Tag: The Smoking Tire

Farah tests out McLaren’s new 570GT “daily driver” supercar with this One Take. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire recently got his (slightly injured) hands on a McLaren 570GT. This is the English supercar builder’s newest model of the 570. Intended as a grand tourer—hence the “GT”—that the owner can drive every day, Farah gave […] More »

We’ve spent some time in Porsche’s 981 GTS cars, both the Boxster and Cayman iterations, and it’s safe to say we love them dearly. It is possibly the best road-going Porsche ever built, with a singsong engine note, comfortable yet sporty suspension, great balance, great steering, and one of the most compelling driving experiences ever. […] More »

Can the Evora 400 save Lotus?

Here in the States, we have ridiculous stupid rules in regards to importing cars. The main stupid rule though is the 25 year clause, in which it states that you can realistically only import a car from another country if it’s considered a classic.

  Let me start off by saying that Matt Farah has been very kind to me, he’s run my stuff more than once. He’s also a really chill dude who is awesome to hang out with. That said, I’D KILL HIM TO DRIVE THIS, I’M SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW! This ladies and gentlemen is a […] More »

You may recall two weeks ago we posted video from The Smoking Tire of the biggest assault on the C7 Corvette’s treads short of volcanic incineration. This week we are following that up with the complete Corvette review that contains those burnouts. We’ve posted a heavy payload of ‘Vette reviews, but we’ve waited so long […] More »

This is the biggest assault on a press car I have ever seen. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire burns through maybe 90 percent of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s rear tire tread. If you have ever wanted to see the C7 Corvette in its most moonshine-swilling moment, this is the video for you. You […] More »