Podcast appearances and mentions of ford mustang ecoboost

Jason and Derek discuss the origins of one of Lamborghini's most iconic models: the Diablo. And what makes this 1 of 83 GT edition so special.   === The Carmudgeon Show Sponsor, Vredestein Tires: https://www.vredestein.com/ Click here to join the Hagerty Driver's Club: https://bit.ly/Join-HDC-Cammisa-Rev === Prior to recording this episode, Jason's Diablo-experience was limited to a blue VT he drove as part of a V12 Lamborghini story back in 2012 that included a 1972 Miura SV, 1988 Countach 5000 QV, Murciélago, Aventador, and LM002. Luckily for Jason (and all of us,) Derek – who also recently drove a Diablo Roadster – brought along this spectacular orange Diablo GT (one of just 83 ever built), which both he and Jason took for a spin. Their impressions followed after a brief history lesson courtesy of Derek.  The history lesson will include the origin of Lamborghini itself at the hands of multiple different owners: Ferruccio Lamborghini, Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran, and Chrysler, which took over just as the Diablo concept was nearly production ready. Luckily for everyone, legendary designer at Bertone, Marcello Gandini, didn't throw his hands up and walk off the job, and we got the Diablo (and the non-Chrysler-tainted early designs went on to become the Cizeta-Moroder V16T). But it was the 90s, and we demanded more! So the motorsport-focused Diablo GT was born. Featuring widened front fenders, a carbon-fiber rear diffuser, carbon-fiber bucket seats, oil cooler w/ heat extractor hood vent, and a roof scoop to direct cold air into the massive carbon-fiber intake plenum feeding independent throttle bodies – and much, much more! Like all Diablos, the interior is a little kit-car spec. A flat bezel with holes carved into it for individual gauges comprises the main “cluster.” The suspension is ultra-stiff, but handles exceptionally well on smooth tarmac. And the car can effortlessly break traction at both near-idle RPMs and at near-triple-digit speeds. Rear visibility is non-existent (there is effectively no rear window), but boy are you visible to everyone else on the road.  Before we wrap things up, we talk crankshafts and who made the first modern flat-plane crank for a production V-8. Perhaps it's the Urraco and not the Ferrari 308? Ford's contemporary flat-plane crank Voodoo V-8 from the Shelby GT350 is known to shake itself to pieces. Is that par for the course? Chevy's C8 Z06 Corvette seems to be doing just fine. As are the AMG GT Blacks Series and Aston Martin Valhalla, but does anyone care?  Cars like the new Revuelto and Temerario are more common than ever these days. And the number of people who stand a chance of someday affording them seems to be dwindling. Do you care about these million-dollar super cars? Or would you rather see more $35,000 challenges with cars like the Mini Cooper S, Hyundai Elantra N, Ford Mustang Ecoboost, Mazda3 Turbo, VW GTI, Subaru WRX, and Toyota GR86 in 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We quickly review the fastest cars you can buy for less than $35,000: the 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost High-Performance Pack, 2024 Subaru Impreza WRX tS 6MT, 2025 Mazda3 Turbo AWD, 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI 380 S manual, 2025 Hyundai Elantra N 6MT, 2025 Mini Cooper S and 2024 Toyota GR86 Trueno 6MT (and Subaru BRZ twin). Plus 3 of the quickest – and most expensive – new GT cars on sale today: the 2025 McLaren GTS, 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT63, and 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed. === The Carmudgeon Show Sponsor, Vredestein Tires: https://www.vredestein.com/ Click here to join the Hagerty Driver's Club: https://bit.ly/Join-HDC-Cammisa-Rev === On this episode of the Carmudgeon Show, Jason vows to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to Lake Tahoe on Hagerty's dime to properly evaluate the van, Jynah's, grip in the snow (now that it's wearing a set of Vredestein Wintrac Pro tires). Then the boys dive into Gran Turismo – no, not the classic Playstation racing simulators – but rather attaining and maintaining high speeds over extended durations. More specifically, the “Old Man GT” episode of Cammisa's Ultimate Drag Race Replay, which features some of the quickest, most expensive, and impractical 4-wheeled jewelry money can buy: the McLaren GTS, Mercedes-AMG GT63, and Bentley Continental GT Speed.  While discussing the new AMG GT63 (which no longer rides on underpinnings from the Dodge Viper lineage like its predecessors, the gullwing-door SLS AMG and the previous AMG GT, but now shares its platform and drivetrain with the SL line), Derek shares a nugget from his vintage Mercedes literature which shows SL buyers in the 1990s had significantly more money to spend than S-Class-buying plebes. And Jason theorizes that SEC owners likely had even more still.  Speaking of the Mercedes, Jason laments that the new SL63's posterior profile looks suspiciously Porsche 911-y, but the duplicative flattery appears to date all the way back to the Porsche 356 and the contemporary Mercedes-Benz W198 300 SL Gullwing.   In other news, Motor Trend Video is dead, and Jason is deeply empathetic.  After the mourning, we delve into the next drag race episode: cars under $35,000! This episode pits the latest crop of cheap speed against one another in bracketed races with nearly every drivetrain orientation: naturally aspirated, turbocharged, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, manual, automatic, DCT, and so on. Unabashed boosted 4-cylinder noises assault the senses and appease the Abarth gods. Our first race pits the front-wheel drive cars against one another: the Hyundai Elantra N races the Mk8 Volkswagen GTI and the new F66 Mini Cooper S – which is completely overlooked by enthusiasts in 2024 (and is too cutesy for its own good), yet somehow manages to be effortlessly quick and best the OG hot hatch GTI.  Then, the second race includes the rear- and all-wheel drive cars: the rwd Ford Mustang EcoBoost races the rwd Toyota GR86, the awd Subaru WRX and the surprisingly quick Mazda 3 Turbo AWD.  And all Jason wants for Christmas is a GR86/FR-S/BRZ hatchback with a K24.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami has returned from his European adventure with a wonderful taste of life to share on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast. Or he tries to explain to Benjamin what the candy-like "smoothie melt"s he feeds his child are... Either way, there's lots to discuss in this week's episode, starting with the EcoBoost powered 2024 Ford Mustang convertible, which Benjamin reviews and compares to some other similarly priced sports cars. Then Sami talks about the 2024 Hyundai Kona EV, and how it fares compared to other affordable electric vehicles on the market. Finally the guys talk about an AMC-focused book and discuss if Honda would buy Jeep and Ram. Thanks for listening!

