Podcast 102 - Brut Sport and the electro Lotus
Added 2022-04-03 17:00:03 +0000 UTCJonny and Richard discuss the new Lotus Eletre and try on a freshly-discovered retro aftershave.
Also in this episode, Roy Orbison's poor standards of car maintenance, the appeal of 1950s Cadillacs, getting insulted by Robbie Coltrane, meeting Elisa Artioli, the highly competitive small blue knob pill market, entries in the biggest engine capacity spread game, details of Jonny's new car, and why the Eletre isn't actually a Lotus at all.
Comments
I'd have thought the Mercedes G-wagen (1979-2018) or Alfa Spider (1966-1994ish) would beat the XJS and Fox Body for production lifespan - on this side of (the Berlin wall) things...
Daniel Smith
2022-04-11 19:26:10 +0000 UTCThere was an clip on an outtakes dvd that showed this. here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uXSGVo0ERs its about 8.46 in.
Firstdan2000
2022-04-10 19:21:24 +0000 UTCFeels like Jag might be the place to look for any serious volume - the XJS was produced from 1975 to 1996 with only the one major facelift. Specialist cars often have very long runs too (Countach, 1974 - 1990), but the XJS is the longest I can think of at the moment. Possibly some cars from the other side of the iron curtain - the Lada Niva perhaps from 1977 to now? Not sure if that was continuous though. Footnote: dates from Wiki. I'm not that retentive.
Simon Turner
2022-04-05 10:57:24 +0000 UTCThis engine size thing is rather interesting. I'm not surprised that the answer is something from the 1920s. However, I did wonder about another one. What with cars having new generations brought out all the time, does anyone know the longest run of a specific generation of car? For example, the third gen "Fox Body" Mustang went from '79 to '93, albeit facelifted, which seems an exorbitantly long time by today's standards.
Tim Organo
2022-04-05 08:02:13 +0000 UTCBad maths alert. ‘68 mustang going from 3.3-7 l is 3.7l not 4.7l
James Baker
2022-04-04 12:11:57 +0000 UTCAnother great podcast as ever! Brut Sport-style has surely got to be the Audi S-line or BMW M-sport of aftershaves? All the Spowtahh style, without the cost of the full-fat variant.
Gareth Brown
2022-04-04 09:37:32 +0000 UTCThe mustang suggestion is correct isn’t it (not that I’m an authority on US stuff). 1969/1970 had the 429 Boss which I think was a limited edition to homologate the engine, and the “thrift power”(!) 200 inline 6 at base level. So that’s a span from 3.3 to 7 litres. The 429 makes a beautiful noise.
Jim Galbraith
2022-04-03 21:06:03 +0000 UTCI think sharp braking and everyone being thrown around was really missing from the truck scenes in Knight Rider.
Matt Tester
2022-04-03 19:02:10 +0000 UTCI love the fact they were apparently looking for a treatment for high blood pressure and angina, when they discovered an unexpected effect in clinical trials. Must’ve been hilarious to witness.
BoringCarDriver
2022-04-03 18:55:40 +0000 UTCI can imagine the EB110 prototype being fettled in the back of a truck, whilst hauling through the late hours on its way to a Motor Show. It all sounds so Knight Rider.
Tom Lanigan
2022-04-03 18:49:15 +0000 UTCViagra is a vasodilator. So it makes your veins expand essentially and improves blood flow to your member. So definitely a bit Red-X
david price
2022-04-03 18:24:38 +0000 UTC428CJ came out in 1968-1/2 in the Mustang.
Ed Nicholson
2022-04-03 18:22:24 +0000 UTC'68 Stang had both the 427 and 428, the Shelby GT-500 also used the 428...
Bruce Driffill
2022-04-03 18:16:17 +0000 UTCAnd no - I'm not that Ben Payne!
Ben Payne
2022-04-03 18:03:13 +0000 UTCHearing you both enthusiastically shouting my name 15 mins in took me by surprise ahah
Ben Payne
2022-04-03 18:02:48 +0000 UTC
