What Is Going On At Jaguar?! [S7, E25]

[@Swixperience]

Like many, I felt awkward during that finance segment. It's my field, and hearing you waffle with 0 idea or research, for half an hour is just not what we come here for. I genuinely like listening to you give your opinion and talk about cars even when you got no clue, it's entertainment. However, economic/political views based on guesses and 0 research are pointless.

[@snowlover71]

Wouldn’t mind if they brought on guests for such subjects. Then again, that might be a step away from entertainment

[@Charliemc2702]

My biggest pet peeve with a lot of podcasting this, it's literally your job do an ounce of research before talking about something

[@NotThisChris]

How do you know you have a clue? Peanut gallery lol. Care to elaborate at all or are you just a dung thrower?

[@Swixperience]

@NotThisChris I don't claim to know everything. Anyone who does so is a fool. Not that I want to give you my CV, but I have over a decade of experience in portfolio management, and hold CFA, CAIA, CMT. So yes, I do have at least a better understanding of the field than them. I do wonder why you feel the need of defending that segment though?

[@MattDiffey]

Tony really is that bloke down the pub who absolutely has to have a confident opinion on anything that comes up sometimes. I beg you, if you're gonna keep talking financial markets next year, get a guest on who can chat about it meaningfully so it's not just prattling on. Love the insights from his world and both of your opinions on cars, but the whole sequence around "Oh yeah of course the Chinese will buy Infiniti it's a Chinese brand" (it's Japanese) was just a really tough listen.

[@MediocreHero66]

I am glad the break is coming up, last few episodes have been painful listens. If you know the topics you are going to discuss, do some proper background reading to reduce the chance to just waffle nonsense, there is such a disconnect happening here. Maybe a regroup is required.

[@RobinH8869]

The "2 blokes in the corner of the pub talking complete bollocks" vibe is strong with this episode ....

[@dbcooperslilbrother]

thats kinda every episode, given how involved with the industry these two are, they are wrong about all kinds of things a shocking amount of the time

[@markspark7347]

Yeah but it gets me through the work day every Thursday and enjoying it :)

[@BenB91]

You must be new here. It's the same "bollocks" most weeks.

[@jocke2640]

They really have no clue about the economy in the world and even less what’s happening with car manufactures but still talk about it. The podcast gets worse for every week

[@TymaDem]

tbf, that's how they were marketing podcast from the day 1

[@gee6940]

Swiss bank collab is possibly the worst thing to happen to this podcast. No one literally no one cares about investing money with Swiss bank..

[@legendstrading9493]

Was promoting crypto crap to his gullible fans not worse? Sorry, I forgot, that was on his ‚main‘ channel.

[@richjohn9356]

I do , open your mind

[@FeelsDonkMan]

Especially with the extremely risky Lombard loans that he pushed earlier in the year with them.

[@Dunblazin]

@@richjohn9356Agreed. Speak for yourself. I want to know and Sam is obviously privy to info most of us are not.

[@xu10j4rs1]

I currently have a GR Yaris but I'm looking for a large family car (two kids and dog) that is fun to drive, 35+ mpg and is interesting to take to cars and coffee, can anyone help? £500pm on a PCP or 20-30k ish.

[@y14jms]

You're really under prepped with these and its making them painful to listen to. We shouldnt be listerning to your research live its so fumbly. I love you guys but the standards have really slipped the last few weeks and its not like you Sam to let that happen.

[@jonathanblease244]

Gents - Long time listener, this needs a revamp next year. Quite painful to listen to. Chris Harris and Friends setting the new standard for automotive podcasts.

[@Neil2022]

Is there a reason you posted the same thing three times?

[@jonathanblease244]

@ it said it failed first 2 times! Fixed

[@CharlieBeveridge]

My god, talk about a clueless conversation. Sam knows nothing without googling it, Tony just makes everything up.

