Driving Sports TV (Official Podcast)

In this episode we have some premieres from the Paris Auto Show, including the new Hybrid Asterion from Lamborghini, updates on the new Honda CR-V, drivetrain specs for the 2016 Mazda Miata, and Volkswagen engineers went crazy and installed a Ducati superbike engine into the wicked XL1, dubbing their creation the XL Sport.

Sverre Isachsen and the Subaru Rallycross Team take on the best in the world at the World Rallycross event in Quebec. Then it's off to "Isachsen Country" in Norway to see life between events.

In this episode, we have breaking news from the Seattle Round of the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship where a Viking is victorious! Also: Corvette C7 may be in legal hot water and Chevy coins a new word that has raised the ire of Eurojax.

In this episode of Extra! Hennessey hooks up with AutoNation to bring dealer-supplied performance models to the masses, Ford provides police departments with another option for detainment and Eurojax fesses up to this 90s Napster addiction.

Driving Sports producer Ryan Douthit goes for a ride with F1 Driver Scott Speed in his Global Rallycross Volkswagen Polo prior to the 2014 Red Bull Global Rallycross event in Seattle, Wash. The car is running asphalt tires, and this was Scotts first pass on the course.

We give you a quick low-down on some upcoming cars that will be hitting this year's Paris Auto Show. Includes Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Infiniti, Mazda, Hyundai and others.

In this episode we take a look at Nissan's newest research facility member: Sparky, the tiny electric El Camino. Audi scores the first autonomous driver's permit in California and Cadillac is moving even more up-scale.

On this episode we take a look at Toyota's Urban Utility Vehicle. Then it's virtual racing with the Toyota Vision GT on PlayStation3 and real racing with Volkswagens new 540hp Bug built for the RedBull Global Rallycross series.

Onboard POV: André and René Leblanc crashed out on the first run of the Crique-à-la-Roche stage at the 2014 Rallye Défi. Both walked away uninjured, but due to damage to their Subaru, the rally was done for them.

Following a 10 year absence, Jean-Sebastien Besner returns to the 2014 Canadian Rally Championship with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Can he find glory in the Canadian forests once again?

In this episode we consider just how American is too American for Ferrari. Tesla builds a Giga-Factory. Plus, a first look at the all-new 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S - should Porsche 911 owners be worried? This episode sponsored by AutoNation. http://www.autonation.com

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