From S. Korea to S. Carolina

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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South Korean cars and culture; will hydrogen work; the South Carolina Hilton Head Concours; 2026 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid review; driving a new Lexus TX500h F Sport; and a LOT of Q&A! Recorded November 2, 2025 Patreon questions include: 2026 Porsche Turbo S vs McLaren 750S Is the new Hyundai Santa Fe boxy enough? Did supercharging a V8 M3 ruin it or enhance it? Best cars for lake roads How does Korean car culture compare to Japan? Cars with great weight transfer New Subaru STI concept Is serviceability important when buying a used car? Thoughts on the RAM hybrid with a V6 generator? Funny rally wrap ideas What car feature would we erase from the world? Gator straps: yay or nay? The new Vespa 300 is confusing Replacing a 2013 Audi Q7 TDI BMW X3M vs Porsche Macan GTS vs Ioniq 5N Collector cars you can repair forever And more! Show Notes: Smalls For a limited time get 60% off your first order when you head to https://www.smalls.com/tire Rula Thousands of guys have already used Rula to finally get the care they needed. Don’t keep putting it off - go to https://www.Rula.com/tire and get started today. Take the first step, get connected, and take control of your mental health. Factor Eat smart at https://www.FactorMeals.com/tire50off and use code tire50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. 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	I can't wait till this airs and you've beeped out four words. People just can't wait, can't wait to hear what you have to say about the dynamics of this hydrogen thing.
0:12.8	What's up, everybody? Welcome to the smoking tire podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by Off the Record and I am going to it probably, because as you're listening to this, I am on the road and track, Blue Ridge 500. I'm driving a Porsche 918 spider. I'll tell you all about it when I get back. But if I get busted, speeding, and I'm running countermeasures, I've got my Valentine going, I've got ways going.
0:40.5	I am as covered as I can be.
0:42.7	But if I can't resist the 900 horsepower and I get boostado, I will need off the record, just like you do if you get busted.
0:53.5	Doing any type of moving violation go to off
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1:10.7	jurisdiction where you got that ticket all you have to do is set you up with a qualified attorney in a jurisdiction where you got that ticket.
1:13.3	All you have to do is set it up and then turn your brain off and off the record.
1:18.5	We'll handle it.
1:19.6	One of their qualified attorneys will fight that ticket all the way up to the Supreme Court,
1:25.0	if need be.
1:26.4	And of course, off the record.com slash TST is the code you used to get 10% off all legal services through off the record.
1:36.8	Of course, if you want to ask questions for the live show, if you want to get the show early, if you want to get the show without ads, if you want to get extra show, access to early collabs and merch, et cetera, Patreon.com slash the Smoking Tire podcast is where
1:50.6	you do it. All right, on this one, I am down in South Carolina checking out the Hilton Head Concours,
1:57.3	and I recount that to Zach, who is back in L.A., having just returned from South Korea.
2:04.3	I also talk about the amazing Panama Turbo S.E. Hybrid I just drove. And boy, we get some killer questions from our patrons today.
2:14.2	It's a good one from the Smoking Tire podcast, live from South Carolina and
2:20.7	L.A. Let's go. Well, Hala, halla, halla, Hala, smoking tire podcast remote edition. I'm down here
2:30.7	in South Carolina today doing, I was at the Hilton Head Concourse.
2:35.1	Zach was in South Korea for six days and is now back.
2:40.0	We haven't been in the same room together for like 10 days now.
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