[@davida7713]

Both are utter idiots. This show has run its course

[@carreragt8516]

Yep his arguments are basically “I sell a few cars and buy a few so I know absolutely everything about the car industry and you know nothing”

[@Rob6020]

Yes, if you can’t be a major manufacturer in China then you have a real problem. Even USA would need to grow around 80% to catch up in volume. UK or Germany would need to triple. Chinese buyers are buying Chinese built cars including Tesla because they are better. Audi agree because they are stopping building their own and will sell SAIC EV’s with a revised Audi badge because even the brand has lost its shine. Tesla won’t hit a wall for a long time because they will dominate self-driving with the Cybercab. VW is in massive trouble with $190B in debt, plummeting profits and no way to grow in China and probably not significantly in the USA. I’m not sure if the German government can afford to bail them out. Porsche was spun off as it’s probably the only brand value in the company. My prediction is at least 3 and maybe 4 or 5 major manufacturers are bankrupt before 2028 and some may just vanish into the history books.

[@aheslam93]

The “uninformed” part of the podcast has really peaked here 🤣🤣. Absolutely clueless!!

[@BollocksToThat]

That's why he says it. Clueless sounds negative, no need for that.

[@kimi88cz]

Not a great epidode lads. No address to the deleting comments, nonsense about the Taycan and 20 minute ad about investing into something you should not..

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

Looks like they turned into DragTimes. Deleting every comment they don't agree with 😂

[@tonipepperoni77]

yup its been getting worse and worse. its comical when they try and talk about EVs and literally have no clue about them. been telling them to get kyle connor on to truly inform them on EVs but they wont ever do that because they are afraid to be put in their place about how good EVs are

[@JayDee-b5u]

I doubt it's them deleting the comments. It's probably youtube.

[@BenB91]

be careful. they might delete your comment.

[@jamesmartlew2427]

@@tonipepperoni77why’s all the car companies pooing them self then if you look back a few years they did an episode with an expert

[@Neil2022]

Zero engagement with the viewers for such a small Channel. Disappointing as the majority of the comments are pretty negative and would like to see what they have to say. Do they even read the comments?

[@andrewhurstcars]

Apparently not. Let’s hope they do a big reset for the new year.

[@carreragt8516]

Sam, I wouldn’t have thought this a year ago, but you really need to bin Tony off. Because he sells a few cars he acts like he knows the entire industry inside and out and his ego can’t admit he’s wrong so he spouts bullshit on most topics. He also offers absolutely no insight to cars over 4/5 years old. Everything older than that is absolutely terrible according to him. Also the ego he has thinking he’s a great driver when he drives a GT3 with every modern assist known to man on it. He’d probably struggle in your 360! It’s really tiring hearing the same lines from him every episode like “458 is shit, 488 is a million times better, everyone knows that” - when generally people regard the 458 far better because of the NA V8. Also him crying about manuals constantly is REALLY getting old. We need someone new

[@dbcooperslilbrother]

this will be the last episode I ever listen to, 20 minute ads about obvious financial scams, tony confidently rambling about things about which he has absolutely ZERO knowledge (people forget this man is literally a bus driver), Sam being obnoxious, uninformed, and always jumping to conclusions, offering an offensively low salary for their job opening, deleting comments, and just an overall complete lack of effort put into this product. it's been a good run but I don't know why anyone would continue to listen to this drivel given the direction it's been heading in for some time.

[@aaron5703]

What are you on about? Have you ever listened to an episode before? This is literally what they do, if you don't like it, don't listen

[@ajcgolf69]

😂😂 “is literally a bus driver” … get this man a dictionary

[@FeelsDonkMan]

I think you need to bin off the investments part of the pod, touch on it for a little bit if you want because they're car companies fair enough but don't go into it much because neither of you have the knowledge and it's not a massive part of why we watch, just a small segment for it is fine.

[@TDUTOM]

A lot of negative comments on here but i just want wanted to say THANK YOU! Listened to every single episode for the last few years and it’s kept me entertained while driving, doing housework and at work! Looking forward to more episodes in 2025, Happy Christmas and have a great new year! Enjoy it folks

[@seezhanwei]

Sam's view on China is so distorted.

