The Happiest Car On The Internet

From Never Post by Charts & Leisure

July 9, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

Georgia talks with automotive journalist Rory Carroll about the memetic rise of the Renault Twingo and its implications for online car culture.

Georgia talks with automotive journalist Rory Carroll about the memetic rise of the Renault Twingo, its debut on the racing game Gran Turismo, and what the popularity of this dorky car says about online car culture. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – The Happiest Car On The Internet Find Rory: Alloy's website Bluesky Auto Week Jalopnik Cute Car Links: What is a Kei car? - Jalopnik The Nissan S-Cargo is a Postmodern Masterpiece - Road & Track Nissan Figaro – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Revving an engine to Steal attention. Flirting cool furniture with blithe lids Closed. A tidy splash on a mirror. A Fear Of belonging an avoidance of Cleaving to Incompletion As of a flash as of hit by a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Georgia, Mike Rugnetta

Guest: Rory Carroll

Topics covered

automotive culture
Renault Twingo
memes
Gran Turismo
online communities

Keywords

Renault Twingo
Gran Turismo
automotive journalism
car culture
memes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Renault, Gran Turismo, Alloy, Bluesky, Auto Week, Jalopnik, Road & Track