Drive Thru News #7 - Season 1 Finale

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we've put together a menu of local, racing, electric-vehicle and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #7 covering the Winter of 2020-2021, and doubles as our Season 1 Finale! -

Just some of the topics we covered this month:

• The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Is The Most Powerful Production Golf Ever And Keeps The Manual
• FCA-PSA merger completed, Stellantis official. 4th largest Automaker in the world
• Follow up from October - Tuatara (Too-uh-ta-ruh) Speed Record
• Superbowl Car Ads!
• You can still buy a brand new 2017 Viper in 2021
• 4-door 928! - Talk me out of it!
• Audi E-tron GT & C8 Corvette e-Ray?
• Rolls-Royce enters the EV market
• Tesla’s profit doesn’t come from selling cars & The Global Chip Shortage
• Motorsports News: Hamilton 7x Champ! Future of GT Racing at Lemans
• FLORIDA MAN + INSANE BARBIE JEEP RACING
• HPDEjunkie.com Track Day Report
• and much, much more! 

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00:00:00 Introduction and Sponsorships

00:00:54 Season One Finale and Upcoming Season Two

00:01:52 Volkswagen 2022 Golf R Review

00:04:12 Volkswagen's Manual Transmission and Model Changes

00:07:59 Stellantis Merger and SRT Division Changes

00:11:48 New Jeep Grand Cherokee L

00:14:03 SSC Tuatara Speed Record Controversy

00:17:27 Super Bowl Car Commercials

00:28:35 Toyota GR Yaris vs. Nissan GTR Nismo

00:31:39 Retro Car Sales: Dodge Viper

00:33:29 Viper vs. Jeep Patriot: A Surprising Sales Comparison

00:34:26 Modding the Viper: A Japanese Tuner's Unique Take

00:36:56 Porsche's Attempt to Replace the 911: The 928 Prototype

00:40:46 Reviving the Mark II Escort: A UK Company's Ambitious Project

00:42:16 Audi e-tron GT: A New Era of Electric Performance

00:47:30 The C8 Corvette: New Versions and a Hybrid Twist

00:49:57 Fiat 500 Drag Race: A Battle Across Decades

00:55:02 Ford Mustang Mach-E: A Controversial EV

01:05:19 Renault R5 EV: A Retro Revival

01:06:31 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Entering the EV Hot Hatch Market

01:08:17 BMW's Bold Design Choices

01:08:55 Rolls Royce Enters the EV Market

01:10:36 Tesla's Reliability and Financial Secrets

01:14:39 Global Chip Shortage Impact on EVs

01:17:38 Motor Sports News and Updates

01:22:38 Virtual Racing League for Charity

01:24:06 Winter Highlights and Fun Stories

01:40:15 Wrapping Up Season One

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