[@LewWise87]

I know, pretty waisis

[@Firleman]

Am I the only one when Tony introduces himself still hears Sam's voice in his head saying: Yes You are!

[@HG504X]

You guys need to get some guests on, to give some insight into different parts of the industry badly.

[@1ongava]

Last chance here, Tony’s economics knowledge is nothing more than aggressive cliches. Used to be a half decent pod.

[@Druezy]

Thanks for starting my Thursday mornings this year, and Sundays too. Looking forward to all the new content next year. Happy Holidays and cheers lads!

[@jonathonmanxrusby7762]

I'm unsure if to keep my sub, the downward quality spiral is really painful now and this is the worst yet - very sad.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Same! That huge advert 😅

[@NoHandleAT]

I got to say the decline in quality has been consistent.

[@nicholasfigel4708]

For you to believe that the taycan would be converted to a gas car is sheer and utter stupidity.

[@HG504X]

Exactly when they have a new Panamera and Panamera Turbo on sale currently.

[@ScottZ370]

Not really, Fiat are doing it with the 500E

[@axoaxonic]

But the Taycan was a dedicated ev platform. It is strictly impossible for a Taycan to be a credible gas powered vehicle in the same form factor packaging and hardpoints. The 500e was a Hybridized platform, and even them makes a substandard EV.

[@ScottZ370]

@@axoaxonic Incorrect, the current 500E is a dedicated EV platform. You might be thinking of the original 500E which I think was exclusive to the US market?

[@axoaxonic]

Corrected thanks. So that affirms the point that it is effectively impossible to convert a dedicated EV to gas power.

[@TheXcelPing]

Think you need to think about getting a 3rd wheel involved. Someone semi permanent or a guest every other week

[@juanpablodelgado2227]

I love the podcast and I think concentrating on cars and leaving off politics and “other” topics like investments will keep it as we all liked it before, I want to see the channel evolve but diverting from its source which is cars is not sth I would support

[@davec6693]

22 minute ad! Starting to feel like sell out

[@namechecksout6300]

Rumours are ALWAYS correct!

[@adrianlee9846]

All the combined knowledge of Tom and Jerry, and that's just Tony 😩

[@brockcrow5621]

If you’re listening to this podcast to learn something you’re missing the point. This podcast is all about entertainment. So chill out and enjoy.

[@EAD_0]

The usual dialogue bingo with a strong in this episode. 1. Literally 2. Buuttttttt 3. Fair.

[@ednash3571]

Yeah fair, fair.

[@elliottvenus]

Think I'm going to call it here with the podcast, still like the main channel content but it's been hard to listen to recently. Hope it gets better again soon...

[@Gochevsimeon]

I really don't get the negative comments. Seems like everyone jumped on the hater wagon again. Didn't mind the episode.

[@danielsmall4363]

Looking forward to listening to your content next year and enjoyed 2024.

[@exploremore2871]

I enjoyed this episode, looking forward to next year!

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Basically Porsche called you both out for talking rubbish. Typical Sam blabbing

[@TheXcelPing]

If you are going to talk finance at least understand it. Not sure Tony understands the market and economics around share prices. Get back to cars lads!!!

[@MATB1278]

Sam looks like one of the guys in the jag advert 😂

[@Marc-qp4br]

Great episode!! Merry Christmas lads!!

[@Memovox]

No, Sam, you don't have "to take Porsche's word for it" - all you need to do is to have the gut's to discuss the actual state of the German car industry and the underlying reasons.

[@davidkeenan5989]

Should Sam argue with Porsche's official response?

[@Memovox]

@@davidkeenan5989 Guten tag, Herr Porsche.

[@davidkeenan5989]

​@@Memovoxhaha

[@Memovox]

@@davidkeenan5989 Or should I refer to you as Mr. Gatekeeper...?

[@stran-air-jordan]

They both acknowledged that the Germans went too far on EVs and are now pulling it back. It isn't being ignored. Sam even doubled down and said that his info was from a credible source. He did not apologize.

[@snowlover71]

Jag's concept car is basically the Cadillac Celestiq

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

Do they address the deleting of comments?

