Doug Visiting Sultan of Brunei? A New Speed Record! Four Years of Cars & Bids! THIS CAR POD! EP14

[@davidkrumwiede446]

Took 8 minutes for Kennan to mention his M5.

[@TzadikTheManic]

He should always mention it by minute 5, precisely if possible

[@ttoommssmmiitthh]

I THOUGHT THIS TOO 😆. I imagine him on a date talking about the M5. Let me explain why this is the greatest generation of the M5.

[@CromulentCorpse]

Easily one of the most insufferable people in the online automotive space

[@pumba5715]

brokie kennan

[@TzadikTheManic]

@@ttoommssmmiitthh definitely wouldn’t fit his personality to get a tattoo but it would be great if he had one of his actual M, photo-realistic lol. And perhaps also enough ink for the C&B dungeon as background where he parks it these days

[@ItsThrockmorton]

RIP Fisker, again

[@burnttoast9890]

Billionaire backing like lucid

[@ivanameruoso]

That dude should stop trying to make his own company and get back at designing cars for bmw. They could really use his help right now.

[@YeeSoest]

​@@ivanameruosoIf Elon was smart...thank God he so absolutely isn't 😂

[@MrJeepmarine]

I think I saw an article that said Lucid wanted to buy the rights to the Ocean name.

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

Indeed RIP but imo the problem is the brand name it's just ridiculous 😒 and contemporary car journos are too scared to give criticism. Tesla or Fisker? That's why a Honqi will never have Mercedes cache, nor will a BYD have Honda, a great wall! 😂😂😂😂 Mazda appeal etc etc.

[@lukerynkofs8678]

Doug is the kind of guy to sponsor his own podcast and promote his podcast mid podcast

[@widebodysalami1525]

Master of Synergy fr…turning his KZbin audience into a wildly successful auction company, then selling a portion of his shares for tens of millions, he’s got the recipe down.

[@TheConorMLife]

Respect 🫡 lol

[@jordanwampler6030]

Yeah dogs the man idk how anyone could say anything bad about this man. Love you Douglas lol

[@carlossony4064]

​@jordanwampler6030 I kind of envy all the people that went to.school with him 😅 He's the friend I'd like to have

[@jordanwampler6030]

@@carlossony4064 I feel that he’s the coolest definition of nerd, and I mean that in best way possible

[@scolombe1]

The Aspark Owl is totally legit. They even collaborated with Supercar Blondie. She 100% showed all of the amazing highlights of the car with quotes similar to, "look!, there's lights in the seat! "Oh my god, look at this amazing light bar that goes across the rear of the car! "Amazing! The Owl logo is on the headlight!"

[@Emira_75]

All of that is meaningless. She also did a video of the DEVIL 16.

[@TomyGra]

I would love to see Doug review some of the crazy cars of Brunei. Would be so cool 😄

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or also reviewing cars of Thailand...

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

That BILLIONAIRE has deprived his country's people for his horrible taste in car specs. An his family's Shopping habits . T s o b has mmmore 1 of 1 COMPLETELY custom Ferrari's. OEM

[@knownastron0]

Bring back the timestamps please!

[@Mrremusakajack]

Yeah 👍 wanted too see what cars Doug will go review in Brunei lol

[@concinnus]

They're in the description, but apparently youtube requires a 0:00 intro timestamp for them to actually show in the timeline.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Mrremusakajackwell would be even more interesting if he also mentioned Aston Martin DB3S.

[@Ultranothing]

@@concinnus to be clear to everyone else who may have been confused, the TIMESTAMPS are in the description, not a list of cars Doug will go review in Brunei. Doug said he'd GO to Brunei "for the cars" and that that would probably be the only international travel he'd undertake for car stuff.

[@markcoopers1930]

39:31 it's the color. Mazdas' whole pallet is grayscale except for soul red crystal. If this isn't a sign to bring back a bright gloss blue, a green, and a bright yellow, then I don't know what is.

