SSC Tuatara Review; No More Regs; Merc EVs

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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We drove the 1750HP SSC Tuatara! What a thing it was! How's it feel? Compare to a Bugatti or a Pagani or a Koenigsegg? Is it worth the money? And what about that record thing... Plus, Mercedes stops selling EVs in CA; fuel economy standards end: what does it mean?; and we answer Patreon questions including: Why do old cars have "patina" and newer cars "look rough"? Should I replace my tired suspension with aftermarket or OEM? Are mild performance cars a good value? How do we feel about Detroit? Has the G80 M3 grown on us? Best T-tops for summer? Which generation of Audi TT RS is best? Why we haven't talked about Subaru EVs Glock watches Best snow super SUV And more! Recorded Friday, August 1, 2025 Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/tire #rulapod DeleteMe 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! 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's up everybody? Welcome to the Smoking Tire podcast. Today's episode is brought to you as always by
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1:15.8	legal services booked through off the record. Right. Great. All right guys on this episode of
1:24.4	the podcast, Zach and I have gone to Washington to review the SSC Tuatara.
1:31.3	Plus, my Myers-Manks has done.
1:33.6	Mercedes has stopped selling EVs in California, and SEMA, the entire aftermarket, and all
1:40.3	the manufacturers are basically jumping for joy because America has decided that we
1:45.5	aren't going to have fuel economy standards anymore. Yay! It's the Smoking Tire podcast. Let's
1:52.9	go. I have been thinking about like death and loneliness like a little too much. Really? A little too
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