[@tango22ah]

@@SpontaneousEvolution nope 👎🏻

[@larssonk22]

What happened? Generally youtube auto flags comments for review. If creator never checks and approves comments in their review queue then comments will appear deleted.

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

@@larssonk22 they deleted a lot of comments last week about the terrible salary they are offering for the job vacancy.

[@larssonk22]

@@SpontaneousEvolution I saw that they responded to a couple of them and then stated they had upped it to 30K

[@tango22ah]

@ sailed through weeks ago, just looking at his laptop and when was criticised last week about it and his plea that he was too busy and I would employ someone for 25 grand a week he was met with many comments of derision, which he then intern deleted pun intended

[@SWR112]

Some of us are deeper in certain brands because of work or family.

[@davidkeenan5989]

You can't put an ICE in the Taycan - it's simply not designed for it.

[@aviator-kn8zq]

That’s what they said

[@davidkeenan5989]

​@@aviator-kn8zqWho?

[@error404blah]

For the next gen platform, it could maybe accommodate both??

[@davidkeenan5989]

​@@error404blahThere would have to be major structural change to the design. Plus, it wouldn't make sense to sell both Panamera and Taycan as hybrids or ICEs. And, they won't want to change their dedicated EV model. Plus, EV sales will increase into the future.

[@Moray2023]

People have put ICE in model 3/S before

[@yoof01]

Sam, fine to compare 2008 Ford profits to the 2023 numbers, but when you factor in inflation they’ll be making a chunk less.

[@clinical1MC]

Top podcast! Cheers guys

[@CarsofGlasgow]

😅😂

[@shizzyp5770]

Just relistened (is that a word???) to S6 E30 with Jordan - this is my favourite episode ever (if you haven’t listened to it I’d thoroughly recommend). Quality humour, fab stories, some nice car anecdotes - it was absolutely perfect! Would be great to potentially revisit this style of show or even have another catchup with Jordan again!

[@danjackson5044]

Infiniti is Japanese, not a Chinese brand.

[@danielshinerock1526]

Nissan own it!

[@danjackson5044]

​@@danielshinerock1526yeah, it's basically the equivalent of what Lexus is to Toyota. Originally created for the US market. I believe Mazda also tried to have a similar brand, Amati, but this never took off.

[@danielshinerock1526]

@@danjackson5044 Exactly!

[@samcas707]

I can tell you exactly what happened to Aston. I’ve been waiting for Aston to put a proper interior in the dbx707, finally when they did, price here in Australia went from 500k to over 700k… and the interior facelift wasn’t all that great anyway. I went and ordered a fully optioned Cayenne gts for literally half the money, and it’s better everywhere, build, chassis, steering, ride. Likewise the vantage has almost doubled in price with the facelift to point it’s no longer a 911 competitor, it’s not even a turbo s competitor here. Ol mate f1 boss got a bit too greedy

[@amaj7313]

Please stop speaking directly into the mic. It sounds very boomy.

[@hughp4366]

Cracking pod! Listen most weeks, its one of my regulars. Calling BS on your Porsche claim thought. It was the clickbait title of the video if I recall

[@stevo7454]

Got to be honest this episode and the last episode have been pretty sub standard. Hopefully it’s the pre Xmas can’t be arsed attitude and next year will be back on track!!!

[@thomasantunes2241]

I don't know if you have the same saying in English but in France we often say "there is not bad advert, there is only advert" so a controversy will at least make you very visible. However, I think there is a marketing agency absolutely winning here with their engagement rates and numbers, okay good for them, but comments and buzz does not buy you cars (that is probably due to production two-years from now).

[@peterbett3076]

We have “there is no such thing as bad publicity” 🤌🏼

[@Olliewilkinson]

The reason why Jaguar are doing this is inline with what Tony said, they have tired to compete with the German/Italian sports car brands. So they are now going in a direction of JLR… they can use the Land Rover EV power train and chassis’s to create a fancy LR that’s squished onto a Spector competitor. I think the jaguar new direction is the ‘Posh’ side of JLR, I wouldn’t be surprised if they released a RR black badge rival with the SV variant as EV is now on the back foot

[@thegermangamer8018]

I wish you both a lovely vacation and a good time to replenish your energy for future endeavors.

