Best Cars from Each Country; Reviews: Ranger Raptor and 2025 Cayenne GTS

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Back from the desert with stories! Can the Ranger Raptor compete with its big(ger and more expensive) brothers, F-150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor? We also talk about the pros and cons of attending an off-road race; review the new Porsche Cayenne GTS; Matt's Bentley is with Doug Demuro; Matt wants to buy a questionable Mustang; and we answer Patreon questions about: Why do more men buy SUV coupes than women? What is the best driver's car from each country? Why are Mercedes manuals SO expensive? A fun toy for $20k? How to handle jet lag. Are two wheels more tiring than four? Which "terrible" car do we want to own? Replacing an Audi TTRS with... Why do electric turbos need exhaust gas? Recorded February 9, 2025 Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at https://www.HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://www.joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TSTPOD for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST 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 Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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1:28.4	All right, guys, we have returned from King of the Hammers, and we have a review of our Ford Ranger Raptor.
1:35.8	We also got a ride in Ford's Raptor Dakar, T1 Plus rally raid truck, which is one of the crazier vehicles we've got to been in.
1:45.6	We talk about the cultural experience.
1:48.3	That was the King of the Hammer's Race.
1:50.6	Plus, we review the Porsche Cayenne GTS.
1:54.1	I give an update on some of my cars, and we have some fantastic Patreon questions to cover.
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