The Car Show: Season 1
Funnyman Adam Carolla and panelists Dan Neil, John Salley and Matt Farah team up for The Car Show, a new series in which everything in the automotive world is fair game.
Episodes
| Episode | Duration | Release date | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01. Kill the Lemon |
|||||
|
The race is on as Adam, John, Matt and Dan race in the “24 Hours of Lemons”, a highly competitive endurance racing series where cars cannot be worth more than $500 and cheating is encouraged. Then, they’re off to the Mojave Mile, where once a year, a local airstrip is transformed into a 1-mile drag strip. Matt Farah is there with a Porsche GT3 RS, his only goal; to go as fast as humanly possible. Later, Dan Neil takes the new, swanky Rolls-Royce Ghost on a road test. Using his technical expertise and offbeat humor, he finds out if it’s really worth a quarter million dollars. Special Guest Jimmie Johnson, the first auto racing driver to be named Athlete of the Year by Associated Press and winner of five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 7/20/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
02. Rush Hour Road Race |
|||||
|
Join the team and Brian Johnson, lead singer of AC/DC, as they race one of the world's fastest super-cars against Italy's most popular scooter and a subway pedestrian to see which is the fastest way to get across New York City. Dan Neil conducts a road test of the new, striking Ferrari 458 Italia, and you’re not going to wanna miss the hosts as they compete with each other to see who can most efficiently teach 4 beauties how to drive a manual...Dodge Viper! Special Guest - Three-time and reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion and two-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 7/27/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
03. Man vs Computer |
|||||
|
Racing a computer controlled BMW; Dan tries dirt track racing; European vs American sports cars; Guest, designer Pete Brock. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 8/3/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
04. Blast from the Past and Look into the Future |
|||||
|
Adam takes the original Batmobile for a spin; Dan road tests Nissan's electric LEAF; Women learn to drive a stick; Guest IMSA driver Steve Millen. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 8/10/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
05. Turbo Moms |
|||||
|
Join John Salley at the so-called “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”, the Indy 500 as he gets drafted to work for Townsend Bell’s race team and finds out driving is only one part of winning. Later, two of the fastest luxury SUVs on the planet will go head to head as Matt Farah and Adam Carolla test these turbo-charged grocery carts on the track, and off-road. Lastly, Matt Farah travels to Monticello, NY to test the new Lamborghini. Special Guest: A Pro-Bowler with over 10,000 yards of rushing, sixtyeight touchdowns and a bad case of car fever, Thomas Jones. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 8/17/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
06. Supercar Showdown |
|||||
|
Not all car geeks are created equal. Adam and Matt show up at the track with very different ideas of what’s a great super-car. They compare Mercedes’ sexy, opulent and seriously fast SLS against the 670hp American Gladiator that is the Corvette ZR1. At half the cost, can it take on Germany’s ultra coupe? Dan heads up to Pebble Beach to the Concours D’ Elegance, the drunken Kentucky Derby of cars. Special Guest: Jason Castriota- A guy who designed the Ferrari 599 and Maserati Gran Turismo all before the age of 30. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 8/24/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
07. Seattle Rally |
|||||
|
Matt and Dave Mirra set off on a high speed scavenger hunt through Seattle; Big John drives three little cars; Adam visits the New York Auto Show; guest, designer Chip Foose. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 8/31/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
08. Mom Mobile vs Supercar |
|||||
|
Dan & Matt race a mini van against a Delorean, and a Camry against a Ferrari; LA's Soap Box Derby; "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin and actor Jerry Ferrara. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 9/7/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
09. Prove It |
|||||
|
Auto blogger Ezra Dyer and Matt race through the rugged terrain of the Ford Proving Grounds; NBA player Zach Randolph talks about his car collection; Adam looks inside people's trunks and glove compartments. Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 9/14/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
10. Special Maneuvers |
|||||
|
Our hosts travel to a tactical driving facility and learn special driving maneuvers and ambush avoidance techniques used by the military and Secret Service. The guys check out Bob Bondurant’s’ Datsun 240z, a car used to train Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman in upcoming movies. Matt Farah travels to Seattle to compare the stripped down, ultra light, open-wheeled Aerial Atom to the newly imported tracktoy, the KTM X-Bow. Dan Neil takes a trip to the past as he drives a 1931 Alfa Romeo Monza 8C 2300, a vintage racecar valued at 3 million dollars. Racer, author, motivational speaker, Olympic gold medalist… and Kim Kardashians' step-dad, Bruce Jenner. Matt has a strange dream with football nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, Jay Ratliff, a tank, and a beater car. Only on SPEED.
|
41 min | 9/21/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
11. Racing Road Trip |
|||||
|
America’s answer to the Prius, the Chevy Volt, makes a guest appearance on “The Car Show”. Adam gives an exclusive tour of his private car collection. Then, it’s a road trip to the Laguna Seca Invitational, a vintage car race where Adam will compete, with his pit crew consisting of Dan, John and Matt. Along the way the team stops at roadside attractions, encounters a Viper cop car, and throws John and Dan out of a plane. Meanwhile, Adam’s racecar may not make it. Will he come out ahead or be left in the dust? Only on SPEED.
|
42 min | 9/28/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
12. Luxury for All |
|||||
|
For years Mercedes dominated the luxury car market, but then Lexus came and stole the thunder. Now there's a newcomer to the game. Can it "Lexus" Lexus? Matt takes a test drive in Malibu Canyon to find out. Then, we’ll show you luxury cars you can afford on a busboy’s salary. And stay tuned as Dan and Matt race a Maybach and Bentley Mulsanne with some unusual passengers in the backseats. Only on SPEED.
|
20 min | 10/5/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
13. Muscle Cars |
|||||
|
The guys take a trip back to an America where men were men, gas was cheap, and horsepower ran free. Then it’s a race of new muscle cars and you’re not going to believe who goes off the track! If you had unlimited resources what muscle car would you drive? The guys reveal their picks, and delve into the meaty topic of what defines automotive "muscle." And many will argue there is no such thing as a European muscle car. See how “The Car Show” weighs in. Only on SPEED.
|
20 min | 10/12/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
14. What's Efficient? |
|||||
|
The Car Show debuts the first televised test-drive of the highly anticipated luxury hybrid known as the Fisker Karma. Adam and Fisker CEO - Henrik Fisker - cruise down the infamous Mulholland drive to discuss the break-through technology, the mission and that giant bank loan. Then, everyone says hybrids are the future of efficiency, but has the answer been around all along? We’re talking about diesel. Matt attempts to settle the score by driving a diesel-powered Mercedes E350 from Mexico to Oregon…on one tank of fuel! And keep your motor running for unique methods of efficiency when the guys take out a Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Ford GT. See who saves the most at the pump. Only on SPEED.
|
20 min | 10/19/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
15. More Speed! |
|||||
|
Adam and Matt challenge the BMW M3 against the Boss Mustang Laguna Seca Edition; the world debut of the Mosler Raptor GTR, an American supercar with 838 horsepower, a twin-turbo V-8 that goes 0 to 60 in a claimed 2.3 seconds. Only on SPEED.
|
20 min | 10/26/2011 | 160 | Buy | |