[@derekdenton5137]

What happened to the live Audiences ,you need to look at some of your old videos,cut the time down and remember we are Car Enthusiasts

[@Cloxxki]

Porsche may be spreading various bits of "intel" to see who they can trust inside their organization. You source might get to be called into an upstairs office...

[@mattywisey]

Skipped the whole investing segment. Stick to what you know....

[@mattywisey]

However talking of the Australia tour last year. I did buy a door from that sponsor. Far more relatable than speculative investing with no idea what you are on about.

[@BakersTaste]

Our lovable but rather uninformed enthusiasts!

[@jefdamen2977]

Hihi naw naw naw

[@rahulsudhir666]

China really did become a key market for alot of upmarket marques. Audi have a "L" version of the A6 n BMW have a similar long wheelbase option of the 3 n 5 Series if i remember correctly. The faster a brand reacts to interest, the better off they can do until things stagnate. Lamborghini did that here in India n it was a fantastic choice by Winkelmann. They even went on to drop somethin called the _India Serie Speciale_ which were limited to 6 cars; 2 each in Arancio Borealis (Pearl Orange), Bianco Monocerus (White) and Verde Ithaca (Pearl Green) to form the Inidan tricolor flag 🇮🇳 The interiors were available only in black with orange stitching on the driver's side, white stitching for the dash n green for the passenger side. The central spike was also with the same tricolor theme. The cars were basically LP550-2s as well n offered with a manual n automatic. I believe only 2 were specced with the manual however. These basically translated to a Valentino Balboni Edition in a different livery but were offered at the standard Gallardo pricing. Its very little effort but one that cemented their footing into the market. They now dominate sales over their counterparts. They did the same with China too by giving them a China Speciale Murci SV. Again, minimal effort/expense for the manufacturer but the buyer market feels honored/appreciated. Winkelmann really was a genius when it cames to this both at Lamborghini n Bugatti with all the special editions that were rolled out under him. On the Jaguar incident, damn I think they pulled a straight bud light with that ad campaign! Lets face it, only the Jaaag enthusiasts were buying their flagship XJL n the likes. So choosing to completely ignore their loyal customers in order to appeal to an entirely new bunch that wouldn't really even bother buying their cars was a huuuge mistake!

[@cliftonjackson441]

What do long wheelbase have to do with china? Seriously asking because we only get long wheelbase version of the big sedans in usa. Long wheelbase 3 and 5 is very interesting tho

[@rahulsudhir666]

@cliftonjackson441 I guess its more to do with making the buyer feel abit more premium than the standard wheelbase. People always want exclusivity. That's my assumption.

[@rahulsudhir666]

@cliftonjackson441 A trade gimmick at the very least. Brands from throughout teh spectrum do these things. Even Pagani did it with the Dragon Edition with the Huayra when every Pagani is technically a one off. This one came with the Tempesta package n a dragon insignia on the side. But they get to make the buyers from that market feel more special n hence open up their wallets.

[@danielshinerock1526]

Thanks for your podcast! Looking forward to more in 2025!

[@vinylboy2539]

I really enjoy this podcast but Sam, could you please try to avoid so many noises into the microphone and speak slightly further away. It's really off-putting to listen to.

[@WJW2272]

If that ‘Jag’ looks like an E Type then I’m entering Mr Universe!💪🏻

[@Dotherightthing832]

Happy new year Lads.Stay healthy and happy.

[@Taylor40667]

I prefer Sam/Journalists speak out more Hate it when some tb play it safe allways neutral

[@andrewfwallace4582]

I like Sam and Tony, don't like to criticise, I listen every episode, more down to earth content please, buy a car for less than 10k, and review each others car,

[@danielshinerock1526]

Ferrari is no 1 profit per unit. Not Tesla. Ford are not in trouble. Well funded.

