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Maserati Grecale; Where did Start Buttons Go?!

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman talk about driving the new Maserati Grecale Trofeo (and how it compares against the competition from BMW and Porsche); why some car companies have removed start/stop buttons; whether or not Rivian's stock price matters; why Washington got rid of emissions testing; how to buy an old Ferrari; whether or not writing a book is a good idea; and more! Recorded June 2, 2023 Head to https://www.factormeals.com/tire50 and use code tire50 to get 50% off your first box Get 20% OFF with our code TIRE at https://www.calderalab.com/TIRE to unlock your youthful glow and be ready for summer with Caldera + Lab! #teamcaldera #ad Go to https://www.birddogs.com/tire and enter promo code TIRE for a free Yeti style tumbler with your order. 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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0:00.0

It's not that I don't think that people who like that feature should have it.

0:04.5

Like anything else in a car that's been automated properly has also had a manual override.

0:13.6

Right?

0:14.6

Like think about automatic headlights or automatic high beams.

0:18.5

You still have, you have off auto on or the high beams.

0:23.8

You can activate that deactivate automatic rain sensing wipers.

0:27.0

You still have a manual option.

0:29.8

Like transmissions, you can still control the gears yourself, you know, through some other

0:35.0

process.

0:36.3

Cruise control or radar cruise control.

0:39.2

Or you fucking the pedals.

0:41.0

You can still drive yourself.

0:42.7

Nothing that's ever been automated has ever had the manual control really fully taken

0:50.0

away from you.

0:51.4

And so now this thing, which is a fundamental control, what's up everybody?

0:56.6

Welcome to the smoking tire podcast.

0:58.9

Today's episode is brought to you by off the record.

1:02.1

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1:05.5

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1:07.2

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1:09.6

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1:11.1

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