China is re-producing Enthusiast Cars: Is it a Good Thing?

Matt Farah tells the harrowing tale of driving the 1,200HP Czinger on a track; he and Zack Klapman describe the "most heinous" things they've done in cars; and a company in China is reproducing the unibodies of popular enthusiasts classics. Will it help or hurt car culture? All that and a lot more.

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Recorded July 3, 2026

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