[@LuckyCheesie]

Really debating to unsub. Long ads, talking about things you have zero knowledge of, deleting comments, lower quality chats

[@danielshinerock1526]

Infiniti is owned by Nissan!

[@Kempy89]

You guys need to come and do an EnduroKa race with Pro-Am racing!! Most fun you can have for the least investment. 30+ Ka's on track. Absolute riot.

[@axecreatives]

Sam check how much you’d be up if you invested in Tesla 3 months ago!

[@cwc_fitness]

I love every episode regardless of the topics and content. I get the constructive criticism but everyone jumping on the hater bandwagon is tricky to read. Excited for the next one

[@MrsWhistler007]

Guys, these two are clueless when it comes to investments. Sam has admitted to investing in German car shares which probably is the worst possible thing he could have done at this moment in time. (Competition from cheap Chinese brands and Tesla has made the German car market uncompetitive) also the loss of cheap Russian gas to Germany has nearly bankrupted the manufacturing in the country. On the subject of cars they are mildly entertaining, with investing money they are a car crash waiting to happen.

[@andyking2cargarage]

Thanks both for a fun 2024. Genuinely enjoy the banter and the friendly disagreements. Wishing you both health and success in 2025

[@simonboxall1030]

Why no captions? As someone that’s driven lots of noisy cars I’m hard of hearing.

[@Fusionawdecoboost2016]

Jaguar is going to price themselves out of the market.

[@Schuey_M]

I also heard the same before your podcast last week about potential ICE/Hybrid engines in Taycan and Macan models. I guess Porsche don't want to say too much now because it could have a negative impact on their sales in the present time for the Taycan and Macan, which are already in a bad state. So those potentially considering an EV could hold back and wait for an ICE/Hybrid Taycan or Macan alternative. I'd certainly consider an ICE or Hybrid Taycan or Macan as a family car.

[@Back_Road_Hero]

At £125k (according to Auto Express) this becomes interesting especially since an Audi eTron GT is already in that realm.

[@retireinstyle-onabudget65]

Sam, stop saying ‘like’ all the time. You are not a teenager!

[@ajcgolf69]

I don’t really get why they make these concepts so unrealistic with the letter box windows and the 50 inch wheels. I’d be more interested if they looked a lot closer to the production car. Like if they just had a painted version of the camo test car in there I think it would capture potential customers interest better

[@andrewburns3952]

It sets the design intent by accentuating features they will make a key part of their language. Wheels, shape of windows, etc. they will evolve the design to value engineer down into what you see on the road. It also creates hype.

[@ajcgolf69]

@ I think the premature hype does more harm than good, in two years time when the production car drops it feels like old news. When jaguar revealed the E type for the first time it was the production car, so the hype turns into lots of orders. More recent example would be the lotus emira, launched at goodwood and were taking orders on the spot

[@andrewburns3952]

@ I agree.

[@marshallmarthes]

Tata was gonna launch avinya which looked like this. I guess they didn't wanna risk it with thier profitable company went with jaguar as it was already a loss making machine for them

[@samreeve3709]

I liked the episode guys butA bit more research wouldn’t go a miss though. 🎉Merry Christmas

[@Nord_Mann]

Porsche is down 11,57% over the last 3 months. They predict they will still weaken another 10-15%.

[@alimohammed4709]

Does anyone else remember the top gear trio in the mid 2000s having a go at jaguar for producing too many designs and concepts and not enough cars 😂 this is the list jaguar thing jaguar has done since the rebrand

[@riggs1590]

I personally wouldn't invest in Aston Martin. They'll squander any money building a handful of multi-million pound hypercars for the very few, then cobble together an overpriced road car that may or may not work but will deprecate like a brick. Then ask for more money.

[@Roofychow]

It’s literally a pile of 💩 literally literally fair 🤓

[@markspark7347]

Mate that investment in Aston Martin I applaud you for the sentiment but pffff that chart ain’t looking pretty 😅

[@takhochan4247]

In my humble opinion, u r wrong. The Chinese vehicles are very well built, well equipped and cheap. They are as reliable if not more reliable than most European brands. They made all European EVs look and feel obsolete. I often travel to China and I was stunned by how much they could catch up, or surpassed the European car's industry in just 5 years. I used to be extremely biased against Chinese cars, just like most of us, but I ran out of excuses now... I'm talking about only EVs of course.

