The Gassing Station

It may not have an actual turbo, but Renault’s new ‘supercar’ slips and slides just like its predecessors. But is it just as fun without an engine?

From new cars that look old to old cars that look new, Sam takes the Gunther Werks F-26 for a spin around Goodwood, before wrapping up with a £20,000 fast estate buying challenge. 

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:13 Co-driving in a Toyota Rally1 car with Jari-Matti Latvala
5:28 Gunther Werks F-26 track review
23:59 First passenger ride in the Renault 5 Turbo 3E
43:17 £20k fast estate challenge

TOPICS:
Gunther Werks F-26 review: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2026-gunther-werks-f-26-ph-review/51421 
Renault 5 Turbo 3E from the passenger seat: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/riding-shotgun-in-the-555hp-renault-5-turbo-3e/51429 
£20k fast estates: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2145832 

CARS:
Cam’s Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 Shooting Brake: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20480486 
Sam’s Subaru Impreza Wagon: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20726617

Fresh from Goodwood Festival of Speed, we round up the biggest stories from one of the most important events on the automotive calendar. 

From the future of the Alpine A110 and the exciting new Toyota GR GT, to ultra-fast EV charging, a forgotten McLaren F1 test car powered by a Lamborghini V12, the new McLaren 788 HS and our dream picks from the Cartier lawn, we unpack everything we discovered at this year's Festival of Speed.

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0:00 Intro
1:42 Alpine A110 combustion comeback?
7:13 Toyota GR GT first look
21:19 Denza 1,500kW charging
28:10 Goodwood FoS roundup
40:54 Cartier Lawn challenge

TOPICS:
Alpine A110: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-eurocars/us-market-driving-combustion-alpine-a110-decision/51407 
Toyota GR GT: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-japanesecars/toyota-not-ruling-out-rs-version-of-new-gt3-rival/51402 
Mclaren 788 HS: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/new-mclaren-788hs-is-extraordinary-finale/51398 
Denza fast-charging: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/new-denza-z-promises-1604hp-for-163-142k/51405 

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It’s been two years in the making, but we’re the first in the UK to get our hands on one of only 200 examples built worldwide. Are pair of special diff settings and a carbon wing enough to justifying spending £80k for one on the used market? 

Also in this episode of The Gassing Station, Sam drives the new Porsche Taycan e-shift, hot hatches, sports saloons and fast coupes go against each other in a £25k challenge, and the two dig through your unpopular car opinions. 

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 GR Yaris Ogier Edition
10:58 Porsche Taycan E-Shift
32:57 £25k challenge
51:56 Unpopular car opinions

TOPICS:
Toyota GR Yaris Ogier Edition review: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2024-toyota-gr-yaris-ogier-edition--ph-review/51349
Porsche Taycan E-Shift review: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2026-porsche-taycan-e-shift--ph-review/51350
£25k Renault Clio RS 220 replacement: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2144277
Unpopular car opinions: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2143433 

CARS:
Sam’s Renault Megane RS 300: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20342025 
Cam’s VW Golf GTI Clubsport: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20006344 

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BMW's new M Concept Neue Klasse isn't just a glimpse into the next M3 - it's practically the finished article.

In this episode, Cam and Sam break down everything they learned from the M Concept's world premiere at Le Mans, detailing the massive differences between the upcoming electric and combustion versions.

Then the two dive into a classic £1,500 cheap car challenge before wrapping things up with a troubling story on the frustrating decline of convertible sales and why there's no sign of a rescue mission anytime soon.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
11:35 BMW M Concept Neue Klasse
34:03 £1,500 cheap car challenge
52:54 Where have all the convertibles gone?

Topics:
BMW M Concept: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/le-mans-debut-for-bmw-m-concept-neue-klasse/51299
Fun for £1,500: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2144944
Convertible sales down: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2144467 

Cam’s MG TF: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20573202 
Sam’s Audi A4: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20598036 

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What happens when you're let loose inside Girardo & Co with an unlimited budget to build the ultimate two-car garage? 

As you may now, Girardo & Co is one of the most prestigious car sellers in existence, with a showroom packed full of unobtainium that only a handful of the world's wealthiest individuals can afford. Fortunately, they invited PistonHeads along for an evening of story telling, food munching and podcasting for our new and exclusive club: 98 Collective.

Here's how it all went down...

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Welcome Girardo’s Peter Macalpine!
10:00 What’s in stock at Girardo?
21:09 What is Girardo & Co?
25:25 How’s the collector market looking for classics and modern classics?
39:25 Two car buying challenge
48:00 Cars that are as good to drive as everyone says they are, and ones that aren’t

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