11 episódios
Restricted Performance Maddox Kay, Ross Litman
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Restricted Performance is a podcast about affordable fun, wacky car stories, car enthusiasm, and transportation. It’s also what happens when a check engine light appears—which pretty much sums up a car enthusiast’s experience in a nutshell. Industry insiders Maddox Kay and Ross Litman are here to excite and amuse you with our irreverent takes on cars.
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Manual Swaps and Crop Tops
Maddox and Ross host one more episode from the Tail of the Dragon (and surrounding roads) in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee. Joining us this week will be our friends Ryan Yee and our first repeat guest, Alex Farmer. Ryan will profess his love for modifying cars (with mixed results) and discuss his recently completed BMW E38 740iL manual swap. The four of us also discuss what cars we've seen here and our takeaways from spending a few days in driving nirvana.
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Why it's so hard to find a good shop w/John Jovaneli, Victor Gallas Cervo, and Alex Farmer
This week, Restricted Performance goes down to the famous Tail of the Dragon (and surrounding roads) in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee to attend a group driving event with some of our enthusiast friends! Joining us this week will be John Jovaneli of Wright Auto Works, former automotive engineer Victor Gallas Cervo, and Alex Farmer - the only mensch to own a Shelby GT500.
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The Maserati Gran Turismo Trofeo is... a Sports Car?
What do seafood, an Italian super coupe, and Volvos have to do with each other? Well, they're all topics on this week's episode of the podcast. Maddox talks about his recent trip to the World of Volvo company museum in Sweden, we discuss Maddox's recent press car: the bewitching Maserati Gran Turismo Trofeo, and talk about Ross' new replacement vehicle: the normcore BMW X3.
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The Best Car at NYIAS Was … a Kia Hatchback?
This week Maddox and Ross discuss the 2024 NY Auto Show, or lack thereof, and ask the question: Was the best car at the "show" a Kia economy hatchback? We also say goodbye to old cars and say hello to new cars in our personal fleets.
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The Best and Worst Special Edition Cars
A bit of a bonus episode this week, as we discuss the best and mainly the worst of special-edition and co-branded cars, including but not limited to: the Jeep Comanche Eliminator, Mini Goodwood, and Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition. Enjoy!
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Buttons, Buttons, and More Buttons
Where have all the buttons gone? This week, we discuss the disappearance of physical controls from cars and the consequences of touchscreens. We also touch on the origins of this phenomenon, how automakers are backtracking on touch controls, and how touch controls change the enthusiast driving experience.
Finally, we answer listener questions including next goal cars, whether Ross will ever sell the E90, and how to start learning about cars.
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