The Gassing Station

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Every week, Cam and John dig through the forums for the stuff that’s got the PistonHeads community talking, starting with a big news story, moving on to some car buying advice before ending on anything that’s caught their eye - even if it's not car related. So sit back, grab your drink of choice and listen in to an hour's worth of nonsense dressed up as a car pod.

  1. 19h ago

    NEW Toyota GR GT, Alpine A110 combustion comeback and our favourite cars from the Festival of Speed

    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. 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service 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  FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  2. Jul 7

    Toyota GR Yaris Ogier driven, plus £25,000 usable performance and unpopular car opinions

    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.  🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service 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  FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  3. Jun 30

    New BMW M3! Plus £1,500 cheap car challenge and where have all the convertibles gone? | TGS

    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. 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service 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  FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  4. Jun 23

    Unlimited Budget Car Shopping at Girardo & Co!

    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... 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service 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 FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  5. Jun 9

    Petroyle BMW M3 Touring, £60k seven seaters and car designs you once hated but now love

    What if BMW put the E46 M3 Touring into production? Cam and Sam explore the ultimate automotive what-ifs, starting with Petroyle's incredible restomod before exploring the greatest concept cars that never made production.  Then it's on to a £60,000 premium seven-seater challenge, pitting Sam’s plush Bentley Bentayga against Cam’s sensible diesel BMW X7. Finally, they hit the forums to look at the controversial car designs that actually aged surprisingly well. 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:38 Petroyle M3 Touring 10:54 Best concepts that never made production 38:02 Premium seven seaters for £60k 53:11 Designs you once hated but now love TOPICS:  Petroyle BMW M3 E46 Touring: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/petroyle-bmw-m3-touring-e46--uk-review/51256  Seven seaters for £60k: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2141150 Car designs you once hated but now love: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2143140&i=0  CARS: Sam’s Bentley Bentayga: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20253335 Cam’s BMW X7: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20235464 FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  6. Jun 2

    We need to talk about the Ferrari Luce - plus £30k Porsche Cayman alternatives and car features you can’t live without

    The biggest car story of the year? Quite possibly. Cam and Sam take a closer look at the new Ferrari Luce, the company’s first-ever EV, and dissect everything from its controversial styling and radical interior to the reaction from the PH community. Then it's onto a £30k sports car buying challenge, replacing a 981 Porsche Cayman and Honda S2000 with a single car, before debating the car features we simply couldn’t live without. Air conditioning is only the beginning... 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:58 We need to talk about the Ferrari Luce 37:43 Two into one sports cars for £30k 52:09 Car features you cannot live without TOPICS:  Ferrari Luce: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/omfg-ferrari-luce-kicks-off-new-ev-era/51238  2 into 1 sports car for £30k: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2140415   Car features you cannot live without: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2143094  CARS: Sam’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20139454   Cam’s Lotus Exige S2: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/auction/20474735   FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  7. May 26

    Gumpert Apollo and Apollo IE review! Plus £22k used practical performance cars and the one that got away

    We drive two of the wildest hypercars ever built: the original Gumpert Apollo and the outrageous Apollo Intensa Emozione. From GT1-inspired aero and twin-turbo V8 power to a naturally aspirated Ferrari-derived V12, we compare two very different takes on the Apollo name — and ask what other hypercars £3 million could buy. We also discuss life with the new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake EV, tackle a practical performance car buying challenge, and share stories of the cars that got away. Which sale do you still regret? 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions 🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:37 Mercedes CLA electric 9:28 Gumpert Apollo vs Apollo IE 28:55 £22k practical performance cars 47:41 cars you regret selling TOPICS:  Apollo drives: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/apollo-intensa-emozione-vs-gumpert-apollo/51203  Practical performance car for £22k: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2140711  The one that got away: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2139413  CARS: Sam’s Mercedes CLS 63: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19625888  Cam’s BMW 340i Touring: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20392260  FOLLOW US:  🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads  🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

  8. May 19

    BMW’s new Vision Alpina, £80k used sports cars and are chaotic roads better?

    There are loads of new cars to get through on today's episode of The Gassing Station podcast. The first Alpina designed under BMW ownership, VW's new all-electric ID Polo GTI, complete with proper buttons and 226hp, plus the Lamborghini Fenomeno Roadster and what boss Stephan Winkelmann had to say about the company’s future. Elsewhere: a £60k–£80k sports car buying challenge featuring the Mercedes-AMG GT S, Porsche Cayman GT4 and Aston Martin Vantage — plus a debate on whether Wales really has the UK’s best roads. 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Lamborghini Fenomeno Roadster 5:14 Stephan Winkelmann chat 17:05 VW ID Polo GTI 27:55 BMW Vision Alpina 35:35 £80k sports car challenge 52:45 Are chaotic roads actually better? TOPICS: Lamborghini Fenomeno Roadster: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-italian-cars/lamborghini-debuts-epic-1-080hp-fenonmeno-roadster/51183 VW ID Polo GTI: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/all-new-vw-id-polo-gti-revealed-with-226hp/51202 BMW Vision Alpina: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/bmw-unveils-new-v8-powered-vision-of-alpina/51201 £80k sports car challenge: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2140934 Chaotic roads: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2142364 CARS: Sam's AMG GT S: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20326231 Cam's Cayman GT4: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20084024 FOLLOW US: 🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

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Every week, Cam and John dig through the forums for the stuff that’s got the PistonHeads community talking, starting with a big news story, moving on to some car buying advice before ending on anything that’s caught their eye - even if it's not car related. So sit back, grab your drink of choice and listen in to an hour's worth of nonsense dressed up as a car pod.

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  • Creator
    PistonHeads
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © PistonHeads
  • Show Website
    The Gassing Station

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