Lotus Carlton Review; 2025 Chevy Blazer Drive; Q&A

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Matt Farah drove the rare and fast Lotus Carlton; he and Zack Klapman have a surprising review of their 2025 Chevy Blazer rental; the perfect Ferrari might be on BaT right now; and Patreon questions include: What brand could become as cultish as Porsche? Best car for red light / green light Bad to mediocre with a few mods 4Runner vs Land Cruiser Best investment as a cat owner Watches for your wife Favorite UK race tracks Favorite tailpipe configurations Why is Porsche out of money? Do we need a term between GT and Sports car? Inexpensive Radwood cars Will gullwing doors come back? And more! Recorded March 6, 2026 SHOW NOTES DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Fitbod Join Fitbod today to get your personalized workout plan. Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE for seven days at https://www.Fitbod.me/TIRE. 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.Eat like a pro this month with Factor. New subscribers only, varies by plan. 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year while subscription is active Want your question answered? To listen to the episode the day it's recorded? 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! For a 10% discount on your first case go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST #cars #comedy #podcast Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman Click here for the most honest car reviews out there: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire

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0:46.9	have it ready. Yeah. All right, folks, on this episode of the podcast, Zach and I make preparations
0:53.0	to go yachting. We also talk about a Lotus
0:56.7	Carlton that I just had a chance to drive for the first time and a Ferrari 360 that's up on
1:01.9	bring a trailer right now. And we give a very thorough review of our Chevy Blazer rental car. It's the
1:08.8	smoking tire podcast. Let's go.
1:12.4	I paid all my bills with this pen yesterday, and it was so satisfying.
1:17.6	This pen writes really nice.
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1:21.1	It's got a good nib and a good flow, and it's really, like, just satisfying to look at.
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