Young: Awesome. All right. Hermès. Hermès. Hermès. Hermès. Hermès. Stephen Semple: Let’s go with Hermès. That sounds great. Dave Young: Hermès. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Hermès. Dave Young: It doesn’t sound quite as- Stephen Semple: I actually think if we’re probably going to … I think if we’re going to really do it correctly, it’s Hermès, I bet you. It’s just like … That H is just like- Dave Young: Hermès. Hermès is a diner somewhere, but- Stephen Semple: Just poking it. Dave Young: Hermès. Thank you for bringing us the Hermès story to the Empire Builders Podcast, Stephen. Stephen Semple: All right. Thanks, David. 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Spike and Jonny cover the Long Beach Grand Prix, a Ferrari restomod that's trying not to get sued, and a Lucid sedan that runs a 9.2-second quarter mile. Also: the guys bought an insanely rare '71 Porsche 911 T Targa and a billionaire had Aston Martin build him a one-off track car faster than an F1 car. ______________________________________________

Alex Bellus, is a Minnesota-based automotive photographer, joins the show to talk shooting road rallies, insane collections creating his business., We also talk about his month-long European expedition where he visits Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Pagani along the way. The obsession for Porsche is discussed plus the local car scene, and what it actually takes to build a sustainable photography business. Take your build up a whole new level with 6XD Gearbox: https://6xdgearbox.com Code "Minnoxide5" for 5% off High Performance Academy: https://hpcdmy.co/Minnoxide Use code "MINNOX" for 55% off ANY course Use Code "MINVIP" for $300 of the MINVIP Package Tuned By Shawn: https://www.tunedbyshawn.com Code "Minnoxide" for 5% off! Ship With Sure Thing Logistics: https://www.surethinglogistics.net MORE BIGGER Turbo T-Shirts:  https://www.minnoxide.com/products/more-bigger-t-shirt 0:00 – Porsche Politica in Tennessee 7:05 – The BMW Diesel Wagon & Shooting Road Rallies 13:07 – The McLaren F1 and Shooting Halo Cars 22:00 – Crown Rally Origins & First Rally Stories 38:00 – Automotive Photography: How Alex Got Started 55:00 – Garage 56 Le Mans, Deltawing & Circle Track Respect 1:05:00 – Europe Trip: Nürburgring, Turing Bugatii, Pagani, Lamborghini and Ferrari 1:16:40 – IMSA, and F1 Talk 1:43:00 – Camera Gear, Hasselblad, & AI in Editing