[@NSUGS]

Sounds like a cry for help Or an accountant's wet dream

[@alexander.chodkowski]

Doug bragging that his carrera gt has the same powertrain as a LeMans car but then not recognizing the Porsche LeMans car behind the Ferrari 😂

[@thatguyanderson]

Those headlights were a dead giveaway to me. I guess Doug is more of a classic Porsche guy lol

[@すどにむ]

He owns Ford GT even

[@jdm542]

it’s a continuation of a running joke about how his carrera gt has a F1 power train, which is obv not 100% true, this was a nuanced allusion to that joke, chill

[@dommarston23]

I like the sound of Emily. Kennan's a lucky guy 👍🏻

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Didn't think Doug's kind were allowed in the kingdom

[@L-A-C-IV]

(People who wear cargo shorts)

[@drunkenhobo8020]

​@@L-A-C-IVIt goes against nature!

[@bk_goatkim679]

Y’all’s conversations with one another is really the best. Funny and engaging and love some behind the scenes of Doug a bit, never thought he’d do a podcast

[@purwantiallan5089]

This podcast from Doug demuro is way better than carwow. Carwow doesnt have podcasts.

[@tkytkycf]

"Let's go buy a Maxima in Hemet", is my favorite line of this podcast, lol!

[@anthoneyurtz5689]

Doug there is a Smart crossblade on Carguru right now in New Jersey. I know you want onr pretty bad.

[@stupidvideos1449]

How much is it?

[@kristwerberg5742]

Bring back live auction pods!!

[@TheConorMLife]

I second this :)

[@omigoat]

Likely only a zookeeper (like me) would give mad props to Filippo for that giraffe shirt he’s wearing on World Giraffe Day!

[@silhouette300]

only 3 Ferrari California were built with manual transmission, and with one of them crashing, it leaves only 2 remaining and one of them is RHD

[@jcmartinez7527]

14:26 “it looks just like the car behind it, which god knows who made that” * with a Porsche right behind him *

[@CB21001]

Yea I agree that Le Mans doesn't directly sell cars like it used to, but Doug's take was super dismissive. Ferrari beat Toyota, BMW, Porsche, Peugeot, Alpine & Cadillac to win that race. Le Mans has never been more competitive, it really matters.

[@johannes7059]

​@@CB21001 also the engine in that winning Ferrari is the same one as the Ferrari V6 in the 296 road car, so if he can brag about his le mans engine, then it seems to be relevant 😅

[@johny1i]

I daily a Miata ND RF, and although I love my pearl white paint, the bright orange 30th Anniversary is retaining such value because it’s the only really bold color of the past, what, 10 years? Mazda needs to take a page from the Toyota TRD Pro playbook and offer more limited-edition outlandish color schemes.

[@Dragonvale105]

The maxima has and will continue to be one of the best used car buys. In the age of electrification, the vq is enough to offset the cvt. It is also rewarding to drive at the limit, and will blow the doors off filipo's abarth. Might be biased as the owner of a '17 but it's been 7 trouble free years now. Can't say that about a lot of cars anymore. They haven't really touched the powertrain since the naught's, so if you just want a 300hp vq, go older, but there also are very few cars with such comfortable seats for such a good price. Y'all sold a platinum reserve on C&B and man that interior is beautiful. Who really cares about the bad infotainment because you are going to use carplay anyway.

[@ihatekpeng]

Slowly, we are getting more background on Emily. So far, we know she likes ND Miatas, is likely from the Netherland Antilles, is waiting for Kennan to pop the question, but repeatedly kicks Kennan out of the house for spending $50K on maintaining his E39 M5.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

12:33 LeMans didn’t sell much but the Garage 56 NASCAR built a lot of hype last year

[@rslotb]

I'm guessing that Ascar Owl flavour text was machine-translated from Japanese, and it made sense there. I often see weird English for translated Chinese.

