Corvette ZR1X Record; 1-of-1 Ferrari Found; WHAT is that Car?

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

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The Corvette ZR1X set a record and punches above its weight class; Matt Farah talks us through the newly-published 2026 Performance Car of the Year verdict; Zack Klapman found a very special Ferrari that defies logic; how are Fiskers driving around; the weirdest KIA we've ever seen; and Patreon questions include: Allied cars vs Axis cars Oddest special versions of normal cars 718 GTS or 1st gen Boxster Spider? Business advice we'd give our younger selves Should I finance a project car? BMW X5 40i vs Lexus GX550 Weird race car liveries we'd want Why do we still measure things in horsepower? The 2027 Nissan Z Nismo Should I bring a really slow car on a driving rally? Is ESC keeping everyone alive? And more! Recorded January 15, 2026 SHOW NOTES Truewerk Get 15% off your first order at https://www.TRUEWERK.com with code: TIRE. Athletic Greens For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. That’s https://www.DRINKAG1.COM/TIRE DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Smalls Make 2026 your cat’s healthiest year yet. Take advantage of their New Year’s Special and get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/TIRE! New merch! Grab a shirt or hoodie and support us! https://thesmokingtireshop.com/ Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! For a 10% discount on your first case 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 Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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0:00.0	What up, everybody? Welcome to the Smokentire podcast. Today's episode, as always, is brought to you by
0:05.3	Off the Record. We love Off the Record so much. And over the holidays, I got three more emails of people
0:12.3	whose backsides were saved by Off the Record. I love when you get that text message after you sign up
0:18.7	for Off the Record, you send them your information you tell
0:21.6	them what happened when you got a ticket you send him a copy of the ticket you don't hear from
0:24.9	them for a while but my favorite thing is when you get that text message just out of nowhere
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1:13.0	All right, folks, on this episode of the podcast, it's performance car of the year.
1:17.9	They have revealed it over at Road and Track, and so I break down my selections a little bit.
1:22.9	GM has just run an eight-second quarter mile in their ZRR1X. I had a little palate cleanse this
1:29.4	morning in my own 718 spider, and Zach found a one-of-one special coach-built Ferrari right
1:36.7	in his own neighborhood. It's the Smoking Tire podcast. Let's go. Hi, everybody. This is the smoking tire podcast.
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