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman drive the Revology 1967 GT500 and ponder the difference between "replica" and "recreation"; the gov. has mandated your car spies on you; Mercedes project update; and Patreon questions include: Will fun cars get cheaper as people die? Favorite "appropriate" story from a Road & Track trip. How to avoid ruining your canyon car Rich man / poor man: seat setup edition Does the Coyote engine "ruin" an old car? Why LHD cars are worth more than RHD More fun: Fresh summer tires or worn winter tires? Engines that would be improved with more or fewer cylinders VW's sale of Bugatti's effect on car values Rebuild my BMW inline-4 or swap it for a 6? Mustang Dark Horse auto: a buy at $50k? Do only journos care about the Nissan Z chassis Ford ditching the Shelby name Proudest work moment Forks up or down? And more! Recorded May 1, 2026   Show Notes Aura Frames Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/TIRE. Promo Code TIRE   HimsFor simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/TIRE.   TrueWerk Upgrade to the T2 WerkPant and stay comfortable no matter what the day brings. Get 15% off your first order at https://TRUEWERK.com with code tire.   Drive Podcast Listen to Drive with Jim Farley Season 4 at https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!thesmokingtire   Enter to WIN our AMAZING 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S!! https://www.dreamgiveaway.com/tickets/porsche?promo=SMOKINGTIRE   Promo Code Offer: Get 4X bonus tickets with any donation of $25 or more. With every donation you are helping benefit some wonderful veterans' and children's charities.   Podcast Promo Code: SMOKINGTIRE   Your generous donation to Dream Giveaway goes directly to New Beginning Children's Homes, a 501(c)(3) organization (Federal ID# 27-5011514). Thanks to your donations, unrestricted grants are awarded to charities such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Honor Flight of West Central Florida, 4Kids, National Guard Educational Foundation, Victory Junction, Building Homes For Heroes, and Healing4Heroes⁠   ⁠To read more about Dream Giveaway and the charities our giveaways help benefit.  https://www.dreamgiveaway.com/about. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast, Steve Cropley talks about a replacement for the family Mini and Matt Prior watches some budget Nascar. The pair also talk Porsche offloading Bugatti, Jaecoo, Chery, and the Renaults Twingo and 5.There's more too, including your letters, and details of a special offer which gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6 if you click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A menudo nos cuentan que las grandes marcas de lujo desaparecieron por las secuelas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial o la falta de materiales. Si bien algo de eso es cierto, el verdadero "tiro de gracia" no vino de las bombas, sino de las calculadoras de los inspectores de la hacienda pública. En la Europa de finales de los años 40, países como Francia, Italia o España necesitaban dinero urgente para la reconstrucción. Los gobiernos decidieron que el automóvil de alta gama era un símbolo de estatus que debía pagar la factura. Se crearon sistemas fiscales tan agresivos contra la cilindrada y el lujo que fabricar o poseer un coche de este tipo se convirtió en una imposibilidad económica. Fue una criba selectiva donde el Estado decidió quién vivía y quién moría. El dirigismo francés y el Plan Pons En 1945, Francia diseñó el Plan Pons. El Estado decidió qué fabricaba cada marca para evitar la competencia "inútil". A gigantes como Renault o Citroën se les asignaron los utilitarios, pero a las marcas de lujo simplemente se les negó el acceso a materias primas como el acero o el caucho. Si un motor superaba los dos litros de cilindrada, no había materiales para él. El lujo fue tachado de "antipatriótico". El fin de los mitos: Bugatti, Delahaye y Talbot-Lago Ettore Bugatti intentó revivir su marca tras la guerra, pero se topó con los "caballos fiscales asesinos". La fórmula francesa para pagar impuestos penalizaba brutalmente el diámetro de los cilindros. Poseer un Bugatti te ponía automáticamente en la lista negra de Hacienda. Delahaye, por su parte, sufrió un impuesto al lujo que alcanzaba el 60% del valor del vehículo. Los clientes, por muy acaudalados que fueran, no estaban dispuestos a pagar tres coches para llevarse uno solo. Por otro lado, Talbot-Lago, a pesar de ganar en Le Mans en 1950, no pudo sobrevivir a una ley que obligaba a pagar fortunas anuales solo por el derecho a circular con motores de alta cilindrada. El caso español: De Hispano-Suiza a Pegaso En España, el régimen decidió que el país necesitaba camiones y no deportivos para la aristocracia. Hispano-Suiza, que competía de tú a tú con Rolls-Royce, sufrió una fiscalidad asfixiante y trabas a la importación hasta que fue nacionalizada forzosamente en 1946 para crear ENASA. Los ingenieros que diseñaban los mejores motores del mundo terminaron fabricando los camiones Pegaso. Incluso el Pegaso Z-102, una joya técnica española, nació herido. Aunque era un coche estatal usado como propaganda, Hacienda le aplicaba impuestos de importación de lujo, haciendo que cada unidad vendida fuera una pérdida de dinero y una pesadilla burocrática para el comprador. La democratización forzosa en Italia En Italia, Alfa Romeo e Isotta Fraschini sufrieron destinos similares bajo el control estatal. El gobierno italiano obligó a Alfa Romeo a abandonar sus modelos artesanales "fuoriserie" para centrarse en la producción en cadena con el modelo 1900, buscando cobrar impuestos por volumen de ventas en lugar de por exclusividad. Isotta Fraschini, el máximo símbolo del prestigio italiano, vio cómo se le negaban créditos y se le imponían tasas de exportación imposibles, liquidando su división de automóviles en 1949. Conclusión La desaparición de estas marcas supuso el fin de una era donde el automóvil era considerado un arte artesanal. Las decisiones políticas priorizaron la motorización masiva y la recaudación rápida, enterrando nombres que hoy son leyendas de museo. Al olvidar estas lecciones del pasado, corremos el riesgo de repetir los mismos errores en el presente, donde la fiscalidad vuelve a ser la herramienta principal para moldear —o destruir— la industria automotriz.

Join us for a lively panel discussion covering automotive experiences, Porsche models, dealership frustrations, and the latest in car technology and market trends. Our experts share insights, personal stories, and industry updates that every car enthusiast will find valuable.

HEADLINES:• Iran proposes phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, delay nuclear talks • UAE launches AED 1 billion industrial resilience fund to boost local production • BlueFive Capital joins consortium in Bugatti acquisition as Rimac takes control

Le Grand Prix moto de France au Mans a offert un spectacle palpitant, avec des pilotes repoussant leurs limites sur le circuit Bugatti.Traduction:The French MotoGP at Le Mans delivered a thrilling show, with riders pushing their limits on the Bugatti circuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined again by my great friend and comedian Michael Thomas Geary. We talk about what we have been up to since his last appearance, stand up comedy, and social media or in his case a lack there of.Fun EX Drinking Buddy stories: Michael talks about his 13 years in sobriety, still getting resentments to this day, and living in the solution instead of the problem.Follow MTG on INSTAGRAMFind everything for me through the LINKTREE

Join us today for a Thursday episode as David, Jason, Natalie and John sit down for a hilarious pod for the ages. First, we call a listener who yells at David for not including Jason more, which leads to a very real discussion about their friendship. Also, David pitches a new movie idea involving every super hero under the sun, Natalie gets caught in a lie and Jason admits to something and David has to call Jason's wife Nivine.  And trying to get people to say “67,” getting sexy with a task rabbit and someone promises to buys David a Bugatti once their trust fun hits.  Listen to Jason's pod here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WqszRfHTBh19R1kQKUzwV?si=kSvbldcRQFCvxInxqz4rWg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matt Farah has conclusions on the Corvette E-Ray; another amazing racetrack is for sale; Bugatti has reimagined...itself; how to choose the right tire; and we answer Patreon questions including:Was the Geo brand a player?What makes an engine sound "raw"?How can Chevy improve the ZR1?Perfect car for twisty road living

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