[@christophertupuola5450]

A GTI is so much more likely to be at a used car lot than those other 2 lol

[@bodo9655]

6.5 s to 60 not fast? Maybe to you in US. In Europe most of the cars sold have small engines 0.9-1.5l and power up to about 130hp. Than some have 130-150hp and the ones with a 2.0l go from 150 to 250 or there about. So the grand majority get to 60 in around 10 sec. So yes 6.5 it is fast! P.S. I did drove a 2016 500 Abarth with only 135hp manual and 90.000km and a 2021 Mini Cooper S auto convertible with 190hp and 30.000km and I prefer the Abarth all day every day. It has a lot more fizz

[@goat9466]

“SP600 is a designation referring to the Aspark Owl's powertrain system. The term "SP600" signifies the system's capability and design: - **"SP"**: Stands for "Super Power," indicating the high-performance nature of the powertrain. - **"600"**: Refers to the system's ability to deliver 600 kW of continuous power to each motor. Since the Aspark Owl has four motors, the total power output reaches up to 2,400 kW, which translates to around 3,220 horsepower. The SP600 system is integral to the Owl's remarkable performance, enabling its extremely fast acceleration and high top speed.” -ChatGPT

[@CincySupercar]

12:22 The coolest part about your precious CGT is that it was built for Lemans, everything from the engine to the weight to the active aero was planned around 24LM.

[@Mountee29]

@CincySupercar yeah the way they discussed the entire LeMans segment frustrated me greatly

[@somenygaard]

The Solstice GXP Coupe was a steal at $13k.

[@Cloxxki]

As a kid I was in a 2CV. I was terrified. The lady was probably driving it slowly but I was more at ease in rollercoasters. The LEAN, man... I guess I was sooo spoiled by my dad's Opel Kadett...

[@derekschipper8721]

Realtor-owned Grey-bumper ML320? Is this the one from American Beauty?

[@darrenr67]

Top gear was so disingenuous when it came to car reliability. Most of it was for the effect of the show. The Ford GT uses a tried and true motor and was crafted by enthusiasts craftsman. It’s a great vehicle

[@georgebull-mclean3333]

It was the aftermarket alarm system the insurance company fitted.

[@darrenr67]

@@georgebull-mclean3333 I know.

[@JradsEdits]

Since when would Doug NOT go to Italy to review the Italdesign Columbus?? He’s always said he would ABSOLUTELY TRAVEL to Europe to review it if possible. We need it!!!

[@wojtech270]

Doug is the type of guy who claims the Porsche Taycan Turbo S is naturally aspirated💀

[@John_Hoover]

I used to sell Audi back when they were KILLING IT in Le Mans. The customer’s response? What’s the lease price on an A4?… NOBODY cared.

[@Emira_75]

Maybe in America.

[@Emira_75]

And just because people don't come in asking about a 6 Litre TDI V12 Audi R10 race car etc, doesn't mean this didn't have a positive benefit to overall brand reputation and recognition.

[@John_Hoover]

@@Emira_75 Maybe in Europe.

[@Paulog1990]

Why not send Kennan and/or filippo to other countries to film videos? Have them go for 2-3 weeks and just film a bunch of content. Would probably make a bunch of money for the channel.

[@ozgunduvarc6907]

Not only for money, I bet it would contribute to Kennan and Filippos recognition amongst the followers, plus brilliant content idea imo.

[@AD-se7ty]

Return on investment. The cost - views = not worth it

[@abhisurti8088]

Kennan is 29???? I am same age as him and he has 60 years of experience and knowledge. it is wild!! MAD RESPECT.

[@filipealves77]

"Does anybody even care about Le Mans?" 😱 I am shocked, sir, SHOCKED!

[@georgem896]

My family has always been big on travel. That said we made a family trip to Brunei in about 06. I wish the Sultans full collection would’ve been on display at the time. At the time there was an exhibit for his decorated carriages. Impressive but as a young car enthusiast I would’ve loved to see his Benz & RR collection

[@somenygaard]

I had a 500 Abarth and I owned a 1974 Fiat 500 when I lived in southern Italy. The 17hp 1974 500 was a LOT of fun in town with basically no traffic laws and even red lights were just a suggestion.