[@AspireTurbo]

Chinese car makers are being subsidized by the Chinese government and "stole" quite a lot of knowledge from the European car makers... or they rather sold their knowledge to China, same outcome. That and the fact that their labor costs and material costs for batteries are lower compared to EU car makers helps them to achieve lower car prices. The US and EU imposed tariffs to protect local car makers, that won't save them forever though. In terms of technology the Chinese really caught up quickly and will probably surpass EU and US car makers if they don't correct their courses soon.

[@sagarisfiorano]

But why is that the Jaguar concept official pictures look like they were created in MS Paint?

[@snowlover71]

You should have SSO/Karenable on if you want to talk about company financials/ performance

[@andrewhurstcars]

It’s a conflict of interest for a journalist to invest in car companies, no matter the amount. You’re getting insider intel before models are released for a start, and before embargo dates.

[@Memovox]

Most if not all car journalists are embedded in one capacity or another.

[@davidkeenan5989]

No, the info is publicly available.

[@andrewhurstcars]

Having a working relationship with a car company is completely different to owning shares in it.

[@andrewhurstcars]

@@davidkeenan5989 journalists do get insider information before it’s made public.

[@paulopereira6996]

Who is a journalist?

[@andrewsharples4414]

Sam. You are a brave man investing in cars. A very well known fund manager called Terry Smith (Fundsmith unit trust) has stated many times why he would never invest in the car industry. Hope you get a return and hold on tight. 😂

[@davidfernandes7254]

When do you bring a guest?

[@danieledwards9856]

Quick one regarding Chinese EVs. The quality of Nio, Zeekr and maybe LiAuto is easily equivalent to anything electric the Germans are offering, at lower prices too. Brand like Nio are also starting to have a similar sort of status when compared to the Germans too. In Shanghai Nio is the brand of educated, wealthy soccer moms. Most common car outside most high fee private schools @ pick up time.

[@craigo2656]

I am not a China expert, I keep up to date with the 'china update', but you are right the car industry globally is about to undergo a MASSIVE adjustment, as are most other sectors. We are already over the precipice and rolling down the other side of a global trade war. China's economy is set to slow very quickly, their population is already in extreme decline, estimated to be 130m less than advertised. Not only that but their elderly population has overtaken the west as a percentage of total population. Economies around the world are also throwing tariffs on China and these are not just western economies.

[@nicktaylor5273]

Behind the glass soon to be called, we’ve got a GT3 Porsche blah blah

[@pt99810]

Much too long chaps, again. The interesting points are swamped by the verbiage.

[@M93839]

I like their rebrand all the car journos and youtubers will praise cars for "car people" and then not put their money where their mouth is an actually buy it. Meanwhile you will have something gaudy like the Urus or the Tesla truck which will sell. Jaguar are just going where the money is they will make some sort of saloon cyber truck type thing and I don't blame them for it

[@Cloxxki]

I'm so curious how good a Cayman can be with a smaller battery, say 2/3 or less of Taycan Performance battery. Rear motor, something really light like the Lucid Air's motor, or a couple smaller ones tuned for wheel rpm. So, around 3500 rpm is enough for a Cayman. No gear reduction, no diff, no 2-gear-box. Just two motors and half axles. Now what can Porsche do to make their chassis lighter (and more profitable)? A Tesla style chassis of very few components, more large pressed parts? Hemp body panels? Manual windows, no aircon, manual seats, etc, etc? I think if someone wanted, the electric version would be the same weight or even less. With smart tyre choice and body kit (aero that hides well), range should be just fine.

[@adamwhite9304]

Lads can ye just please address the last episode so everyone can build a bridge and get over it

[@Glen-89]

You guys must come here to South Africa next year to festival of motoring at kyalami