We often thought the glory days of cheap performance cars were behind us, but performance comes in at bargain basement prices today. In this episode we discuss what we think are the real bargains today, and find out we were wrong all along in real time.  In 1994 the Mustang Cobra was $22,425 and had a whopping 240 horsepower, did 0-60 in 5.9 second, and ran a 14.7 second 1/4 mile. Today, the Ford Mustang EcoBoost costs $32,515, has 315 horsepower, does 0-60 in 4.7 seconds, and does the 1/4 mile almost 2 seconds faster at 13 flat. The little turbo 4 cylinder kicks the old Cobras butt in every single way by a big margin, but the most impressive part? Adjusted for inflation, the Cobra came in at almost $46,000 in 2024 dollars! 

Tesla is facing two new lawsuits, and they concern issues we've just talked about here on America on the Road. We'll give you all the details in just a few minutes. Is your car spying on you? Toyota is bringing back a legendary vehicle after a hiatus, and we'll give you an in-depth look at it coming up. It looks like Toyota is poised to go head-to-head with another legendary brand. Porsche has pulled the wraps off a cool new version of the 911, and Audi has introduced a new pair of performance-electric vehicles. We'll have the details on all of that coming up. Our special guest this week we'll be giving us a look at the collector car market. John Kraman is one of the hosts of the Mecum Auction coverage on Motortrend TV, and we'll talk with him about the run-up to the annual Monterey Car Week that includes the famed Pebble Beach Concours. In the road test segment, Co-Host Chris Teague will detail his findings after driving the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe plug-in hybrid. Was it able to stand up to the rigors of summer in Maine? At the same time, Host Jack Nerad road-tested the 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost. After reviewing the V8-powered Mustang GT a couple of weeks ago, he also got extensive seat time in the turbocharged four-cylinder model. And we'll tell you all about it coming up. America on the Road is brought to you by Driving Today.com, Mercury Insurance, YourTestDriver.com, and EMLandsea.com , the publisher of Nerad's latest book, Dance in the Dark, which is available HERE on Amazon.com

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell kick off the show by discussing the recently announced winners of the 2021 North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year awards. Jonathan Buhler, Communications Manager for Sports Cars and Sedans for Nissan USA, joins us to talk about the North American Nissan Heritage Collection and the past, present, and future of the Nissan Z sports car. Tom has a quiz for Damon and Jill on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including test-drive reviews of the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer RS and 2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, and a look at GM's new corporate logo.