[@すどにむ]

Doug is the kind of guy who owns Ford GT yet decides to roast Le Mans and moves onto "racing heritage" of his Carrera GT

[@AmirTheStrong]

Would be great if Doug would time stamp his podcasts the same way he does car reviews so we can skip to the part we care about quicker

[@sunilsolanki]

So happy to hear about Emily! Kennan is a lucky guy.

[@chris.strandburg]

Still so uncanny how much Doug sounds and talks like Jay Leno

[@SC-gm3ry]

You HAVE to get your hands on a Dauer 962, of which the Sultan owns half of the production?

[@mannykings5]

Day #26 of asking you to review a Mazdaspeed Miata.

[@Fifthcell]

He has to find one bro

[@xb5883]

Nobody cares

[@subaruanon]

​@@FifthcellThere was a bone stock low mileage one on Cars and Bids last month.

[@xb5883]

​@@Fifthcellnobody's putting a beater Mazda on cars and bids

[@subaruanon]

@@xb5883 Who pissed in your cheerios?

[@dulta7422]

Some fun facts about Haval H6: It had been the NO.1 selling suv in China for over 100 consecutive months. In August 2016, it sold more than 80,000 H6, that is still the record of Chinese car market. Now the number dropped to under 10,000/month, since the company shifts their focus to other upscale brands and ev/phev.

[@squidrblxpro6821]

When will you review the Ferrari purasange?

[@rileygally2967]

33:00 why is Felipo even on this show if he hates cars? It’s not cute anymore just annoying

[@deanripley3327]

@Doug & Kennan, the Corvette E-Ray tech is explicitly inspired by Le Mans Prototype hybrids. I think we will see a lot more of this in the next generation of sports cars.

[@haseebraja6892]

Aspark owl is actually surprising 😮

[@MoparTechWill]

In what possible way

[@Onewheelordeal]

​@@MoparTechWillI had no idea it existed so it was a surprise to me, apparently all the specifics have to be a surprise too lol

[@SunnynPhilly]

I’d like to think Will Farrell’s character in Eastbound & Down (Ashley Schaeffer) is somehow involved in Aspark

[@gordonstarship]

Love this podcast. I look forward to it weekly now. Great job guys.

[@Cloxxki]

I've seen some Chinese vehicles on an EV channel. They have a Taycan at half cost with similar apparent quality and specs. Under the hood, we'll have to wait and see like with Lotus. There's a big minivan that looks like the hybrid of a Renault Espace first gen and an aero trailer. Huge and affordable. S-Class level interior, said the presenter who drives an EQS Brabus.

[@westonwin7783]

Great episode! Excited to hear your take on the new Bugatti next Friday. Also, Ferrari 333 SP - Le Mans car. ML, successful realtor and Jurassic Park of course.

[@richdixon]

The bizarre text and errant punctuation of the Aspark website has a very distinctly Chinese feel to it. I would bet money.

[@TheCloser1]

I just saw my first Dakota Sport convertible. Would love to hear the quirks and features on it one day

[@edwardlepine]

That sportscar conversation was brutal. I’d love to see the three of you head up to Long Beach next year to understand. It’s not always all about the overall win, but 2025 will see the 2x Valkyries in Hypercar, which are real, unlike the Owl! The GT3 cars are homologated, it’s a race prepped version of the same car you can buy, and its fantastic racing, unlike F1.

[@dilligaf0220]

Alonso wasn't racing F1 the season when he won LeMans and led the Indy 500. The F1 driver you need to mention injuring himself racing other series while actively racing F1 is Kubica.

[@Tyler97GSX]

He raced and led the Indy 500 in 2017 while driving for McLaren F1. Jensen Button filled in for him at Monaco that weekend. He won Le Mans in 2018 while also driving for McLaren F1.

[@coleneumann1095]

Deion Sanders also played on both sides of the ball (offense and defense), he's pretty much been decided to be the greatest athlete of all time.

