The Gassing Station

Let's kick off 2026 with a dose of optimism, shall we? To open our first podcast of the year, Sam reveals Skoda could revive the Fabia vRS if demand for its new warm hatch is strong, which could do wonders for the (currently quite rubbish) hot hatch market.Before saying goodbye to 2025, Cam and Sam run through PH’s favourite cars from the last 12 months, from the Vanquish Volante to the M2 CS, C8 Corvette and Defender OCTA.There’s a £30k two-car garage challenge with everything from RX-8s to Panameras, before finishing on how much research is too much when buying a car.

Hooray! The EU has backtracked on banning combustion cars outright from 2035 onwards. To celebrate, today's episode of The Gassing Station begins with Sam's review of a new 640hp V8-engined Ferrari - the Amalfi. Cam and Sam then tackle a festive buying challenge: the best £10k performance estate, featuring a lovely E500 Estate and a tempting Audi S4 Avant. Finally, the two dive into the cars owners simply can’t sell, before signing off for the year. See you all in the New Year!

Good news – or rather, hark! This episode kicks off with more EVs potentially converting to combustion power. Sam’s learned Abarth has explored fitting engines to its EV platforms following the hybrid Fiat 500. An ICE Abarth 500, perhaps?We then cover the incredible tale of a DB5 Vantage bought for £900 in 1972 and lovingly restored by Aston Martin Works five decades later.There’s also a £10k buying challenge for the best manual gearchange, featuring a BMW Z4, Golf GTI Edition 30 and Honda S2000, before we finish with the most embarrassing cars we’ve ever owned.

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! The year may be winding down, but we’ve still got plenty of reviews and news to cover. Today's episode kick's off with Sam’s take on the Alpine A390 electric crossover and his chat with company CEO Philippe Krief, who hinted the next A110 could run a hybrid combustion engine despite its EV platform. Then there’s Toyota’s new GR GT: a Gazoo-built, twin-turbo V8 monster that has us wondering if Toyota is now the most exciting enthusiast brand, especially with the electric Lexus LFA Concept alongside it. We also help PHer Kingdom35 find a “classy” £20k upgrade, and dig into the cars people love to hate but are secretly great.

Welcome back to The Gassing Station! Sam's been driving the Vauxhall Mokka GSE this week, which, admittedly, probably won't get you all hot and bothered, but it might just prove to be an alluring alternative to the car in our first topic...... and that is the Ford Focus. Well, the death of it, because the company has officially swung the axe on one of its most popular models. Cam and Sam talk about why it was such a hit and how even the bog standard ones were great to drive (but the Focus ST and RS variants were the ones you really wanted). It also means that a massive void has been left where the Focus once sat, which could drive you towards a Mk8 Golf GTI or, perhaps, a Mokka GSE?On a lighter note, this week's buying challenge comes from a PHer who has seemingly found £50k down the back of the sofa and is looking to tick off their dream car. An enviable position to be in, and one which Cam and Sam try to solve with a selection of cars plucked from the PH classifieds and auctions. To round things off, the two go through the many cars that people of PH have struck up rivalries with. All that and more on this week's episode of The Gassing Station by PistonHeads.