Plus, the Mustang Mach-E gets a platform mate and we get a 'Spend My Money' update from a proud new Porsche owner

Is the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R one of the best cars the Silver Star has produced in the past decade? Benjamin certainly thinks so, and Sami is inclined to agree after a week behind the wheel of the twin-turbo sports car. The pair aren't nearly as impressed with the 2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost 2.3L High Performance Package, however, which keeps trying to make 'EcoBoost' and 'performance' synonmous for pony car fans. The duo wrap things up with an update about Benjamin's 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS swap project.

L’Autodrome St-Eustache a été la proie des flammes. Honda s’associe à General Motors pour la production de véhicules électriques. Le Grand Prix de Formule 1 du Canada est officiellement reporté. Le prix mondial du Véhicule de l’année est décerné au Kia Telluride. Antoine et Germain livrent aussi leurs impressions sur les Ford Mustang EcoBoost et Dodge Grand Caravan.

Friend of the show Chad Kirchner spends time in the 2020 Ford Mustang EcoBost High Performance Pack and comes back to tell Benjamin just how wrong he was about his instant dismissal of the turbocharged muscle car. Sami then leads a discussion on the Netflix show Hyperdrive, which is perhaps the first time someone has made a competitive driving program that doesn't completely suck.

Hispano Suiza a fait rouler sa Carmen à Barcelone. Redécouvrez dans ce JT cette GT 100% électrique, présentée en mars 2019. On parle aussi des tarifs de l’Opel Astra, d’un nouveau teaser Nissan Juke et de la Ford Mustang EcoBoost que Ford arrête.

Scott says Dan’s sickness was from driving a Ford Mustang EcoBoost and liking it, but either way he is back to chat to the regular boys about all the hot topics while he was feeling sorry for himself in bed. Kicking off the chat this week, we discuss Labor’s plan to boost electric vehicle sales to a half of all new cars by 2030 (1:45) and it’s even more ambitious strategy to resurrect Australian car manufacturing (10:45). Flight of fancy, realistic goal or is there simply an election looming? Then Scott and Dan gaze silently at Andy as he takes us through Mercedes’ top secret holy halls where the German car maker houses all of its most valuable, rare and desirable vehicles throughout the company’s storied history (13:50). And rounding out the conversation, Dan reviews his time in the most significant vehicle in Lamborghini’s history – the Urus. Can an SUV ever truly carry the Raging Bull badge on its nose and is there anything that makes its first high-rider since the LM002 a worth supercar (23:50)? If you’re on the run or in the car, find the WhichCar Weekly podcast on iTunes or Podbean and follow the WhichCar team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - @whichcarau.

Joining Mandy Turner this week is Mike Costello and Scott Collie. In car news, the Kia Picanto GT has been announced for a 2019 arrival, pricing and specs have been released for the Ford Mustang Ecoboost, Sydney has been called Australia's most congested city according to an AAA survey, and the Renault Alaskan could be set for a 2020 Australian launch. Jez Spinks reviews the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A200, and we speak to Thomas who has reviewed his 2018 Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo. We talk to JD Power Australia Country Director, Bruce Chellingworth, about its latest survey results that show how satisfied luxury car customers are. Reader comments are back, and we read out the best from the 2019 BMW X7 reveal story.

Sami spends time with the weakest Mustang engine wrapped in the heaviest (convertible) body and attempts to convince Benjamin why that's not a completely terrible experience. He also samples the huge wing on the 2018 Subaru BRZ tS and pronounces it to be the next logical progression in the coupe's evolution - in a world where extra horsepower isn't available, of course. The pair then delve into the mailbag to respond to messages from readers about BMW, supercars, and more.