[@HAACKER45]

The funny thing about the LeMans discussion is that Ferrari did sell that prototype to regular customers as a track toy and it's powered bt a modified version of the 296's V6.

[@RobTeeJr]

Re: Slow cars fast. My father's only brand new car was a 1963 Triumph TR3. In 64' my Dad and I drove that car from CT to Fl and back. When you took the side curtains off one could reach down and touch the pavement. At 40Mph you felt you were going 75. At 65 mph one just felt you were going to die.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Doug you should get rid of that Shirt, it's worn 😂

[@austinverity]

Cars and Bids should splurge and buy Doug a new shirt

[@nothinglessthannumbers]

The "#" in Smart's naming is not pronounced "number" unfortunately.. It's pronounced.. "hashtag" 🤦‍♂️

[@concinnus]

Ideally, it'd be pronounced "pound".

[@avsystem3142]

It is pronounced several different ways depending on context. It can be pound, number or hashtag, take your pick.

[@nothinglessthannumbers]

@@avsystem3142 if you were paying attention, I described the context. Smart's new naming scheme. In this context, the "#" is pronounced hashtag.

[@pooolish334]

Kennan the type of guy to mention his M5 on a date every 30min

[@billhenley6605]

The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 got its number from the street address of the hangar at LA International Airport where Shelby American built them. When Shelby American added a 428 big block option in 1967, they called it the GT500 simply because 500 is a bigger number than 350.

[@AD-se7ty]

The Fiat 500 Abarth feels fast because getting from 0 to 30 MPH is probably unusually quick due to it’s engine However, a majority of its 6.9 second 0-60 is spent after 40 MPH as the engine is trying to push through the air resistance..

[@louisbeurle5282]

A car Doug needs to review is the Renault Twizy, He would love it, we have one in the UK if you’re ever over here Doug!

[@STJ9694]

Great point about Fisker parts. There are a few articles about Fisker not having a proper replacement part budget, scrambling to take parts from prototypes/test cars. The company has refuted that. We will see once the bankruptcy asset trustee has taken inventory!

[@purwantiallan5089]

I already miss the iconic Fisker now...😢

[@ldmtag]

Didn't Mercedes use 5G-TRONIC for the SL 65, their own transmission?😮

[@mattuw82]

The Aspark Owl I think uses a bunch of tech from Rimac. A bunch of these crazy fast EVs like the Pininfarina Battista and even the Regera were made with Rimac tech from before they were merged with Bugatti.

[@michaelhatfield5808]

Doug is right about the 500 Abarth. More fun than on paper.

[@Cloxxki]

Doug the kind of guy to host podcasts from an actual echo chamber so he doesn't need to repeat himself.

[@jordanpruitt7217]

Been hoping for a Cars & Bids app for so long!!!

[@evangray79]

You wouldn’t be able to drive any of the cars that the sultan of Brunei owns. There was someone that went there a few years back as the sultan was interested in possibly selling some of his collection. Guy took pics and there’s a full story posted online. The collection is stories in buildings that are not climate controlled. They’re not maintained and many super rare cars are deteriorating heavily. The sultan is basically a hoarder but hoards cars instead of garbage and dead cats.

[@mircomuntener4643]

He's the car version of someone that only wears clothing once.

[@avsystem3142]

I recall there may have been a 60 Minutes segment about the Sultan's car collection several decades ago and they videoed exactly what you describe, hundreds of MB's, RR's, Ferrari's, etc. moldering away in the tropics.

[@ConnorRangatira]

Doug why did you say you're not going to drive the Ford GT much going forward?

[@nbaumg]

my coworker has one of those orange mitas. he loves it and the whole office gathered around

[@Squ1shy.W0rm]

I can tell filippo is just like “yep I’m here” but he’s never really acknowledged 😭

[@lordwalker71]

Just to get ridiculed by the other two.

[@AsamatBagatov135]

funnily enough adler is german for eagle

[@costafilh0]

PLEASE UPDATE THE DOUGSCORE SPREADSHEET. THANKS!

