Durango Hellcat Review; Waymo vs Taxi; Mercedes Update

About this episode

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman review the 2026 Durango Hellcat Jailbreak and discuss various automotive topics including Waymo, Mercedes updates, and listener questions.

Matt Farah and Zack Klapman took the new 2026 Durango Hellcat Jailbreak on a road course, where it did some things; they briefly touch on a weekend racing cars; a rare Lotus sedan is for sale; Mercedes project update; taxi vs Waymo; and tasteless t-shirts. Patreon questions include: Base cars parked with spoilers at attention What an LS7 C8 will do to values Time travel to one car event, go! Taycan RWD: fun enough? Risky to own this out of warranty? Travel destination with the best food Are Miata RFs worth the money? Yay/nay: McLaren golf clubs Cars no one likes that will be popular later? Design trends we don't like And more! Recorded April 29, 2026 Show Notes Aura Frames Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/TIRE. Promo Code TIRE DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/tire/ and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Drive Podcast Listen to Drive with Jim Farley Season 4 at https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!thesmokingtire 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Farah, Zack Klapman

Topics covered

• car reviews
• automotive news
• racing
• taxi vs autonomous vehicles
• car values
• travel destinations
• car design trends

Keywords

• Durango Hellcat
• Waymo
• Mercedes
• Taycan RWD
• car values
• Miata RF
• car design trends
• racing
• t-shirts

Sponsors

Aura Frames, DeleteMe, Drive Podcast, Off The Record!, Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waymo, Mercedes

Products: 2026 Durango Hellcat Jailbreak, Taycan RWD, McLaren golf clubs

Places: April 29, 2026

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