[@Daniel_Capital]

Damn, may have to get a 997 Turbo tip cabriolet. Go full Hank Moody 😎

[@tomulrich2999]

I was in New Zealand last week and noticed there were several Haval brand cars, including one on display in a mall in Christchurch.

[@alextiscar]

We have those here in Mexico

[@jono6379]

The Chinese cars are all over Australia right now. It used to be cheap Korean and Malaysian cars but recently it shifted to more Chinese brands.

[@michaelktm6061]

Doug Hispano-Suiza produced cars for 34 years they weren't just a flash in the pan. Jay Leno will tell you all about them

[@quintonulm2435]

As someone who dailys a Lexus LS400, I approve of Kennan’s choice

[@quintonulm2435]

It’s very boring but it gets the job done quite well and I don’t have to worry about it breaking like my Subaru

[@MunworthCrowell]

how is kennan the only one to know the recurring top gear bit about freemasons and lexuses?

[@haydenjcollins]

Fresh haircut Douglas 😎

[@IlRovina]

12:23 they returned to LeMans series because F1 budget cap, which came in effect a couple of years ago, would have forced them to basically cut in half (or by a significant amout) their racing department, so they diverted a lot of the extra resources they couldn't spend anymore in F1 to other ventures. Meanwhile the LeMans series was in a period of changes to attract more manufacturer and the two circumstances were basically a perfect match, especially considering Ferrari's history, LeMans low level of competition and their desperate need of some trophy to show in the last decade and a half.

[@ETr4d3]

Brand new E-tron GT near me is listed for 81k USD, sticker is 150k

[@coffeerun7684]

@Doug DeMuro is very fun. The talk about Aspark, although funny, completely out of touch with reality. The car exists, it's being built in Italy by MAT (the same people that built a number of limited edition New Stratos). The owner of MAT is an engineer who worked several years in Pininfarina and was in charge of the BRUNEI special cars during the 80s and 90s. Go do your research on the name Paolo Garella, M.A.T. and you'll be surprised how ignorant you were sounding talking about the Aspark being vaporware.

[@wb9504]

Nd Miata 30th sells well /at msrp because it’s the only color not boring on the Miata other then Red.

[@ethanyates28]

Doug is the kind of guy to open up incognito mode just to look at pictures of cars

[@TzadikTheManic]

Top-down examples only

[@bbrescia8697]

The real question isn’t does a 50k tip 911 make sense as a daily .. the real question is do you buy a 50k 911 tip and just manual swap it for like 20k .. and you are up like 30k

[@AutoEnthusiastJC]

44:27 the newer ND Miata’s make more power than the first few years of ND.

[@errett2625]

Hey Guys, I'd love to see an episode where you put the Countach, Carrera GT, and Ford GT on a dyno.

[@trsmith2442]

Surprised they didn't talk about the fact most dealers in the US has been unable to conduct business since Wed because a tech company got hacked.

[@LaRue72]

“He finances his cars through Santander” 😂 great joke by Filippo

[@Cloxxki]

Don't worry about Mr Fisker, he banked more from the failed car project than Doug from the succesful auction site.

[@iosgaming2824]

17:49 is there an s63 e performance review coming since you drove it?

[@Laptops1781]

Doug figured his echo/reverb situation

[@Cloxxki]

Taycans and Audi etron GTs are so welcome to depreciate into oblivion. First gen was pretty sweet already.

[@jono6379]

Aspark owl is weird. Supercarblondie was meant to have an auction on her cars and bids competitor site for one of the first customer cars. This was months ago and the auction never took place but now it's back up for auction. The weird thing is they are claiming a record verified by Guiness previously but the numbers are higher than that published by Guinness so who knows. As far as i can tell they have only made a couple "base" cars so why they are now releasing a high performance version before they have even delivered any to customera i have no idea.

[@amyboehm802]

If one of the dudes had said 'Haval' in the 'Name all the car brands' video = Instant WIN.